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│ Michael Giacchino - Alias OST │
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┌──[ ReLeaSe iNFo ]───────────────────┬──[ aLBuM iNFo ]──────────────────────┐
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│ Ripper.......: TEAM SRN │ Source.......: CDDA │
│ Release Date.: 14-12-2003 │ Album Year...: 2003 │
│ Grabber......: EAC V0.9b4 Win32 │ Music Genre..: Soundtrack │
│ Encoder......: LAME V3.93.1 Win32 │ Record Label.: Varese Sarabande │
│ Bitrate......: 192kbps @ 44,1kHz │ │
│ Quality......: Full Stereo │ Internet URL.: varesesarabande.com │
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│ I'm going to say straight off the bat that not everyone is going to like │
│ this CD. I would like to believe that you, the reader, would, if only to │
│ recognize Alias as a popular show infused with fantastic talent in every │
│ aspect. Part James Bond, part Indiana Jones, part La Femme Nikita, Alias │
│ (9 p.m., eastern, Sunday night, ABC) offers one of the most exciting │
│ hours of viewing on television, always keeping its' viewers guessing │
│ from week to week which turn the plot will take. Jennifer Garner stars │
│ as double agent Sydney Bristow, supported by an equally capable │
│ supporting cast of unique and dynamic characters. This is a show that's │
│ not afraid to change the whole world of the show by the end of the │
│ episode, and on more than one occasion, they do. Often the lightning │
│ pace of the action sequences are shown in a kind of flash-forward │
│ sequence, and such motion in the plot requires a dynamic score. Enter │
│ Michael Giacchino. │
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│ Like Alias' Sydney Bristow, Giacchino has managed to move successfully │
│ up through incredible speed through the public awareness, all while │
│ wearing different wigs. (Sydney, literally, Giacchino figuratively.) │
│ Most known for his groundbreaking contribution to the Medal of Honor │
│ video game series, Giacchino is one of the most talented new composers │
│ of this entertainment century, and I'm certain he has much further to │
│ go. If you, like myself, recognize this, I'm sure listening to Alias │
│ could be a real treat. However, if you're looking for something epic and │
│ grandiose like Giacchino's Medal of Honor series, you should save your │
│ dollars and hold out for Secret Weapons Over Normandy (to be released │
│ later this year.) Personally, it's thrilling just to finally see a │
│ mainstream release by Giacchino on a notable label. More please! │
│ │
│ Now, how is Alias unlike Giacchino's earlier work? Smaller scale, more │
│ intimate, faster, electronically enhanced -- any of your choice of the │
│ preceding. Alias moves. The CD covers a series of highlight cues from │
│ the entire first season of Alias, most of which are action cues, but not │
│ all. Alias (the series and the CD) is commendable for maintaining │
│ emphasis on the dramatic elements as well as the action elements, and │
│ there are a handful of tender and pensive moments within the score, as │
│ well. This is brought on early by a brief snippet heard at the end of │
│ track 2, "Dissolved", but better elaborated upon a few tracks later in │
│ "Double Life" (track 5). There are many softer moments -- some │
│ emotional, some suspensefully tense -- throughout the CD, and a nice │
│ balance is struck with the action. The creepy strings of "The Tooth │
│ Doctor" (track 20) single out a memorable moment. │
│ │
│ Now some controversial moments -- the use of percussive dialogue! Not so │
│ much dialogue snippets, as just the presence of words, used in a │
│ traditional techno-like fashion. For example, track 11 ("On to Paris") │
│ has a looped bit: "I advise you... I advise you" I wouldn't say it's │
│ intrusive -- if you're used to it. Also beware of track 23 ("Ball │
│ Buster") which starts out hard and edgy, but ends with strong orchestral │
│ writing. The neat thing is that despite on most occasions the heavy │
│ electronic rhythms are laid on the track, there is always some moment of │
│ orchestral redemption thrown in to keep the action and drama strong. │
│ Giacchino really manages to drive the music forward, particularly the │
│ techno-bits, which keep this album listenable, instead of being merely a │
│ dance-club trance. Better than most efforts, at techno-scoring, I'd say, │
│ on the whole. But again, if this isnÆt your cup of tea, well... best to │
│ steer clear. │
│ │
│ Also noteworthy, and I'm going to throw include it here: the Main Title │
│ (track one) -- A short but memorable action number, composed by the │
│ series creator, J.J. Abrams. Fans of the show, and those who have been │
│ clamoring for a release should be very satisfied. On the whole, the │
│ album is pleasing for those looking for a good "spy music" album, that │
│ is also story-driven, not merely action bits. A well done album. │
│ │
│ Enjoy another GREAT release from SRN!!! │
│ │
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│ 01 - Alias [00:27] │
│ 02 - Dissolved [02:07] │
│ 03 - Red Hair Is Better [02:31] │
│ 04 - Spanish Heist [04:31] │
│ 05 - Double Life [01:54] │
│ 06 - Tunisia [04:14] │
│ 07 - In The Garden [02:32] │
│ 08 - Looking For A Man [03:54] │
│ 09 - Anna Shows Up [03:33] │
│ 10 - Home Movies [00:42] │
│ 11 - On To Paris [01:51] │
│ 12 - Page 47 [01:55] │
│ 13 - The Prophecy [02:11] │
│ 14 - Badenweiler [05:11] │
│ 15 - Arvin At The Poles [01:38] │
│ 16 - Sleeping Beauty [03:11] │
│ 17 - Blow'd Up [02:28] │
│ 18 - Its Not The Cia [01:41] │
│ 19 - Oh My God!!! [03:19] │
│ 20 - The Tooth Doctor [02:01] │
│ 21 - It Was Anna [00:56] │
│ 22 - Wet Suits [02:40] │
│ 23 - Ball Buster [01:42] │
│ 24 - The End [00:58] │
│ 25 - Bristow & Bristow [03:31] │
│ 26 - Sd-6 Dance Party [03:18] │
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│ ToTaL TRaCKS: [ 26 ] · SiZe: [ 89,5 MB ] · ToTaL TiMe: [ 64:56 ] │
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