John Williams - Witch of Eastwick (Comple Score) - 320 kpbs

La banda sonora completa de Las Brujas de Eastwick por John Williams del ano 1987. Éste tiene que ser una de las composiciones mejores de John Williams, muy dramático y lleno de temas increíbles y de no olvidar el título principal fantástico.

The unofficial complete motion picture soundtrack of John Williams brilliant Witches of Eastwick score from 1987. This has to be one of John Williams greatest scores, very dramatic and full of incredible themes and not forgetting the fantastic main title.

1. The Township Of Eastwick (2:50)
2. Daryl Arrives (2:48)
3. Forgotten Name (0:34)
4. Daryl Van Horne (1:59)
5. The Seduction Of Alex (2:41)
6. Insane Felicia (3:01)
7. The Seduction Of Jane (0:41)
8. The Tennis Game (2:52)
9. The Seduction of Sukie (3:03)
10. The Ballroom Scene (4:04)
11. Scandal in the Church (0:53)
12. Have A Cherry! (0:50)
13. Have Another Cherry! (3:25)
14. The Witches Quarrel (0:43)
15. Devil's Call (0:41)
16. Daryl Rejected (3:04)
17. Maleficio (3:22)
18. Alex and Daryl (1:35)
19. Voodoo Witches (0:24)
20. Daryl's Secrets (2:56)
21. Spitting Cherries (0:42)
22. The Ride Home (3:33)
23. The Destruction of Daryl (movie version) (3:36)
24. The Children's Carousel (1:54)
25. The Dance of the Witches/End Credits (4:47)
26. The Ballroom Scene (alternate version) (4:57)
27. The Destruction of Daryl (alternate version) (3:39)
28. The Dance of the Witches (alternate version) (4:57)



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Danny Elfman - Terry Davies - Edward Scissorhands - 2005 - London Stage Recording

Hi from Constantino here. Sorry for delay. 2006 Issued Original Cast Recording of British Impressario Matthew Bourne's Adaptation of Tim Burton's Blockbuster Film for the Live Stage. The Original Film's Music by Danny Elfman is Augmented with Pieces by Terry Davies and Brings These Classic Characters to Life.

1. Prologue
2. Creating a Boy
3. Trick or Treat
4. Suburban Ballet
5. Meet the Boggs
6. Edward Explores
7. Portrait of Kim
8. Edward Meets the World
9. Gossip
10. Evercreech Family
11. Boggs Barbeque
12. Kim and Jim
13. Mad Mambo
14. Topiary Garden
15. Edwardo the Barber
16. Joyce Entertains
17. Christmas in Hope Springs
18. Ice Dance
19. New Best Friend/Christmas Ball
20. Edward's Party Piece
21. Hope Springs Swing
22. Edward Accused
23. Farewell Duet
24. Epilogue

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RE-UPs

JOHN WILLIAMS - Star Wars I - The Phantom Menace - 4 CD - The Superlative Edition

RE-UP

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Revenge of the Sith - BATTLE OF THE HEROES - Extended Edit

Thank you everyone for their kind posts. I'm sorry I have been unable to respond. I have been ill. A bit better now. I will re-up everything within the next few weeks. Sorry for slow progress in advance. As a little gift for now...here is an extended version of John William's Battle of the Heroes...clocking at 9 minutes with commercially unreleased material included. Hugs. Constantino.

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JOHN WILLIAMS - Star Wars I - The Phantom Menace - 4 CD - The Superlative Edition

Disk 1 (1:16:03)

