Thread: Great Movie Themes 1 & 2 on Blu-ray Audio?

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Post by Luukas September 8, 2015 (1 of 12)
Naxos has published two discs of the most famous movie themes (Film Music Classics). The collection contains for example the next themes: Forrest Gump, Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond and Schindler's List. The performers are from the highest levels: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & conductor Carl Davis.
It would be a great pleasure to have these fascinating discs on one single Blu-ray Audio with the surround sound. If we have those movies, we have probably also a Blu-ray player. What do you think?

Post by Disbeliever September 8, 2015 (2 of 12)
I would not consider most of these particular most famous Movie themes to be 'great, The great famous themes are by the older composers Korngold, Steiner Tiomkin Herrman Newman, Bernstein ,Jarre , Morricone etc.

Post by Luukas September 9, 2015 (3 of 12)
Yes, I know that. But these themes are very popular among the modern audiences.

Post by rammiepie September 9, 2015 (4 of 12)
Luukas said:

Yes, I know that. But these themes are very popular among the modern audiences.

There's NOTHING modern about Gerald (Disbeliever)!

Try these: Sounds of Hollywood - Fraas and Sounds of Hollywood, Volume 2 and The Film Music of Jerry Goldsmith and Scary Music: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Kunzel and Epics - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel and Great Film Fantasies - Kunzel and The Big Picture - Kunzel

Post by Disbeliever September 9, 2015 (5 of 12)
rammiepie said:

There's NOTHING modern about Gerald (Disbeliever)!

Try these: Sounds of Hollywood - Fraas and Sounds of Hollywood, Volume 2

I did not like most of the movies either. Best of the bunch Chariots of Fire.

Post by rammiepie September 9, 2015 (6 of 12)
Disbeliever said:

I did not like most of the movies either. Best of the bunch Chariots of Fire.

Then here is a title especially for you, Gerald: Herrmann: Obsession

A GREAT recreation of the entire score!

In impeccable sonics.

And another Rota: Concerto Soireé, Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto, Piazzolla: Cuatro Estaciones porteñas - Angatschewa, Fraas for the unabashed romantic that you are (@-@)

Gerald: "Honey....I'll have buttered popcorn with my tea, today."

Post by Luukas September 9, 2015 (7 of 12)
rammiepie said:


Try these: Sounds of Hollywood - Fraas and Sounds of Hollywood, Volume 2

I heard these albums some days ago - the arrangements aren't very impressive. The orchestrations aren't so "Romantic" than here: sometimes the impression is almost like a "virtual orchestra", the highest emotions are gone. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra offers a colorful view to the scores.

Post by samayoeruorandajin September 9, 2015 (8 of 12)
Chariots of Fire as a movie was one of the weaker ones of the bunch

Post by rammiepie September 9, 2015 (9 of 12)
Luukas said:

I heard these albums some days ago - the arrangements aren't very impressive. The orchestrations aren't so "Romantic" than here: sometimes the impression is almost like a "virtual orchestra", the highest emotions are gone. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra offers a colorful view to the scores.

My initial reaction, Luukas, was similar but as the band played on they got increasingly better and more involving.

Don't overlook the TELARC titles I listed above in Post #4. Most are still affordable and with the exception of the BIG Picture (from a 16/44.1 digital master)......all are DSD recorded.

I do agree that over the years Naxos has recorded a ton of quality movie music and should issue an 'extended' compilation on BD~A.

Post by Claude September 10, 2015 (10 of 12)
Luukas said:

It would be a great pleasure to have these fascinating discs on one single Blu-ray Audio with the surround sound. If we have those movies, we have probably also a Blu-ray player. What do you think?

Yes it would, but as with DVD-A and SACD, Naxos does not have a substantial release policy for BD-A.

They have released around 35 discs since 2011, which is of course just a tiny fraction of their new recordings released on CD during that time.

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