The Great Fantasy Adventure Album [SOUNDTRACK]

Patrick Doyle (Composer), Danny Elfman (Composer), Brad Fiedel (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Bernard Herrmann (Composer), Lee Holdridge (Composer), James Horner (Composer), Michael Kamen (Composer), Mark Knopfler (Composer), Basil Poledouris (Composer), Recorded Sound (Composer), Laurence Rosenthal (Composer), Miklos Rozsa (Composer), Alan Silvestri (Composer), John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), Erich Kunzel (Conductor), Timothy Berens (Performer), Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra)

Product Details

• Performer: Timothy Berens
• Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: Erich Kunzel
• Composer: Patrick Doyle, Danny Elfman, Brad Fiedel, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, et al.
• Audio CD (April 26, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CZH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #109,210 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cid: Fanfare and Entry of the Nobles

2. Hook: Main Themes

3. T. Rex!

4. Jurassic Park: Main Themes

5. Splitting Hairs

6. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Main Titles

7. Henry V: Opening and Closing Titles

8. Willow: Main Themes

9. Seventh Voyage of Sinbad: Overture

10. Theabyss: End Titles

11. Clash of the Titans: Main Titles, Love Theme, And End Titles

12. Rocketeer: To the Rescue and End Titles

13. Beetlejuice: Main Titles

14. Total Recall: Main Titles

15. Princess Bride: Main Titles

16. Wizards and Warriors: Main Titles

17. Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom

18. Hunt for Red October: Hymn to Red October

19. Cybergenesis

20. Terminator: Theme

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Demonstration Disc You'll Ever Need, June 9, 2006

By	DAK (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

Well, I suppose that depends on the type of music you're testing your equipment for. However, go to almost any online discussion of audio equipment, particularly subwoofers, and you'll come across this disc. Sure, most of the other reviewers mention the sound effects in less than glowing terms. It remains though that this disc contains some of the crazy lowest signals one can buy on disc. The T rex footsteps shake the entire house despite being below my hearing range with my Martin Logan Descent sub. Incredible stuff. And the glass shattering sound effects in the Terminator theme can melt your tweeters too if turned up too loud. Don't take yourself too seriously for a few minutes and enjoy the noise!
Beyond that, musically this is one of the Cincinatti Pops' finest soundtrack collections. Perhaps the best. Almost all of their recordings are sonically of the highest quality (Copland: Music of America won a Grammy for best engineering), but all too often in recent years the releases have not met the standard of this album. Arrangers that don't begin to care what the composer's intent was or tacking on pre-fab endings are the worst offenders, but most of the selections here meet or exceed the quality of the original soundtracks. All around, a great soundtrack collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blows Away All Other Such Compilations!, April 2, 2003

By	Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"Caution: Digital Sound Effects of high levels with intrasonic frequencies to 5 Hz. Please establish safe playback levels before playing tracks [3], [5], [19], [20], and [21]. Excessive playback levels could result in damage to equipment."

The above quote is found prominantly on the back cover and is a warning not to be taken lightly. The respective tracks are awesome and should be played, as well as listened to, with great care.

A 20-bit digital recording that is perfect for surround-sound systems, "The Great Fantasy Adventure Album" is a wonder for fans of the sci-fi/fantasy film genre. Highlighting some truly landmark films, the 1994 release showcases compositions from the legends of past and contemporary film scoring. Themes from the likes of Rosza, Williams, Horner, Herrmann, and Elfman are grandiosely featured here.

The best cuts are Goldsmith's "Total Recall: Main Title", "Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom" (Poledouris), and Brad Fiedel's "Terminator: Theme".

Upon hearing this trio, chills will not just go up the spine but will permeate every ounce of one's body

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cover cd with relentless sound effects, May 7, 1999

By A Customer

The Jurassic tracks and Terminator theme/Cybergenesis are subwoofer killers. Those warnings are for real.