Star Wars: The Sound of Hollywood [Import, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack]

John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), Bernard Herrmann (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Louis and Bebe Barron (Composer), John Corigliano (Composer), Alex North (Composer), Ennio Morricone (Composer), Max Steiner (Composer), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Composer), Richard Rodgers (Composer), John [1] Barry (Composer), John Mauceri (Conductor), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
• Conductor: John Mauceri
• Composer: John [Film Composer] Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Louis and Bebe Barron, John Corigliano, et al.
• Audio CD (September 13, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Philips Import
• ASIN: B00004Z332
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the stupid title and pick this one up!, May 9, 2005

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vmzfla "vince819" (Orlando, Fl.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: The Sound of Hollywood (Audio CD)

Looking at the title tracks, the program makes no sense. I mean does "The Sound Of Music" and "Star Wars" belong on the same disc? This is one of those slap it together compilations featuring archives from the DG, Phillips, Decca labels, or any combo of the three. What makes this attractive is the generally good(John Mauceri/Hollywood Bowl Orch.) performances of some things you might of missed out on. You know things that you don't want buy a complete soundtrack of. We get music from "The Omen" and "Dracula", both worth a listen. Theres the original Alex North, Fanfare from "2001" that was never used in the final cut of the film; one wonders how it would of been with his complete score rather than classics. I enjoyed "The March of the Kligons" and for once we get the glorious "Star Wars" Throne Room and Finale, rather than the overplayed Main Title. Cuts from "Altered States", "Body Heat", "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and yeah, "Cinema Paradiso are all worth having! So thank goodness for the DRUNK that put this all together, I guess he turned out to be a genius!