Manufacturer: Walt Disney
Manufacturer: Sbme Special MKTS.
Alexander Courage may have given the sprawling Star Trek franchise its signature musical fanfare, but for two decades it's been composer Jerry Goldsmith who's periodically infused the film and TV cycles with their crucial musical heart and soul or, as in the case of this rousing masterwork, their fire and fury. Giving nearly free reign to his notably modernist muse, the veteran has turned ...
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Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
Lea Salonga, best known as the voice of Jasmine in Aladdin, steals the show here as the title character in Disney's Mulan. The former star of Miss Saigon adds touching elements to the feature, especially on introspective numbers such as "Reflection". Unfortunately, the voice of Donny Osmond, relegated to anthems such as "I'll Make a Man Out of You" doesn't really enhance the ...
Manufacturer: Disney
Manufacturer: Silva Screen
Jerry Goldsmith maintains he wrote his best work for director Franklin J. Schaffner. With Planet of the Apes there was so much to be intellectually stimulated by, it's intriguing to consider what he might have put together under another director's mind-set (like the largely conventionally scored four sequels). There's no indication of music in the Ape culture; the film's heroic focal point ...
Manufacturer: Fox Classics
Unified in its resolve, aware of its filmic origins, and imaginative in its materials and orchestral thought, Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score for The Omen is a post-modern classic. Genre enthusiasts will remember the story of a married couple (Gregory Peck, Lee Remick) who adopt a five-year-old boy only to discover that he is the Anti-Christ. Written for mixed chorus and orchestra, ...
