Michael Kamen

The best of Bond- and it sure is.

All the opening theme songs to most the James Bond movies are here! Great songs performed by some of the best performers, and all are true classics! Of course this collection wouldn't be complete without John Barry's original "James Bond Theme" which is one of the most recognized songs in movie history. As you listen through this entire album, you can truly appreciate the music from each decade and hear how the James Bond songs have evolved over the decades.

My Faves: Both John Barry's works (the Dr.No original and On Her Majesty's Secret Service), For Your Eyes Only, GoldenEye, The Living Daylights, The World is Not Enough, Diamonds are Forever, Nobody Does it Better, Live & Let Die, & A View to a Kill (Being a fan of Duran Duran of course a fave!)

One Downside: Just missed Madonna's "Die Another Day."

Recommended for every Bond fan out there. Even if you're not a Bond fan, I'm sure there is a song or two you may have heard that you liked. Get it!

The "Mad Mind" has spoken.

Great compillation of songs from all of the bond movies up to "Tomorrow never dies".

Great music for all the ages, walks you through many romantic classic songs form the 1960's, 70's, 80's, 90's and this deacde.

It only lacks songs from "Die another Day" and "Casino Royale", of course, this compilation is fron 2002 and those movies were not out yet.

I converted all the songs to MP3 to hear though my digital devices, but I still use the CD on my stereo system, because the songs tend to sound better from the CD.

With this CD you will reexperience each Bond movie with the authentic
title tracks from the movies. The CD takes you back to each Bond film. Overall and excellent CD.

If you like Bond and the music that goes with the adventure-you'll love this collection! There's even a couple of newer movie tracks added for more fun.

Best of Bond James Bond

The soundtracks of the famous James Bond movies in this CD are sensational and a memorable tribute to 007.

Michael Kamen has wrote and wonderful, moving and very enjoyable score in Band of Brothers. Some of the tracks are rousing and moving whiles others are more somber and reflective. The music reminded me of specific scenes from the series and is something I enjoy listening to over and over again. Like the series, Band of Brothers, the soundtrack will stand the test of time enjoyed and appreciated by future generations.

The second track on this CD alone is worth every penny you pay for it. "Band of Brothers Suite One" is a sweeping, glorious hymn to the men who saved Western Civilization on June 6, 1944. Whether it's the actual score to the episode where Easy Company takes part in the invasion of Normandy or not, it perfectly captures the thrill and terror of the air invasion. Listening to it, one can almost see the airmen milling about, anxiously awaiting the go signal, and then the propellers starting up, the big planes lumbering down the runway and lifting off. All of that is right there in the music. It starts with a predawn whisper of hope, rises into a triumphant celebration of the courage of men taking off into the sun, headed for Europe and one of the greatest battles of the 20th century, and ends with a somber reminder that so many of them never came back. A movie about war, especially one with so unequivocal a moral foundation as the fight against the Nazis, needs at least one stirring theme for heroes, and this is one of the best ever written. Elsewhere on this CD, Kamen gives us melancholy requiems, bittersweet songs for a stillborn romance, and painful evocations of shock as a concentration camp is discovered. All these pieces are excellent, as befits a master composer, but in my opinion the violins and horns of the second track outweigh the rest of the CD. This score was a magnificent achievement for the late and much lamented Kamen, one he should be proud to be remembered by.

It wasn't Michael Kamen who wrote the Requiem of a Soldier song. It was written originally by Amici Forever Opera for the Band of Brothers producers, by request. I think it is sad that they are putting Michael Kamen's name on this, letting him take credit for Amici's fine work.

If you are a fan of Band of Brothers...you'll love this. It has a good selection....it has something for everyone.

I just recently saw this series on DVD. Every time a new episode started,I was treated to the excellent opening theme. This album will bring enjoyment to all that are familiar with the series and really enjoyed all the music.

My girlfriend of the time was obsessed by this film and Kevin Costner in general. There, I just had to get that out of my system! Now, onto the review...

As guilty pleasures go this soundtrack is hard to beat. This film score goes to the heart of the matter - presenting the listener with a fun and stirring bunch of themes perfect for the fast paced action of the film and also perfect for a lively home listen. With only 8 orchestral tracks your only get the salient points but it's pretty indicative of the actual film score and gets the point across without overstaying it's welcome. My honest suggestion would be to try to sample the first track - just doing that will probably tell you if you are on board or not.

