Taxi (+1 Bonus Track) [Import]

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Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

Taxi (+1 Bonus Track), Music, Bob James, Crossover Jazz, Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Pop, Smooth Jazz
TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children
  • memories
  • TV Theme Songs
  • TV themes
  • Deja Vu
 TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs
Cyndi Grecco , and Jones, Jack
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006EXIL
Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

  1. I Love Lucy Theme - Wilbur Hatch
  2. Dragnet - Ray Anthony
  3. The Twilight Zone - Rod Open
  4. Bonanza - Al Caiola & His Orchestra
  5. The Andy Griffith Theme - Earle Hagen
  6. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Earl Scruggs
  7. The Addams Family (Main Theme) - Vic Mizzy
  8. Munsters Theme - Jack Marshall
  9. The Ballad Of Gilligan's Isle - Morton Stevens
  10. Green Acres - Eddie Albert
  11. Jeannie - Hugo Montenegro
  12. Batman Theme - Neal Hefti
  13. (Theme From) The Monkees - The Monkees
  14. Star Trek (Main Title & Closing Theme) - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  15. Mannix - Lalo Schifrin
  16. Hawaii Five-O - Mort Stevens & His Orchestra
  17. Theme From The Brady Bunch - The Brady Bunch
  18. Come On Get Happy - The Partridge Family
  19. Those Were The Days - Carroll O'Connor
  20. And Then There's Maude - Donny Hathaway
  21. Good Times - Jim Gilstrap
  22. Movin' On Up - Oren Waters
  23. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
  24. Them From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
  25. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
  26. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco
  27. Chico And The Man - Jose Feliciano
  28. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
  29. What's Happening!! - Henry Mancini
  30. Barney Miller - Jack Elliott
  31. Charlie's Angels - Jack Elliott
  32. Love Boat Theme - Jack Jones
  33. Angela (Theme From 'Taxi') - Bob James
  34. It Takes Diff'rent Strokes - Gloria Loring
  35. Theme From Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon
  36. Theme From Magnum, P.I. - Mike Post
  37. The Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post
  38. Theme From Dynasty - Bill Conti
  39. Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
  40. Thank You For Being A Friend - Cynthia Fee

Album Description

TV Land brings you 40 of your favorite evening show theme songs. Highlights include 'Happy Days', 'The Greatest American Hero', 'Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)', 'Laverne & Shirley', 'I Dream Of Jeanie', 'I Love Lucy', 'Welcome Back, Kotter', 'The Love Boat', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'The Golden Girls' and many, many more. 2002. Rhino.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children.......2007-06-27

We had ordered this for "The Dukes of Hazzard" theme song for our 4yr old and our whole family has fallen in love with the cd. It makes me want to share some of the old fun and simple shows with my children. I forgot about some of those shows. It brings back good memories for my husband and me and the songs are new and exciting for our children. It's a nice change from children's cd's, but our children still think it's fun. The sound quality is good and the songs included on the cd are a great mix. I would definately recommend this one.

5 out of 5 stars memories.......2007-02-22

This cd is excellent it has a lot of very good music and true to the original sound, Am getting a lot of enjoyment,highly recomended

5 out of 5 stars TV Theme Songs.......2007-01-13

This is a great CD for people who watch a lot of TV -especially TV LAND and reruns of old shows when shows had actual theme songs. I took the CD to work and everyone loved trying to figure out what show the songs were from.

3 out of 5 stars TV themes.......2006-07-05

Not all what I expected, not all of the tunes are the original recordings you remember as the TV themes.

