Amazing Stories (Television Series - Scores To Episodes "The Mission" And "Dorothy And Ben") [Soundtrack]

John Debney, Georges Delerue, John Williams (Composer), Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• Original Release Date: May 18, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: MCA/Universal Television
• ASIN: B00000J2T5
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,469 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title

2. The Mission

3. The Jinxed One

4. Broken Landing Gear

5. The Captain's Frustration

6. The Parachute

7. The Control Tower

8. I'm Father McKay

9. Good-Byes

10. Jonathan Begins to Draw

11. The Landing

12. Twnety Three Thousand Dollars

13. Wrinkles

14. Be Quiet

15. Face Changes

16. Dorothy

17. End Title

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful "lost" Williams and Delerue music, May 23, 1999

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Taylor Dahl (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amazing Stories (Television Series - Scores To Episodes "The Mission" And "Dorothy And Ben") (Audio CD)

Honestly, the only reason I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars is that these are new recordings rather than the originals, and there are subtle faults in these versions of John Williams' otherwise sublime title themes (which I knew very well from watching the show).

"The Mission," despite the fact that he isn't conductiong, still comes across as classic Williams music, huge and suspenseful and magical. Actually, some his best work in my opinion.

The late Georges Delerue's "Dorothy and Ben" score is without a doubt some of the saddest music I've ever heard. And if you've seen this episode of the show it should be twice as moving for you (it's the one about the old man who awakens from a long coma and picks up psychic messages from a little girl who is still in a coma). Great music from a great piece of television.

If you like great film music, you'll love this album.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect item for fans of Amazing Stories and Movie and Television Composers, January 30, 2009

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A. Kopp "smsprite" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Stories (Television Series - Scores To Episodes "The Mission" And "Dorothy And Ben") (Audio CD)

A must have if you are a fan of Amazing Stories. I grew up with this television show. I ended up purchasing this and the anthology soundtracks 1, 2 & 3 for my husband. He is a musician and composer and loves movie soundtracks. He couldn't beleive how many big name composers were brought in for the series.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Short, But Sweet CD For John Williams Music Lovers., June 23, 1999

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William F. Flanigan Jr. (North Potomac, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazing Stories (Television Series - Scores To Episodes "The Mission" And "Dorothy And Ben") (Audio CD)

First the numbers: three stars overall (four stars for performance; three for composer selections--five for John Williams (JW); one for Georges Delerue (GD); four for recording quality; and one for CD length (it's only 40 minutes long!). If you love JW's music (and who doesn't?!), this long- anticipated CD belongs in your collection. The score is compact (about 27-minutes long) and exciting through out. It includes many variations on themes from the Indiana Jones trilogy, has a dash or two of E.T., plus some new and deliciously different music. At the other end of the continuum, the CD also includes a much shorter score composed by GD. Even by "TV-music standards," it's borderline pathetic. Without going into details, here's one way to view things: the GD score lasts about 12 minutes; the last track on the CD ("End Title") is composed by JW and lasts 31 seconds; the latter completely blows away the former! A final word on economics. Since there were over 40 Amazing Stories, many with scores composed by world-class composers, it seems inexcusable (and just plain cheap) that the producer (and the recording label) released a CD with a playing time less than that of a 33-1/3 disc!