King Kong [Import]

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Average customer rating: Beat Your Chest to Get This One To be honest... Individual Songs are Good, but Overall Flow of the CD Soundtrack Seems Slow and Sluggish. King Kong Just what I wanted

King Kong James Newton Howard Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Munich Memoirs of a Geisha The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe King Kong - Extended Cut (Three-Disc Deluxe Edition) The Da Vinci Code ASIN: B000BJ7CUQ Release Date: 2005-12-13

Tracks:

1. King Kong
2. A Fateful Meeting
3. Defeat Is Always Momentary
4. It's In The Subtext
5. Two Grand
6. The Venture Departs
7. Last Blank Space On The Map
8. It's Deserted
9. Something Monsterous... Neither Beast Nor Man
10. Head Towards The Animals
11. Beautiful
12. Tooth And Claw
13. That's All There Is...
14. Captured
15. Central Park
16. The Empire State Building
17. Beauty Killed The Beast I
18. Beauty Killed The Beast II
19. Beauty Killed The Beast III
20. Beauty Killed The Beast IV
21. Beauty Killed The Beast V

Amazon.com

James Newton Howard reportedly got the King Kong gig as a last-minute replacement for Howard Shore (who of course had worked on King Kong director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings series). The good news is that Howard still managed to write an honorable score; the bad news is that it's no more than honorable. For some, the biggest disappointment may be that Howard didn't find more inspiration in the film's 1930s setting. Once in a while he inserts a vaguely jazzy flourish (the brief clarinet passages in "Defeat Is Always Momentary" for instance) but the period detail is kept to a minimum. Having more may have helped give the score a shot of much-needed individuality. Action scenes, for instance, are set to the opulently orchestrated, frantic percussive rumble that is Hollywood short-hand for, well, action scenes. "Head Towards the Animals" and "Beauty Killed the Beast III" are just the most typical examples of that style: Howard gives these bravura numbers the requisite pounding intensity, but can we be blamed for feeling that we've heard them dozens of times before? Similarly, the composer sticks to the expected when he needs to get more contemplative, as on "A Fateful Meeting" (soothing strings, soothing clarinet) or "Beautiful" (flutes to suggest the exotic locale). In short, this album is everything you expect it to be. Which sometimes isn't quite enough. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Known for his robust orchestral scores laced with lush sounds, James Newton Howard's compelling music for King Kong is a treasure destined to become another classic in his rich catalogue. Tracks such as "A Fateful Meeting" and "Defeat Is Always Momentary" take the listener on an urgent voyage to an undiscovered land, while "It's Deserted" and "Beautiful" evoke the lyrical beauty of the landscape created by Jackson and inhabited by the films memorable characters. Howard perfectly compliments the feeling of suspense, love and compassion the film so powerfully conveys.

James Newton Howard is one of Hollywood's most versatile and prolific composers, with more than 90 films to his credit. He has received six Oscar nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and one Grammy nomination. In addition, he has won 28 ASCAP Awards for film and television shows scored from 1994 to 2005. His credits include films as diverse as The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive, Pretty Woman, The Prince of Tides, Grand Canyon, Dave, Primal Fear, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Devil's Advocate, and Dinosaur. Howard's more recent projects include Batman Begins; The Interpreter; The Ring 2; Miss Congeniality 2; Collateral; The Village, for which he received his sixth Oscar nomination for Best Original Score; Hidalgo; and the live-action Peter Pan.

Customer Reviews:

Beat Your Chest to Get This One.......2007-02-28

After Lord of the Rings collaborator Howard Shore had his fully written score rejected due to the ever popular "creative differences" in Peter Jackson's film, James Newton Howard stepped in and had about a month and a half to write a monumental amount of music. He stepped up to the challenge and wrote a blowout score that awes and amazes at each turn. I can only imagine what kind of score he would have come up with if he had a much longer period of time to write the score, but in any case, he succeeds all the same.
King Kong has an established theme throughout the score, represented by a 7-note motif that is both ominous and bold. It is featured whenever the big ape is on screen, as well as when he is somewhere lurking about on the island. Since the film takes place in the 1930s, Howard wrote some period music in many cues of the first half of the score, which feature appropriate pianos and jazzy woodwinds.
As the crew makes their way to the island, the music shifts into a more ominous and more action-oriented approach, as they try to survive and capture the beast. The music throughout the majority of the second half of the album is awe-inspiring, resilient, and frankly breath-taking. The orchestra is strident, the chorus is bold, and the percussion is propulsive. "Tooth and Claw" is a very impressive action-oriented track with plenty of fast-paced, heavy brass lines, whirling strings, and racing percussion. The "awe-factor" is present in most of the cues, such as "It's Deserted", where you can only imagine viewing the island for the first time as the ship nears its destination.
The grand finale consists of "The Empire State Building" as well as "Beauty Killed the Beast" (not how the Disney film ended as you may recall...). Here the orchestra and chorus give everything they've got, building and building to an emotional and powerful climax as the great beast falls to his demise.
This is one of James Newton Howard's finest works, which proves that he is one of the best composers out there. A highly recommended score with 74 minutes of outstanding music. You would be a fool to pass this one up!!

