Oasis [Soundtrack]

Tangerine Dream

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 28, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Miramar
• ASIN: B000003IQC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,472 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Flashflood

2. Zion

3. Reflections

4. Cliff Dwellers

5. Waterborne

6. Cedar Breaks

7. Summer Storm

8. Hopi Mesa Heart

9. Chia Maroon (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

CD reissue of this title from the innovative German Electronica outfit, one of the most influential instrumental outfits of the 20th century. Tangerine Dream has never produced anything calculated to make the masses jump off their chairs and start screaming Top 40 tunes, but they have managed to have an immense impact in the world of Electronic and soundtrack music. Their 107 (and counting) studio, live and soundtrack releases have their own driving hypnotic pieces that might differ from release to release, but they are all uniquely Tangerine Dream. Document. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More pretty pictures for the mind!, February 17, 2000

By	Steve Benner "Stonegnome" (Lancaster, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album dates from 1996, and is a copy (with additional bonuses) of the complete soundtrack from the video release of the same name, which celebrates the natural wonders of the American Southwest. The music works much better away from its mixed media setting-largely because when free of the visual distraction that that supplies, the real beauty of this soundtrack can be more fully appreciated.

Stylistically, the music of this album is very similar to much of TD's earlier album, "Goblins Club". It provides plenty of variety and the mood is always very upbeat, with the sound being clear as well as big and punchy. In addition to the 7 tracks featured on the video, the CD contains another 11 minutes or so of very fine music and is a much better bet than the DVD if you don't want to buy both. This has to be one of Tangerine Dream's best releases of the late 1990s.

(For a fuller review, see this CD's entry on the amazon.co.uk site; I have also written a review of the video from which this soundtrack is taken in the DVD section of amazon.com)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Emotional Oasis, July 18, 2003

By A Customer

Your preference for TD's various "era's" come into play here, and if you prefer the hypnotic earlier material from pre-1980, you may find this one a bit too logical. That being said, I must agree with some of the other reviewers that this is indeed one of TD's finest soundtracks. Apart from the non-rhythmic jangling of "sleigh bells" (?) on "Hopi Mesa Heart", this is a first class listen from start to finish. My own TD favorites are ones which have several changes of pace in a compositional style, yet retain melody and rhythym throughout. Favorite all-time tracks of TD's are "Voxel Ux" (Quinoa), "Yellowstone" (Le Parc), "Beauty of the Blast" (Architecture in Motion), and "Waterborne" from this CD. To REALLY enjoy "Waterborne", listen to it on a system with a wide freq. response, and studio monitor style speakers that can really push air. There's a lot of lo-frequency stuff here that "bookshelf" speakers conceal. As has been said, the tracks "Summer Storm" and "Chia Maroon" also lend considerable weight to the value of this CD. This is more than just pretty tunes, there's a lot of depth and composition here that make this one a CD you can really melt into.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really good, September 15, 2000

By	Daniel A Kaufman (Mercer Island, WA United States) - See all my reviews

I was suprised by this one. I wasn't really expecting this to be as fun as it is. It's upbeat, got some new music in it and it was excellently arranged. This is a refreshingly beautiful album..I highly recomend this one to the true TD fan.