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"Choral Cinema Scores ... Very Best Of ... Crouch End Festiv

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 10/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Silva Screen Records takes us on a journey of adventure of epic musical proportions with "THE GREATEST CINEMA CHORAL CLASSIC" --- featuring The Crouch End Festival Chorus with Choir Master David Temple, The Finchley Children's Music Group, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, with Solo Soprano Charlotte Kinder and Conducted by Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and James Fitzpatrick --- inclusive are some of the biggest ever box office chart busters ever to grace the big screen --- you're in for a real treat of exhilarating and energetic film music at it's peak!



The track listings and selections are as follows:



Disc One:

1. Excalibur - (O Fortuna - from Carmina Burana)

2. Platoon - (Agnus Dei)

3. Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith - (Battle Of The Heroes)

4. The Da Vinci Code - (Kyrie For The Magdalene)

5. Conan The Barbarian - (The Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom)

6. 1492: Conquest Of Paradise - (Conquest Of Paradise)

7. The Double Life Of Veronique - (Concerto In E-minor)

8. King Kong - (The Empire State Building / Beauty Killed The Beast)

9. The Mission - (On Earth As It Is In Heaven)

10. The Abyss - (End Credits)

11. Amistad - (Dry Your Tears, Afrika)

12. The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - (Only The Beginning Of The Adventure)

13. The Lion In Winter - (Suite - with chorus)



Disc Two:

1. The Omen - (Suite For Choir And Orchestra)

2. The Lord Of The Rings: (The Two Towers - Evenstar)

3. Edward Scissorhands - (Main Title / Ice Dance)

4. Passion Of The Christ - (Resurrection)

5. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - (Duel Of The Fates)

6. Les Choristes - (In Memoriam)

7. The Last Valley - (Main Title / End Title)

8. The Sum Of All Fears - (The Mission)

9. Empire Of The Sun - (Exsultate Justi )

10. Missa Luba - (Sanctus)

11. How The West Was Won - (Main Title - choral version)

12. Saving Private Ryan - (Hymn To The Fallen)

13. Henry V - (Non Nobis Domine)



"CONAN:THE BARBARIAN" (1981-Basil Poledouris), with Arnold Schwarzenegger and resounding singers with brilliant orchestration --- then we have a selections from "THE MISSION" (1986-Enno Morricone), beautiful choir blends emotion, enhanced by haunting themes and counter melodies --- "THE LION IN WINTER" (1988-John Barry), a favorite among Barry fans, this arrangement and rendition has it all...next we travel with helmet in hand(with horns included) with ..another remake leaps to the screen with "HENRY V" (1989-Patrick Doyle), one can only marvel at Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare film, but the music from a solo to full choir gives you goose bumps --- the CD is excellent, recorded in Dolby Surround sound is completely mesmerizing and outstanding orchestration, every instrument, every voice, crystal clear --- for all the "film-score-buffs", do not pass this one up --- needs to be in your every growing collection (nuff said) --- featuring the CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS and their leader David Temple (Choir Master), world renown with a strong reputation for hitting the mark everytime --- for additional listening pleasure THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC, conducted by Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and as always Nic Raine these gentleman are the icing on the cake --- for additional listening pleasure we have the classical favorite "CARMINA BURANA" (1981-Carl Orff), the dark tale of Camelot --- now that's just for openers.



Great job from the batons of Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and Nic Raine with the guiding hand of producer James Fitzpatrick...executive producer Reynold da Silva and Silva Screen Records...presentation is flawless, with blends of immortal performances...doesn't hurt this release is a "HDCD" and "DOLBY SURROUND" sound extravaganza...looking forward to the next outing from our favorite CHORAL and ORCHESTRA in the genre of film scores and soundtracks...can't help it...I'm a "film-score-buff" nut!



Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ SILK #6040 ~ (10/03/2006)"