To be honest..........2006-05-26

Not the best score I've ever heard. Certainly not bad, some tracks were very nice. Unfortunately, a good deal of them are too action-oriented for my liking, or simply boring. The best piece of music from the film, the beautifully haunting female chorus played over the spider pit scene (best part of the movie!), is sadly nowhere to be found on this disc. I don't doubt Howard's talent as a composer, but the music for King Kong, sadly, doesn't have the same bite as the movie.

Individual Songs are Good, but Overall Flow of the CD Soundtrack Seems Slow and Sluggish........2006-04-05

Compared to the milestone, classic soundtrack of the original KING KONG, this CD of Peter Jackson's remake has a lot to live up to. In the new KING KONG movie, the music fits in well, even if it does not take on a life of its own, as did the original Max Steiner soundtrack for the original KING KONG film. But this new music really works best as a complement to the onscreen activities only, and is not so engaging on CD, without the story visuals.

Some Soundtracks are great with just the music, this one really needs the movie visuals for the best enjoyment.

This CD seems to follow the chronological order of the events in the film, but this is one CD Soundtrack where they might have been better off changing the song order for a better flow, on CD only (which is a common practise on other soundtrack CDs, like for the STAR WARS films, for example). The early songs are too slow to get moving into the action, and later songs have slow and fast parts, so it becomes a little frustrating, waiting for action, then getting a little excitement, then crashing into stillness again.

Individually each song seems good, but when I try to listen to the whole CD, I get restless waiting for something interesting. I think I will resequence the songs and burn my own CD in a more appealing song sequence (that's legal since I own the CD, of course).

King Kong .......2006-03-18

James Newton Howard never let's me down. It's pretty much what i expected, but when im alone at home - Push the Volume to the roof - and enjoy.... James my man... One of the greatist!

Just what I wanted.......2006-03-11

Bought this for my car where I need a good noisy, driving CD to keep me alert when driving.It has plenty of drive but also some lovely moments. Bought MUNICH and War of the Worlds to accomplish the same purpose but KING KONG is MUCH the best of the 3. A really GOOD ONE.

Average customer rating: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player! Persuaders Theme! A Variety Of Classics! Incredible Barry Collection " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry"

John Barry: The Collection Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Beyondness of Things The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Eternal Echoes ASIN: B00005BADD Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Zulu
2. From Russia With Love
3. From Russia With Love - 007
4. Goldfinger
5. The Ipcress File
6. The Knack
7. Mister Moses
8. Thunderball
9. The Wrong Box
10. Born Free
11. The Quiller Memorandum
12. You Only Live Twice
13. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
14. Deadfall

Tracks:

1. The Lion In Winter
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Midnight Cowboy
6. The Appointment
7. The Last Valley
8. Walkabout
9. Monte Walsh
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. The Persuaders
12. Mary Queen Of Scots
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. The Dove

Tracks:

1. The Tamarind Seed
2. King Kong
3. Eleanor And Franklin
4. Robin And Marian
5. The Deep
6. Hanover Street
7. The Black Hole
8. Moonraker
9. Somewhere In Time
10. Raise The Titanic
11. Body Heat
12. Frances
13. Octopussy
14. The Cotton Club

Tracks:

1. High Road To China
2. A View To A Kill
3. Out Of Africa
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dances With Wolves
6. Dances With Wolves
7. Chaplin
8. Moviola
9. Indecent Proposal
10. The Specialist
11. The Scarlet Letter
12. Cry The Beloved Country
13. Mercury Rising
14. The James Bond Theme

Customer Reviews:

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Average customer rating: Excellent music, very underrated album... Fantastic Imagine If Frank Zappa Had Become An Adult a must for Zappa fans if you're a fan

King Kong: Jean Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa Jean-Luc Ponty Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Trance-Fusion Live Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions The Perfect Stranger Burnt Weeny Sandwich ASIN: B000005HE8 Release Date: 1993-07-13

Tracks:

1. King Kong
2. Idiot Bastard Son
3. Twenty Small Cigars
4. How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That
5. Music For Electric Violin And Low Budget Orchestra
6. America Drinks And Goes Home

Album Description

King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa was an active collaboration; Frank Zappa arranged all of the selections, played guitar on one, and contributed a new, nearly 20-minute orchestral composition for the occasion. Made in the wake of Ponty's appearance on Zappa's jazz-rock masterpiece Hot Rats, these 1969 recordings were significant developments in both musicians' careers. In terms of jazz-rock fusion, Zappa was one of the few musicians from the rock side of the equation who captured the complexity - not just the feel - of jazz, and this project was an indicator of his growing credibility as a composer. For Ponty's part, King Kong marked the first time he had recorded as a leader in a fusion-oriented milieu. The Mothers of Invention had previously recorded three of the six pieces and "Twenty Small Cigars" soon would be. Ponty writes a Zappa-esque theme on his lone original "How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That," where Zappa contributes a nasty guitar solo. The centerpiece, though, is obviously "Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra," a new multi-sectioned composition that draws as much from modern classical music as jazz or rock. It's a showcase for Zappa's love of blurring genres and Ponty's versatility in handling everything from lovely, simple melodies to creepy dissonance. In the end, Zappa's personality comes through a little more clearly (his compositional style pretty much ensures it), but King Kong firmly established Ponty as a risk-taker and a strikingly original new voice for jazz violin.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent music, very underrated album..........2007-06-19