01) Fox Fanfare (Version de la pelicula) 0:28
02) Star Wars (Titulo) 1:30
03) Arrival at Naboo 2:43
04) Gas Leak 1:23
05) Droid Fight 1:48
06) Queen Amidala 2:35
07) Droid Invasion 1:24
08) Jar Jar -Swim to Otta Gunga 2:21
09) Gungan High Council 2:05
10) Come Along Jar Jar 1:10
11) Passage Through the Planet Core 1:34
12) Darth Sidious - Powers Out 1:19
13) Huge O Teeth - Attack on Theed 1:25
14) Theed Palace Arrival 2:18
15) Youre Under Arrest 1:56
16) Escape from Naboo (Version de la pelicula) 2:15
17) Escape from Naboo (Alternativa con Percusion) 2:11
18) Now there are Two of Them 1:04
19) Arrival at Tatooine 2:36
20) A Little Street Music 1:18
21) Padme Meets Anakin - Hit the Nose 1:17
22) Desert Winds 1:28
23) Jar Jars Run in with Sebulba 1:24
24) Home of Anakin Skywalker 1:31
25) C3PO Comes to Life 1:09
26) Running out of Time - At Last 1:08
27) Talk of Podracing 2:55
28) Wattos Deal 0:44
29) Anakin, The Mechanic 1:44
30) Kids at Play 1:41
31) The Racer Roars to life 1:27
32) Sith Spacecraft 1:06
33) Mos Espa Arena Band 0:54
34) Wattos Roll of the Die 2:00
35) Flag Parade 1:33
26) Ark Bumpy Roose Fanfare (Cancion) 0:15
37) Flag Parade (Version Alternativa) 2:21
38) The Race Begins 1:49
39) Sebulbas Evil Deed (Version de Tatooine con Percusion) 0:53
40) Pod Racing (Alternativa con Percusion) 1:52
41) Hail to the Winner 1:13
42) Mos Espa Folk Song 1:13
43) Anakin is Free 5:08
44) Sith Approach - 0:22
45) It was a Sith - 1:26
46) It was a Sith (Sin preparacion) - 1:47


Disk 2 (1:14:47)
01) Crisis on Naboo 1:09
02) Japor Snippet - Arrival at Coruscant 2:14
03) To the Senate Building 0:48
04) The Queen and Palpatine 0:41
05) High Council I 0:45
06) High Council I (Alternativa) 0:45
07) High Council II 1:54
08) The Senate 1:26
09) Anakins Test 1:01
10) He is the Chosen One 1:15
11) Moving Things Along 0:49
12) Senator, this is Your Arena 0:49
13) Wesa Going Home 3:54
14) Nute and Rune Confer with Sidious 0:35
15) To Naboo 2:33
16) Audience with Boss Nass 2:36
17) War Plans 1:01
18) Padmes Plan 1:30
19) Lord Sidious Contacted 0:28
20) Gungan March (Original) 0:36
21) The Battle Begins 0:55
22)The Battle of Naboo I 1:15
23) The Battle of Naboo II 1:33
24) Hanger Battle 0:48
25) Darth Maul Revealed (Alternativa) 0:14
26) The Duel Begins 0:15
27) Anakin Takes off 0:46
28) Duel of the Fates (No usado) 2:54
29) The Battle of Naboo III 2:18
30) Droid Battle 0:27
31) The Great Duel 1:19
32) The Invisible Wall 0:19
33) Gungan Retreat 0:42
34) Anakins Crash Landing 0:48
35) Qui-Gons Death (Original) 1:28
36) The Caged Animal 0:54
37) Blowing Up from the Inside 1:33
38) Blowing Up from the Inside (Sin preparacion) 1:28
39) Death of Darth Maul 1:37
40) The Queen Confronts Rune - A Jedi, He will be 1:51
41) Qui-Gons Funeral 1:18
42) Augies Great Municipal Band (Cancion) 1:27
43) End Credits Intro 0:52
44) Duel of the Fates (Version de Album) 4:15
45) Anakins Theme (Version de Album) 3:09
46) Poema - Darth Maul 0:31
47) Poema - Padme 0:31
48) Poema - Anakin 0:31
49) Poema - Qui-Gon 0:32
50) Poema - Shmi 1:01
51) Duel of the Fates (Sin voces) 4:06
52) Original End Credits Suite 6:16


Disk 3 (1:17:11)

