When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborated on the Academy Award-winning Saving Private Ryan, an abiding passion to further honour the young fighting soldiers of WWII was born in both men, resulting in Band of Brothers, an ambitious 10-part mini-series based on historian Stephen Ambrose's account of a 101st Airborne regiment as it fought its way across Europe. In scoring the ...
Manufacturer: Sony Classical
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
In the wake of Star Wars (1977) came many a space opera seeking box-office glory. Battlestar Galactica (1978) started life as a television series, though after the pilot episode swept the ratings in America a shortened version was released in cinemas overseas. Composer Stu Philips's score was issued on LP and recycled through the life of the series, and this album is effectively a ...
Manufacturer: Virgin
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 ...
Manufacturer: BBC
Following the critical success of Channel Four's Queer as Folk and the accompanying soundtrack, Russell T Watson, the writer and co-producer of the show, has returned with another controversial drama, this time for ITV1--Bob and Rose. Attempting to mirror the success of their previous partnership, ace hi-energy/pop remixers and producers Almighty have also put together a pumping ...
Manufacturer: Almighty
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: Imports
Manufacturer: Universal Music TV
Manufacturer: Global TV
