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castaliaUgh. This has been such a hellish week at school. Something must be in the air or the water, b/c the kids are nuts this week. Bunch of hyperactive smartasses, the lot of them. Every teacher I know is praying for snow :)
I never got to my fave TV soundtracks, and left out several great movie soundtracks (big "duh" moment), so here is the continuation of my last post...
Favorite Movie Soundtracks continued
1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Eep! How could I forget this one? Many thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
writerlibrarian for reminding me of Michael Kamen's other works. This is another all-time favorite, and one of my very first soundtracks I bought as a teenager. Another example of wonderful period music adapted for the screen, this time with more of a Renaissance flavor. The main title theme...gorgeous. The under layers by the low strings, with one of the most amazing brass fanfares on top (trumpets, yay!), and cool things happening in the string and percussion sections too. In one of the early tracks, playing at the stream where Robin first meets the "Merry Men", there's this absolutely beautiful slow bit that paints the perfect picture of water and forest and the beauty of nature. Love it.
2. Apollo 13 - James Horner in Spaaaace! Ok, not really. Still, this is a great soundtrack. My favorite bit is undoubtedly the music they play during the end credits, with the really cool vocals.
3. The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island - What? These are great! Muppets traditionally sing great musical numbers, and these movies contain my favorites. Who doesn't dream about the "Rainbow Connection", bop along with Kermit and Fozzie to "Movin' Right Along", jam with the Electric Mayhem on "Can You Picture That?", and sigh wistfully with Gonzo on "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday"?
Then you've got "Scrooge", "One More Sleep 'til Christmas", "Marley and Marley" (love those old geezers!), "It Feels like Christmas", and the cool finale in one of the best ever versions of A Christmas Carol.
Add in "Shiver My Timbers", "Sailing for Adventure", "Cabin Fever" (Ahhh!), "Professional Pirate", and "Love Led Us Here" (and how odd is it that I think Kermit and Miss Piggy do a much better job of singing it than Martina McBride does?), and you've got a great collection of Muppet hits.
4. Fargo - Can't believe I forgot this one! The first time I saw the movie, the thing that most stood out about it for me was the music. Awesome stuff! It's kinda strange sometimes, actually, but the theme that's used throughout, played by the violin, is wonderful. This is an odd CD in that it also has the music from another movie, Barton Fink, on it, but that music is great as well. Lots of lovely, soft piano stuff.
5. Road to Perdition - One of my newer soundtracks, and a terrific one. Lots of lovely Irish music in this one, as well as big dramatic bits and soft, pretty bits. A nice highlight in the piano duet played by Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.
Ok, on to tv soundtracks (which I love to collect).
Fave TV Soundtracks
1. Hercules: the Legendary Journeys - This actually includes all of the Hercules CDs, all the Xena: Warrior Princess CDs, and the soundtrack to Young Hercules, all by Joseph LoDuca. Mr LoDuca is one of my very favorite composers, and I just love what he did with the music for those series. He used such a variety of folk instruments and chants and native choirs, and created such amazing music. Some wonderful brass fanfares, sexy woodwind (that instrument whose name I can never remember), and awesome chants whenever they had the Amazons as guest stars :) Plus, some terrific Celtic music in the 3rd Herc CD when Hercules visits Eire. Much, much love for these.
2. Due South, albums one and two - This is not really a score (although there are several instrumentals from various episode scores), since it contains mostly songs that were used throughout the series. And an eclectic compilation it is. Everything from The Guess Who to Figgy Duff to the Holly Cole Trio to Dvorak, and that's just in the first CD. Plus, every song is by a Canadian artist or band.
3. The X-Files - This contains some of the best relaxation/sleep music I have. Being a child of the 80s, I have a fondness for synthesizer stuff, and I love what Mark Snow did with the series. Wonderful atmosphere. My favorite is probably track 8. I get a bit tired of the voices on the CD sometimes, but they're ok and can be kinda creepy in a good way.
