Customer Reviews

Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

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Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops' interpretation of film scores on this first tribute to Hollywood is somewhat a mixed bag. A SUMMER PLACE was beautifully executed and true to the nature of this sensitive film that was made during a time of innocence. The BEN HUR, CAPTAIN BLOOD and OUT OF AFRICA selections were good. The interpretation of GOLDFINGER was a rather bizarre and blatantly bombastic exercise in overkill. This is a good CD for me because of the A SUMMER PLACE selection.

This CD has a great array of famous movie themes from the twenties to the eighties, and most of them are unforgettable.

The sound is excellent since it is DDD. If you are looking for classic Hollywood themes look no further and order this CD.

This is an outstanding collection of film music. The sound is qulity is very good. The selections cover a good range from various film genres and time periods. I like this CD.

Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops never fail to disappoint. This is a rousing stirring collection of overtures and themes from some of Hollywood's biggest films. And what better piece to start off the album than the "20th Century Fox Fanfare". A lot, if not all, of these pieces will be familiar to movie lovers. Who can resist the beautiful "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet" or the "Theme from Love Story". Then there's the heart pumping "Theme from Jaws" and the "Theme from Rocky". This is a terrific album, and belongs, not just in a music fans collection, but also a movie lovers.

For those that purchase soundtrack collages to have a variety of songs and themes, then this is good for you. Unfortunately, these tracks didn't have the signature Erich Kunzel version of the songs as he had on other soundtrack mix CDs. It was more like just that, a mix CD of different soundtracks and scores. However, it was a good buy in the fact that the tracks chosen had excellent sound quality and a sense of harmony.

The music we learned to listen from the 50's, 60's, and even 70's have instilled in us the way music should be written. The great artists will never be forgotten.

we put this CD in on a long road trip. We played a guessing game as to which one knew the movie. The music was excellent.

You know that feeling you get when you walk into Universal Studios? The full and booming sounds of all the great movie soundtracts greet you as you meander around. You feel like you're on a film set or in the audience of the Academy Awards? That's what you get with this CD. I bought this CD to go with an Academy Awards/Hollywood Walk-of-Fame theme party that I did for work. It was PERFECT!!!!! It would be perfect to have playing on the stereo at your house when your guests arrive for and Academy Awards party. Set out movie theatre snacks, flavored popcorn, Juji Fruits, Raisinetes, sodas, and you're good to go.

Please also see my review for the CD Beautiful Hollywood.

great listening cd. This arrived quickly and in great shape. Would definitel buy from this seller again.