"Neil Norman - Greatest Science Fiction Hits, Vol. 2" [Soundtrack]

Neil Norman (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1981)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: GNP Crescendo Records
• ASIN: B000001OVW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,189 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back: March of the Jedi Knights/Prin [Medley]

2. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

3. Daughter of the Lesser Moon

4. Sinbad & The Eye of the Tiger

5. The Time Tunnel

6. Twilight Zone

7. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

8. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

9. War of the Satellites

10. Vampire Planet

11. Dr. Who

12. The Adventure of Superman

13. Dark Star (Main Title/Alien/Talby's Theme)

14. March of the Lizard Men

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Look! Up in the sky!, January 15, 2005

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "Neil Norman - Greatest Science Fiction Hits, Vol. 2" (Audio CD)

This is the second volume of science fiction music rerecorded by Neil Norman, with help from the late great Les Baxter. This time around, the arrangements are closer to the original soundtrack versions, although some of the music still has a bit of a "synth pop" feel to it. The "Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back" medley in particular sounds rather "discofied". I should also mention that there are three songs here that are not from science fiction movies or TV shows at all. "Daughter of the Lesser Moon", "Vampire Planet" and "March of the Lizard-Men" are all original tunes written by Les Baxter or Neil Norman especially for this album. "Vampire Planet" is boring, but the other two are pretty good. Overall, this is a pretty entertaining album if you are a science fiction fan.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Sci-Fi film score collectors", March 5, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "Neil Norman - Greatest Science Fiction Hits, Vol. 2" (Audio CD)

The follow up album is actually much better than Volume One and seems to be concentrating on the "Original Soundtrack" arrangments more. While the series fans and avid film score collectors will prefer the original soundtracks, this is still quite good and entertaining.

Some stand outs - ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (Leon Klatzkin) which is not heard on too many compilations - DARK STAR (John Carpenter) another selection seldom issued - DOCTOR WHO (Ron Grainer) well represented arrangement - and BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (Glen Larson) much hailed series with this familar and enjoyable theme.

This collection from GNP/Crescendo Records is a must for any Sci-Fi film score collector, from the small tube to the BIG SCREEN, good variety of tracks on this "2nd Venture" into the realm of space and beyond.

Total Time: 33:51 on 14 Tracks/ GNP-Crescendo Records - GNPD 2122 (1986)

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Second Encounter Even Closer, April 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: "Neil Norman - Greatest Science Fiction Hits, Vol. 2" (Audio CD)

This follow-up CD is actually superior to Vol. 1 in many ways. Although the arrangements are still somewhat jazzy, there seems to be an effort to stay closer to the original scores. Some standouts are "Dr. Who", "The Adventures of Superman", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", and "Twilight Zone."