This is by far one of the most original albums I have ever heard. 6 of Frank Zappa's best pieces, all played by world class jazz musicians: George Duke, Ernie Watts, John Guerin..., all conducted, composed, and arranged by Frank Zappa himself, sounds pretty impressive, right? I only have a few critiques...

The only improv time is given to Ponty, which is quite a dissapointment, given that there are so many good musicians on this album. Also, the sound quality is good, but not great. I'm not an expert in audio, but the album sounds a little too thin. These annoyances are small though, and don't take too much away from the album.

Sorting through Zappa's catalouge is painful and stress inducing, so I will try too tell you what kind of album this is. Thus begins the difficult task of classifying a zappa album (sigh)--

This album is kind of a jazz album. I say this because a couple songs have a jazz feel, all are played by jazz musicians and it has lengthy complex improvisations. And like about 30 percent of Zappa's catalouge, it doesn't come very close to being a rock album. And just to spice things up, Zappa added a few modern classical orchestrations.

--Thus, I will classify it as an Orchestral Jazz album.

This is a must have for any experimental jazz fan. And if you're a jazz fan trying to get into Zappa this would certainly be the best album for you. It is too often overlooked as yet another schizophrenic, rambling Zappa album. This, and Zappa's other fusion albums (Hot Rats, The Grand Wazoo), need to be much more well known because their musical significance and their contributions to jazz.

Fantastic.......2007-03-10

The music of Frank Zappa is the best specially played with on of the best violin player.

Imagine If Frank Zappa Had Become An Adult.......2006-05-24

Most sincere thanks to the great French violinist, Jean-Luc Ponty, for bringing this CD to fruition. King Kong, Jean-Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa, is nothing less than the great, lost Frank Zappa monsterpiece, the one that shows what he might have become. Zappa was, to say the least, complicated. Few artists have been quite so blatantly supercilious and condescending, openly disdaining listeners and inviting their contempt. Creating music was never enough for him, he had to populate his work with sophomoric jokes intended to offend, amazingly misogynistic barbs, toilet humor a third grader would consider puerile, and a generalized hostility towards anything remotely authoritarian. Sometimes it really was funny, other times it was merely annoying. Most often, it stood in the way of the music. This is the burning ship of Zappa's career, and sadly, he will be remembered more for Yellow Snow than his real contribution to modern music.

Zappa was a magpie, snatching shiny things from every different school of music, mixing them together into his unique melange. As a composer, he was right on the threshold of modern classical music, then also a hard rocker with a sweet tooth for do-wop, then right on the edge of jazz, then fusion - he covered the waterfront in a way that made garden variety three-chord head bangers look like Neanderthals. But his reprehensible arrogance and egotism, combined with his devotion to musical theatre for teenage boys overcoming pimples, always got in the way of perfection. Until this CD.

This absolute jewel, perfect from start to finish, came on the heels of Hot Ratz, which had only one vocal track - sadly, the work of Captain Beefheart, about whom, the less said the ... Though fabulous, Ratz did not show off Zappa's orchestral gifts, certainly his greatest strength. Jean-Luc Ponty played violin on one Ratz track, It Must Be A Camel, this CD was produced immediately afterwards.

The compete absence of demented vocals and intrusive surrealist humor makes it possible for listeners to concentrate on the richly textured, highly complex, and thoroughly pleasing music. All compositions are by Zappa, except How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That, which is by Ponty. The entire CD was arranged by Zappa, and the major work, Music For Electric Violin And Low Budget Orchestra, was conducted by Ian Underwood. Large cast of characters including many Zappa stalwarts like George Duke, who shines, and Arthur Tripp III. My favorite is America Drinks And Goes Home, but the entire CD is faultless. P.S. - Jean-Luc Ponty simply burns the house down. A must have.

a must for Zappa fans.......2005-10-04

A great group of musicians. Dedicated to Zappa's compositions. Ernie Watts solo on How Would You Like To Have A Head Like This, inspired me to play the sax. Quality musicianship throughout, this will not disappoint.

if you're a fan.......2004-10-09

of this music, Zappa plays guitar on two tracks, does the arrangements on others, and overall this is a good CD to get if you like Zappa's muzik. You can also get the Ed Palermo Big Band cd of Zappa music, the Persuasion's acapella album (also featuring Bruce Fowler on trombone), the Fraternity of Man (original Oh No) and the various spinoff bands of ex-Zappa musicians.

