- Audio CD (25 Jan 2000)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Double CD, Import
- Label: Silva America
- ASIN: B00003OP0W
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 56,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Battlestar Galactica: Main Themes - Stu Phillips/Glen A. Larson | |||
| 2. The Addams Family - Vic Mizzy | |||
| 3. Airwolf - Sylvester Levay | |||
| 4. The Avengers: Pre-Credits & Theme - Laurie Johnson | |||
| 5. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Stu Phillips | |||
| 6. Doctor Who - Ron Grainer | |||
| 7. Fireball XL5: Fireball - Barry Gray/Keith Ferreira | |||
| 8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Suite - Joseph Loduca | |||
| 9. Knight Rider - Stu Phillips/Glen A. Larson | |||
| 10. Land Of The Giants: Suite - John Williams | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Red Dwarf: Interlude/Main Theme - Diane Hunte | |||
| 2. Seaquest DSV: Theme (Concert Version) - John Debney | |||
| 3. Space 1999: 1st Series Theme - Barry Gray/Vic Elms | |||
| 4. Space: Above And Beyond - Shirley Walker | |||
| 5. Star Trek - Alexander Courage/Jill Washington | |||
| 6. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Theme (Concert Version) - Dennis McCarthy | |||
| 7. Star Trek: Voyager: Main Title - Jerry Goldsmith | |||
| 8. Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds March - Barry Gray | |||
| 9. The Time Tunnel - John Williams | |||
| 10. The Twilight Zone: Themes - Marius Constant/Bernard Herrmann | |||
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
OK, but forget it if you're expecting the original TV music
6 Oct 2000
Format:Audio CD
I bought this CD hoping that the tracks included would be the original versions of the themes listed, or at least a faithful re-recording of them, since many are hard, if not impossible to find anywhere else. Instead, what you get is in some cases a close commendable job (Knight Rider, ST: Voyager). Others are, IMO, just plain awful. The Red Dwarf theme is stretched to almost 5 minutes and given a silly march/techno beat, then a very amateurish job doing the later season openings injecting weird riffs that are nowhere to be found in the traditional version. The plus of this Red Dwarf treatment? The inclusion of the very seldom heard second lyrical verse! The end is just lame again, though. Honestly, it sounds like someone at home playing with their keyboard and MIDI set. DS9 is similarly odd, nice overall, but far from traditional. Buck Rogers is just plain bad. It was short to begin with even on TV, so this CD just plays it twice with a somewhat ham-fisted segue between the two. The title track Battlestar Galactica is done well, but of all the powerful music in the series, why they chose to have almost 2½ minutes of slow, quiet woodwinds I couldn't figure out.
At any rate, some of these compositions are very enjoyable, others are hacked and pieced to stretch them timewise and the results are poor.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An extremely entertaining soundtrack
27 Aug 2000
Format:Audio CD
I've had this Soundtrack for a couple years now and I just can't get enough of it. From start to finish, it is packed with powerful and absorbing stuff.
Suites from THE LIVING LEGEND, WAR OF THE GODS, THE YOUNG LORDS, and THE HAND OF GOD are among the best it has to offer. Amazing work from the amazing composer Stu Phillips.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
"Not the Originals" does not = Not Good
29 Aug 2007
Format:Audio CD
I've read a few people complaining about this product and cannot think why. True, these are not the original soundtracks, but they are very well done nonetheless. As a person who has certainly been burned by similar collections before, where the orchestra consisted of a few guys overdubbing on various instruments backed by--save us--a synthesizer, A-Z delivers. My favorite is the well-deserving headliner. The new Battlestar Galactica series has some good things going for it, but the opening music is not one of them. The performance on this CD really shines, as does SeaQuest, Space: Above And Beyond. On the other hand, themes that weren't so orchestral, such as Red Dwarf and Dr. Who, are not as good, but still enjoyable.
To get an idea of how to regard this collection, forget about 'original' and think "A fantastic Fantasy TV-Theme performance of Boston Pops-style orchestra." If you like those (as I do) you'll love this.
To get an idea of how to regard this collection, forget about 'original' and think "A fantastic Fantasy TV-Theme performance of Boston Pops-style orchestra." If you like those (as I do) you'll love this.
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