Tacked onto the end are two original songs, one called Wild Times written by Jeff Lynne and Michael Kamen and performed by the former while the ubiquitous (Everything I Do) I Do It For You which was a megahit for Bryan Adams at the time, totally rejuvenating his career and giving him another few years at the top of the charts. The booklet has a few photos and liner notes so it's not a bad addition to the package.

Fans of the film - and by gosh there were a lot of them at the time - should probably pick this up as it really does remind you of the film and while it may be somewhat twee the overall tone of the production is one aimed at entertainment. Which can be a worthy cause in it's own right.

I first heard the title theme of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on an internet radio station that plays game and fantasy music.

The quality of the CD is excellent. It is all I had hoped for and more. The music paints a picture of action and magic. The two vocals are great. I made a movie presentation using one of the vocals and the person it was for was very moved by the music. This from a person who usually does not like the style of the vocals.

The soundtrack is well paced and draws the listener into it.

What music will you find on this CD?

Answer: Rollicking good fun; a love story; Sweet and slow; 2 very nice vocals based on the theme music.

There is something for everyone.

The only negative thing I can think of is that this musical feast is too short!

I may have to get the movie just to see if it is as good as the music!

5-Stars

Was thrilled with the CD when it arrived. The package came in a timely manner.

Again, I had to get this CD for a gig I had to play. I know some Bryan Adams songs though. Great stuff!

Great soundtrack! My concert band back in high school played an arrangement that totally rocked but I loved the music since the release of the movie. It is sad that Michael Kamen died at such a young age. I really thought he would be the next John Williams. His music will last generations. He was a true Genius!

This cd had much to be desired. I was overly disappointed when I heard how unlike the OBC recording this disc was. Frankly, I was stunned. The makers took their own liberties as far as extending bridges and instrumentals (as heard in No One Mourns The Wicked's intro), and it was quite confusing. I know. Yes, it is karaoke. But isn't the point of karaoke to make the song easily understood for all who perform it? I am very familiar with the score and I could seldom make out which were which beats. Especially during something bad, dancing through life, and even defying gravity. I am really open-minded and i tried to accept it for what it was. But all in all, this cd was, as I revealed in the title of this review, "Something Bad".

The CD is great. Elphaba and Galinda have nice voices. If you want to have a karaoke night this would be perfect. The only reason you should not by this CD is if your favorite songs are the ones Fiyero sings. This Fiyero is AWFULLY TERRIBLY BAD! I had to skip Dancing Through Life because his voice bothered me so. It is like sitting in chorus class and the girl next to you can't sing to save her life, but she keeps singing louder and louder and louder until you want to scream GO HOME IF YOU CAN'T SING TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR WITHOUT MAKING MY EARS BLEED!

I purchased this 2-CD karaoke version of the Broadway musical "Wicked" for my star-to-be daughter for Christmas, and it has been a huge hit. First of all, the fact that it was recorded using actual cast members makes this a top-notch production. The music CD is fully orchestrated, rather than a quickly-assembled group of musicians or a synthesized accompaniment that so many karaoke CDs tend to be. And having the music in the actual key and tempo of the musical allows you to really "be" part of the play. I would highly recommend this for the casual singer or the star-to-be.

I was really disappointed with this particular CD. I bought both this one and the Pocket Songs version (JT 325, which Amazon also sells), and although I listened to this one first, I was disappointed at first listen. The arrangements are clearly over-synthesized, and not even synthesized well. (Frankly, I probably could have created these arrangements on my own keyboard at home and done as well.) The tempos are spotty and certainly not up to the same tempo as the original versions, and the background vocals, while certainly are not terrible, are not the best representations of the original versions. My advice? Go with the Pocket Songs version. THAT version is done so well that I frequently get the karaoke and soundtrack versions mixed up when listening to the song intros.

This CD is such a disappointment! I sing with a traveling theater group and thought I could practice to this karaoke disc. Not a chance! The quality is poor-synthesized instruments & wrong notes and chords all over the place!Don't even get me started on the sample vocal tracks! I actually discarded this part of the pack as it was painfule to listen to. The vocals are horribly off key. Please, save your money. I know it's exciting to find this wonderful musical in a karaoke version but keep looking. Don't waste your cash on this one!!!

