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FILM MUSIC RECORDINGS REVIEWS

JUNE 1999 Part 1


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John WILLIAMS Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, and The New London Children's Choir conducted by John Williams SONY CLASSICAL SK 61816 [74:13]



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Jerry GOLDSMITH The Mummy OST DECCA CD 466 458-2 [57:42]


 Collection: The Lion's Roar: M-G-M Film Scores 1935-1965 Turner Classic Movies RHINO R2 75701 [157:16]

EDITOR’S CHOICE
CD of the Month

Max STEINER They Died With Their Boots On Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by William T. Stromberg  MARCO POLO 8.225079 [70:07]


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Franz WAXMAN (1906-1967) Goyana; Carmen Fantasie for Trumpet and Orchestra ; The Charm Bracelet; Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1; Introduction & Scherzo; Auld Lange Syne Variations; Sinfonietta; Tristan and Isolde Love Music Christina Ortiz (piano); Mark Kaplan (violin); Vincent Ellegiers (cello) Rodney Mack (trumpet). Lawrence Foster conducting Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona í Nacional de Catalunya. KOCH International 3-7444-2H1 [71:32]

Collection: THE TOWERING INFERNO - and other disaster classics. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Joel MvNeely and John Debney; plus OSTs VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-5807 [69:37]

Collection: John WILLIAMS - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - The Essential John Williams Film Music The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Paul Bateman and Nic Raine. SILVA SCREEN 2CD FILMXCD 314 [150:32] :- a complex series of reviews!


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Collection: - SUPERMAN - the Ultimate Collection. Themes from: Superman: The TV Series; Superman - The Movie; Superman II and III; Superman: The Cartoon; It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman (The Broadway Musical) VARESE SARABANDE VSD-5998 [55:23]


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Sir William WALTON Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (The First of the Few) etc Peter Donohoe (piano) English Northern Orchestra conducted by Paul Daniel  NAXOS 8.553869 [52:52]

Sir William WALTON and Ron GOODWIN Battle of Britain OST Enhanced CD-ROM RYKO RCD 10747

John ADDISON A Bridge Too Far OST enhanced CD-ROM RYKO RCD 10746 [38:38]


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Nicola PIOVANI Tu Ridi OST Pacific Time PTE 8508-2 [42:34]

Christopher YOUNG Entrapment OST Restless 01877-73518-2 [54:49]

Howard SHORE eXistenZ OST RCA Victor 09026 63478-2 [46:27]

Claudio SIMONETTI The Versace Murder OST Pacific Time PTE-8509-2 [73:39]

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