Morning all...and before anybody asks, it took me eight days to get through all of the following...
Alexander by Vangelis ****
Angels in America by Thomas Newman ****
Arsène Lupin by Debbie Wiseman ****
The Aviator by Howard Shore ***
Balto by James Horner *****
Band of Brothers by Michael Kamen ****
The Battle of the Bulge by Benjamin Frankel ***
Capricorn One by Jerry Goldsmith *** (Intrada Release)
Les Choristes (The Chorus) by Bruno Coulais ****
Colditz by Richard Harvey ****
Corpse Bride by Danny Elfman ***
Cutthroat Island by John Debney ***** (2CD)
Dark City by Trevor Jones *****
The Dark Crystal by Trevor Jones ****
Dinotopia by Trevor Jones *****
The Dreamer of Oz by Lee Holdrigde ***
The Egyptian by Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Newman ****
L'Enfant des Loups by Serge Franklin *****
Fateless by Ennio Morricone *****
Finding Nemo by Thomas Newman ****
Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek *****
Fly Away Home by Mark Isham **** (Promo)
Gods and Generals by John Frizzell & Randy Edelman ****
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle *****(*)
Bernard Herrmann - Classic Scores by Bernard Herrmann ***** (RCA/Gerhardt Conducting)
Invincible by Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer *****
King Arthur by Hans Zimmer et al. *****
The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer ****
The Last Valley by John Barry ***** (Re-Recording)
The Legend of Zorro by James Horner *****
Lilies by Mychael Danna **
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore *****(*) (Complete recordings)
Luther by Richard Harvey ***
Medal of Honour by Michael Giacchino ****
Medal of Honour - Underground by Michael Giacchino ****
The Mission by Ennio Morricone ***
Much Ado About Nothing by Patrick Doyle *****
Napola by Norman Corbeil & Angelo Badalamenti ****
Nouvelle-France by Patrick Doyle ****
The Polar Express by Alan Silvestri ***** (OST+Promo)
Poltergeist by Jerry Goldsmith ***
Princess Mononoke by Joe Hisaishi ***** (Symphonic Album)
QB VII by Jerry Goldsmith ***
Quigley Down Under by Basil Poledouris *****
Rat Race by John Powell *****
Secondhand Lions by Patrick Doyle ****
Shrek 2 by Harry Gregson-Williams ***
Spider-Man 2 by Danny Elfman ****
Spirited Away by Joe Hisaishi ****
Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan by James Horner *****
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home by Leonard Rosenman *
Star Wars - Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith by John Williams *****
Troy (Rejected Score) by Gabriel Yared *****
True Confessions by Georges Delerue **** (Varèse Club)
Twilight Zone - The Movie by Jerry Goldsmith ****
Der Untergang (Downfall) by Stephan Zacharias ****
Van Helsing by Alan Silvestri ****
A Very Long Engagement by Angelo Badalamenti ****
This has been a seriously good haul.
And before anybody rimps me limb from limb because I like stuff like King Arthur better than a classic score like Poltergeist...my ratings to a large part reflect how much (listening) enjoyment a score offers me, how often I go "Yeah, that's awesome!", how often my eyes well up, and how often that tingling feeling of a scoregasm creeps down my spine. It's often not a comment on the actual quality of a score, because in this regard, Poltergeist is like a mile above King Arthur. Also, many of the ratings are preliminary, as sometimes I need to listen to a score multiple times to "get it"; time wouldn't allow more than one listen.
Christian
PS: Herewith I'd like to acknowledge and thank all those decent folks who helped me acquiring these CDs. It would be much more simple if I just moved to the US, but I don't see that happening anytime soon!