Good peaceful listening music that brings back to your memory the fantastic stories that you saw years ago. Music brings back the good memories. Good product.
David Kunkler, Rushville, Ohio

Very nice CD with beautiful music from past movies. Very relaxing music to listen to.

Rhino Movie Music presents "Simply The Best Movie Themes", featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and other various artists ~ within the realm of the following composers David Arnold, John Barry, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Wendy Carlos, Fred Ebb, James Horner, James Newton Howard, Michael Kamen, John Kander, Michel Legrand, Alex North, Basil Poledouris, Howard Shore, Wladyslaw Szpilman, Stephen Warbeck, John Williams and Hans Zimmer ~ each composer has created one or more of the scores in this twenty nine classic line up.

Film scores covering over three decades with "2001:SPACE ODYSSEY", "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE", "APOCALYPSE NOW", "THE BODYGUARD(I Will Always Love You)", "CHICAGO(Overture to All That Jazz), "DIE ANOTHER DAY", "EYES WIDE SHUT", "FEARLESS", "GLADIATOR(Theme)", "HANNIBAL", "HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE(Hedwig's Theme)", "HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE(Harry's Wondrous World)", "THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER", "JURASSIC PARK:THE LOST WORLD", "LICENSE TO KILL, "LIVING DAYLIGHTS", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS(Theme)", "MINORITY REPORT", "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (Theme)", "OUT OF AFRICA", "THE PIANIST", "ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THIEVES", "SCHINDLER'S LIST", "SE7EN", "SHADOWLANDS", "SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE", "THE SIXTH SENSE", "THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR"and "TITANIC(My Heart Will Go On)" ~ a mixture of original compositions and classics of the old masters. Loaded with not just themes, but full of orchestral arrangements that are fresh and rewarding ~ sure to bring back those special moments from the film.

The presentation is superb with every cue inclusive with spectacular performances from suspense, romance and adventure all rolled into a two disc package. Rhino must be commended on doing such a great job and doing it well. Most serious "film-score-buffs" will welcome this compilation, has many cues available all under one banner ~ Rhino Records...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino/Warner Classics 78061 ~ (2/24/2004)

I am not a huge fan of opera music. Most of it gets on my nerves but I do like it when opera music is mixed in with a smidgeon of pop music. Amici Forever may not create opera music that is pure but their music is nice to listen to when I just want to unwind after a long day at the office. THE OPERA BAND is the group's first album. I heard about it through a television commercial a few years ago and bought a copy. I like the combination of male and female singers. While the song selection is rather predictable (because they have been covered by other artists in the classical/crossover genre), I thought the group did a good job. I particularly enjoyed their version of "Unchained Melody" and Elgar's "Nimrod". The music is a bit bland and the group offers nothing new that I haven't heard before in the classical/crossover genre, I still enjoy listening to their music. Their fusion of pop and opera helps take off the edge from the dark, heavy music I normally listen to on a regular basis/

Beautiful! Even friends who've never cared for opera love this one. A tonic at the end of a grueling day, a weekend afternoon introspective, a late-night lead-in to a flight of dreams ... a whisper of angels.

this was a gift for family. family member loves album quality and selections.

Amici Forever is suberb in every way. Their arrangements are exceptional and the original lyrics are perfect poetry.

Bought the album after hearing someone talk about the group. Thought the voices were okay (baritone was the best) but in some songs didn't blend properly. Selection of pieces was interesting . . . pop, classical, opera. Good album for "background" music.

The talented Nydia Rojas sings on this cd on the song "Has Amado Una Mujer De Veras?", that's the Spanish version of "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman". She doesn't sing the song alone, she is accompanied by Michael Kamen and Jose Hernandez. I think if she did sing it alone, the woman would have completely dominated the entire song!!!! The song is beautiful and her voice is very lovely, as always. Nydia Rojas always does a great job in bringing to life any song she is in. Nydia Rojas, YOU ROCK GIRL!!!!! If you enjoyed this music then I know you will enjoy her music. You should also treat yourself to her music, she has four CD's out, the titles are: 1.)Nydia Rojas (1996) 2.)Florecer (1997) 3.)Si Me Conocieras (1999) 4.)Nydia (2001)

I initially saw the movie, which I thought was ok. However, the music is pleasing and calming, especially Bryan Adams singing "Have you really ever loved a woman." For me, it is enjoyable.

