Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek franchise now encompasses five television series, a cartoon show, 10 feature films, an IMAX presentation and an interactive Las Vegas spectacular--not bad for a much-mocked 1960s TV show discarded by its network after barely three seasons. With Enterprise, composer and previous ST series veteran Dennis McCarthy takes the saga's musical reins, ...
Manufacturer: Universal Classics
Manufacturer: Virgin
Manufacturer: Sony
With a new series of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) starring the comedy duo Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer (still very much among the living, thank you) plus Emilia Fox (as Hopkirk's fiancée) and Tom Baker (as next-world advisor, Wyvern), the BBC has turned an old sitcom into a pop culture event. Though the show's reviews have been missed, no one can argue with the credentials of those ...
Manufacturer: Island
Manufacturer: Almighty
Hot on the heels of the highly profitable Queer As Folk comes Vol 2, another great collection of hi-NRG TV-tie-in floor fillers guaranteed to get you strutting your funky stuff. From the all-time classics like The Real Thing's "You To Me Are Everything" to more contemporary kitsch like the club mix of Shaft's "Mucho Mambo (Sway)" via the 1980s hell that was Rick Astley's "Never Gonna ...
Manufacturer: Channel 4
Sarah Michelle Gellar may be saving the world from vampires but her TV show is also helping a few worthy bands get some much needed exposure. Dayton, Ohio's ridiculously prolific Guided by Voices lead things off with the playful "Teenage FBI," a strong distillation of the band's knack for the irrepressible hook. The all-femme Hepburn protest in true "Maggie's Farm" fashion (as in "I ain't gonna ...
Manufacturer: Columbia
Manufacturer: Narada
Manufacturer: Imports
This souvenir from the popular teen television drama contains several high-profile pop smashes tied to the show (Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me", Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait", and Shawn Mullins's "Shimmer"), along with a number of other tracks similar in tone and style. That is to say, if those songs' (or the show's) slightly wounded romanticism appeals to you, you're likely to find ...
Manufacturer: Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax
