Best General
This is a production rife with odd pairings: English actor Daniel Day-Lewis joining up with the Mohawks; James Fenimore Cooper adapted by Michael Mann; disparate composers Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman teaming up.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is THE BEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK EVER!"
"I haven't re-watched the movie to try to figure out what is missing or what seems off."
"Out of all the tracks I've been listening to, The Kiss, Cora, and Massacre/Canoes are my favorite bits of score."
"Love this album."
"Original music is priceless."
"My favorite track is "The Kiss"; we recently saw a very talented violinist named Christian Hebel perform this work live, which introduced me to the score as a whole."
"Perfect condition."
"I have never seen the movie and just bought this for the music."
Dreamwork's 1st animated feature, the Prince of Egypt, is an epic drama that tells the story of 2 men - one born a Prince, the other born a slave. The disc features songs written by Academy Award winners Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The Prince Of Egypt Music is as beautiful as the movie that inspired the music behind the story of Moses. Boyz II Men have this song that really can inspire you to do what must be done for you to live in a better life."
"Fantastic music!"
"The soundtrack doesn't disappoint and couldn't fail if it tried, with renowned composers like Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz creating unforgettable music to draw audiences in to the timeless Exodus story."
"Every time I buy this cd the middle tracks are messed up."
"Amazing Soundtrack but packaging could've been better to save it from being cracked :(."
"I love the songs from this movie and when I found the CD on Amazon at such a great price I couldn't wait to order it."
"We use Story of the World and when we are on the chapter about the story of Moses, we are watching the movie, reading the history and then using the soundtrack for music lesson tie ins."
"The case was a bit cracked, but that's to be expected with a used product."
The director was so impressed, he played the piece on the Master And Commander set throughout production, and he asked its creators to write the music for his movie. Iva Davies hails from both pop and classical traditions; Richard Tognetti, one of the world's great violin virtuosos, taught Russell Crowe the ins and outs of the instrument; and film/television composer Christopher Gordon brought orchestral texture to the project.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you want to read a long series of fantastic adventure stories, this is based on a 20 or 21 (can't remember) book set written by Patrick O'Brien about Lucky Jack Aubrey and his doctor friend, Stephen Maturin."
"Nice to hear the music from the movie."
"This is a terrific score, and nice to listen to in 44.1 kHz (uncompressed)."
"There are drums, tin whistles, violins, cellos, and full orchestral pieces."
"I enjoyed the movie and the books by Patrick O'Brien that it was based on and while not a big fan of Russell Crowe I thought the movie was very good and depicted the books very well."
"If I should die tomorrow, I will know that my life has been fulfulled having heard this most wondrous music (and having raised 4 magnificent children and have completely loved two men in my life.). I wish that there were some way that I could give a gift to these people who have so touched my life."
Best Musicals
Based on Irish folk dancing styles, Riverdance was originally devised as a 20-minute intermission entertainment for the Eurovision Song Contest. There, its phenomenal reception inspired composer Bill Whelan to expand the piece into a full-length stage show, still centered around Irish music, but now telling a loose story of many different peoples who in the 20th century have found themselves émigrés.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There is no other celtic music of such power and beauty and variety that I can think of.."
"Loved the show and love the music."
"Years ago, I was channel surfing and ran across this being shown on the local PBS station."
"I saw the "show" in California perhaps 17 years ago....still love it."
"If you loved the show, you're going to love this CD!"
"Exactly as advertised."
"I had the original troupe soundtrack from the early 90s so you can imagine my surprise when "Reel Around The Sun" had the tap dancing in this edition."
"Recieved a disc that skips on every track."
Best Movie Soundtracks
This is a production rife with odd pairings: English actor Daniel Day-Lewis joining up with the Mohawks; James Fenimore Cooper adapted by Michael Mann; disparate composers Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman teaming up.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is THE BEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK EVER!"
"Out of all the tracks I've been listening to, The Kiss, Cora, and Massacre/Canoes are my favorite bits of score."
"Love this album."
"Original music is priceless."
"My favorite track is "The Kiss"; we recently saw a very talented violinist named Christian Hebel perform this work live, which introduced me to the score as a whole."
"Perfect condition."
"I have never seen the movie and just bought this for the music."
"I am addicted to this soundtrack for years."
Best Television Soundtracks
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I watched the TV Movie when first out, then some years after that I read the novel and read it again two more times several years apart."
"Really good instrumental music that goes nicely with this classical movies."
"It brings to mind scenes in the show. It inspired me to go looking for the real story of Loving and Goodnight."
"As far as movie soundtracks go, the "Lonesome Dove" soundtrack is my favorite."
"It will send you back to the great cattle drive, the losses of key characters, and Call's return to Lonesome Dove."
"I implore whoever owns the rights to the score to give it the 2 or 3 disc release this outstanding music has long deserved ."
"I absolutely LOVE this music & the miniseries Lonesome Dove!!!"
"Very powerful and memory provoking music."