Movie Brass [Import]

Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: RCA Victor Europe
• ASIN: B00005Q32P
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,175 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Great Escape - March

2. Braveheart - For The Love Of A Princess

3. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Medley

4. James Bond - Medley

5. Superman - Theme

6. Bridge Over River Kwai - Colonel Bogey

7. Forrest Gump - Feather Theme

8. Star Wars - Main Theme

9. The Dam Busters - March

10. Rocky - Gonna Fly Now

11. Jurassic Park - Main Theme

12. Ben-Hur - March Of The Charioteers

13. Chicken Run - Main Theme

14. Gladiator - Barbarian Horde

Editorial Reviews

Originating in 1917, the GCB is one of the most critically acclaimed brass bands. Best known for their work on the soundtrack for 'Brassed Off', this is a collection of some of the greatest film music ever written.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh Sound For Your Favorite Movie Themes, June 19, 2005

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Ronald Griscom (Pennsauken, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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Start with a great list of popular movies themes, mix in the great sound of the one of the world's best brass bands, and you have the recipe for a very entertaining album. Grimthorpe Colliery Band, featured in the 1995 movie BRASSED OFF!, is one of the top brass bands in the U.K., perhaps the best in the world. Their warm and dynamic sound lends a freshness to music that equals -- and sometimes surpasses -- the orchestral arrangements we heard in the actual movies.

The band has selected a broad range of themes, including four John Williams themes. The selection spans a broad range of time -- from classic themes from THE GREAT ESCAPE and BEN HUR to more modern films such as CHICKEN RUN and GLADIATOR. The JAMES BOND medley is incredible, as are the arrangements of STAR WARS and ROCKY.

The brass band used to be a common form of entertainment in the early part of the 20th century. Nearly every town in America had some kind of a brass band. Now, it seems to be a dying art. If you love the sound of a great brass band, or if you are a fan of movie themes from great composers like Elmer Bernstein, John Williams and Bill Conti, this is a must-have CD for your collection.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good remixes, but remixes., November 11, 2008

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Anthony Otto - See all my reviews
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I was hoping for a set of soundtracks; I got a set of soundtrack songs modified to put in more brass. Not bad music, but not what I was looking for.