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Genre: Soundtracks & Scores
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 27-JUL-2004
CD Reviews
Simply excellent for all longtime Monk fans.
David G. Ganssle | 02/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"No, there is no Randy Newman on this album. This is the Season One soundtrack. I do like "It's A Jungle Out There", but not as much as the original theme, presented here in three versions! Jeff Beal's amazing jazz score for the first season ranged from peppy and fun to dark and moody and helped set the tone for some of the greatest scenes in the series. The main theme and "A Clean Apartment" are so much fun to listen to that they demand multiple replayings, and "Trudy's Theme" is hauntingly beautiful. Any true Monk fan should add this to their music collection immediately."
Ted Holmberg
E. A. Holmberg | New Orleans | 08/15/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"USA's Monk series is a delightful murder mystery about a quirky, compulsive detective. The show is incredibly well done with an OUTSTANDING musical score to back it up. Jeff Beal does an excellent job at translating into music the whimsical eccentricites that the show aims to create. A testament to Beal's talent is how extraordinarily well each instrumental piece stands on its own volition. The music found on the disc
is a compilation of pieces performed for the series (which they have plenty of selections to enjoy) but be sure that it can easily be appreciated by anyone. (not just fans of 'Monk')"
Great Composer, Classic and Catchy
zachman123 | 08/14/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Jeff Beal has a way with getting onto your mind. My favorite of his works, the monk theme sonk is so addictive! Although a few of the other songs may not be as exciting to listen to on their own, the songs with suspense are addicting and the jazzy songs are great for just lying down and listening to. Many of the songs are so easy to picture coming from the show, such as "I think I smell gas", and "The kiss". It actually makes the episodes easier to remember listening to this CD. Although I was doubtful at first whether the CD was worth it, it without a doubt is!
Great Work overall...!"
Jeff Beal's MONK Soundtrack CD A Sound Treat!
L. Hutton | Normal, IL USA | 08/12/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are a devoted MONK fan or not, you're in for a sound treat when you purchase Jeff Beal's MONK TV SOUNDTRACK CD! I got mine today in the mail from Amazon.com and have been dancing the Monk "jig" (or whatever the dance is called that Monk does), laughing, crying, and reflecting... The CD captures all the moods and moments of our man, Monk--from the boffo jazz theme (the extended version was expanded and complemented with the addition of counterpoint--and playful--marimba, additional strings, and drums) to new age, new wave, Latin-influenced ("Finding, Looking") themes! Jeff Beal is right up there (and often even beyond) the talented and fine TV/film score composers such as Jeff Danna ("Kung Fu: The Legend Continues"); Stewart Copeland (The Police drummer, who composed and scores for TV's "The Equalizer," TV movies and many theatrical films); W.G. Snuffy Walden (TV's "Early Edition," "Providence"); and Lee Holdridge (numerous TV series/TV movies)! For example, Jeff Beal's "Trudy's Theme" is haunting: ethereal and eternal, which brings a tear to one's eye and Monk's memories of her to mind... Like all great TV and film music/scores, MONK'S heightens the mood, the tone, and the immediate situation without overpowering it--it's truly the "sound memory" of crucial dramatic or comic scenes/moments. "Monk's A Hero" (from the pilot episode when the candidate introduces Monk as the one who solved the crime to the media) is also another tear-jerker (but in a happier and more upbeat way than the sad "Rejection" is). Plus, who can forget Monk trying to retrieve his keys from inside the casket at the church funeral service with that dental floss line and bent paper clip "hook" when listening (and laughing) to "Keys In The Casket"?? Or Monk's thinking mode score, "Zen Monk"?? The variations between the series' version of the first season MONK theme and the pilot's are sublte and interesting--I didn't even realize they varied at all until I listened to the CD!! Thanks, Jeff, for one terrific and impressive MONK TV SOUNDTRACK CD!"
Track Listings (36) - Disc #1