Average customer rating: An underrated blockbuster score! Make sure your copy is legit A top 5 soundtrack selection John Barry - Strictly No Monkey Business! Barry's Underappreciated Spin on Kong

King Kong Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: King Kong King Kong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack King Kong The Man With the Golden Gun Moonraker ASIN: B000B5XSOE Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Opening
2. Maybe My Luck Has Changed
3. Arrival on the Island
4. Sacrifice- Hail to the King
5. Arthusa
6. Full Moon Domain- Beauty Is a Beast
7. Breakout to Captivity
8. Incomprehensible Captivity
9. Kong Hits the Big Apple
10. Blackout in New York/How About Buying Me a Drink
11. Climb to Skull Island
12. End Is at Hand
13. End

Album Description

Music Composed and Conducted by John Barry. King Kong is one of Hollywood's most legendary creations, from the groundbreaking 1933 original to the highly anticipated Peter Jackson remake. In 1976 producer Dino De Laurentiis struck box-office gold with his own incarnation of the story, starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, and a colossal forty-foot model of Kong. The film was a massive production with ambitious special effects. Scoring the remake of one of the most famous films in Hollywood history was one of the few composers with the clout and talent to forge ahead with his own style: John Barry. The original's Max Steiner had practically invented the film score genre with the project, yet Barry was known for a completely different approach -- eschewing "Mickey Mousing" in favor of melody, mood and large-scale symphonic structures.

Customer Reviews:

An underrated blockbuster score!.......2007-03-20

This soundtrack is nothing short of haunting, and at times, as menacing as the great ape himself and the destruction he brings with him. I still have the original vinyl recording, as well as this CD, which sadly, went out-of-print just as quickly as it became available upon Peter Jackson's 2005 release.

The memories of this film and it's impact on my childhood grow thicker ever since September 11, 2001. Definately one of John Barry's best film scores!

Make sure your copy is legit.......2006-08-08

This is one of my favorite film scores from my childhood, but I'll confine this to a warning. If you're buying this album be sure you get the Film Score Monthly release, which is authorized by the studio and made from the album master tapes. The Italian Mask release is a bootleg made from an LP, and is missing the second half of two tracks. The sound quality is not great and your money is going to support thieves. (Although the album is apparently legal in Italy, where copyright laws seem to be much more lax.)

A top 5 soundtrack selection.......2006-07-22

Barry's beautiful score has stuck with me since I saw the film when I was 8 years old. I had the first twinges of adolescent girl-fixation on Jessica Lange, although it might have been different if not for the beautiful soundtrack which accompanied her beautiful, albeit overacting, visage.
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why this film was so savaged by critics...for my money, I'll take it any day over the Jackson version. Perhaps my pre-pubescent critical analysis of the film had more to do with hormones than quality; none the less, Barry's score holds up over the years, and deserves reconsideration as an unappreciated gem.

John Barry - Strictly No Monkey Business!.......2005-12-19

Barry's "Kong" never got the appreciation it deserved. The movie was kind of 'so-so' but the music score helped push it more to the positive. I've always been a Barry fan so I fell in love with the score at first listen. I think it's a sensitive score that captures the essence of Kong and his feelings. It's more than just a 'giant ape movie' afterall. Give this a listen. It's good that it was rescued and remastered.

Barry's Underappreciated Spin on Kong.......2005-12-14

How odd that it would take a new version of the classic story of "King Kong" to focus more appreciative attention on John Barry's underrated score for the 1976 film incarnation. Barry's music stands out for several reasons. First, he wrote a solid score for a substandard film. Second, Barry's music generally took a new musical spin, quite differeent than that of the great Max Steiner. And third, not unlike James Newton Howard's recent effort, Barry chose to emphasize the female lead character and her relationship with that "goddamned chauvinist pig ape," resulting in one of Barry's best themes. The action cues are typically good, but on this reissue of the original soundtrack are somewhat marred by the addition of sound effects. Barry's choice to score this film was surprising in the 1970s, but his music is an interesting part of the composer's collected works, and well worth a listen aside from the film itself. Nicely produced, and wonderfully packaged by FSM.

Average customer rating: Another great trip down the MFU memory lane The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release

The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 3 Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Saint/Secret Agent In Like Flint / Our Man Flint: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks ASIN: B0006SSQ7U Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

1. First Season End Title
2. Vulcan Affair (Suite No. 2)
3. Iowa-Scuba Affair
4. Shark Affair
5. Deadly Games Affair (Suite No. 2)
6. Meet Mr. Solo
7. Giuoco Piano Affair
8. King of Knaves Affair: Suite No. 2
9. First Season Main Title [Revised]
10. Deadly Decoy Affair
11. Spy With My Face
12. Second Season Main Title
13. Alexander the Greater Affair
14. Ultimate Computer Affair
15. Very Important Zombie Affair
16. Dippy Blonde Affair
17. Seadly Goddess Afair
18. Moonglow Affair

Tracks:

1. One of Our Spies Is Missing
2. Third Season Main Title
3. Sort of Do-It-Youself Dreadful Affair
4. Galatea Affair
5. Pop Art Affair
6. Come With Me to the Casbah Affair
7. Off-Broadway Affair
8. Concrete Overcoat Affair
9. Napoleon's Tomb Affair
10. Alternate Fourth Season Main Title
11. Fourth Season (End Title)
12. Test Tube Killer Affair
13. Prince of Darkness Affair
14. Seven Wonders of the World Affair

Customer Reviews:

Another great trip down the MFU memory lane.......2005-10-19

Volume 2 (comprised of 2 CDs) is another first rate compilation of the series' original music and not to be missed by U.N.C.L.E. fans. The liner notes are wonderful and add a lot to ones appreciation of the music.

