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A
New Hope
The
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Composed & Conducted by John Williams
Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra |
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2
RCA
ASIN: B000003G8X |
$24.98
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Disc: 1
1. 20th Century-Fox
Fanfare
2. Main Title/Rebel
Blockade Runner
3. Imperial Attack
4. Dune Sea of Tatooine/Jawa
Sandcrawler
5. Moisture Farm
6. Hologram/Binary
Sunset
7. Landspeeder Search/Attack
of the Sand People
8. Tales of a Jedi
Knight/Learn About the Force [#]
9. Burning Homestead
10. Mos Eisley Spaceport
11. Cantina Band
12. Cantina Band, No. 2
13. Binary Sunset [Alternative][#][*] |
Disc: 2
1. Princess Leia's
Theme
2. Millennium Falcon/Imperial
Cruiser Pursuit
3. Destruction of
Alderaan
4. Death Star/The
Stormtroopers [#]
5. Wookiee Prisoner/Detention
Block Ambush
6. Shootout in the
Cell Bay/Dianoga
7. Trash Compactor
8. Tractor Beam/Chasm
Crossfire
9. Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie
Fighter Attack
10. Battle of Yavin
11. Throne Room [End Titles] |
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John William's operatic score
for the first Star Wars film is one of his fullest and best scores for
the movies. Disc 1 Starts out with the classic 20th Century Fox Fanfare,
then we are greeted with classic Williams, the opening Star Wars main title/Rebel
Blockade Runner, easily being one of the most memorable film tunes ever
(except for William's Jaws). The underlying themes are woven with flair
and brilliance, evoking suspense, wonder and thrills. Titles such as "Landspeeder
Search/Attack of the Sand People" and "Tales of a Jedi Knight/Learn About
the Force" are all presented in the bold, thundering, yet poetic Williams
Modus Operandi. The Cantina Band tracks are great too. Disc 2 goes into
dark and exciting territory with "Tractor Beam/Chasm Crossfire", "Ben Kenobi's
Death/Tie Fighter Attack" and "The Battle of Yavin." Then to round it off
nicely, we go full circle with the last track seamlessly blending into
the well-known bombastic Star Wars theme music. This is a truly great soundtrack. |
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| SUPERMAN |
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Original
Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Composed and Conducted by John Williams |
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 2
Rhino Records
ASIN: B000046PVN |
$31.98
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Disc One
1. Prelude and Main
Title March
2. The Planet Krypton
3. Destruction of
Krypton
4. The Star Ship Escapes
5. The Trip to Earth
6. Growing Up
7. The Death of Jonathan
Kent
8. Leaving Home
9. The Fortress of
Solitude |
10. Welcome to Metropolis
11. Lex Luthor's Lair
12. The Big Rescue
13. Super Crime Fighter
14. Super Rescues
15. Luther's Luau
16. The Planet Krypton (Alternate)
17. Main Title March (Alternate) |
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Disc Two
1. Superman March
(Alternate)
2. The March of the
Villains
3. The Terrace
4. The Flying Sequence
5. Lois and Clark
6. Crime of the Century
7. Sonic Greeting
8. Misguided Missiles
and Kryptonite
9. Chasing Rockets
10. Supefeates
11. Super Dam and Finding
Lois
12. Turning Back the World
13. Finale and End Title
March
14. Love Theme from Superman
15. Can You Read My Mind
(Alternate performed by Margot Kidder)
16. Flying Sequence/Can
You Read My Mind
17. Can You Read My Mind
(Alternate nstrumental)
18. Theme from Superman
(Concert Version)
19. March of the Villains |
20. Terrace [*]
21. Flying Sequence
22. Lois and Clark [*]
23. Crime of the Century
24. Sonic Greeting [*]
25. Misquided Missiles and
Kryptonite [*]
26. Chasing Rockets [*]
27. Superfeats [*]
28. Super Dam and Finding
Lois [*]
29. Turning Back the World
30. Finale, and End Title
March
31. Love Theme from "Superman"
32. Can You Read My Mind
[Alternative]
[*] -Margot Kidder
33. Flying Sequence/Can
You Read My Mind
[*] - Margot Kidder
34. Can You Read My Mind
[Alternate: Instrumental Take]
[*] - Margot Kidder
35. Theme from Superman
[Concert Version][*] - Margot Kidder |
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The charms of Richard Donner's
take on the Man of Steel was blessed with many superlative artistic efforts,
above which one towers: John Williams's epic score. The composer's Oscar-nominated
music (coming on the heels of Star Wars and Close Encounters) was a wall-to-wall
heroic symphony, rife with memorable melodies and ominous arrangements.
Almost every original cut on this soundtrack appears in an expanded version,
supplemented by nearly a dozen previously unreleased cues and alternate
takes. Featuring a deluxe slipcase and extensive, new liner notes, this
is the definitive release of one of Maestro Williams's greatest scores. |
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| VINNIE & the
STARDUSTERS |
| "Vinnie
and the Stardusters are freakin' hilarious. This 3-song 45 gave me chuckles
galore."
