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| 12/31/06
- | Stargate: (David Arnold)
- Expanded and Updated Review |
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Buy it... |
if you want to hear a triumphant return to the massive, epic scores of Hollywood's Golden Age,
as well as a breakthrough effort from an upstart David Arnold.
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Avoid it... |
if you weren't impressed by the similarly rendered score for Independence Day or any of
Arnold's other subsequent orchestral work.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 12/27/06
- | How the West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores I:
(Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you are a fanatic for some of the specific scores included.
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Avoid it... |
if you're tired of hearing the same scores appearing over and over again on themed compilations,
and the two or three exceptions here aren't worth it.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 12/24/06
- | Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Mel Gibson:
(Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you're attracted to the diversity of selections on this Silva Screen album compared to the label's
other, more predictable offerings.
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Avoid it... |
if you're deterred by the obviously schizophrenic nature of the selections on the product.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 12/22/06
- | Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of
Kevin Costner: (Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you seek a Silva Screen compilation that is a bit more unpredictable than their
usual collections of film music collections.
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Avoid it... |
if you have no interest in the selection of scores provided, and are tired of
hearing Dances With Wolves and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 12/20/06
- | Hollywood Stars: Music from the Films of Sean
Connery: (Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you don't own any of the "Cinema Choral Classics" or "Bond and Beyond" albums from Silva
and enjoy the selection of scores provided.
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Avoid it... |
if you already own a majority of the performances on other Silva compilations (which is bound
to happen for score collectors).
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| Rating: | ****
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| 12/17/06
- | Music From the Films of Sean Connery:
(Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you are a Silva Screen compilation completist.
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Avoid it... |
if you own one of the many more recent compilations with many of the same recordings,
including a Connery-specific one from Silva in 1998.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 12/13/06
- | The Big Picture: (Erich Kunzel/Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you have enjoyed other modern (post-1993) compilations from this ensemble on Telarc and
have a fond place in your heart for their usual array of sound effects.
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Avoid it... |
if synthetic choral accompaniment and an occasional "pop" sound to some cues deters you as
much as the often overwhelming sound effects that could conceivably blow out smaller speaker
systems.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 12/8/06
- | Hollywood '96: (Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you have enjoyed previous compilations of re-recordings featuring this combination of ensemble and conductor, and the
selections of scores represented interests you.
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Avoid it... |
if you were disappointed by the "Hollywood '95" album, for "Hollywood '96" is not as strong.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 12/5/06
- | The Alien Trilogy: (Compilation)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you want to hear superior performances of the best and most interesting cues from the first three Alien scores.
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Avoid it... |
if Alien-related music has never interested you in its tendencies towards drab atonality.
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| Rating: | ****
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