My only problem is that THE CDs ARE COPY PROTECTED! Considerable work is needed to get the music onto your iPod, if you really want the music in your mp3 collection. This is a major hassle and a surprise, since the first set in the series was not copy protected.

The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release.......2005-07-12

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.

Average customer rating: Powerful Marco Polo or Rhino Version? Fantastic!!! DISAPPOINTING!!! Ten Thumbs Up!

King Kong: The Complete 1933 Film Score Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Maltese Falcon and Other Film Scores The Egyptian Captain Blood and Other Swashbucklers King Kong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Auric: Beauty and the Beast [La Belle et la Bete] [Complete Score for the 1946 Film] [First Digital Stereo Recording] ASIN: B0007ACVK0 Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Main Title
2. A Boat In The Fog
3. The Island - The Railing
4. Jungle Dance
5. Meeting With The Black Men (Punia! Casco!!)
6. The Little Monkey Escapes
7. Sea At Night - Forgotten Island
8. Aboriginal Sacrifice Dance
9. Entrance Of Kong - The Sailors - Stegosaurus
10. The Bronte
11. Log Sequence
12. Cryptic Shadows
13. Stolen Love - The Cave
14. The Snake - The Bird - The Swimmers
15. The Return
16. 'Hey Look Out! It's Kong, Kong's Coming!'
17. King Kong March
18. Fanfares 1, 2, 3
19. Kong Escapes
20. Elevated Train Sequence
21. Aeroplanes
22. Finale ('It Was Beauty Killed The Beast')

Customer Reviews:

Powerful.......2007-02-09

This is a very powerful and mysterious score. Max Steiner did a tremendous job. Conductor William T. Stromberg and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra once again come through with an excellent recording.

Marco Polo or Rhino Version?.......2006-10-07

I accidentally came across Max Steiner's original soundtrack for King Kong while searching for the James Newton Howard release to Peter Jackson's film. I say accidentally because I been an avid collector and listener of movie soundtracks/scores for years, however inexplicably this one flew under my radar. Quite simply, this score is a 5-star classic and should be in anyone's collection; end of musical review.

However while searching, Amazon offered their usual "twofer" deal and I was a little confused about which recording to purchase, the Rhino or the Marco Polo version. Although earlier reviews touched on the issue, I thought I would concentrate upon that point. Since I could get both recordings for under $20, a little more than the price of one new CD down at the Borders, I went for the "twofer" and have been happy with the decision (no I don't work for Amazon, although would gladly accept any royalties sent my way!).

Each recording brings something different to the table. The first two-thirds of the Rhino version contains movie dialogue with some musical excerpts in the background, while the remaining third contains the 24-minute King Kong Music Suite, all from the original movie (73-minutes total). The CD comes in a cardboard package with a wonderful 36-page booklet containing a wealth of information about the movie and its music. It's not in a jewel box, so you have to be a little careful, but it is a very nice presentation, more of a little book rather than a CD. Yes, the CD may be a tad difficult to remove from the case, however I think quite a few of us will simply remove it once, rip it to the computer then download to the iPod. The Marco Polo version comes in a standard jewel case, this time with, you guessed it, a marvelous 38-page booklet describing the movie and its music. The Polo version is a 72-minute, 1996 recording of the original score, no dialogue.

Where the versions differ most is the sound; the Rhino version apparently originates from the source material, so although remarkably crisp and clean, it sounds like it was recorded in 1933. The updated Polo version could have been used in the current movie. So which version is better? Neither really, it depends upon the experience for which you are looking. I enjoy listening to the Rhino version on a rainy day when my attention span is not up to watching the King Kong DVD. Simply close your eyes, listen to the dialogue, and the movie plays in your imagination. On the other hand, the updated Polo version sonically illustrates what a masterpiece Steiner's score really is. The choice is yours!

Fantastic!!!.......2006-01-04

This is the first complete re-recording of the landmark score for King Kong (the good one ;-) ) and I highly recommend it. I disagree with the two star "Disappointed" review below (or somewhere). In my opinion the music for the death scene (track 22) sounds great. In fact, I lined up the movie and this recording and even the timing is virtually identical. The trumets do sound slightly different (not as shrill), but that's because of the good recording quality rather than because of the score reconstruction or conducting. If you took this recording and "aged" it with filters to simulate the comparitively tinny 1933 sound it would probably be indistinguishable from the original except to experts.

