Manufacturer: Lakeshore
Manufacturer: Universal Classics
Patrick Doyle eats classic literature adaptations for breakfast. The talented Scots composer was clearly born to write for this medium after his many Shakespearean collaborations for Kenneth Brannagh. His first dip into the world of Jane Austen is as much a joy as any of those. The two songs opening and closing the disc immediately make it an essential. Soprano Jane Eaglen's performances of "Weep ...
Manufacturer: Unknown Label
Ironic is probably the word for this soundtrack. For perhaps the most acclaimed film of his extraordinary career, director Martin (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) Scorsese chose to accompany a shatteringly violent and foul-mouthed Mafia drama with the romantic, innocent, idealistic pop sounds of the 50s and 60s. The songs chronicle the years over which the story unfolds, with Tony ...
Manufacturer: WEA
Manufacturer: Geffen
Tous les Matins du Monde was the 1991 art-house hit which brought the music of Marin Marais and Saint Colombe and the extraordinary artistry of viola de gamba player Jordi Savall to wide attention. The original bestselling album is now supplanted by this reissue on Savall's own label. Offering a portrait of 17th-century France, the disc gives equal time to Marais, representing the world of ...
Manufacturer: Alia Vox
Manufacturer: Sumthing Else
For nearly a full minute, there's nothing but a low rumble opening the album with "The Coral Atoll". This is the first indication that this score will be difficult to recognise as coming from Hans Zimmer. The pause here is an effect that, once expanded upon, draws you into a whole new world of expression from a composer previously known for his all-action pyrotechnics (Crimson Tide, ...
Manufacturer: RCA
The Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced musical Bombay Dreams arrived on the London stage in June 2002. It's a hard task to retain the exciting authenticity of the Bollywood musical while coating it in a layer of West End musical, without dissipating the whole experience. Considering that Bombay Dreams composer AR Rahmen is one of such a phenomenon in India, it is odd that much of this ...
Manufacturer: Sony Classical
