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Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $24.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 27890
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.5 x 0.5
MPN: 87736
UPC: 696998773622
EAN: 0696998773622
ASIN: B000068TN9
Release Date: July 2, 2002
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Saving Private Ryan 'Hymn To The Fallen' - John Williams | | • | Double Indemnity 'Prelude' - Miklos Rozsa | | • | The Lost Weekend 'Finale' - Miklos Rozsa | | • | The Heiress 'Departure/Morris Suggests Love/The Proposal/Finale' - Aaron Copland | | • | Sunset Boulevard 'Prelude' - Franz Waxman | | • | The Ten Commandments 'Prelude' - Elmer Bernstein | | • | Breakfast At Tiffany's 'Moon River' - Henry Mancini | | • | Hatari! 'Baby Elephant Walk' - Henry Mancini | | • | Rosemary's Baby 'Main Title (Vocal)' - Christopher Komeda | | • | Romeo & Juliet 'Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet' - Nino Rota | | • | Once Upon A Time In The West 'Once Upon A Time In The West' - Ennio Morricone | | • | Love Story 'Theme From Love Story' - Francis Lai | | • | The Godfather 'Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)' - Nino Rota | | • | The Godfather 'Love Theme From The Godfather' - Nino Rota | | • | Chinatown 'Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith | | • | The Godfather - Part II 'End Title' - Nino Rota | | • | Star Trek: The Motion Picture 'End Title' - Jerry Goldsmith | | • | Raiders Of The Lost Ark 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' - John Williams | | • | Terms Of Endearment 'Theme From Terms Of Endearment' - Michael Gore | | • | Flashdance 'Love Theme From Flashdance' - Giorgio Moroder | | • | Beverly Hills Cop 'Axel F' - Harold Faltermeyer |
Disc 2
| • | Witness 'Building The Barn' - Maurice Jarre | | • | Children Of A Lesser God 'Main Title' - Michael Convertino | | • | The Untouchables 'The Strength Of The Righteous (Main Title)' - Ennio Morricone | | • | Fatal Attraction 'Fatal Attraction' - Maurice Jarre | | • | The Addams Family 'Main Title' - Marc Shaiman | | • | Dead Again 'Winter 1948' - Patrick Doyle | | • | Indecent Proposal 'Flashback & Photos' - John Barry | | • | The Firm 'How Could You Lose Me?-End Title' - Dave Grusin | | • | Clear And Present Danger 'Main Title/A Clear And Present Danger' - James Horner | | • | Braveheart 'For The Love Of A Princess' - James Horner | | • | Primal Fear 'Courtroom Montage' - James Newton Howard | | • | Mission: Impossible 'Zoom B' - Danny Elfman | | • | Star Trek: First Contact 'End Credits' - Jerry Goldsmith | | • | Titanic 'Hard To Starboard' - James Horner | | • | The Rugrats Movie 'Baby Shower Happenings' - Mark Mothersbaugh | | • | The Talented Mr. Ripley 'Italia' - Gabriel Yared | | • | Rules Of Engagement 'Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)' - Mark Isham | | • | Mission: Impossible 2 'The Bait' - Hans Zimmer | | • | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 'Main Titles' - Graeme Revell | | • | Vanilla Sky 'To The Roof' - Nancy Wilson | | • | The Sum Of All Fears 'The Mission' - Jerry Goldsmith | | • | Forest Gump 'I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump' - Alan Silvestri |
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Amazon.com
Granddaddy of the Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures is rightfully proud of its century of contributions to both American cinema and the art of film scoring. But the first disc of this 43-track double-CD anthology merely hints at the studio's musical peaks, blithely skipping through its first seven decades in just 17 tracks. Indeed, the package as a whole seems more interested in marketing its post-'70s catalog of hits and blockbusters than it does in paying real homage to history and roots. Even rarities like Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend are served up via modern budget-line rerecordings, as is Ennio Morricone's epochal Once upon a Time in the West). Contemporary recordings of Aaron Copland's rare score to The Heiress and Franz Waxman's great Sunset Blvd. fare better, but soundtrack fans may miss the originals. The studio's rich pop-crossover successes in the '60s are documented via Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Love Story, while successful franchises like Star Trek and Raiders also get their due. Too often the '90s-focused second disc only underscores some uncomfortable trends in contemporary scoring--orchestral nervous tics punctuated by booming crescendos, treacly piano Muzak--and makes one wonder if the music of The Rugrats Movie and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider are really film music milestones. --Jerry McCulley
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 movie themes September 29, 2007
This is a splendid cd if you enjoy movie themes. Original performances that bring back fond memories of the films. Many selections included.
Great Movies have Great Soundtracks! May 10, 2007
If you love movies and movie music, you can't go wrong with this two cd Paramount Anniversary set.
 Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything July 19, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Normally I have a lot to say in my reviews, but not this time. The main problem with this collection is that all the most memorable film scores are just on one disc, with the second used mostly to play out stuff from the last ten years that, really, musically isn't very memorable and only includes three pieces anyone will recognize just because, like the movies they come from, they're based on old TV shows - The Addams Family, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible.
And that brings up another problem. With all due respect to the late Jerry Goldsmith, who has provided some truly great classic movie scores, was it REALLY necessary to include TWO versions of the SAME Star Trek march in this collection? This seems evocative of the milk-it-for-all-its-worth attitude Paramount has had lately toward its now-tarnished crown-jewel franchise. Where's James Horner's theme music from Star Trek II and III? If they're gonna put Star Trek on here twice, they should have provided a little diversity. It wouldn't have taken much, I'm sure.
I'm sure that Paramount's had other films with far more memorable music (even Harold Faltermeyer's Top Gun Anthem could have helped on Disc 2). This just seems like a lazy attempt at something that really could have been great.
More of a propaganda CD October 29, 2002
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
There are some really great songs on this 2 CD set. However, those really great songs seem to be lightly interspersed amongst a large number of forgettable songs whose main purpose seems to be to remind you of those movies you enjoy(ed) so much.It seems a little odd to me that out of 90 years of film making the most memorable scores have been largely released within the last few years. I was pleased to find themes from the Godfather, Indiana Jones and Witness. I was perplexed with the inclusion of songs from Rugrats, both Mission Impossible movies (one would have been more than enough) and Tomb Raider (memorable???). This is my own personal bias, but I do prefer movie soundtracks that evoke a feeling of excitement. With this collection I just couldn't get excited. I kept finding myself being let down by songs that didn't in some way complement the preceeding song. There are certainly some great tracks here, but overall I was disappointed. My advise would be to look elsewhere.
 Great selection of Film Hits! September 24, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This one was a pleasant surprise! I thought- how could any CD that had "Baby Elephant Walk" be all that good? This one is. Lots of great scores- classics and a few hidden treasures. After hearing the beautiful title score for "Children of a Lesser God", I had to buy the entire soundtrack - very soothing. There are a few that may seem too overplayed ("Love Story", "Raiders of the Lost Ark",), but most are a welcome addition to any compilation. Try NOT loving "Building the Barn" from "Witness" or the "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan". Hours of great listening.
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