Editorial Reviews: Goldsmith , Horner , Williams , Rózsa , Herrmann , James Bond ), Jarre's distinguishes itself by virtue of the man's diversity. You simply cannot compare the alien religious chorale from Enemy Mine with the heartstring tugging of Ghost . The composer certainly has a recognisable style--one that stems from his percussionist origins. But it's always the wealth of melody that impresses. As the album title acknowledges, we adore his Doctor Zhivago theme for Lara, so too Lawrence's desert trek. The point of this collection (put together by a fan of the composer) is to capitalise on the general familiarity of the "big names", and enthral with lesser-known titles such as The Fixer , El Condor , Red Sun and Villa Rides . Credit is given across a couple of orchestras for the re-recordings, but both have captured the energy and spirit of the composer very well. --Paul Tonks