01) Fox Fanfare (Version 1995) 0:23
02) Main Title (Sin preparacion) 1:32
03) Queen Amidala (Alternativa) 2:35
04) Gas Leak (Alternativa) 1:21
05) The Adventures of Jar Jar (RSNO) 3:44
06) Come Along Jar Jar (Alternativa) 1:02
07) Theed Palace Arrival (Alternativa) 1:28
08) Sith Spacecraft (Alternativa) 1:05
09) Sith Spacecraft (Alternativa 2) 0:20
Entrevistas con John Williams
10) A Weekend Spaceship Film 1:02
11) Keeping in Touch with George 0:46
12) 20 Years On 1:13
13) Anakins Theme 0:53
14) Anakins Theme (Alternativa)* 2:37
15) Anakin the Mechanic (Alternativa)* 1:25
16) Kids at Play (Sin preparacion)* 1:24
17) The Audience is Listening 1:26
18) The Flag Parade (RSNO)* 3:29
19) The Race Begins (Alternativa)* 0:29
20) Sebulbas Evil Deed (Alternativa)* 0:53
21) Pod Racing (Alternativa)* 1:53
22) It was a Sith (Alternativa)* 1:49
23) Crisis on Naboo (Alternativa)* 1:11
24) A Unique Opportunity 0:43
25) Storytelling 0:42
26) Great Expectations 0:34
27) Community 0:55
28) Moving Things Along (Alternativa)* 0:49
29) Senator, this is Your Arena (Alternativa)* 0:44
30) Wesa Going Home (Sin preparacion)* 4:29
31) Audience with Boss Nass (Alternativa parcial)* 1:14
32) Gungan March (Percusion)* 0:32
33) Gungan March (Version de pelicula)* 0:35
34) The Working Process 0:51
35) Opening the Doors 1:08
36) New Ingredients 0:37
37) Duel of the Fates 1:00
38) Under the Tongue Root 1:55
39) Its all Sanskrit to Me 1:29
40) Duel of the Fates (Alternativa desconocida)* 2:15
41) Composing for a Silent Film 0:56
42) Hinting at Things to Come 1:04
43) The Original Band 1:03
44) 15 Minutes a Day 0:34
45) The Sum of the Parts 0:56
46) Capturing a Moment in Time 1:18
47) The Battle for Naboo I (Sin preparacion)* 1:15
48) The Battle for Naboo II (Sin preparacion)* 1:32
49) Battle for Naboo II (Alternativa)* 0:15
50) Duel of the Fates (Alternativa)* 4:00
51) Anakin Takes Off (Sin preparacion)* 0:44
52) The Battle for Naboo III (Sin preparacion)* 2:14
53) Anakins Crash Landing (Alternativa)* 0:48
54) The Final CD 1:14
End John Williams Interview
55) Run In With Jar Jar (Alternativa) 0:09
56) Qui-Gons Death (Alternativae) 1:27
57) Qui-Gons Funeral (Sin preparacion) 1:15
58) Celebration Parade (Version de Album) 1:27

*-No parte de la entrevista

Disk 4 (55:22)
01) Main Title (Concierto) 5:24
02) John Williams Concert Talk 0:55
03) Flag Parade 3:21
04) Anakins Theme 2:53
05) Duel of the Fates (Sin voces) 4:18
06) The Flag Parade (Prague) 3:18
07) Film Music (DVD Feturette) 4:42
08) Listen to the Music (DVD Feturette) 2:59
09) Duel of the Fates (Version de el Album original) 4:21
10) Arrival at Coruscant (Alternativa) - 0:23
11) The Senate (Alternativa) - 1:26
12) To Naboo (Alternativa) - 0:12
13) Battle For Naboo II (Alternativa) - 1:34
14) The Story of Episode I - As Told by C3P0 (Wal-Mart) - 14:43
15) Victory Celebration - Film End Credits - 7:42

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Alain Amouyal - Frames for a Fairy Tale

Alain Amouyal - Frames for a Fairy Tale (Symphony for London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices)

1 Temptation (7:59)
2 Dance (12:04)
3 Hope (5:14)
4 March (4:34)
5 Liberation (8:54)
6 Certainty (15:16)

The suite "Frames for a Fairy Tale" for orchestra, voice and piano, is the first stage of a grand multimedia show bringing together different forms of art, such as choreography and virtual images...

The principal theme, which is at present the object of a theatrical treatment, is the battle of Orpheus to win again his Beloved.

It is a fresco, a great epic which relies on the story of the mythical couple, but also coincides with the life experience of the composer since the story is, as all great legends are, without age.

Hans Zimmer - Drop Zone (Expanded)

Track Listing

1 Drop Zone 1:50
2 Hi Jack 4:36
3 Jagger 0:49
4 Terry Remembered 1:01
5 Flashback/Fries 4:28
6 Don't Push Me 0:48
7 Well... He Paid 1:24
8 Building A Fall 0:40
9 Chopper's Aboard 0:52
10 Jump 5:14
11 Have A Nice Trip 0:28
12 Too Many Notes 10:39
13 Final Drop 6:46
14 After The Dub 1:47

John Debney - SCORPION KING (Expanded)

Compositional brilliance this score ain't. An exciting and melodic listening experience? Rather! That is one of the reasons this score is addictive; its just so damn gripping!

