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| Supplier : Brotherhood Of Satan Release Date : 12/23/2004 |
| Ripper : Brotherhood Of Satan Record Label : Silva Screen |
| Genre : Soundtrack Quality : VBR/APS/44,1kHz |
| Tracks : 27 Tracks Channels : Joint Stereo |
| Year : 2000 Size : 188 MB |
| Language : English Rating : 75% of 100% |
_| Grabber : EAC v0.95 Prebeta 5 Encoder : LAME v3.90.3 |_
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With two previous double-CD releases containing some of Hollywood's
best known science fiction scores, one might think that Silva America
might have reached the final frontier of such compilations...at least
for a little while. Two years after Silva's release of Alien
Invasion, Paul Bateman, Nic Raine, and the City of Prague Philharmonic
Orchestra united once again to bring us into the heavens. There are
many familiar themes reprised throughout this compilation- many of
which are performed adequately, but rarely approach the brightness or
sharpness of the original soundtrack performances.
Silva Screen Records usually excels at picking a solid variety that
represents many composers', both famous and not-so-famous, work. For
Space 3 they thankfully include some of the less glorified works of
Basil Poledouris, Alan Silvestri, John Debney, or Laurence Rosenthal.
Such inclusions alone make this release a project worth investigating.
Disc One
Delivered to us once again are a handful of themes that most film
music fans have heard countless times on the original soundtracks or
on other compilations. Aliens (disk 1:1), Back to the Future (disc
1: 8) just need not re-performed or recorded again. However, if one
is able to put these aside, there are a few other tracks that are
certainly worth inclusion in such a compilation.
Where this compilation truly excels is in bringing to the forefront
themes and suites that have not been performed, rearranged,
recompiled, remixed and re-released to death. Of note are tracks such
as Filbey's Theme by Russell Garcia from The Time Machine (Disc 1: 7).
Here, we have a beautiful piece that George Delerue would have been
proud of. Another is John Debney's The Cape (9), where the composer
continues to show off his flare for flamboyancy a la Cutthroat Island.
Disc one concludes with a barrage of music from the Star Trek world.
By far the most compelling is Ron Jones opening music for the video
game, Star Fleet Academy.
Disc two
The second disc suffers less regarding themes that have been
previously released, but Deep Impact (disc 2: 10) may qualify as one
of the most over-compiled piece in the last ten years. With this
exception, disc two can enjoyed much more thoroughly than disc one.
One thing that the Bateman, Raine, and the City of Prague Philharmonic
seem to be able to do a bit better than the Cincinnati Pops is perform
pieces from Hans Zimmer or Trevor Rabin as evidenced by the suite from
Armageddon (5:08). Despite a slightly over zealous choral section,
this track is much more acceptable than the performance on Mega
Movies.
Disc two concludes with a suite from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
The performance here fall a bit short of The Cincinnati Pops'
performance of the same selections found on Mega Movies, but are on
par with Varese Sarabande's early attempt, The Phantom Menace and
Other Film Scores. These two equally fall short of the tightness,
crispness and vitality of the original recording of the scores most
memorable theme, Duel of the Fates. The most disappointing thing
about this concluding suite is that the producers have little choice
but to choose the same pieces to perform as those compilations which
preceded it.
The City of Prague Philharmonic's performance has proven consistent in
its inconsistency. It usually draws the most negative attention to
itself when performing themes that most film music fans know note-for
-note. Unlike the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, which under the watchful
baton of Erich Kunzel, may take a bit of creative license with themes
of similar popularity yet still provide an evocative listen, the City
of Prague Orchestra falls a bit short. Even composer Don Davis'
feelings about their performance of The Matrix cue is double-edged.
He states, "I didn't know that The City of Prague Philharmonic was
capable of such high quality music recording."
Still, Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, offers a new choice for
those looking for another sci-fi film music sampler. Despite those
themes which have been abused in their overuse on compilation CDs,
this double-CD project provides a handful of tracks that most everyone
will find entertaining enough to include in their collection.
http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/space3.htm
Tracks:
CD #1
01. Aliens - Prelude-Ripley's Rescue (5:54)
02. Ghostbusters - Main Theme (3:12)
03. It Came From Outer Space - The Thing Strikes-Desert Rendez-Vous (4:18)
04. Strange Invaders - Suite (8:29)
05. Judge Dredd - Suite (4:50)
06. Robocop - Suite-Rock Shop, Home, Van Chase, The Dream (9:32)
07. Time Time Travel - London 1900 - Filbey's Theme (2:28)
08. Back To The Future - Main Theme (3:27)
09. The Cape - Main Theme (3:12)
10. Star Trek - The Menagerie Suite (8:28)
11. Star Fleet Academy - Opening-Star Fleet Academy - Opening (4:02)
12. Star Trek - Insurrection - End Title Suite (5:06)
CD #2
01. The Last Starfighter - Main Theme (3:08)
02. Silent Burning - The Space Fleet (4:09)
03. Journey of The Far Side Of The Sun - Suite (5:57)
04. Lost In Space - End Titles (3:29)
05. Galaxy Quest - Suite (7:14)
06. Things To Come - The Children's Ballet (3:46)
07. Things To Come - March (3:59)
08. The Matrix - Anything Is Possible (8:10)
09. Meteor - End Title Suite (5:05)
10. Deep Impact - The Wedding (4:18)
11. Armageddon - Suite-Harry & Grace, Launch (5:09)
12. Star Wars Episode I - The Flag Parade (3:18)
13. Star Wars Episode I - Anakin's Theme (2:51)
14. Star Wars Episode I - The Adventures Of Jar Jar (3:26)
15. Star Wars Episode I - Duel Of The Fates (4:10)
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