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on the 1999 re-recording released by Varèse Sarabande if you only casually seek the
highlights of the 1978 pilot episode, conducted by the composer himself and featuring vibrant
sound quality.
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on the 2011/2012 Intrada series or 1996 4-CD promotional set unless you truly consider
yourself a devoted fan of the original show and its music, because these presentations can be
both redundant and overwhelming when considered in sum.
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if you seek to supplement your James Horner collection with more of his predictable historical drama mode,
this time highlighted by distinctive female vocal solos of gorgeous lament.
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if the last thing you need is yet another chapter in a continuing nightmare of Horner self-referencing that
is worthy of ridicule for its fundamental stagnation of substance.
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if you are unfamiliar with the feature Star Trek scores and seek Jerry Goldsmith's original
classic of romance, adventure, and suspense that influenced most of the subsequent music in
the franchise.
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on any album prior to the 2012 3-CD set from La-La Land Records, the definitively
comprehensive presentation of the score (and its early, rejected alternative by Goldsmith) in
the best sound quality available.
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Hook (John Williams)
- Updated Review, With Additional Album |
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if you want to hear John Williams at his best, for Hook is one of the most thematically
diverse, robust, and beautiful orchestral scores of the 1990's.
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on the late-1990's bootlegs or the 2012 La-La Land Records set if you demand a comprehensive
presentation of the whole score in chronological order and flawless sound, a fantasy dashed by
lingering issues with the otherwise impressive 2012 product.
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Body Heat (John Barry)
- Updated Review, With Additional Album |
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if you seek John Barry's highly acclaimed, seductively jazzy tribute to film noir history
while also hearing him pivot towards his romantic tendencies of the 1980's.
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if the predictable instrumental techniques and underlying structures of Barry's music, no
matter how effectively matched with the particular film, cannot be outweighed by the score's
obvious sex appeal.
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