Fantastic Journey

Fantastic Journey
Customer Review: Excellent Sounding Recordings
This CD has been around for a while now but it is still truly a good compilation of Science Fiction film music given a new dimension by being recorded digitally. The BATMAN selections composed by Danny Elfman are very powerful combing rousing elements with moody enigmatic passages. Most of the other selections are short or confined to one piece. The selections from TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER and POLTERGEIST all composed by Jerry Goldsmith are all performed with passion and demonstrate Goldsmith's great versatility. Bernard Herrmann's "Outer Space" from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is brief but in effect makes it all the more powerful by its great innovation and lasting impact. The WAR OF THE WORLDS "Prelude" by Leith Stevens was a great surprise.
Customer Review: An interesting collection of obscure s/f-fantasy themes
Maestro Kunzel has gathered together a mostly-entertaining mix of music from various s/f movies. As usual with these collections, the CD contains selections that are hard to come by (if not impossible) on a soundtrack or any other recorded source. Not all of the tracks work, however. Music from "Moonwalker" is annoying, and the theme from "War of the Worlds" is just plain weird. Not Kunzel's fault, I know, but those pieces tend to (for me) mar the overall likeability of the album. That said, there are definitely keepers: The theme from "The Black Hole," the soundtrack to which was unavailable on CD anywhere until just recently and which by itself is worth the cost; the sweet chorus of Carol Ann's Theme from "Poltergeist"; the themes from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "The Beast Master" (I am Dar!) and "The Last Starfighter." Unfortunately, these movie collections tend to waste too much disk space on sound effects. Often inserted as short introductions to a piece of music, most can be endured quickly and forgotten. But on this CD, a whole track's worth following "The Black Hole" is devoted to the inane cacophony of electronic gibberish, space that would have been much better served by playing, say, the Love Theme from "Superman." Still, there are more things to like on this album than there are to dislike.


Radio Disney: Holiday Jams, Vol. 2
Only the miracle of Christmas, it seems, could bring Johnny Mathis and the Backstreet Boys together on one CD. In the spirit of Radio Disney's first holiday CD, Radio City Holiday Jams 2 promises to please preteens (and their parents, too) with an eclectic, even schizophrenic mix of old and new holiday songs. Particularly hipster-rific songs like Hilary Duff's "Santa Claus Lane" (sounds a bit like Liz Phair if you could picture her singing about open sleighs) intermingle with more old-fashioned hits like Burl Ives's rendition of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus." No Secrets contributes the boppy "Go Girlfriend (Have a Merry Christmas)," B2K revisit "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" with some serious attitude (better not pout, man), and we accompany the Ghost of Christmas Past to witness the Jackson 5 singing "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Forget the sugarplums--this inventive holiday CD will have you and your kids dancing. --Karin Snelson
Customer Review: Radio Disney Holiday Jams 2: track list
THIS IS NOT A REVIEW! I HAVE NOT LISTENED TO THIS ALBUM. This is a track-list that was notably absent from the product description. (I have marked the album as "5-Stars" because that was the average rating when I added this information): DISC 1 1.I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 2.As Long as There's Christmas {From Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Encha 3.Wonderful Christmas 4.Feliz Navidad 5.It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas 6.Santa Claus Lane 7.Here Comes Santa Claus 8.Christmas Time 9.Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 10.Go Girlfriend (Have a Merry Christmas) 11.Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 12.I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 13.The Chimney Song 14.My Christmas List
Customer Review: Great!
This is a GREAT Holiday CD! Everyone should own a copy, it's a GREAT Way to bring Holiday Music into any home, and is even great to listen to in the car! Its even great for all ages! The BEST Songs are: A*Teens - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday Play - As Long As There's Christmas Hilary Duff - Santa Claus Lane No Secrets - Go Girlfriend (Have A Merry Christmas) B2K - Santa Claus is Comin' To Town Simple Plan - My Christmas List (Radio Disney Edit) This CD is REALLY GREAT to listen to! My family, including MANY Others enjoy it! The best part, its from Disney! :)