Composer John Debney's excellent Scorpion King score celebrates the chord progression typical of Egyptian orchestral music and fuses this with hard rock instrumentation. Setting off from Waxman' excellent Taras Bulba, Debney has composed some muscular, tense and exciting scherzos with colourful woodwind flourishes and heavy percussion to boot!

The sections of the score with Ravelian / Orffian chanting chorus are really fun to listen to. Many cues in this score, including the extra material, boasts some gorgeous majestic choir and female wailing vocals to accompany more of the fast string writing. Without a doubt the orchestra, from snare drum to French Horn, and singers work very hard in the final tracks as the entire mix is thrown in at a maniacal tempo. Enjoy this harmonic and chaotic epic.

James Horner - LEGENDS OF THE FALL (Complete score) - 2 CD

Composer James Horner may have penned his most majestic, beautiful and masterful opus on this one. The vivid interpretations performed by the London Symphony Orchestra have, to my mind, supplanted this work at the top of the finest autumnal tone poems.

For those of you who enjoy touching, dense and highly melodic orchestral music; look no further. James Horner has composed well over 90 minutes of gorgeous and emotive music that will carry you off to the sun setting alluvial plains of autumn landscapes. At times, there are incredibly powerful crescendos where the orchestra joins the string and oboe soloists with shakuhachi to create truly dramatic and emotional pieces. These concert structured sections of the score are simply mesmerising for the heart. The scherzos, although few, are rousing and gripping; rooted in traditional romantic structure. You will love them.

James Horner weaves powerful textures with the string and woodwind sections that would leave even Arnold Bax proud. Hope you enjoy this gorgeous symphonic work.

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Hans Zimmer & Gavin Greenaway - THE PEACEMAKER (Complete Score Sessions) - 2 CD

Here we have, what I believe to be, an extremely misunderstood and underrated score. This could be one of modern composer Hans Zimmer's finest and interesting unreleased scores. Its a great Soviet Union forerunner to his Gladiator opus. This saw the first thorough utilisation of a revamped studio, new sampling stations, mods and the best digital music software money can buy.

The digital Russian choir, sampled from the finest choral libraries, demonstrates how far Zimmer came since his first Roland MSQ700. This wonderfully long score encompasses a large orchestra of 100 plus musicians. Real musicians, not digital! Although Zimmer lovingly mixes digital sounds, samples and live recordings into huge and powerful soundscapes.

There is an abundance of new mystical and dark choral music in this edition which is brilliant. There is also a lot more interesting percussion, propulsive strings, digi brass fanfares, synth washes, more of the Macedonian wailing vocals and East European mandolin (I think its a mandolin sample but it could be a yan sing).

Included in this 2 hour plus edition is the suites produced for the official album and the entire score recording sessions. There are also three alternates, one of them a quarter of an hour long.


CD1-> 65 mins
Bosnia (0:46)
Train (6:01)
Chase - Film Version (7:43)
Nuclear Foult (1:38)
Kodoroff (1:49)
Is Alive (0:36)
Evidence (0:40)
Password (2:34)
Outside Line (2:04 )
The Real World (0:58 )
Sarajevo (0:54)
Piano Teacher (0:55)
The Frontier (0:52)
Impass (0:21 )
I Need More Time (3:24)
Davoe's Revenge (5:49)
I Never... (2:24)
Your Need People Need You (1:00)
I'm Not A Monster (2:43
Piano Sereno (1:13)
I Must Go (2:37)
Russia's Dangerous (0:45)
Peacemaker (11:27)
Encounter (1:58)
Family (1:29)

CD2-> 63 minutes
La Guardia (1:42)
Searching (1:10)
Where ? (4:58)
The Target Missing (1:21)
You Can't Stop This (9:41)
Prelude (1:38)
00:00:59 (3:25)
You Okay...? (1:19)
Finale / End Title (2:07)
Chase (9:47)
Unknown - (16:17)
Unknown - (5:01)
Unknown - (5:21)

Check out the comments for additional information on track listings and other releases from my friends.

