Varèse Sarabande - A 30th Anniversary Celebration [Soundtrack, Box set]

James Newton Howard (Composer), John Debney (Composer), Alexandre / Zigman, Aaron Desplat (Composer), Laura Karpman (Composer), John [2] [Film] Powell (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Various Composers (Composer), Aaron Zigman (Composer), Mark Isham (Composer), Christophe Beck (Composer), Mychael Danna (Composer), Rachel Portman (Composer), Patrick Doyle (Composer), Harry Gregson-Williams (Composer), Stuart Matthewman (Composer), Cliff Eidelman (Composer), Andrea Guerra (Composer), Hans Zimmer (Composer), Michael Giacchino (Composer), Trevor Rabin (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Soundtrack, Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Varèse Sarabande
• ASIN: B0015I2OFU
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Peter Pan (James Newton Howard) Flying (3:34)

2. Elf (John Debney) Buddy's Journey (2:37)

3. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Alexandre Desplat / Aaron Zigman) Finale (2:40)

4. Taken (Laura Karpman) Main Title (1:02)

5. Robots (John Powell) Robots Overture (4:05)

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Disc: 2

1. Sea of Dreams (Luis Bacalov) Sea of Dreams (2:39)

2. Beat The Drum (Klaus Badelt / Ramin Djawadi) The Village (5:31)

3. Duma (John Debney) Xan And Duma Say Goodbye (3:23)

4. Blood Diamond (James Newton Howard) Solomon Vandy (2:11)

5. The Quiet American (Craig Armstrong) The Quiet American (5:58)

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Disc: 3

1. The Good German (Thomas Newman) Unrecht Oder Recht (Main Title) (2:27)

2. Firewall (Alexandre Desplat) Firewall (3:18)

3. Rush Hour 3 (Lalo Schifrin) Parachute Down (2:14)

4. Annapolis (Brian Tyler) Showdown (5:48)

5. Flyboys (Trevor Rabin) Heroes (4:33)

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Disc: 4

1. Four Brothers (David Arnold) Four Brothers (2:45)

2. Inside Man (Terence Blanchard) Good And Ready (2:20)

3. 24 (Sean Callery) Main Title (Orchestral Videogame Version) (4:40)

4. American Gangster (Marc Streitenfeld) Frank Lucas (2:42)

5. Zodiac (David Shire) Graysmith's Theme (2:27)

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Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

* Included are cues from such blockbusters as The Bourne Supremacy, Shrek 2, Night At The Museum, M:i:III ... * Critically acclaimed films such as American Gangster, Inside Man, House Of Sand And Fog, United 93, Blood Diamond ... * Academy Award-winners Million Dollar Baby and The Lives of Others ... * Family classics like Peter Pan, Elf, The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants, The Holiday ... * Action blockbusters like The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, X-Men: The Last Stand, I, Robot, Fantastic Four, Tears Of The Sun ... * Also included are some truly wonderful scores from some films you might have missed completely!

Product Description

Four CD set. Here is over five hours of great film music by various artists. Produced as a companion piece to their best-selling 25th Anniversary set, there is no duplication here. For their 30th anniversary they look back at their greatest releases over the last five years. And being the most prolific film music record label in the world, that meant they had over 250 soundtracks to choose from! Averaging over 55 new soundtrack releases a year, VarŠse Sarabande's catalog features virtually every great name in film music. A list of just a few of the composers included here includes the late Jerry Goldsmith, along with Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, Mark Isham, Trevor Rabin, Patrick Doyle, James Horner and many more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good., September 26, 2008

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Francisco José Poyato Ariza "Fran" (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Varèse Sarabande - A 30th Anniversary Celebration (Audio CD)

The two previous "25th anniversary celebrations" from Varèse Sarabande are a must in any music library, not to mention if one likes cinema music (the real contemporary symphonic music, in my opinion). I was a little reluctant about this one at first, as it covers a very short time span (only five years), and many of the movies are unheard of...at least for me (I do confess I have disappointedly abandoned Western cinema for Far East one for quite some time now). However, the quality of the music is simply breathtaking. Virtually every track is worth to be listend to attentively. Pure musical enjoyment. Get it while supply lasts!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not to be missed, January 1, 2009

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Sahara (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

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The 25th anniversary collection was fabulous so I ordered this the minute I heard it was released...it does not disappoint. It covers the last 5 years gamut of films from lightweight to challenging musicalities. (personal favorite the more exotic disc 2). It is almost overwhelming trying to take in so many different films and guessing the composers to match the soundtracks. Thank you for also including a track from Lost - a real surprise. Producers - please don't make us wait another 5 years for another one!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a lot of music for a great deal, March 20, 2009

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Chris Garner (Mesquite, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This Varese Sarabande 30th Anniversary Cd set is a collection of film music released from 2003 to 2008. There's something for just about any film score fan here. I don't imagine anyone would love the whole thing, but my guess is that there will at least a few tracks from each disc that you'll enjoy. This is especially great for film score fans that haven't been keeping up with recent releases. Personal favorites of mine are the Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, All the King's Men, Lost, and Racing Stripes among others.

At the end of the day, though, you just can't beat that price for that much music. There's more than one CD's worth of good music here (even to the pickiest listener) for only one CD's price.