The writer of the theme tune for Ally McBeal, Vonda Shepard has become a fully-fledged American celebrity. She's no major-label diva, though--after being unceremoniously dumped by Warner Brothers when her first two albums didn't sell, Shepard was plucked from a tiny stage by David E Kelly, the creator of Ally McBeal, and within a year had attained stardom as Ally's muse, forever ...
Manufacturer: Epic
It's a stroke of marketing genius: just before any of the World Wrestling Federation's stars enters an arena, his theme music blares over the speakers. It's an amazing dramatic device for the story-line-fuelled "sports entertainment experience", and it drives the fans wild. It doesn't make for good songs, but that's not really the point--after all, the idea here is to get a distinctive 10 to 15 ...
Manufacturer: Koch
Rarely has a television theme tune been as indelibly associated with a particular character as Barrington Pheloung's haunting threnody for Inspector Morse. The first chords conjure an instant image of John Thaw's irascible detective with Sergeant Lewis trailing behind and no matter how many times you hear them, raise expectations of a gripping, solid two hours of satisfying drama. You might, of ...
Manufacturer: Virgin
Manufacturer: Essential
Summer is the time for compilations, be they Ibiza related or just plain pop, so why shouldn't teen soap operas get in on the act like this 40 song collection of chart hits branded by thrice weekly Hollyoaks? As with every pop compilation this year it includes S Club 7's "Don't Stop Movin'" which is undoubtedly one of the songs of 2001. Other notable inclusions include: for the dance ...
Manufacturer: Universal Music TV
They've got the moves, they've got the outfits, and yes, they've got the music. Anyone familiar with the part circus-sideshow, part rock-video testostoronefest of the World Wrestling Federation's Raw and Smackdown shows will recognize the entrance songs for the hottest stars in the WWF. These are the songs to which the wrestlers power up as they take the stage amidst flashing lights, ...
Who said musical comedy was dead? Was it you? Fools! There are more shining moments in each of these 39 zippy little numbers than in the complete score of any bloated Broadway dud today. Peppered with original dialogue, and seven renditions of "The Simpsons Main Title Theme" (including Australian, Big Band, and Afro-Cuban), this disc includes beloved originals like "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?". ...
Manufacturer: Rhino
Like most "overnight sensations", Vonda Shepard had been slogging away for quite a spell--more than a decade's worth of touring, and three previous albums to be precise--before getting to grab the brass ring via the hit TV show Ally McBeal. This disc reprises most of the cover songs Shepard performed during the series' first year, from the ubiquitous "Hooked on a Feeling" to a lovely ...
All that's missing from this World Wrestling Foundation-sanctioned compilation is a version of Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff". A shrewd marketing move and sometimes even good music, WWF Aggression collects rap takes on 13 theme songs from the televised extravaganzas that brought mega-fame to the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mankind, and even honcho Vince McMahon. The tone here is mostly ...
Manufacturer: Global TV
