The story once circulated that session keyboardist Larry Knechtel could barely keep a straight face while recording the harpsichord solo on the Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You." Given that Knechtel later joined Bread, another totem of '70s (supposed) disposability, the tale seems to reflect little more than music-biz snobbery. The studio-created pop fronted by series stars David Cassidy and ...
Manufacturer: Arista Us
Although not exactly an experiment, this first Babylon 5 TV movie would pave the way for the three that followed (Thirdspace, The River of Souls, and A Call To Arms). Everything about it had to be bigger. For Christopher Franke this results in cues where you really can hear something of his orchestra for a change. Creator Strackzynski apparently insisted he "break our ...
Manufacturer: Unknown Label
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
From the Flashdance-like opener, "Pokémon Theme", to the closer, "You Can Do It (If You Really Try)", 2.B.A. Master is high-energy fare. This CD sports an over-the-top flavour drawn from video-game-styled electronic blips, disco danceability and the hollow tripped-out beats of theme park musicals, all of which makes this super hot stuff for the Pokémon generation. The 13 tunes here are ...
Manufacturer: Koch
Manufacturer: Prestige
None of the bad guys ever really got shot. They had the most indestructible set of wheels on the planet, and with just a haircomb and tube of toothpaste they could convert it into a battle-worthy super-tank. Those 80s Musketeers The A-Team were renegades but fought for justice, and we loved them for it. The musical set-up stayed the same throughout: guitar, drum-set, and small strings and horn ...
Manufacturer: Silva Screen
Manufacturer: BBC
It's no exaggeration to say that, though it lasted only 30 episodes, Twin Peaks started a revolution in North American television. In partnership with unsung hero Mark Frost, the visionary filmmaker David Lynch (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet) brought his dark and surreal perceptions to the small screen. 1980's TV had been dominated by the glossy soap operas Dallas and ...
Manufacturer: Warner
The Blue Planet, a BBC natural history series presented by David Attenborough, is accompanied by an appropriately sweeping score by George Fenton. After a bombastic main theme that fuses orchestra, electronics and synthesised choir into a 21st-century anthem, the remaining 15 tracks present an orchestral portrait of the world's oceans. Though folk-ethnic elements are incorporated into cues ...