4. The Sentinel - Ok, cheesy show, but great music. The theme is by James Newton Howard, after all, and it's a good one. The best tracks on the CD are the ones that make use of the main theme. Lots of cool "jungle music" :)
5. Lexx - I must admit, I've watched very little of the show. However, I would see the opening credits on the Sci-Fi Channel after Farscape ended, and I fell in love with the male chanting they used. So I took a risk and bought the soundtrack, sight-unseen (unheard?). I was pleasantly surprised. There's some nifty stuff on this CD. Not the least of which is the chanting :)
6. Farscape - More great music from a terrific Sci-Fi series. Although I like the main theme from the 3rd season better, this early version is still good. The track "Family Ties" is some of the coolest music used in television. Love it, love it, love it.
Random TV Themes I Love
Angel the Series (love the strings), Blackadder (all of them, but definitely the themes from the first, second, and third series), Firefly (was surprised that many didn't like this one. I'd kill for a longer version of this song. Great use of strings, very good Western theme), Horatio Hornblower (lovely stuff, very moving), Stargate SG1, The Invisible Man, Starsky and Hutch (well, the original theme, anyway, not the disco-ish one that's on all the CDs), Barney Miller (I just love it), MASH (pure nostalgia), The Odd Couple, and the A-Team (more nostalgia *g*).
ETA: Jeeves and Wooster! How did I forget this one? The voice of Hugh Laurie alone makes this an awesome soundtrack. The period music is a bonus - great pre-swing jazz of the 20s and early 30s. The theme music is good, and gets used in many ways during the series (fast and quirky for Bertie's antics, slow and gorgeous for more serious moments), and the other instrumental music is impressive as well (the big brassy theme music for Spode is really, really cool). I have so much fun driving in my car and singing along to "Minnie the Moocher", "Nagasaki", and "47 Ginger-Headed Sailors" :)
Well, that was fun. And I've made quite a bit of progress on comments and replies today, so hurrah. I'm really worn out today, so I'm gonna try and get to bed early again tonight. *yawn*
I never got to my fave TV soundtracks, and left out several great movie soundtracks (big "duh" moment), so here is the continuation of my last post...
Favorite Movie Soundtracks continued
1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Eep! How could I forget this one? Many thanks to
writerlibrarian for reminding me of Michael Kamen's other works. This is another all-time favorite, and one of my very first soundtracks I bought as a teenager. Another example of wonderful period music adapted for the screen, this time with more of a Renaissance flavor. The main title theme...gorgeous. The under layers by the low strings, with one of the most amazing brass fanfares on top (trumpets, yay!), and cool things happening in the string and percussion sections too. In one of the early tracks, playing at the stream where Robin first meets the "Merry Men", there's this absolutely beautiful slow bit that paints the perfect picture of water and forest and the beauty of nature. Love it.2. Apollo 13 - James Horner in Spaaaace! Ok, not really. Still, this is a great soundtrack. My favorite bit is undoubtedly the music they play during the end credits, with the really cool vocals.
3. The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island - What? These are great! Muppets traditionally sing great musical numbers, and these movies contain my favorites. Who doesn't dream about the "Rainbow Connection", bop along with Kermit and Fozzie to "Movin' Right Along", jam with the Electric Mayhem on "Can You Picture That?", and sigh wistfully with Gonzo on "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday"?
Then you've got "Scrooge", "One More Sleep 'til Christmas", "Marley and Marley" (love those old geezers!), "It Feels like Christmas", and the cool finale in one of the best ever versions of A Christmas Carol.
Add in "Shiver My Timbers", "Sailing for Adventure", "Cabin Fever" (Ahhh!), "Professional Pirate", and "Love Led Us Here" (and how odd is it that I think Kermit and Miss Piggy do a much better job of singing it than Martina McBride does?), and you've got a great collection of Muppet hits.