5 out of 5 stars Deja Vu.......2006-02-17

Listening to these familiar themes as performed by the original artists certainly brings back wonderful memories! I was particularly pleased, not only with the quality of the pieces, but with the actual performances themselves, just as we remembered them!
Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bernard Herrmann's finest
  • This soundtrack cracks me up
  • Bernard Herrmann's final film music masterpiece
  • It's just not complete without Jackson Browne
  • The movie music composer who touches you emotionally
 Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording
Bernard Herrmann
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006OHL
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

  1. Main Title (Herrmann)
  2. Thank God For The Rain (Herrmann)
  3. Cleaning The Cab (Herrmann)
  4. I Still Can't Sleep/They Cannot Touch (Herrmann)
  5. Phone Call/ I Realize How Much She Is (Herrmann)
  6. .44 Magnum Is A Monster (Herrmann)
  7. Getting Into Shape/Listen You... (Herrmann)
  8. Sport and Iris (Herrmann)
  9. $20 Bill/Target Practice (Herrmann)
  10. Assassination Attempt/After The... (Herrmann)
  11. Reluctant Hero/Betsy/End Credits (Herrmann)
  12. Diary Of A Taxi Driver (Album... (Herrmann)
  13. God's Lonely Man (Album Version, With (Herrmann)
  14. Theme From Taxi Driver (Herrmann)
  15. I Work The Whole City (Herrmann)
  16. Betsy In A White Dress (Herrmann)
  17. Days Do Not End (Herrmann)
  18. Theme From Taxi Driver (Reprise) (Herrmann)

Amazon.com

American composer Bernard Herrmann's last film score was for director Martin Scorsese's (and writer Paul Schrader's) deeply unsettling, Dostoyevskian film noir, Taxi Driver--a portrait of urban alienation that's never been matched. In the slow-motion images of New York City as Dante's Inferno (steam rising into the air to suggest the hellfire below), the orchestral music is ominous and dissonant, a rumble and crash that rises up from the underworld. But Herrmann's other major motif is a slinky, smoldering sax theme that suggests the forbidden pleasures of big-city nightlife--bars and clubs, prostitutes and porno palaces--things Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro) may himself indulge in, but that give him no pleasure. (In fact, they disgust him.) The soundtrack features a track in which Herrmann's music is played behind bits and pieces of narration from Travis's "diary": "Some day a real rain will come along and sweep all the scum off the streets." Unforgettable music, unforgettable movie. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bernard Herrmann's finest.......2007-01-05

There is something fascinating and still very haunting about this music. The main theme, with such a simple theme of just two notes, is barely music and almost absurd in its base form, but given the pacing, dynamics and subtle orchestration, it becomes gold. In its understated and twisted beauty, if you could even call it that, this is more horrifying than the theme from Psycho, for example. The theme from Taxi Driver is ethereal and subsconscious, rather than in your face. There is great influence of jazz in the score and Miles Davis certainly comes to mind.

For example, listen to "Thank God for the Rain": the music literally inhales and exhales; there is a sublime, constant tension that is never quite resolved. It matches the film and the stressed mind of main character of Travis Bickle perfectly.

It is not without reason that the producers of Taxi Driver, and Martin Scorsese, honored "friend" Bernard Herrmann in the credits by dedicating the film in his memory.

As other reviewers have pointed out, the final tracks (those not scored by Herrmann) sound horrible in comparison. They sound very '70's', which is appropriate for the film and the time, but very dated and not fitting the intense, gritty mood of the film at all. It shows how differently the same material can be handled by two opposing minds, and how drastic the contrast can be. Still, this does not detract from the release, since they are all placed at the end of the CD, so they are easy to skip without hassle.

5 out of 5 stars This soundtrack cracks me up.......2006-04-30

Make no mistake, I love Bernard Herrmann's music and I love the music from Taxi Driver. There's something about his music that hits you in strange places. Like the more haunting parts of the Twilight Zone, or Vertigo, or North By Northwest, or so many other pieces. There's something unconcious about his music. Like a dream. Herrmann suffered from depression most of his life and I think you can hear it in this music. Anyway, this score has a bunch of pieces of that the film composer (not Herrmann) rescored that are just hilarious. In particular the last track, the Reprise, is pure gold. It's such a cheesy rendition of such a powerful piece of music. Awesome.

