Track Listings (33) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits Title: Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Tee Vee Tunes Original Release Date: 12/1/1998 Release Date: 12/1/1998 Album Type: Soundtrack Genre: Soundtracks Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 016581195028, 4009880442623, 016581195028 |
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This first installment of Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits opens, appropriately, with two famous pieces, "2001: A Space Odyssey" (a.k.a. the prelude to Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra) and "Star Wars" (a.k.a. John Williams's varia... more » |
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Amazon.com This first installment of Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits opens, appropriately, with two famous pieces, "2001: A Space Odyssey" (a.k.a. the prelude to Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra) and "Star Wars" (a.k.a. John Williams's variation on Holst's The Planets), and further mines film and TV history for interstellar anthems. Much of this stuff is predictable; different selections from films like The Black Hole and Blade Runner would have been more interesting. Yet there are diamonds in the rough, including the eerily disjointed theme to Planet of the Apes, the psychedelic electronic swirl of Dr. Who, and the squealing strings of Alien (before such a concept became cinema cliché). This is a decent dedication to those brave souls exploring the furthest reaches of space. --Bryan Reesman Similar CDs
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Member CD Reviews John P. from MARANA, AZ Reviewed on 10/9/2011... There were some great songs on here and some so obscure even I didn't know them. ( And I am a HUGE sci fi nut ). But if you're looking to add to a collection or just want to revisit some o;d shows from the past here are their theme songs for you.
CD ReviewsInteresting !!....but beware Lim Chong Eu | Singapore | 04/17/2002 (3 out of 5 stars) "Whoa !! When I first saw this on Amazon, I did not hesitate to grab hold of this as soon as possible. There they are.....all the themes from TV and movies from the 60s to 90s that I've always wanted. But sadly, halfway through the CD, I felt a bit disappointed as not all are originals (and I wonder why they could not get their hands on them, since this CD is priced at premium). So beware of the following :Track 1 : Space Odyssey to Track 4 : Return of the Jedi These are NOT originals, but recorded by other orchestras.Tracks 5 to 25 : are originals, containing many interesting TV themes from the 60s and 70s, except that, the theme of Buck Rogers is so badly mastered that it sounds as if it was recorded with a microphone direct from the TV box. They should have just dumped this track if they could not get a better recording.Track 26 : Blade Runner is the recording by the New American orchestra, and NOT the original by Vangelis.Tracks 28 to 33 : they are originals from the TV, but most are too short and some merely contains snippets of sounds and voices, not really worth listening.But, overall this is a must buy, as you can only get all these themes together in this volume." Disappointment. Mikhail Barkovskiy | 06/30/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "Disappointment. To tell the truth, I have purchased this CD mainly because of the "Alien" movie theme. Therefore was very disappointed - the theme was reduced, as it seems to me, on 70 %. The same is with the "Abyss" theme - you will hear drums only... Music from Blade Runner sounds strange - not like Vangelis. I regret, that has bought this CD."
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