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Hans Zimmer & Jeff Rona - THE FAN - Complete

Contemporary and hallucinogenic, this totally unreleased score is very interesting. Sporting touching, dreamy string synths and hard industrial percussion this score is a volatile blend of symphonic Nine Inch Nails and relaxation music with a thematic base. There are guitar, vocals and synth swashes of industrial beat tension throughout. It might not be to everyone’s taste, but its cool as hell!

Fan Poem
The Fan 1
The Fan 2
The Fan 3
The Fan 4
Sacrifice 1
Sacrifice 2
Is Perfectly Property
Primo Remembered
Cobb Murder / Finale
End Credits
The Fan Suite
Sacrifice Theme Revamp
Sean
The Fan Suite Redux
Letting Go (Trent D'Arby)

In this release there are alternate cues, re-recorded suites, suites produced by Zimmer for the commercial album and the entire score.

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David Newman - BILL & TED I & II (Complete Recordings)

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure score & Bogus Journey Score (Complete recordings) - David Newman

Thought I would upload something different. Something hard to find and, of course, unreleased. An underrated score indeed. The producer of this album has done a nice job.

If you enjoy chorus, then special attention should be paid to track 6 (Heaven) - A six minute andante for large female and children’s choir. It’s just a magnificent piece of celestial tonality, in parts it reminds me of Rautavaara's 'angel' works, but without the dissonance..and er..with choir!? There are many other chorale delights in the surrounding tracks with gusto on the misterioso strings.

Track 8 (Meeting your Fears) has some pretty blasting brass work. Those (maybe piccolo or muted) trumpet players must have been on cocaine. Brilliant stuff throughout the score.

The Bogus Journey score is detailed, experimental (albeit traditionally crafted) and very harmonic. David Newman has composed and orchestrated some really nice pieces for the Excellent Adventure score also though.

There is lots of Waltonesque pomp and circumstance throughout many of the Excellent Adventure score tracks, but composer Newman injects a lot more colour into his pieces. Generally, all the music is good in this score. Perhaps its just more low key than the Bogus Journey score. However, there are some great heroic fanfares that even Tchaikovsky would have put into his Capriccio Italien I imagine.

Oh, and there is the gay disco rock segments mixed in accordingly for the period the scores were penned. However, they are only a few seconds here and there. Overall, the scores are nice examples of orchestral fun and choral majesty.

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Danny Elfman - PLANET OF THE APES (Complete Recording Sessions) - 2 CDs

This is the percussion concerto to top them all. Danny Elfman uses an astonishing range of sounds from his personal assortment of digital, traditional and experimental instruments. The score is solidly backed by a large orchestra, primarily woodwind by the sounds of it, with a small string section.

This score demonstrates Elfman's skill for strident orchestral writing at its best. The orchestrations are dense and noble. The percussive sections are dynamic, imaginative and diverse. There are some nice pieces for dudak, flute and choir (digital I think) to be found in the reflective cues of the extra material.

The propulsive nature of the compositions really gets your heart pounding on many occasions, especially when the aggressive low brass joins in. There are many cadenzas throughout this rhythmic score, ignited by tribal flourishes and hard brass sections. The edged sounds of marimbas hit with hard mallets, gongs, gamelin, cymbals, taiko drums and tom toms will drive your neighbours insane on first listen. This score is masculine and complex, but bares many fruits on repeated listens.

You will find many goodies in this music, especially in the new material. There are some nice moody pastoral and misterioso moderatos throughout the score, but the best parts are the 'action' sections. The player's enthusiasm shines through when the whole mix gets put together - Orchestra and Percussion.

The sound of these recording sessions is high quality throughout. No sfx. Some may find the volume is a little lower in places, but it's nothing too drastic. Link in comments. Enjoy.

Danny Elfman - RED DRAGON (Complete Recordings) - 3 CD

What a dense score! Most of the cues in this score are written in post-minimalist symphonic style. Composer Danny Elfman writes music that’s right up there with the 'modern' works of Vasks and Partch. The music is broad, expansive and sometimes even operatic. This score is soooo cold, yet there is a small inner core of romanticism.

