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Wonderful "lost" Williams and Delerue music

Taylor Dahl | Florida | 05/23/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Honestly, the only reason I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars is that these are new recordings rather than the originals, and there are subtle faults in these versions of John Williams' otherwise sublime title themes (which I knew very well from watching the show)."The Mission," despite the fact that he isn't conductiong, still comes across as classic Williams music, huge and suspenseful and magical. Actually, some his best work in my opinion.The late Georges Delerue's "Dorothy and Ben" score is without a doubt some of the saddest music I've ever heard. And if you've seen this episode of the show it should be twice as moving for you (it's the one about the old man who awakens from a long coma and picks up psychic messages from a little girl who is still in a coma). Great music from a great piece of television.If you like great film music, you'll love this album."

Very Short, But Sweet CD For John Williams Music Lovers.

William F. Flanigan Jr. | North Potomac, MD USA | 06/23/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"First the numbers: three stars overall (four stars for performance; three for composer selections--five for John Williams (JW); one for Georges Delerue (GD); four for recording quality; and one for CD length (it's only 40 minutes long!). If you love JW's music (and who doesn't?!), this long- anticipated CD belongs in your collection. The score is compact (about 27-minutes long) and exciting through out. It includes many variations on themes from the Indiana Jones trilogy, has a dash or two of E.T., plus some new and deliciously different music. At the other end of the continuum, the CD also includes a much shorter score composed by GD. Even by "TV-music standards," it's borderline pathetic. Without going into details, here's one way to view things: the GD score lasts about 12 minutes; the last track on the CD ("End Title") is composed by JW and lasts 31 seconds; the latter completely blows away the former! A final word on economics. Since there were over 40 Amazing Stories, many with scores composed by world-class composers, it seems inexcusable (and just plain cheap) that the producer (and the recording label) released a CD with a playing time less than that of a 33-1/3 disc!"