This is likely to go down in history of cinema as one of the most beautiful scores ever composed. A story from beginning to end told only with music. The Bryan Adams song at the beginning is beautiful but always skip it to get directly to Michael Kamen's wonderful compositions. Highly recommended.

I highly recommend this soundtrack! It is my favorite and is so romantic and relaxing.

This song is full of pure and beautiful spanish and mexican music played with an acoustic guitar full of catchy melodic hooks and the beautifully written ballad Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman which was a monster hit in 1995. The rest of the album is nothing like that though it's a musical score of the movie soundtrack, it's not a bunch of tracks from pop artists, you'll have to check out waiting to exhale, another successful movie soundtrack of 1996 for that.

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

This product is excellent. You can't hardly ask for a better collection of film music as far as diversity goes. From the smooth beauty of the "Steel Magnolias" theme to the electronic frenzy of "Gone In 60 Seconds", this collection has something for everyone who's ever thought to themself, "The music in this movie is really good!" A must have for film music collectors!

Pavarotti & Friends 2
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The Pavarotti & Friends Collection: The Complete Concerts, 1992-2000 (Purchased on 03/21/2
I am perfectly satisfied with these articles, and i am rating it as 5 stars. thanks for the very good service from this seller

This album is a big tub of artifice not art. Brian Adams is awful and simply has no voice and probably has nodes on his vocal cords. Pavarotti obviously stands out because he chose the other singers and despite the enormity of his talent (benefit charity or not) offers up shlock. Gustafson has a nice voice, but shouldn't sing Moon River until she learns the words - her voice serves the classical genre better. As for Boceli; I would rather eat worms than listen to another of his tremulous renditions. Sorry, this is pure junk for the ears, regardless of its attempts to raise funds. It does not raise artistic standards!

O.k., I admit it, I bought this CD because I'm a die hard Andrea Bocelli fan, but I discovered I really love the variety of singers and the spontaneity and excitement of the live performance at the Parco Novi Sad in Modena. Particular favorites--Bryan Adam's "Please Forgive Me," Pavarotti and Giorgia's "Santa Lucia Luntana," and the ensemble singing of "Brindisi." The combination of voices and styles, the live
audience, and the knowledge that the event was performed for charity, all add up to a very enjoyable listening experience.

This is a fun CD with many great singers and a good one. Of Course Pavarotti is one of the greatest voices ever; and along with Bocelli, Nancy Gustafson and Giorgia this CD is filled with great singing and Brian Adams is a good singer. Its just fun to hear Adams singing O Sola Mio with Pavarotti; and its Fun to Hear Pavarotti sing Moon River All for Love, etc.,. Highlights are Santa Lucia Luntana with Pav and Gustafson, Who Wants To Live Forever with Giorgia, Notte 'e Piscatore with Pav and Bocelli, and the two encores with everyone singing (All For Love and Brindisi). The Production of the CD is excelent as well.

This is the 2nd in the 'Pavarotti and Friends' series of benefit concerts. Although there are not the large amount of "superstars" on this cd as later 'Friends' albums were to have, this is an excellent live recording, and I could and have listened to it many times. I don't understand the previous reviewers, but to each his own! This album also introduced me to the beautiful voice of Nancy Gustafson, and I definately want to check out her other work now. And who can resist the wonderful pairing of Pavarotti and Bryan Adams on "O Sole Mio". Worth the price in itself. One thing though .. I know this album and concert was done for charity, but nowhere in the booklet or cd cover does it say which charity is benefitting. The booklet includes lots of photos from the night. Recommended.

The songs on the CD are just like they are played in the musical .... wish there had been a few more

Well done. Anyone who likes to sing Grease songs will enjoy using this CD. I use this CD in rehearsals for my production of Grease when the accompanist is not available and it really keeps the flow of the production going. This would also be great for parties. Enjoy.