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Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud

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by: Miles Davis

October 18, 2004
Louis Malle's Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (Lift to the Scaffold) was in many ways the definitive Nouvelle Vague crime movie (later relations included Bande a Part and Tirez Sur La Pianiste); it's soundtrack was also definitively 'new wave.' The great Miles Davis, breaking from his earlier collaborations with Charlie Parker & Gil Evans was on a three-week tour of Europe & somehow ended up scoring Malle's movie in a single-mythic night-time session (which very much seemed to mirror the improvised nature of many New Wave works). Jazz would also be key to several other Nouvelle Vague films, famously A Bout de Souffle (1959) & films such as Le Souffle Au Coeur & Lacombe, Lucien- which used the music of Charlie Parker & Django Rheinhardt ... Read More:

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The Benny Goodman Story

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by: Benny Goodman

November 06, 1995
I'm 17 years of age, i'm into punk rock music, heavy/thrash metal music and I play electric guitar. So can someone please explain to me why I love this album sooooo much. Seriously, I never get bored of listening to the Benny Goodman Story. From start to finish all his best hits are crammed in for a night in, sitting down and relaxing and watching the t.v with the mute button on. My favourites are "And The Angels Sing", "One O'clock jump", "China boy", "Moonglow". Well let me face facts there all amazing tracks from the swing band general himself. (Also recommended if you like this is Glen Miller.)
I honestly love this C.D and if your thinking of buying this DO NOT HESITATE, it's a wonderful CD, and at the ... Read More:

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The Cotton Club

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by: Various Artists

March 20, 1999
Clunker or Classic, you can't ignore The Cotton Club after all its mix of onstage dance numbers blurring into the action off stage blazed a trail for movies like Chicago.

The Cotton Club soundtrack is a perfect accompaniment to the movie and features 13 of jazzman Bob Wilber's stunning recreations of jazz classics of the era and two examples of John Barry's evocative and deeply romantic score.

The CD seems to be a straight lift from the vinyl released at the time of movie and therefore reflects the limitations of an LP in terms of time. Consequently, many fine performances get lost - notwithstanding John Barry's score other casualties include Larry Marshall's none too convincing version of Cab Calloway's ... Read More:

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Five Guys Named Moe

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by: Original Cast Recording

May 19, 1997
From the first song on the cd, you can tell the type of music that there is. Although it is a musical, the lyrics of the song are thought provoking and have some hidden meanings in it if you listen carefully. There are soulfull numbers such as 'Don't let the sun catch you crying' to the more fast-paced and funnier numbers such as 'Safe, sane and single'. Its hard to not tap your feet to it whilst listening. If you love the songs you have to buy the vidoe also, due to the awesome dance routines and hilarious interaction with the audience. You don't get as much of a sense of audience participation with this cd, though there are elements, such as the song 'Caldonia'. Overall, it is a fun cd which has songs for all occasions and emotions of when you break up with ... Read More:

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Finding Forrester

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by: Miles Davis

February 19, 2001
This CD was a disappointment to us. We expected it to bring the movie back to life for us, re-create it in our minds. But the music sounded totally unfamilar, we couldn't remember having heard it in the movie - aside from the unusual arrangement of Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World. Another reason I bought the CD is that I like Miles Davis, but I guess I wasn't prepared for some of this "experimental" sounding jazz. I do think, however, that it might grow on me, and intend to listen to it again... and then perhaps go back to this site and re-rate it.

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Dirty Harry Anthology

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by: Lalo Schifrin

August 20, 2007
This is a really good CD if you are familiar with the films, with a number of great tracks. My favourites are Dirty Harry's Creed, Scorpio's Theme, Magnum Force Theme, Another Victim, San Francisco After Dark & Palancio. I think the only thing that lets it down are the tracks from Sudden Impact (made in the 1980's).

Overall, I can highly recommend this CD - great musicianship. Worth the price just for Track 2.

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Lady Sings the Blues [Original Soundtrack]

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by: Diana Ross


This is a really good CD if you are familiar with the films, with a number of great tracks. My favourites are Dirty Harry's Creed, Scorpio's Theme, Magnum Force Theme, Another Victim, San Francisco After Dark & Palancio. I think the only thing that lets it down are the tracks from Sudden Impact (made in the 1980's).

Overall, I can highly recommend this CD - great musicianship. Worth the price just for Track 2.

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Touch Of Evil

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by: Henry Mancini

January 17, 2000
Touch Of Evil is the greatest B-Movie of all time, made for a pitiful $895,000. The score however, is worth much more than that, providing more atmosphere than any of Orson Welles' quirky camera angles. 'Main Title' sets the scene perfectly, with a melody that sounds dangerous, seedy, and corrupt, encapsulating the film as a whole. Playing this with Russel Metty's treasured three-minute tracking shot complemented and enhanced the film, and made way for more musical (and visual) treats. Another favourite is 'Tana's Theme', a honky-tonk piano piece that evokes every shred of emotion from Marlene Dietrich's love for Hank Quinlan.
Fantastic score for a fantastic film.

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Sun Valley Serenade/Orchestra Wives: Original Soundtracks

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by: Glenn Miller

May 08, 2000
Touch Of Evil is the greatest B-Movie of all time, made for a pitiful $895,000. The score however, is worth much more than that, providing more atmosphere than any of Orson Welles' quirky camera angles. 'Main Title' sets the scene perfectly, with a melody that sounds dangerous, seedy, and corrupt, encapsulating the film as a whole. Playing this with Russel Metty's treasured three-minute tracking shot complemented and enhanced the film, and made way for more musical (and visual) treats. Another favourite is 'Tana's Theme', a honky-tonk piano piece that evokes every shred of emotion from Marlene Dietrich's love for Hank Quinlan.
Fantastic score for a fantastic film.

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Paris Blues

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by: Ost

February 26, 1998
Touch Of Evil is the greatest B-Movie of all time, made for a pitiful $895,000. The score however, is worth much more than that, providing more atmosphere than any of Orson Welles' quirky camera angles. 'Main Title' sets the scene perfectly, with a melody that sounds dangerous, seedy, and corrupt, encapsulating the film as a whole. Playing this with Russel Metty's treasured three-minute tracking shot complemented and enhanced the film, and made way for more musical (and visual) treats. Another favourite is 'Tana's Theme', a honky-tonk piano piece that evokes every shred of emotion from Marlene Dietrich's love for Hank Quinlan.
Fantastic score for a fantastic film.