5 out of 5 stars Bernard Herrmann's final film music masterpiece.......2005-04-30

Bernard Herrmann has been considered by many as the most influential composer working in film during the 20th century. His superb, sophisticated compositions for many films, starting with "Citizen Kane", through others such as "The Day The Earth Stood Still", and of course, "Taxi Driver", are worthy of comparison to great film scores composed by "serious" composers such as Copeland, Prokofiev, and Walton. Indeed, much of the great film music of today, composed by recently departed Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Goldsmith, and of course, John Williams, owes much of its roots to the classic scores composed by Herrmann and his colleagues Newman and Korngold, among others. Without question, "Taxi Driver", recorded days before his death in 1975, remains one of his finest achievements. It is replete with marvellous repetitions and variations on two themes; a dissonant, angry theme which emphasizes the harshness of urban existence, and the soothing, jazzy saxophone theme evoking the pleasures of sex enjoyed at some of New York City's sleazy bars and prostitution dens. It still holds up remarkably well as the perfect musical background to the scenes featuring the lunatic loner cabbie Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) and the waifish, but by no means innocent, child prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster).

4 out of 5 stars It's just not complete without Jackson Browne.......2003-05-17

If you really want to complete your Taxi Driver soundtrack, check out Jackson Browne's "Late For The Sky". The title track is the music for one of the most sublime scenes in the movie, where Travis is watching TV in his living room, just on the verge of madness. You need to hear the song in its entirety.
If only the movie had a separate soundtrack - one with the original score, and one with the songs from the artists of the time.

5 out of 5 stars The movie music composer who touches you emotionally.......2002-12-11

I first became aware of American composer Bernard Herrmann's movie music in 1958 at age nine when I saw "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" on the big screen. I was in awe of the great Ray Harry hausen special effects and the movie music, also, added great excitement to the scenes. At age fourteen I saw another Ray Harryhausen movie with a music score by Bernard Herrmann. Again, Herrmann's music added excitement to the scenes in the movie. Herrmann's music touches me emotionally. That's what I want. I want to feel the music. I didn't see Taxi Driver in 1976 when I was twenty-seven years old. After the publicity of the assassination attempt of President Reagan, the newspapers reported the assassin was inspired by watching the movie "Taxi Driver." I rented the video in 1981 or 1982. The movie is a disturbing account of a New York City cab driver slowly entering into madness. Again, Bernard Herrmann's music added the ingredients that capture Robert DeNiro's character moving into the world of madness. I am a music composer myself using my computer to write original music and Bernard Herrmann is one of the major movie music composers who is a major influence for me. I rented the DVD Collector's Edition of "Taxi Driver" and I enjoyed the "Making of Documentary of Taxi Driver" which was made in 1999. I can write without a doubt that I am glad that director Martin Scorsese seeked Bernard Herrmann and that the late Bernard Herrmann accepted writing the music score after reading the script to "Taxi Driver."
The Incredible Film Music Box
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Six Decades of Film Music
  • Excellent collection with fine performances
  • "essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music"
 The Incredible Film Music Box

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007S687Y
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

  1. Gone With The Wind: Overture
  2. Citizen Kane: Overture
  3. Casablanca: As Time Goes By
  4. It's A Wonderful Life: It's A Wonderful Life
  5. The Third Man: The Harry Lime Theme
  6. The Searchers: Suite
  7. The Bridge On The River Kwai: Colonel Bogey March
  8. Vertigo: Prelude
  9. Touch Of Evil: Main Title
  10. Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
  11. North By Northwest: Prelude
  12. Psycho: Suite
  13. The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
  14. Lawrence Of Arabia: Overture

Tracks:

  1. To Kill A Mockingbird: Suite
  2. The Great Escape: Main Title
  3. Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
  4. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  5. Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra
  7. Midnight Cowboy: Midnight Cowboy
  8. Get Carter: Main Title
  9. A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy
  10. The Godfather: Waltz & Love Theme
  11. Jaws: Jaws
  12. Rocky: Gonna Fly Now
  13. Taxi Driver: Suite
  14. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

Tracks:

  1. Superman: Main Theme
  2. Alien: End Title
  3. Raging Bull: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
  4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Raiders March
  5. Blade Runner: End Titles
  6. E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Adventures On Earth
  7. Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
  8. Back To The Future: Main Theme
  9. Witness: Building The Barn
  10. Aliens: Main Title
  11. Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso
  12. Glory: Charging Frot Wagner
  13. Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
  14. Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme

Tracks:

  1. The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
  2. Schindler's List: Main Theme
  3. Braveheart: End Credits
  4. Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
  5. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
  6. American Beauty: Any Other Name
  7. Gladiator: Now We Are Free
  8. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship
  9. The Girl With The Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
  10. Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: Suite
  11. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Suite
  12. Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Letter That Never Came
  13. Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening
  14. The Incredibles: Overture

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13

This is film music for the classical music lover. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra presents excellent arrangements of a number of classic film themes (although several pieces of the 56 film classics selected for this 4 CD set are not orchestral arrangements, but rather specialty arrangements). Besides great film composers such as John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, classical composers such as Richard Strauss and Pietro Mascagni make an appearance. On several of the numbers the Crouch End Festival Chorus adds the human voice to the power of the full symphonic orchestra to create true movie magic. If you like the sound of a full symphony orchestra playing some of the most recognized themes ever written, you'll love these CDs.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28

Silva Screen Records, based in England, has been issuing some fine collections of film scores, more in one box than we have the right to expect. This four-CD box contains scores by many of the best writers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tomkin, Kenneth J. Alford (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Marricone, John Barry, Nino Rota, John Williams, James Horner, and more. We can all think of additional film scores we wished were included, but then there's no way this collection could be all-inclusive. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, supplemented by Crouch End Festival Chorus on some numbers, does a very competent job...The liner notes give the basic information without any commentary, and as far as I can see, contain only one error. Am I wrong or are tracks 9 and 10 on the fourth CD mislabeled? Track 9, which runs 7:33, seems to have the excitement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which I did not see) and track 10, which runs 4:22, the more sedate "The Girl with the Pearl Earring (which I also did not see). Listings seem to have them reversed.

5 out of 5 stars "essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16

When I think of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "The Incredible Film Music Box", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades from 1939 through and up to the present 2004

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.

Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1181 ~ (5/10/2005)
Bernard Herrmann: The Film Scores
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent performances of a selection of Herrmann's later film scores
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 Bernard Herrmann: The Film Scores

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00077F9AM
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent performances of a selection of Herrmann's later film scores.......2007-06-15

Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic produce fine performances of a selection of Herrmann's post-1955 film scores.

The music itself is of variable musical interest.
The music from "The Man who Knew too Much", "Vertigo", "Marnie", "North by Northwest", "Taxi Driver" and "Psycho" shows Herrmann at his best.
"Torn Curtain" and "Fahrenheit 451" find Herrmann at his least inspired and it is a pity Salonen didn't jettison these items in favour of something else.

The performances cannot be faulted and lovers of Herrmann's music will find much to enjoy here.

5 out of 5 stars Classic, at reduced price.......2006-08-15

As much (if not more) than any other film composer, Bernard Herrmann's music stands up to listening independent of the films. The emphasis here is on Herrmann's scores for Hitchcock, when both men were arguably at their creative heights.

Note: this is NOT a collection of original soundtrack recordings. However, Salonen and the LA Philharmonic at absolutely top-notch, and the recording is beautiful. Certain subtleties are actually easier to hear on this recording than on some of the originals.

As if I couldn't recommend this highly enough, the price has been reduced on this reissue! This deserves a wide audience, don't hesitate to buy it.
One Hundred Greatest TV Themes
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quantity Over Quality
  • Mediocre
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  • Pretty close to original recordings
  • Really Good Collection
 One Hundred Greatest TV Themes

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y49F
Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

