December 1999 Film Music CD Reviews

Film Music Editor: Ian Lace
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Reviewers: Ian Lace, Rob Barnett, Paul Tonks,Gary Dalkin, Richard Adams, Jeffrey Wheeler, Didier C Deutsch, Gerald Fenech, Helen San, Kostas Anagnostou, John Huether
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Philip GLASS Dracula A new score for the 1931 Bela Lugosi classic   Performed by the Kronos Quartet.   NONESUCH 7559 79584 2 [67:04]

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Don DAVIS House of Frankenstein   OST   PROMOTIONAL (no number asssigned)

(Note: In Europe this album is obtainable through Soundtracks direct or through Prometheus records) [60:48]

Hans J. SALTER and Paul DESSAU House of Frankenstein The complete 1944 film score Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by William T. Stromberg  MARCO POLO 8.223748 [55:26]

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James NEWTON HOWARD The Sixth Sense OST   VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6061 [30:21]

John FRIZZELL Teaching Mrs Tingle OST   VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6064 [30:30]

David ARNOLD The World is Not Enough 007 OST Radioactive/MCA 112 161-2 [68:13]

Hans ZIMMER The PeacemakerOST   Dreamworks DRMD 50027

Various / Chris BECK Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV Soundtrack   TVT Records TVT 8300-2

Craig ARMSTRONG The Bone Collector OST  Decca 289 466 804-2

Christopher YOUNG In Too Deep OST   VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6072 [37:46]

Joe HISAISHI Princess Mononoke OST   MILAN 73138 35864-2 [59:30]

Bernard HERRMANN at Fox Vol 2: The Garden of Evil; Prince of Players; King of the Khyber RiflesVARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6053 [71:29]

 Richard HARVEY Animal Farm Original Television Soundtrack   VARÈSE SARABANDE VSD-6082 [66:23]

Miklos ROZSA at M-G-M Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology   RYKO R2 75723 2CD [78:17] [78:20]

Georges AURIC Orphée. Ruy Blas. Thomas l'imposteur Suites from the films. Slovak Radio SO conducted by Adriano     MARCO POLO 8.225066. [70:27]

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Georges AURIC La Belle et La Bête Complete Film Score. Axios Chorus, Moscow Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adriano     MARCO POLO 8.223765 [62:06]

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Collection: Cinema Du Monde Music from European Films MUSIC CLUB  MCCD127 [71:51]

ARTHUR HONEGGER Les Miserables (suite, 1933) La roue (overture, 1922) Mermoz (2 suites, 1943) Napoleon (suite, original version, 1926-7) The CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Adriano   MARCO POLO 8.223134

ARTHUR HONEGGER Les Miserables from the 1933 film The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Adriano     MARCO POLO 8.223181 [58:55]

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ARTHUR HONEGGER Mayerling, Regain (suite I, 1937) Regain (suite II, 1937) Le demon de l'Himalaya (2 symphonic movements, 1935) The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Adriano     Marco Polo 8.223467 [59:51]

THE FILM MUSIC OF ARTHUR HONEGGER (1892-1950) And JACQUES IBERT (1890-1962)



A composite review by Didier C. Deutsch

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