Quantum Leap: Music From The Television Series [SOUNDTRACK]

Scott Bakula, Velton Ray Bunch, Mike Post

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 1993)
• Original Release Date: March 26, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Gnp Crescendo
• ASIN: B000001P1G
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #118,257 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "St. Louisian Scott Bakula a rare talent", March 27, 2000

By	J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Composers Velton Ray Bunch who scores the series "Quantum Leap", and Mike Post whose familiar "Main Title Music" is totally recognizable all over the world brings to the listener a wonderful and enjoyable album. And then there is Scott Bakula, who, as Dr. Sam Beckett, sings his way into the series and by golly it works. This talented actor Bakula, makes each episode believable with performances calling for a song, and Scott hits the mark everytime as you will witness after listening to this CD.

GNP/Crescendo Records has once again come up with the perfect album for Score/Soundtrack Collectors, not to mention anything Neil Norman puts his signature too. Highly recommend this for all film and music buffs, and for this reason I give this a five star rating - a definite classic - "Quantum Leap"!

Total Time: 65:45 on 16 Tracks/ GNP-Crescendo Records - GNPD 8036 (1993)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Surprise, September 30, 2005

By	S. D. Wright (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this CD on a whim after getting and watching Seasons One through Three DVDs of Quantum Leap. I'm glad I did. Lots of angst has been spent by QL fans regarding the exclusion from the DVD releases of certain period pop tunes included in the original episodes (notably, Ray Charles' "Georgia"). While this complaint may be valid, it overshadows the strong and beautiful original soundtrack of the series and the lovely collaboration between Velton Ray Bunch and Scott Bakula.
The vocal pieces are reworked versions of songs that appeared in the TV broadcasts. Most of us remember the TV version of "Imagine," which the character Sam sings to his sister, Katie. This CD contains a full version that is hauntingly beautiful. (Even my husband, a John Lennon groupie, was impressed.) "Somewhere in the Night," co-written by Bakula, gets a full background, while the three signature songs from Man of La Mancha ("Don Quixote," "Dulcinea," and "Impossible Dream") are smoothed into a nice (untheatrical) medley. Even "Fate's Wide Wheel," a glam rock power ballad, gets a sweet treatment, allowing you to catch the hidden meaning in the lyrics. (Thankfully, the CD does not include "Rock the Redhead.") Bakula sounds like he's having a load of fun singing in 50's-Elvis style on "Let's Play House" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky." The first time I played these two songs, I kept looking at the liner notes to confirm that it was Bakula, and not Young Elvis, singing.
On the instrumental side, the pieces are incredibly evocative. I'm amazed at the breadth of style here; essentially, Bunch produced a movie score for each episode, appropriate to the different time period and mood of each story, from the gothic "Bite Me" to the lonely and introspective "Sam's Prayer." The Suite from Lee Harvey Oswald (for which Bunch was nominated for an Emmy, and deservedly so) is by turns creepy, stirring, and pensive (like the episode), and the familiar haunting introduction that even the casual QL fan would recognize as Sam's Theme is done in such a poignant harmonica and strings combination in "Suite From the Leap Home" that it makes you homesick for your mom just listening to it.
The CD could have done without the interview with Bakula track; it sounds dated, considering what the actor has done since QL, and I would have preferred it being replaced by more music, maybe the gospelly, "He'll Be There," from Pool House Blues.
Of course, given the lush orchestration, the evocative original music, and the pleasure of a Broadway calibre voice singing Lennon and Elvis, it's probably ironic that my 4 year old insists on listening to Dean Stockwell's "Alphabet Rap" a thousand times. This version isn't as utterly awful as the episode version (kid voices carry it on the CD), but my CD player's next track button gets a workout when the 4 year old isn't around. Although, after about the hundredth time, it starts being more funny than annoying.
If you like soundtracks, this is a nice one to get. It's got a good balance of nice songs, done well. Even if you skip the spoken-word tracks (Saga Sell, Conversation, and Alphabet Rap), it's worth listening to.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent choice for Bakula fans, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

Scott Bakula is a great actor and he can sing as well. He has a wonderful voice that's filled with emotion and I enjoy hearing that. Anyone who likes Scott Bakula will love this cd. I did.