  1. The A-Team - Nic Raine
  2. The Addams Family - Nic Raine
  3. The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe - Nic Raine
  4. Airwolf - Derek Wadsworth
  5. The Avengers - Mike Townend
  6. Barnaby Jones - Jerry Goldsmith
  7. Batman - Nic Raine
  8. Battlestar Galactica - Nic Raine
  9. Baywatch - Derek Wadsworth
  10. Beverly Hills 90210 - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Bewitched - Nic Raine
  12. Between The Lines - Mark Ayres
  13. The Bill - Nic Raine
  14. Bonanza - The Philharmonia Orchestra
  15. Brideshead Revisited - Derek Wadsworth
  16. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Nic Raine
  17. Burke's Law - Derek Wadsworth
  18. Cagney And Lacey - Derek Wadsworth
  19. Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Mark Ayres
  20. Casualty - Mark Ayres
  21. Cheers - Mark Ayres
  22. Dallas - Nic Raine
  23. Dangerman (Secret Agent) - Mike Townend
  24. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
  25. Doctor Kildare - Jerry Goldsmith

Tracks:

  1. Doogie Howser, M.D. - Derek Wadsworth
  2. Dynasty - Nic Raine
  3. The Equalizer - Derek Wadsworth
  4. Falcon Crest - Derek Wadsworth
  5. Fireball XL-5 - Derek Wadsworth
  6. The Fugitive - Nic Raine
  7. Hawaii 5-0 - Mike Townend
  8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Nic Raine
  9. The High Chaparral - Nic Raine
  10. Highway To Heaven - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Hill Street Blues - Derek Wadsworth
  12. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Mark Ayres
  13. The Incredible Hulk - Derek Wadsworth
  14. Jason King - Mike Townend
  15. Jesus Of Nazareth - Paul Bateman
  16. Joe 90 - Derek Wadsworth
  17. Johnny Staccato - Derek Wadsworth
  18. Knight Rider - Derek Wadsworth
  19. Kojak - Mike Townend
  20. L.A. Law - Derek Wadsworth
  21. Land Of The Giants - Nic Raine
  22. Little House On The Prairie - Derek Wadsworth
  23. Lonesome Dove - Nic Raine
  24. Lost In Space - Nic Raine
  25. Lou Grant - Derek Wadsworth

Tracks:

  1. Magnum, P.I. - Derek Wadsworth
  2. A Man Called Ironside - Mike Townend
  3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Derek Wadsworth
  4. M*A*S*H - Nic Raine
  5. Miami Vice - Mark Ayres
  6. Mike Hammer - Derek Wadsworth
  7. Mission Impossible - Mike Townend
  8. Monty Python's Flying Circus - Nic Raine
  9. The Munsters - Derek Wadsworth
  10. Murder She Wrote - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Newhart - Derek Wadsworth
  12. North And South - Derek Wadsworth
  13. Northern Exposure - Derek Wadsworth
  14. NYPD Blue - Mark Ayres
  15. The Outer Limits - Nic Raine
  16. Perry Mason - Mike Townend
  17. The Persuaders - Mark Ayres
  18. Peter Gunn - Mike Townend
  19. Police Squad - Nic Raine
  20. The Prisoner - Mike Townend
  21. Quantum Leap - Derek Wadsworth
  22. Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) - Mike Townend
  23. Red Dwarf - Mark Lambert
  24. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
  25. Roseanne - Dan Foliart

Tracks:

  1. The Saint - Mike Townend
  2. Seaquest DSV - Nic Raine
  3. Space 1999 - Derek Wadsworth
  4. Star Trek - Mike Townend
  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Derek Wadsworth
  6. Star Trek: Voyager - Nic Raine
  7. St. Elsewhere - Derek Wadsworth
  8. The Streets Of San Francisco - Nic Raine
  9. Stingray - Barry Gray
  10. Taxi - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Thunderbirds - Derek Wadsworth
  12. Thirty Something - Derek Wadsworth
  13. The Time Tunnel - Nic Raine
  14. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - The Philharmonia Orchestra
  15. The Twighlight Zone - Nic Raine
  16. Twin Peaks - Derek Wadsworth
  17. U.F.O. - Derek Wadsworth
  18. The Virginian - Nic Raine
  19. Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Nic Raine
  20. Wagon Train - Paul Bateman
  21. The Waltons - Jerry Goldsmith
  22. The Wild Wild West - Derek Wadsworth
  23. Young Riders - John Debney
  24. Xena: The Warrior Princess - Paul Bateman
  25. The X-Files - Mark Ayres

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Quantity Over Quality.......2007-01-15

As a musician myself, I know too well that one of the most important ingredients in ANY performance (live or recorded) is passion. The recordings here generally lack the same passion and sheer drama of the originals. Much of the instrumentation has been reduced to a cheezy, thin, plastic synthesized replica. The performances are simply a watered-down lackluster version of the classic originals. If it were not for the sheer volume of tracks compiled here, I would have rated the comp only "one star".

