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The Words And The Music Of Frankenstein (Film Score Anthology)

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I don't know why people complain about the words in their review because this is entitled "The WORDS and music". Yes, there are a lot of soundclips. This isn't solely a music CD or even really a soundtrack but an audio tribute with both soundbites and music.

Rob Zombie did a nice job on the compilation. The sound bites are good ones, and the audio quality is good. The picture book of movie posters and stills is great.

If you collect horror memoribilia and are a fan of the old horror films, or you used to watch the "Creature Feature" type show on the local UHF stations, then you should get this. It's a very nice tribute. If you want to listen to a CD of music, you probably won't enjoy it as much or even understand why this is so cool.

The first guy to review this CD is right, it's not a Rob Zombie music CD. But if you're a fan of Frankenstein, it's a lot of fun. I don't know how many people would enjoy this CD, but I'll put it this way: I've been known to watch Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein back-to-back in one sitting. So this CD is ideal for me. Now I can take these movies into my car with me. Because all there is to this CD is just dialogue snippets from the three movies, with a few short patches of music from the films. Frankenstein, in case you didn't know, was made in 1931, when movies didn't usually have music scores. The movie had one minute of music, which you get here. It's nice to see that Zombie included clips from the oft-forgotten Son of Frankenstein, Karloff's third and final portrayal of the monster. Son is often forgotten because Karloff is the only significant member of the original team from the first two Franks to return for the third pic. Director James Whale is gone, Colin Clive is gone, that guy that played Fritz is gone. But new cast members include Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi. Oh, by the way, I know what you're thinking, and the answer's "yes". When I have watched Frank, Bride, and Son of Frank, I usually followed it up with Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.

I was hoping for a bit of music from Rob Zombie in this compiliation of the Frankenstine movies.

Although, the cd is rather good from a horror fan's point of view. The Rob Zombie fan will be seriously disapointed that there is ** NO ROB ZOMBIE MUSIC HERE **.

Which is a disapointment for me, I though Zombie would have done some background music for the original dialog from the movies. Thats what I was looking for.

But did not get...

The packaging, has a lot of good stills from the movie, along with some "behind the scenes" photos, of like Lagosi & Karloff cutting a Birthday cake in their monster make up.

Would have been nice to see an Enhanced CD out of this work, but did not happen here.

Zombie is thinking from what I have heard in rumor to do simular albums for the other Universal Monsters.

I just hope he does something a bit different, rather then audio clips from the movies.

This album could have been easly made by anyone who has access to all three movies, or a audio clip site on the net dealing with horror, and a CD Writer. Thats is it.. thats all this cd is..

So if you are just into the horror, then this CD is a nice addition to your collection. Great for listening to at night before going to bed in a darkened room (lets your imagination run wild).

Zombie fans, sad to say, there is no music on this CD for us.

-L8TR

As a lover of these classic films,my preference is to
have these 3 great movies in my collection.However,when one can't have the best then having just these soundtracks is superb! To say that black and white films aren't worth watching is doing an injustice to some classic history of the cinema and just superb filmmaking.Orson Welles once said that black and white is a filmmakers friend......I can't agree more.If one can't see and hear Boris Karloff,Bela Lugosi,Colin Clive,Ernest Thesiger and Lionel Atwill then just hearing them is the next best thing.The soundtracks to these gothic classics are keeping their memories alive .....so TO THE HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN!

No horror fiend should be without this collection of dialouges and musical pieces from three of the most famous Frankenstein movies. Rob Zombie is man of pure genius and musical talent. I cannot wait to see what he has in store for his fans next.

This CD features dialogue snippets from 3 classic horror movies: Frankenstein, Bride of..., and Son of.... They sound great, and I'm glad Universal and Rob Zombie combined their efforts to get the classic monsters the respect they deserve. Get this for your Halloween music collection.

This cd is for horror buffs who appreciate the old universal classic horror from a soundtrack point of view. Good collectible item.

A beautiful CD for the packaging alone - awesome cover art by Basil Gogos - a brief intro by Rob Zombie - and a generous booklet with film stills, rare photos, poster art, and cast and crew lists. If for some reason Frankenstein and its sequels were not available on home video, then this CD would be essential. Thankfully, that's not the case! As one might expect, it's nearly impossible to convey the power of a film such as Frankenstein with the audio tracks alone. While this CD is great for what it is, it's no substitute for the experience of actually watching the films. If you already have all three Frankenstein films in your collection and really like the idea of driving around town listening to lightening storms and Karloff growls, then this is perfect.

The uncredited score by Giuseppe Becce & Bernhard Kaun from the original "Frankenstein" film, Waxman's "The Bride of Frankenstein" and Skinner's "The Son of Frankenstein" are presumably at the center of this recording. However, the use of dialogue and sound effects, though usually separated from the score, is extremely bothersome on repeat listening. The music is better than this release allows. If one wants the music with sound effects & dialogue, get the films themselves.

Awful....Zombie sounds like he held a tape recorder up in the movie theater and recorded the entire movie and then spliced it to tracks. Avoid this one at all costs... it was nothing what I was expecting.