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Science Fiction Movie Themes (Film Score Anthology)

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This is actually a re-release of a CD that originally offered several more tracks, including "The Twilight Zone" and a jazzy variation on "2001."

This version offers no substitutes for the missing tracks, and the new arrangements of the surviving tunes are lifeless interpretations pumped out of a sytnthesized orchestra.

The kiddies might like the upbeat tempos, though.

Caveat emptor!

The (Rather tacky) disk case and this page say "Various Artists," but DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT! In fact everything on here is by Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra, an instrumental rock group that's been playing cover versions of SF themes for going on 30 years now.

I realize saying "Instrumental rock covers" makes it sound kind of interesting, but again, DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT! The band were, are, and evermore shall be a terrible, terrible band, playing horrible versions of these themes.

Worse yet, Norman et al frequently recycle their work as this kind of album without anything on the case to indicate who they are, so if you buy these kinds of anthologies, you can easily get burned and end up buying the same Cosmic Orchestra junk two and three times over, in different forms. (I, myself, have bought 4 NN&HCO albums since 1981, and it's always annoying.)

Yeah, yeah, I know: my railing against this album, this band, and the evils therein make it sound pretty interesting. "How bad could it be?" you're thinking. "I mean, there's copies going on here for 25 cents, if it's THAT bad, I'm kind of tempted to check it out, just for perversity's sake..." well, again, DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!

It's not nearly good, but ultimately a failure, it's not intriguingly bad, it's not bad music that makes a good cautionary example, it's not bad in a way that makes it oddly charming, as with albums by The Sharks, it's not 'so bad it's good', it's just bad, really bad, the platonic ideal of bad in its most perfect form. I realize some of you are tempted by this to check it out just to see what I'm railing against, but one last time, DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!

Yeah, used copies are going for only a quarter, but even that is overcharging you by a buck. They should PAY YOU to listen to this drek.

Disco sci-fi?? They got to be kidding. Stay away from this mess. The 1 star rating is false. It's the only way I could get this thru. It's really a big ZERO.

You could say it's a sign of a life well-lived, but the purchase of this album, 16 years ago (my very first CD!) was the biggest disappointment of my life.

If you read the packaging, you'd think you were getting a compilation of some of the best science fiction soundtracks ever. Instead you're getting ONE LOSER playing ELECTRO-ROCK REMIXES of famous melodies on a CRAPPY SYNTHESIZER.

It was the first week of 6th grade, and the store said "no refunds on opened merchandise". Mom wouldn't buy it back from me so I could spend my money on some magic cards instead.

I went to my room and cried.

Personally, I really like this album. Yes, it's synthesized easy-listening versions of all the tracks, but if you take the album for what it is, it actually makes for very pleasant listening. Some of the tracks are weaker than others, but overall it's a fun take on a lot of my favorite soundtrack themes.

If you are a big sci fi nerd, this CD is perfect. This music is hilariously bad, but that is what makes it awesome!!

Throw a big nerd dress up sci fi party, and put this on repeat!!

Laserlight is the cd equivalent of "Front Row Features" in dvd. (Might make a good "background score" for a cheesy sci-fi party, though... BUYER BEWARE!)
*P.S.: Overheard at Laserlight headquarters: "Reproduction rights? Who needs RIGHTS--we'll just have some out-of-work musician living in a cheap motel perform it on his synthesizer. They'll never know the difference..."

This cd contained some bad music overall but some of the really good ones were excellent. So I guess I wouldnt recommend anyone to buy this CD.

These are some of the best science fiction movie themes thrown onto one CD. The music is changed into a more jazzy, futuristic tone. Some of the songs suck, but it is an overall good CD.