Anyway, if you're a Kong fan, a Steiner fan, or a general movie music fan you should have this, and the price makes it a very easy decision. By the way, as a bit of trivia for you, Stromberg and Morgan were called in for the Peter Jackson remake to provide their reconstruction for the theater scenes, which used Steiner's music from the original. (Those scenes actually used more than just the theater music. For example, the scrifice music was also used.)

DISAPPOINTING!!!.......2005-12-29

If you're a King Kong enthusiast & find the airplane sequence the quintessential Steiner moment, don't bother with this CD. Have to admit that with all the added orchestrations, I was not too sure about ordering but since my success with Beau Hunks & the LITTLE RASCALS compilations which was flawlessly done & BETTER than the original, for $5, I can't go wrong. There were tracks I did not recall in the movie but my main reason in purchasing was to hear that death scene on the Empire State Bldg. At first, I thought I had a bad CD, & it was skipped. Then I tried hearing it again & heard no skipping. HOW COULD THEY?
There were no trumpets blasting in that frightful,haunting manner. It was done quickly & in a mild manner. I didn't recognize it at all. There was not even that subtle quick 'upbeat' solo note before Kong falls. Max would be turning in his grave!! Technically it is better,but the rawness & primitive manner that the original was done, it has not been surpassed by this instrumentation. For $5, it is not worth sending it back, but there is another version that has copied the music right from the movie with bits of dialog in it. But at least Kong's final moments was not interrupted with dialog & for me that is worth the price. Anyone want to trade??? I am surprised that the previous raters did not notice this flaw! And I depended on the review!
By the way, it was seeing the new KING KONG that I had to buy the CD. The original is still so much better. Too much special effects ...

Ten Thumbs Up! .......2005-12-12

1. Where does one begin when surrounded by so many things superlative?! Well first off, I'm very reluctant to hand out five stars to ANYTHING. But this CD rates a five and much more! At the risk of calling down fire and brim stone (not to mention frogs), the bottom line is: the re-recording is orders of magnitude better than the OST! It's a breathless stunner that knocks your socks off (plus a few shards of skin and muscle tissue). This is the first modern re-recording of the complete score (right down to multiple fanfares) of the 1933 film KING KONG (KK). For the two of you who may not know it, Max Steiner was the composer. A prolific creator of film music, Mr. Steiner seems to have composed more classic-film scores than all of his noted contemporaries put together. Over 150! (It is untrue that Jack Warner had Steiner leg-cuffed to his piano. Mr. Steiner was simply, well, a composer-aholic.) The CD is a re-release at "popular prices" of the original which is on the Marco Polo label. And, as such, it's the greatest classic-film-score bargain known to humankind (or any other life form)!

2. John Morgan's restoration of Steiner's score and William Stromberg's conducting of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra are beyond suburb! Mr. Morgan has left no musical fragment unexamined. It's all here folks! Mr. Stromberg has yet again demonstrated that he is one of the most gifted conductors of our generation! The ensemble has been (strongly encouraged?) to match if not exceed the intensity and tempo of the OST. Truth be known, Mr. Stromberg has provided us with a work product that surpasses the original (an ultima-extreme rarity for modern re-recording of classic film scores). The micing/mixing is outstanding courtesy of recording engineers Edward Shakhnazarian and Vitaly Ivanov

3. Many aficionados consider KK music to be the first film score ever written for the movies. While this seems to be true for American talkies, my research indicates that the first totally original film score was probably composed for the 1908 silent film ASSASSINATION OF THE DUC DE GUISE. Its creator was none other than Camille Saint-Saens!

4. The CD booklet, however, is a mixed bag. James D'Arc's essay on Steiner ("'Curiously Appropriate'") is outstanding. So is John Morgan's "Reconstruction Notes." However, the track notes by Ray Faiola focus on what is occurring on screen rather than on a deconstruction of the score's cues. Hey guys, let's keep the focus on the audio domain. This is a music CD. It's not a video CD. Nor is it a DVD.

William Flanigan, Ph.D.

Average customer rating: Funny Farm King Kong

Funny Farm King Kong Manufacturer: Drag City ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000019PR Release Date: 1994-04-06

Tracks:

1. Funny Farm
2. Dirty City Rainy Day
3. Scooba Dooba Diver
4. Uh-Oh
5. Here I Am
6. Bad Cat Blues
7. Tornado Song
8. King Kong
9. White Horse
10. Island Paradise

Customer Reviews:

Funny Farm King Kong.......2000-01-03

Great music. Dirty City/Rainy Day is irresistable. Scuba Dooba Diver is too. "If I was the shark, do you wonder what I'd see? I would see the Scuba Diver looking straight back at me." Also, White Horse [bullfrog talking to me] is another almost perfect song.