4. Fargo - Can't believe I forgot this one! The first time I saw the movie, the thing that most stood out about it for me was the music. Awesome stuff! It's kinda strange sometimes, actually, but the theme that's used throughout, played by the violin, is wonderful. This is an odd CD in that it also has the music from another movie, Barton Fink, on it, but that music is great as well. Lots of lovely, soft piano stuff.
5. Road to Perdition - One of my newer soundtracks, and a terrific one. Lots of lovely Irish music in this one, as well as big dramatic bits and soft, pretty bits. A nice highlight in the piano duet played by Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.
Ok, on to tv soundtracks (which I love to collect).
Fave TV Soundtracks
1. Hercules: the Legendary Journeys - This actually includes all of the Hercules CDs, all the Xena: Warrior Princess CDs, and the soundtrack to Young Hercules, all by Joseph LoDuca. Mr LoDuca is one of my very favorite composers, and I just love what he did with the music for those series. He used such a variety of folk instruments and chants and native choirs, and created such amazing music. Some wonderful brass fanfares, sexy woodwind (that instrument whose name I can never remember), and awesome chants whenever they had the Amazons as guest stars :) Plus, some terrific Celtic music in the 3rd Herc CD when Hercules visits Eire. Much, much love for these.
2. Due South, albums one and two - This is not really a score (although there are several instrumentals from various episode scores), since it contains mostly songs that were used throughout the series. And an eclectic compilation it is. Everything from The Guess Who to Figgy Duff to the Holly Cole Trio to Dvorak, and that's just in the first CD. Plus, every song is by a Canadian artist or band.
3. The X-Files - This contains some of the best relaxation/sleep music I have. Being a child of the 80s, I have a fondness for synthesizer stuff, and I love what Mark Snow did with the series. Wonderful atmosphere. My favorite is probably track 8. I get a bit tired of the voices on the CD sometimes, but they're ok and can be kinda creepy in a good way.
4. The Sentinel - Ok, cheesy show, but great music. The theme is by James Newton Howard, after all, and it's a good one. The best tracks on the CD are the ones that make use of the main theme. Lots of cool "jungle music" :)
5. Lexx - I must admit, I've watched very little of the show. However, I would see the opening credits on the Sci-Fi Channel after Farscape ended, and I fell in love with the male chanting they used. So I took a risk and bought the soundtrack, sight-unseen (unheard?). I was pleasantly surprised. There's some nifty stuff on this CD. Not the least of which is the chanting :)
6. Farscape - More great music from a terrific Sci-Fi series. Although I like the main theme from the 3rd season better, this early version is still good. The track "Family Ties" is some of the coolest music used in television. Love it, love it, love it.
Random TV Themes I Love
Angel the Series (love the strings), Blackadder (all of them, but definitely the themes from the first, second, and third series), Firefly (was surprised that many didn't like this one. I'd kill for a longer version of this song. Great use of strings, very good Western theme), Horatio Hornblower (lovely stuff, very moving), Stargate SG1, The Invisible Man, Starsky and Hutch (well, the original theme, anyway, not the disco-ish one that's on all the CDs), Barney Miller (I just love it), MASH (pure nostalgia), The Odd Couple, and the A-Team (more nostalgia *g*).
ETA: Jeeves and Wooster! How did I forget this one? The voice of Hugh Laurie alone makes this an awesome soundtrack. The period music is a bonus - great pre-swing jazz of the 20s and early 30s. The theme music is good, and gets used in many ways during the series (fast and quirky for Bertie's antics, slow and gorgeous for more serious moments), and the other instrumental music is impressive as well (the big brassy theme music for Spode is really, really cool). I have so much fun driving in my car and singing along to "Minnie the Moocher", "Nagasaki", and "47 Ginger-Headed Sailors" :)
Well, that was fun. And I've made quite a bit of progress on comments and replies today, so hurrah. I'm really worn out today, so I'm gonna try and get to bed early again tonight. *yawn*
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