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< Mike Post: NYPD Blue - The Best Of >
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| Supplier : Brotherhood Of Satan Release Date : 01/22/2005 |
| Ripper : Brotherhood Of Satan Record Label : Silva Screen |
| Genre : Soundtrack Quality : VBR/APS/44,1kHz |
| Tracks : 22 Tracks Channels : Joint Stereo |
| Year : 1999 Size : 97,3 MB |
| Language : English Rating : 80% of 100% |
_| Grabber : EAC v0.95 Prebeta 5 Encoder : LAME v3.90.3 |_
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For years composer Mike Post has been writing the music we associate
with some of our favorite TV shows. Silva Screen Records provide us
with a unique collection of this manÆs memorable works. While each
theme is not equally enjoyable, they sure have found their way into
our collective-television consciousness.
The best of Mike Post, would have had to come from the era of the
1970Æs, but there are a couple from the 1980Æs that also bring back
some good TV-memories. Unfortunately, as Post hit the nineties, it
seems he left his best stuff behind.
The nineties are represented by NYPD Blue (1993) with its barrage of
percussion and Law & Order (1990) with its purely synth theme that
reminds of PostÆs great hits from the 80Æs.
Several series which originated in the eighties are represented here
and showcase Mike Post in his Hey-day. While not all of his themes
from the eighties are what one would call great, he did manage to
consistently produce winners. Hill Street Blues (1981) is one of the
all time best television themes and the performance here is very close
to the original recording. Another 80Æs favorite is the theme from LA
Law (1986) and it too is fairly close to the original, except the sax
just misses the mark. Wiseguy (1987) is almost a complete rehash of
LA Law but doesnÆt provide the same punch as its predecessor. On the
lighter side, Mike Post created the themes for Quantum Leap and Doogie
Howser M.D. (1989) in the eighties. These two themes are very simple
and feature PostÆs signature synths, but are a bit less enjoyable.
Mike PostÆs theme for Magnum P.I. ranks right up there with Hill
Street Blues even though it takes a much more aggressive stance. Post
followed Ian Freebairn SmithÆs original theme, composed for the first
few episodes of Magnum, making only slight changes to it. While his
theme for Hardcastle & MCCormick (1983) and Hunter (1984) share this
eighties-rock-aggressive style, Magnum P.I. outclasses them both.
Now, the A-Team (1983), what a crazy bunch of heroes. The eighties
version of the Dirty Dozen received a theme that was adventurous and
heroic, but also reflected some upbeat rhythms found PostÆs other
eighties themes. A very similar style to the A-Team is found Tales of
the Gold Monkey (1982).
Going back to the seventies- now thereÆs a decade for you! Two of the
best themes found on this CD are from that decade. The Rockford Files
(1974) and The White Shadow (1978) are simply two of the best themes
of the era. The confident, edgy theme for The Rockford Files displays
Posts creativity while The White Shadow walks along the edge of
seventies-funk. Riptide (1984) but it isnÆt nearly as memorable.
The theme presented here for The White Shadow appears to be the second
version of the theme. This is a different arrangement of the original
theme song. Unfortunately, this rearrangement is not nearly as good
as the original theme, but it does give one enough of the original to
remember how much one liked the song and the show.
It doesnÆt appear that any of these tracks are the original recordings
from the TV shows and this is a shame. Yes, we all remember these
themes, but we have listened to one arrangement and performance of
these themes for so many times that we know every note and nuance by
heart. This fact hurts this CD release. While these performances
remind us of these prime-time shows, it is impossible for them to hit
a bulls-eye, for they would have to perform them identically to the
originals to do so. That being said, having this CD is better than
not having these themes at all.
Mike Post has been a main staple for the realm of television themes
for nearly three decades and it looks as though he will be going
strong into the 2000 as he has composed the themes for several running
television shows: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Martial Law, Silk
Stalkings. Silva Screen has done well in honouring his
accomplishments. If one is into small, nostalgic musical snippets,
then this is a good choice for you!
Tracks:
01. NYPD Blue (3:05)
02. Blossom (3:00)
03. B.L.Stryker (3:11)
04. Doogie Howser M.D. (2:39)
05. Hardcastle & McCormick (3:20)
06. Hill Street Blues (3:07)
07. Hooperman (3:06)
08. Hunter (3:28)
09. L.A. Law (2:49)
10. Law And Order (2:51)
11. Magnum P.I. (2:23)
12. Quantum Leap (3:03)
13. Riptide (2:23)
14. The Rockford Files (2:32)
15. Sonny Spoon (3:06)
16. Stingray (2:32)
17. Studio 5B (2:59)
18. Tales Of The Gold Monkey (3:07)
19. Top Of The Hill (2:49)
20. The White Shadow (2:45)
21. Wiseguy (2:56)
22. The A-Team (3:14)
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