Average customer rating: Rhino or Marco Polo Version CD Packaging is Nicer Than the Overall CD, Too Short, Misleading Essential Chilling music score! Not the Greatest, But Still Good

King Kong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: King Kong King Kong King Kong: The Complete 1933 Film Score King Kong King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson ASIN: B00000JZAL Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. The Story Of King Kong: The Adventure Begins
2. The Story Of King Kong: Aboard Ship
3. The Story Of King Kong: Arrival At Skull Island
4. The Story Of King Kong: The Ship At Night
5. The Story Of King Kong: A Bride For Kong
6. The Story Of King Kong: The Log Sequence
7. The Story Of King Kong: Denham's Escape
8. The Story Of King Kong: Kong Attacks The Village
9. The Story Of King Kong: Kong In New York
10. The Story Of King Kong: Kong Escapes
11. The Story Of King Kong: Death Of King Kong
12. King Kong Music Suite: Main Title
13. King Kong Music Suite: A Boat In The Fog
14. King Kong Music Suite: The Forgotten Island I
15. King Kong Music Suite: The Forgotten Island II
16. King Kong Music Suite: Jungle Dance
17. King Kong Music Suite: The Sailors
18. King Kong Music Suite: The Bronte
19. King Kong Music Suite: Stolen Love/Humorous Ape
20. King Kong Music Suite: The Aeroplane/Finale

Amazon.com

Max Steiner's score for Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace's King Kong is rightfully considered a classic. Until the 1933 thriller, movie soundtracks were mere background accompaniment. But Steiner's grand, Wagnerian score--filled with crashing notes, dissonant chords, and plenty of thunder--gave King Kong a unique tension, influencing every action and adventure soundtrack to follow. A few years later, Steiner--RKO's musical director--would go on to score another pivotal soundtrack, Gone with the Wind. But this is where his soundtrack magic really began. Rhino's reissue treatment here is luxurious and gorgeous, with great sound remastering. Copious liner notes explain some of this soundtrack's magic: Audio engineer Murray Spivack mixed a tiger growl at forward and backward speeds to create Kong's trademark vocals; Steiner knew precisely when to silence his 46-player orchestra and let the sound effects take over; and the small ensemble were often forced to serve double duty on multiple instruments. Filled with sound effects and movie dialogue, this CD sounds more like a vintage radio show than a standard soundtrack. But its impact--even today--can be easily heard. Great stuff. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Rhino or Marco Polo Version.......2006-10-07

I accidentally came across Max Steiner's original soundtrack for King Kong while searching for the James Newton Howard release to Peter Jackson's film. I say accidentally because I been an avid collector and listener of movie soundtracks/scores for years, however inexplicably this one flew under my radar. Quite simply, this score is a 5-star classic and should be in anyone's collection; end of musical review.

However while searching, Amazon offered their usual "twofer" deal and I was a little confused about which recording to purchase, the Rhino or the Marco Polo version. Although earlier reviews touched on the issue, I thought I would concentrate upon that point. Since I could get both recordings for under $20, a little more than the price of one new CD down at the Borders, I went for the "twofer" and have been happy with the decision (no I don't work for Amazon, although would gladly accept any royalties sent my way!).

Each recording brings something different to the table. The first two-thirds of the Rhino version contains movie dialogue with some musical excerpts in the background, while the remaining third contains the 24-minute King Kong Music Suite, all from the original movie (73-minutes total). The CD comes in a cardboard package with a wonderful 36-page booklet containing a wealth of information about the movie and its music. It's not in a jewel box, so you have to be a little careful, but it is a very nice presentation, more of a little book rather than a CD. Yes, the CD may be a tad difficult to remove from the case, however I think quite a few of us will simply remove it once, rip it to the computer then download to the iPod. The Marco Polo version comes in a standard jewel case, this time with, you guessed it, a marvelous 38-page booklet describing the movie and its music. The Polo version is a 72-minute, 1996 recording of the original score, no dialogue.

Where the versions differ most is the sound; the Rhino version apparently originates from the source material, so although remarkably crisp and clean, it sounds like it was recorded in 1933. The updated Polo version could have been used in the current movie. So which version is better? Neither really, it depends upon the experience for which you are looking. I enjoy listening to the Rhino version on a rainy day when my attention span is not up to watching the King Kong DVD. Simply close your eyes, listen to the dialogue, and the movie plays in your imagination. On the other hand, the updated Polo version sonically illustrates what a masterpiece Steiner's score really is. The choice is yours!

CD Packaging is Nicer Than the Overall CD, Too Short, Misleading.......2005-10-10

The Max Steiner original score and performance are film history classics, of course, but this is a strange CD package, all in all.

The first two-thirds of it consists of selected segments straight out of the original KING KONG movie soundtrack. You get the music AND the dialogue and sound effects, as if you had recorded it yourself from your VHS copy of the film. Often there are sections of just dialogue with NO music playing in the background at all!

The last third of the CD is what I expected from a movie soundtrack CD. They finally give you JUST the music that was played in the background of the film. The music by itself has a very acceptable audio quality, given the age of the source material--the dawn of the sound age of movies!

