With such lofty intentions, it was a shame Steven Spielberg's anthology series could rarely see a good idea through to a fully-rounded episode. This two-episodes-for-one deal demonstrates a couple that did work, although since the music was often better than the visuals that hardly matters! John Williams bookends each episode with his catchy title theme (included for completists), and as an often ...
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
Manufacturer: Cinerama
Somehow Debbie Wiseman makes her TV music budgets go a long way. For Absolute Truth, a study of the development of the Catholic Church, she aptly centres the score around the religious musical constant--a mixed choir. Their volume en masse rings at a powerful level, and--as introduced in the title cue--is the dominant voice in her instrumental palette. The strings and woodwinds ...
Manufacturer: BBC
Manufacturer: Imports
Manufacturer: Prestige
The third and final soundtrack to the last of Dom Joly's guerrilla style comedy series, Trigger Happy TV 3 is another great selection of downbeat music from the show. Joly, (self confessed "good white indie boy") delves into his own personal record collection again and comes back with both some classic and surprising selections. There are some tracks from the late 80s / early 90s which are ...
Manufacturer: Channel 4
Manufacturer: Rhino
