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FILM MUSIC RECORDINGS REVIEWS September 1999 Supplement |
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FILM MUSIC RECORDINGS REVIEWS September 1999 Supplement |
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Collection: Greatest Science
Fiction Hits IV 
Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra
GNP Crescendo GNPD
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Purists stay well away, Greatest SF Hits IV is the brash sound of a very well connected science fiction fan having irreverent fun. Neil Norman clearly loves this music, yet isn't beyond taking some very radical liberties in his wild reinterpretations, employing orchestra, rock band and assorted soloists. The deliberately tacky front cover leads one to expect the worst, while the range of material is eclectic, the arrangements are delivered with tremendous dynamism and energy. The dinosaur growls over The Lost World cue indicate just how seriously this disc is meant to be taken: in the lavish booklet Neil Norman claims, tongue firmly in cheek, that the album is 'an enduring masterpiece'. Subtle it's not, but it just might go down a storm at the Star Fleet ball. Reviewer Gary S. Dalkin
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Gary S. Dalkin
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