It probably would have played better to have the music only sections out first. Then play the music/dialogue stuff after the music only section ran out. I don't know why they did it this way. Maybe they could only get so much of the music only, so they decided to use the music/dialogue as reasonable filler?

The CD packaging is very beautiful, but not very practical. It is a cardboard CD cover instead of the usual jewel case with booklet. The cardboard sleeve is so tight around the CD that it is VERY HARD to slide the CD out without getting your fingerprints all over the CD. The beefy booklet included is very nice and informative, but it is glued to the cardboard CD cover, and is susceptible to tearing away at the staples due to the weight of the beefy booklet. The work done on the booklet is in-depth and aesthetically pleasing, but not very functional for repeated useage.

I like it, but I can't recommend it entirely. Get it if you already know the situation and are still interested.

Essential.......2002-04-30

Fans of the Eighth Wonder of the World or movie music in general will love this lovingly-crafted soundtrack reissue. The interior booklet is wonderful, and the addition of an audio story summary (dialogue and all) makes repeated listenings a pleasure (who can get enough of Carl Denham?).

- JOHN MICHLIG, author of IT CAME FROM BOB'S BASEMENT

Chilling music score!.......2000-04-09

This is one of the greatest scores of them all. The music goes right along with the film in each and every way. I got this CD for a Christmas present, and when I opened it up... "WOW, theres a whole book inside here" I thought to myself. There are pictures in here that are very, very rare. This music will send chills down your spine as you listen. Max Steiner did a wonderful job! If you have never seen this movie... BUY IT NOW!

Not the Greatest, But Still Good.......1999-09-24

I liked the way Rhino included movie dialogue (very similar to what they did with "Casablanca"), but it hardly conveys the entire "Kong" story. Some of the best music is for scenes where Kong fights monsters, scenes without dialogue (unless you count grunting and screaming, which may pass for dialogue these days, but doesn't help us here). For the most complete collection of "Kong" music, get the Marco Polo release from 1997. The new Rhino CD is an excellent starter, though, with extra kudos for the text booklet inside the case.

Average customer rating: .."i will give you hamburgers, you will give me money" King kong is still the best

Kingdom of Kong King Kong Manufacturer: Drag City ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Funny Farm Big Bang ASIN: B0000019QX Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

1. Kingdom Of Kong
2. Games
3. Floor, Door, I Don't Wanna Party Anymore
4. Imposter Monster
5. Horny Toad
6. Nature Of The Flow
7. Energy
8. Basketball
9. Mars
10. Funky Monkey

Customer Reviews:

.."i will give you hamburgers, you will give me money".......1998-12-01

Ten juicy tracks for the funky side of your cerrebrum to absorb. Your friends will be groovin' to your new King Kong "Kingdom of Kong" Lp. King Kong are a rare example of originality you can enjoy for years to come.

King kong is still the best.......1998-07-07

King Kong is still the best band out there by far in the funk/emo/alternative/noise-core genre. they have always rocked out hard with everything they've played. Go check out the album. if you don't like it, give the album, "Funny Farm" a chance, it's a riot.

Average customer rating: Kong promises enjoyment! Most excellent reggae anthology

The King Kong Compilation: The Historic Reggae Recordings Various Artists Manufacturer: Mango ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Dub | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003QHP Release Date: 1991-11-26

Tracks:

1. Israelites - Desmond Dekker And The Aces
2. Monkey Girl - The Maytals
3. Sweet Sensation - The Melodians
4. Freedom Street - Ken Boothe
5. Let Them Say - Tyrone Evans
6. Samfie Man - The Pioneers
7. It's My Delight - The Melodians
8. Peeping Tom - The Maytals
9. Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
10. Gave You My Love - Delroy Wilson
11. Bitterness Of Life - Bruce Ruffin
12. Sentimental Journey - Ansell Collins
13. Long Shot Kick De Bucket - The Pioneers
14. (Ah) It Mek - Desmond Dekker And The Aces
15. Why Baby Why - Ken Boothe
16. Monkey Man - The Maytals

Customer Reviews:

Kong promises enjoyment!.......2005-12-23

I taped some of this collection from a friend years ago, and listened to it til the tape failed. It is a fun, danceable, upbeat slice of truly enjoyable music from a great reggae producer.

Most excellent reggae anthology.......1998-11-28

I became familiar with this album on vinyl approximately 10 years ago. These recordings were done in the studio of Leslie Kong in Jamaica. He ran one of the only studios to treat the artists fairly, which explains the large number of top-notch artists that he recorded. There is great variety on this album. The level of polish is fairly high, but the sense of immediacy has not been lost at all. Probably the best reggae album that I know of. Sadly, Kong died at an early age, almost cetainly limiting the spread of this type of music.

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1. Les Luthiers, Vol. 3 [Import]
2. Libro Abierto
3. Lo Latino
4. Lo Mejor De
5. Lo Mejor de la Quebradita en Vivo
6. Looking for la Fiesta [Import]
7. Mariachi All Stars
8. Mas Sabor [Import]
9. Mi Sueno [Import]
10. N: Los Exitos del Ano 2003 [Import]

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