--Cake
#52/53
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THE
GIRL FROM IPANEMA WANTS
TO
KILL ME |
| by Vinnie & the Stardusters |
Paperback: 24 pages
Simple Sense of Superiority
ISBN: 189052901X |
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$5.00
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| Put on your
3-D glasses (included) and bust a gut to the vaguely 3-D, headache-inducing
comic of an Archie spoof of the Vinnie and the Stardusters' story.
The kit includes trading cards and a 7 inch 45rpm of a spoof of Jobim's
bossa nova classic and on the flip is the Radio K hit spoof of "Que Sera
Sera" as "Quesadilla (a Tortilla with Cheez)." Already the single has gone
tin! (more than 500 copies sold) And has been included on two (count them)
compilations in Japan. |
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| "An
admittedly hilarious comic book history of the band."
--Jim
"the plugger"
About the Authors
Born in the ghetto of the
South Side of Minneapolis, these three gutterpunks learned the laws of
the street. While their mission of knocking on crackhouses to sing an a
cappella version of their first hit "Huggin' not Druggin'" went sour when
the Minneapolis Police threw them in the can for trespassing.
In prison, the three "honkeys"
learned all about jailhouse rock. As soon as they got out of the big house,
bigtime record execs were dying to put their groovy hip-hop rhythms down
and out to the world. Now the Stard'sters flaunt their success with large
clocks around their necks. They may lack liberal arts, but they got that
street smarts! |
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| VINNIE & the
STARDUSTERS |
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BAKE
MY PIE |
| by Vinnie & the Stardusters |
Paperback: 20 pages
Simple Sense of Superiority
ISBN: 1890529036 |
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$5.00
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| "The
stuff legends are made of."
--Tufts
Daily
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Archie,
Jughead and the whole gang are spoofed as Vinnie and the Stardusters in
this appropriated glow-in-the-dark comic, trading cards, and coloring book
(with only one crayon: black!) Plus: a 7" vinyl single of the Stardsters'
smash hit "Bake My Pie" (as a spoof of the Cure's "Boys Don't Cry." |
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Register
Guard, Eugene Oregon 3/28/97
"Not
just because Vinnie and the Stardusters rhyme 'preheated' with 'eat it,'
the album's best track is 'Bake My Pie."
Option
"The
most remarked upon dish, however, would have to be the mocking pseudo-cover
of the Cure's 'Boys Don't Cry' by Vinnie & the Stardusters--reimagined
as 'Bake My Pie'"
Fred
Mills, Magnet
"Parodies
wear thin unless the objet du scorn really deserves it; clearly, Robert
Smith and the Cure really, really deserve it. Too left field for Weird
Al, enter this Minneapolis jokebox, which microwaves 'Boys Don't Cry' until
it explodes like the proverbial wet poodle. Just wait'll you hear the electronica/jungle
version on the flip."
Minnesota
Daily 1/16/97
"The
funniest entry on the album is Vinnie and the Starduster's 'Bake My Pie'--a
hilarious spoof of the Cure's 'Boys Don't Cry."
Kurt
Channing, Ink Nineteen 33
"You
need to have this. This is definitely the one seven inch every collection
must have."
Raygun
"A
lip-smacking Cure parody"
About
the Authors
Vinnie
and the Stardusters is a group of farmers from Northern Minnesota. Their
mission is to inform the world of the dangers of bovine hormones, stem
the increase of farm accidents especially limb dismemberment, and to play
some downhome hoedown music! |
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| Jim
Woodring |
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TROSPER |
by Jim Woodring
With soundtrack by Bill Frisell |
Hardcover:
36 pages |
$14.95
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Fantagraphics Books
Book & CD Edition
ISBN: 1560974265 |
"[Woodring]
is an original surrealist. Rich and universal, his work is unequalled by
anything in comics since George Herriman's Krazy Kat."
- World Art
The cartoonist Jim Woodring
- creator of the bestselling surrealist comic adventures of the anthropomorph
Frank - and legendary jazz guitarist/Nonesuch recording artist Bill Frisell
have collaborated to create this unique multimedia storybook for the ages.
Reminiscent of a Little Golden
Book, this full-color, hardcover storybook spotlights the playful eponymous
pachyderm-like creature who wants nothing to do but play with his colorful
bouncing ball. Unfortunately, there are menacing forces conspiring against
him! With one full-color painting per page, and no words, Woodring has
crafted a masterfully compelling yet simple narrative of innocence and
fear that will inspire multiple re-readings by children and adults for
years to come.
The accompanying CD will
come packaged inside the book in a custom pocket. Frisell's ambient and
ethereal jazz soundtrack creates a remarkable aural tension that perfectly
complements Woodring's eye-poppingly vibrant and colorful landscapes. The
result is a wonderful gift item for fans of quality children's literature,
fine art and comic books, not to mention the many music lovers whom will
invariably make this a highly sought-after Frisell collectible.
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Dimensions (in inches): 0.34 x 6.02 x 6.44
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