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Star Wars: Cocktails in the Cantina

~ Star Wars (Related Recordings), The Evil Genius Orchestra, Jasmin St. Clair
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  • Audio CD (23 Dec 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Oglio
  • ASIN: B00000I7VZ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 271,461 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Star Wars Main Title 4:32£0.79
Listen  2. Princess Leia's Theme 3:34£0.79
Listen  3. Binary Sunset 3:34£0.79
Listen  4. Cantina Band 4:18£0.79
Listen  5. Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack 4:12£0.79
Listen  6. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) 3:33£0.79
Listen  7. The Asteroid Field 4:03£0.79
Listen  8. Yoda's Theme 3:56£0.79
Listen  9. Han Solo And The Princess 3:51£0.79
Listen10. Lando's Palace 3:52£0.79
Listen11. Parade Of The Ewoks 3:34£0.79
Listen12. The Throne Room 1:57£0.79
Listen13. End Title 4:35£0.79

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5.0 out of 5 stars A surprisingly witty big band project, 6 Jun 2007
By ShriDurga (Japan) - See all my reviews
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Before John Williams moved to California and became a hugely famous composer of film scores, he gigged in numerous New York jazz clubs, performed on Henry Mancinni's recording of the Peter Gunn theme, and served as band leader and arranger for crooner Frankie Laine.

He was known then as "Johnny" Williams.

And it's to Johnny and this era that Carvin Knowles and the Evil Genius Orchestra dedicate this album of Star Wars covers, Cocktails in the Cantina, clever arrangements for big band orchestra circa the late 50's in styles ranging from jazz and mambo to bossa nova performed by some of southern California's best studio musicians.

Knowles is himself a resident of Los Angles and composer for film, the most well known of his projects being music for the adolescent comedy, American Pie. Apparently rich in curiosity and all things musical, he has composed, produced and arranged in a number of genres, from big band to jazz to blues, from funk to club. His most recent project is a world beat recording called Hamsa.

Despite the obvious appearance, Cocktails in the Cantina is not a commercial knock-off, but a project that shows some musical wit. The Imperial March starts off with pounding tympanis followed by tenor sax and trombones playing the theme down low, with the trumpets coming in a bar later on the high end in a hilarious mambo swing. The well-worn Cantina Band number is slowed down to about half the original speed, a hypnotic lullaby led by xylophone and joined by a torpid tenor sax and scatting chorus. The hipster main title features a rhythm section of snapping fingers over which a muted trumpet plays the theme, accented by a number of sound effects, including mouth harp and what sounds like a theremin (though that instrument is not listed in the credits). Princess Leia's Theme is given a bossa nova shuffle, with flute playing the melody over acoustic guitar chords accented with xylophone fills, and The Throne Room climax is played like a Peter Gun theme, with trumpets calling out the fanfare, and then playing the lead melody over B3 organ and a swinging drum kit.

Simply put, this album is a lot of fun. If you're a purist look for symphonic renditions of the Star Wars score, you'd be better off sticking to the original recordings. But for those who enjoy a bit of the unexpected in their music, this album will not disappoint.
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