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Space Tales

Space Tales

August 7, 2012 | By

Minor editorial blather on NASA’s Curiosity rover, and reviews of Outland on Blu-ray (Warner Home Video), Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack on 2CDs (Film score Monthly), and soundtrack reviews of David Newman’s Galaxy Quest (La-La Land Records) and James Horner’s The Amazing Spider-Man (Sony Classical).

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CD: Galaxy Quest (1999)

CD: Galaxy Quest (1999)

August 6, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / G . Rating: Excellent Label: La-La Land Records / Released: April 16, 2012 Tracks & Album Length: 22 tracks / (53:07) . Special Notes: 28-page colour booklet with liner notes by Tim Greiving / Limited to 3000 copies.. . Composer: David Newman . . Review: A brilliant (and strangely reverent) satire […]

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CD: Amazing Spider-Man, The (2012)

CD: Amazing Spider-Man, The (2012)

August 6, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / A . Rating: Very Good Label: Sony Classical/ Released: July 3, 2012 Tracks & Album Length: 20 tracks / (71:03) . Special Notes: 8-page foldout colour booklet.. . Composer: James Horner . . Review: Sony’s rebooting of the Spider-Man franchise brought in a whole new cast & crew this time, […]

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CD: Titanic – An Epic Musical Voyage (2012)

CD: Titanic – An Epic Musical Voyage (2012)

April 13, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / T to U . Rating: Very Good Label: BSX Records/ Released: April 10,, 2012 Tracks & Album Length: 15 tracks / (67:00) . Special Notes: n/a. . Composer: various . . Review: Featuring arrangements by Dan Redfield, the latest Titanic-inspired compilation offers material from James Horner’s 1997 score and Maury […]

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4CDs: Titanic – Collector’s Anniversary Edition (2012)

4CDs: Titanic – Collector’s Anniversary Edition (2012)

April 13, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / T to U . Rating: Excellent Label: Sony Classical/ Released: March 26, 2012 Tracks & Album Length:  4 CDs: 57 tracks / (4 hrs 5 mins.) . Special Notes: n/a. . Composer: James Horner . . Review: Not unlike Maurice Jarre’s “Lara’s Theme” from Doctor Zhivago (1965), James Horner’s love […]

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