Music Of The Year - 1958 - Various Artists

Advantages: Very Comprehensive (1921-2000), Double Discs
Disadvantages: The odd filler tune being inserted here and there

...This is the only thing I've put up for auction on eBay and taken off after I realised what a gem it was. Spanning almost a decade, it contains the unforgettable scores of classic films such as Dracula 1958, The Exorcist 1973, The Shining 1980 and The Phantom Of The Opera 1925 as performed by The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra to chillling perfection. The highlight for me of course was Jerry Goldsmith's The Omen suite, a really haunting piece which delivers the sharp sense of fear so often lacking in horror films. If you turn this up and listen to all that Latin chanting, you'd swear the Anti-Christ is right there in the room with you. The theme to A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984 still evokes frightening memories for me when I was a kid and Freddy Kruger was the most evil and scary person I ever knew. More contemporary tunes... Read review

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Advantages: Very dramatic, emotional music
Disadvantages: Not everyones cup of tea

...After our school did a production of Les Miserables last year, i fell in love with the music, the pieces are all very dramatic and emotional and the storyline is very romantic which for me is perfect, i love the fact that the music is so sensual but it is definitely classical music with a full orchestra and very depressing (set in the time of the French revolution, death is a common theme although good triumphs in the end). You will enjoy this music if you are someone that enjoys an emotional tale of love and honour, you wont if you are a hard-core rocker into death metal. However, saying that, if any music is going to convert you, this is going to be it!... Read review

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Advantages: CONTAINS ALL SONGS FROM THE FILM
Disadvantages: WEAK BONUS TRACK

...If you enjoyed the film you'll love the CD. If you haven't seen the film and you're age 5 to 14 you'll probably still love it. It has all the main songs from the film, including both versions of You are the Music in Me by Troy & Gariella and Sharpay. The bonus track is weird but the 10 other songs justified the cost of the CD without worring about the bonus track. Very popular with all the girls at my daughters' primary school but unsure if it is as popular with older children. Despite that i have to admit that it is also very popular with their forty-two year old mother! An ideal Christmas present or stocking filler if they haven't got it already.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful