The 40 tracks on this 3 CD box set cover many of the most popular and memorable pieces of music written for (or used in) films. There is a good selection here, ranging from the emotional `Hymn to the Fallen' (Saving Private Ryan) to the dramatic `Pirates of the Caribbean'. A slight word of warning, the collection is a mixture of original recordings (the music that was actually used in the film) and re-recordings by various orchestras. One such example is the Gladiator `Suite' which although... more info
Classic Fm at the Movies Warning, some of these tracks are re-recordings of the originals and other are "inspired by" the soundtracks. The result? Some of the tracks are poor replicas of the masterful originals, others are peculiar mixes of music from the film.
Sorry, but some of these just don't work very well, the Gladiator track is NOT good (compared to the original). This to me smacks of one of those dogdey pop music mixes that are not the sung by the original performers.
I'll give it 3 stars as some of the music is... more info
EXCELLENT EVEN NON CLASSICAL PEOPLE WILL ENJOY This is a fabulous cd box set worth listening too. why waist all that money on different sound tracks when some of the best r on here.
Perfect Capsule Collection of Film Music This CD covers pretty much every famous film theme going; chances are that if you aren't a film buff then this collection will include everything you could ever want.
There are the classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Magnificent Seven, Star Wars and The Mission and the really recent like Finding Neverland.
For action lovers there is Pirates of the Caribbean (a great introduction to the Media Ventures score - try out The Rock and Crimson Tide if you like this), Gladiator and Raiders of the Lost... more info