3 out of 5 stars Mediocre.......2006-05-17

The sound quality for this collection isn't much better than the samples offered by Amazon.

4 out of 5 stars One Hundred Greatest TV Themes.......2005-08-06

I have watched almost all the shows that are on these 4 cd's. Many were made before I started watching TV. Most I've seen once or twice before.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty close to original recordings.......2005-07-24

Definitely not as good as the originals. You'll probably notice the slight differences since it's stuff you saw and listened to every week or everyday in reruns growing up, but it's still an amazing collection.

5 out of 5 stars Really Good Collection.......2004-07-11

I bought this in part because it had soundtracks to tv shows that are unavailable. My husband and I watch aome British programming. Many of the theme songs are for what seems like obscure British shows. That said; it has been enjoyable to hear music that I would normally never hear. Some music does sound tinny; some are very very rich, and some music is derived from actual preformances from the original artists. I think this is worth buying because is has a wonderful blend of music. The pieces are full soundtracks so they includes the parts of the theme song which are often edited out. I think the orchestra's who preformed the music did a great job. I have MonsterMania which redoes the soundtracks to the Godzilla movies. The interpretation is less heavy and stark than the preformance we associate with the original soundtrack; but I regard it as a new way to appreciate the music and all the componets which make the song unique.
Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pops Stoppers
 Pops Stoppers: Greatest Hits of the Boston Pops Orchestra

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by EllingtonAll Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
Orchestral PopOrchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
Classic Big BandClassic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000041CP
Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

  1. Sophisticated Ladies (Medley) - A Tribute to Duke Ellington:: Sophiscated Lady - Take the 'A' Train - Mood Indigo - It Don't Mean A Thing
  2. When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pops Stoppers.......2007-05-06

Thank you for sending this--excellent recording. Great music, and enjoyed by all generations in our family...from 19 yrs.....to 90 yrs....We all have enjoyed it so much.....Thank you...
Ducks Deluxe/Taxi to the Terminal Zone
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pub Bands Rock
  • Duxe Delucks!
 Ducks Deluxe/Taxi to the Terminal Zone
Ducks Deluxe
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00005TO0I
Release Date: 2001-12-10

Tracks:

  1. Coast to Coast
  2. Nervous Breakdown
  3. Daddy Put the Bomp
  4. I Got You
  5. Please, Please, Please
  6. Fireball
  7. Don't Mind Rockin' Tonite
  8. Hearts on My Sleeve
  9. Falling for That Woman
  10. West Texas Trucking Board
  11. Too Hot to Handle
  12. It's All Over Now

Tracks:

  1. Cherry Pie
  2. It Don't Matter Tonite
  3. I'm Crying
  4. Love's Melody
  5. Teenage Head
  6. Rio Grande
  7. My My Music
  8. Rainy Night in Kilburn
  9. Woman of the Man
  10. Paris 9

Album Description

UK two-in-one remastered reissue combines the great 70s pub rock band's first two albums, 'Ducks Deluxe' (1974) & 'Taxi to the Terminal Zone' (1975). Featuring Sean Tyla & Martin Belmont. Taxi To The Terminal Zone was produced by Dave Edmunds. New sleevenotes. Packaged in a slimline double jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pub Bands Rock.......2007-02-11

First of all, its usually great to get 2 for 1 when buying a cd. Having said that the self titled Ducks Deluxe cd while musically all over the place with California, Beatles, Stone, Byrds, Blues and Dylan influences is the cd of this set to listen to. The Ducks were a stand up and play bar band that did what they did very well; play a variety of dance (able) musical syles and rock out in the process. No complex stuff ala the glitter/glam/arena bands of the day. The Ducks songs and lyics show just how strongly the USA influenced the British rock scene on the grass roots level. Songs about California, swamps, Texas and freight trucks over long hauls tell stories of British views of america (even though none of the band members had visited the USA at the time). I bought a Ducks vinyl in 1975 because I liked the cover and have listened to them ever since. I am glad I was able to get the cd set.