The disconcerting repeated string phrases with support from low playing brass and percussion is as effective as ever. Lots of low pitch! There is some nice jumpy fugue writing all over the score too! Both modal and repetitive in parts (at least it gives that impression), Elfman carries the listener through plenty of interesting peaks and troughs. Some of the pieces remind me, personally, of parts of the works of Satie, Herrmann, Prokofiev, Bartok or even Lutoslawski. It’s all classic Elfman at the end of the day of course. Original and great stuff.

There is a lot of music on this edition of the score, some of which extends and develops the same thematic compositions. However, some of the cues are real hidden gems; Some incredibly layered and cacophonous pieces, some heart-aching and some disturbing. A lot of this score can be heavy and bleak, but it’s always a very interesting and powerful listening experience.

This is a 3 CD edition which has been spread over two folders for technical and cue sheet continuity.

Link in comments. Please do let me know what you think of the music. My way of reviewing music is not the rule here. Thats just me. I really want to know your personal favourite bits, any themes you enjoyed, etc.

Danny Elfman - DOLORES CLAIBORNE (Complete)

What can I say? Without a doubt, this is an incredible score, both in emotional content and musical craftsmanship.

Sadly, the commercial release is only 30 minutes long. This edition is over an hour long and includes every note recorded by composer Danny Elfman for the score. This version of the score feels much more consistent and developed. This edition even includes an extended 'Eclipse' track. Gorgeous. There is some new expressionistic music, with incredible brass playing, in 'Vera's Death' and 'Ouch'. All the new tracks will tug at your emotions with the mournful legato string work.
The compositional structure in this score is brilliant. Its mostly just repeated phrases, but it’s really effective. The string section is layered thick and sorrowful. So much of this music will impress you because it really grabs at your heart strings and it has a hallucinogenic quality to it.

Enjoy! Please do leave a comment when picking up link. Let me know what YOU think of the music. Cheers.

Elliot Goldenthal - TITUS (Complete) - 2CD

Outstanding classical composer Elliot Goldenthal does it again with this excellent score, Titus.

There is a lot of rock, jazz and dance fusion in the mix which makes it interesting. There is plenty of evidence of Goldenthal's fascination with Rachmaninov, Lizst and Wagner; but at the end of the day the music is classic Goldenthal; his unique liturgical style, syncopated brass, complex chord progression and ironic use of counterpoint. He deserves his place amoungst, if not at the top, of the league of his post-modern peers - Corigliano, Glass and Takemitsu.

Anyone who enjoys big, bold and powerful choir pieces will love the additional material.

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John Ottman - FANTASTIC FOUR (Complete) - 2CD

Me dont like dis musica!!! However, I have been asked many times to put it up. So here it is friends!

It's traditionally written, which makes a nice break from the usual electronic nonsense getting released these days. Shame that there is too much unison writing and some very very simplistic compositions. If this was released 20 years ago it would have been canned before even being orchestrated. However, Ottman's use of wordless choir in some tracks is really powerful. The string and brass vivace sections are catchy and do make your adrenaline rush, so Ottman has got the tempo mastered nicely. Bottom line? This is orchestral candyfloss, but also, like Superman Returns; a great example of tonality and harmony. Additionally, there are a couple of catchy tunes and notes of dissonance to keep the variety going.

This is the 2-CD limited edition. Once again, there is a lot of extra music, including some nice alternative recordings.

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Alan Silvestri - VAN HELSING (Complete) - 2CD

For my first posting, my first contribution to the world of limited / rare / unreleased soundtrack blogging; I'm putting up Alan Silvestri's complete Van Helsing 2 cd score.

Silvestri has used his usual blend of ostinato strings, smashing percussion, blaring brass and propulsive rhythms in the wood wind sections. The score has been orchestrated to sound very operatic and some of the string writing in sections of the score is really well crafted.
There are even some contemporary sounding nocturnes in here. Some people have said to me that they felt Silvestri leans a little to heavily on dense percussion at times, which is a shame because it drowns out a lot of the presto string sections. The dance beats that accompany the propulsive chants of the Hollywood Chorale actually work really well and will get your heart pounding. The dolente choir passages are often outstanding and when the female chorus emphasise their voce di petto, such as in the Finale tracks, you really feel some hairs raised.

The original release was only 43 minutes long. There is a LOT of extra music here, and most of it certainly adds to the mix.

The music is fun, operatic and loud, with a touch of campy gothique. Enjoy.

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