5 out of 5 stars Duxe Delucks!.......2006-03-09

Now this is one incredible double CD! It offers both DD records in one small package. This was one rockin' pub rock combo from the pre-punk era!!! I bought a compilation LP in the 80's that blew my mind! This was what rock should have become. In the vein of but much better than Dr Feelgood!
Almodóvar Early Films
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Almodóvar Early Films

    Manufacturer: Silva America
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000B6TR8O
    Release Date: 2005-10-04

    Tracks:

    1. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: Mujeres Al Borde De Un Ataque De Nervios
    2. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: La Mirada Indescreta
    3. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: Taxi Triste
    4. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: El Telefono No Suena
    5. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: Hacia El Aeropuerto
    6. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: Los Tacones De Pepa
    7. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: Taxi Mambo
    8. Matador: Composicion En Rojo
    9. Matador: Persecucion Telepatica
    10. Matador: Composicion En Ocre
    11. Matador: Composicion En Negro
    12. Matador: Matador
    13. What Have I Done To Deserve This?: El Lagarto
    14. What Have I Done To Deserve This?: La Familia De Gloria
    15. What Have I Done To Deserve This?: Madrid-Berlin
    16. What Have I Done To Deserve This?: La Soledad De Gloria
    17. What Have I Done To Deserve This?: Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto!
    18. Labyrinth Of Passions: Gran Ganga
    19. Labyrinth Of Passions: Suck It To Me
    Taxi
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Elegant interpretations
    • Hauntingly romantic
    • The previous reviewer is confused
    • Speed out for Taxi
    		 Taxi
    Bryan Ferry
    Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00002DEB1
    Release Date: 1999-11-17

    Tracks:

    1. I Put a Spell on You
    2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
    3. Answer Me
    4. Just One Look
    5. Rescue Me
    6. All Tomorrow's Parties
    7. Girl of My Best Friend
    8. Amazing Grace
    9. Taxi
    10. Because You're Mine

    Album Description

    Virgin. 1993.

    Album Details

    Ferry Revisited his Roots with this LP of Cover Versions. Co-produced by Robin Trower, all the Tracks Are Presented in a Smooth, Sleek, Aurally Layered Style. Features the Hit Singles 'i Put a Spell on You' and 'girl of My Best Friend'.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Elegant interpretations.......2003-11-23

    Bryan Ferry does his equivalent of Bowie's Pin Ups on this interesting album. I Put A Spell On You and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow get the ultra smooth treatment with ghostly keyboards lending an eerie feel to the arrangements. Answer Me has similar atmospheric synth flashes, whilst the guitar and organ on Just One Look make it special.

    The song Rescue Me has muffled vocal samples, swirling keyboards and an infectious rhythm track with Ferry's vocal wrapping itself around every musical turn and twist; this is a highlight of the album. His version of All Tomorrow's Parties has an unexpected arrangement, not lilting and flowing but jagged and halting.

    Old style rock `n roll guitar opens Girl Of My Best Friend and Ferry sings a bit like that too, with more emotion and passion. The up-tempo Amazing Grace is another unusual interpretation, restrained vocals with impressive organ embellishments and a lively rhythm.

    The title track is introduced by the sound of rain and car horns and turns into quite a soulful tale of lost love, whilst the short last track Because You're Mine (the only Ferry original) is like a rock symphony with obscure but dramatic voices in the brooding instrumental mix.

    Taxi is Bryan Ferry at his smoothest, but with some surprises in his unusual takes on All Tomorrow's Parties and Amazing Grace. It is a very stylish album but do not expect anything like his version of Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (my favourite Ferry number) or the driving pop-rock of early Roxy Music.

    5 out of 5 stars Hauntingly romantic.......2001-07-30

    Brian Ferry has a way with old standards, and "Taxi" is a fine example of his ability to wrap his velvet vocals around songs of longing, obsession, desperation and love. Standout tracks include "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and a lightly-jazzed version of "Amazing Grace", as well as the title track, "Taxi", and "I Put A Spell on You".

    Get your sweetie, a bottle of wine and a room with low lights and this is the perfect music to complete the picture. No sweetie? Then get a good beer and sit back and just listen ... this album will make you feel like you're in love -- or wish you were.

    4 out of 5 stars The previous reviewer is confused.......2001-03-21

    Jewel has nothing to do with this album. It is another album of covers by Bryan Ferry. As these things go, it isn't his best, but it's got some major highlights. His version of the title song, an obscure soul tune, is nearly worth the price of the disk. Ferry works like a watercolorist, sweeping gestures augmented by beautiful details. He is a highly controlled artist. His version of Answer Me, which is usually associated with Nat King Cole, is another highlight.

    4 out of 5 stars Speed out for Taxi.......2000-07-17

    The album consists of songs that relate to the movie "Taxi". Each song enthrawled in entwined melodies and harmonies that make the album seem broad and extremely diversed. The music toys with the soul. Each word of each song whisps the heart into an everlasting chase for pure gratification and dives the heart into utter compassion. The well known artist, Jewel, is featured in this amazing soundtrack with a very rare and beautiful melody called "Emily". This sold me on the entire album and made me a more avid listener to the magnificent poet/writer and singer Jewel. I recomend this album to anyone begging for something out of the ordinary. I guarantee that each time you listen to these glorious vibes, you'll send your ears to music utopia. Remeber to listen openly and the record will make you think twice about any Taxi ride.
    Taxi
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Every song a winner.
    		 Taxi
    Music for Aardvarks & Other Animals
    Manufacturer: Music for Aardvarks
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000LAZDS8
    Release Date: 2007-01-09

    Tracks:

    1. Hello
    2. Talking On The Phone
    3. Miami Grammy
    4. Taxi
    5. I Crack Me Up
    6. Big Old Tree
    7. Carousel
    8. Swing Town
    9. Belly Button Song
    10. Big Boom Whacker
    11. Tango
    12. Ruby's Friends
    13. Bagel
    14. Lollipop Doc
    15. Have You Seen My Nose?
    16. Splashing In The Tub
    17. Dirt
    18. Daddy's Snoring
    19. Everyone Up
    20. Goodbye

    Album Description

    "Rocker David Weinstone is music to the ears of toddlers and their grateful parents ... with its topical song subjects and dizzying range of musical styles, Aardvarks has become something of a cult phenomenon among New York City hipsters." --TIME

    "You will listen to David Weinstone's music ... even when your kids are not around. And unlike some other children's selections, it will not make you angry." --JON STEWART

    "Music for Aardvarks is a favorite around our house. Delightful music and hilarious lyrics. Great songs for growing up and staying young." --PHILIP GLASS

    "Music-appreciation classes for children can be endurance tests for everyone involved. But even adults say David Weinstone's Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals is one of the exceptions. Weinstone writes songs for children growing up urban ... and his classes are more like parties." --NEW YORK TIMES AS SEEN ON NOGGIN! Unique, intelligent children's music that parents will also enjoy. David Weinstone is featured on Noggin/Jack's Big Music Show Seasons One & Two. Music for Aardvarks is a nationally franchised children's program of music classes developed by David Weinstone with licensees in nationally and internationally. There are over 300 Music for Aardvarks classes each week in New York City alone!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Every song a winner........2007-04-02

    Try to get these lyrics out of your head. Go ahead! Having trouble?
    We'll how about the melodies? Hmmm. Yes, they are stuck also.
    Certainly your kids will forget these songs soon enough and move on to the next CD you buy for them. No? Don't worry. In this case, with this CD consider yourself very, very lucky!


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