Music is a matter of taste. Each song translates differently to every individual. We just like to share our views here. The following reviews are arranged according to latest review at the top.
All reviews done by Chris.
LORD OF THE RINGS
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS/THE TWO TOWERS/THE RETURN OF THE KING- ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK CDS(LIMITED EDITION)
Anyone here who DOES NOT like the books? Anyone here who DOES NOT like the movies? Well, One of the greatest fantasy books, and MOVIE TRILOGY(Peter Jackson's) of our recent times. This soundtrack does not disappoint at all. Let's face it, how can any movie BE a movie without the music soundtrack? Well, being a fan of soundtrack as well as the movie, THE RING...errr.....I mean THE soundtrack was mine to keep ... MINE! HAHAHA..
In any case, this is one of the BEST soundtracks in any collection. Lavishly "leather" packaged and comes in limited edition with bonus dvd(for ROTK), THIS IS A MUST for any fans of music, LOTR fans and more..Composed, orchestrated and conducted by the famous Howard Shore, the music is beautifully crafted.
The dvd also contains a "making of the soundtrack" which showed that a lot of hard work is put into this too, so enjoy, relive the movie, appreciate the music!
Ratings:FOTR:4/5 , TTT-5/5 , ROTK-5/5
MUSIC AND LYRICS
MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE CD
The movie was surprisingly prêt-ty entertaining and it brings back some memories for both me and my wife. Well, I'm not really the kind of guy who likes watching "romance" movies...and definitely not someone who always listens to love songs.. BUT there are exceptions...
This album was "music FROM and INSPIRED BY " the movie , and you can relive the movie while you listen to these songs...AND by the way, this is also a chance for Hugh Grant to showcase his singing...
Standout tracks are "way back into love" (aww...sweeet track), "meaningless kiss" and "pop goes my heart"., "dance with me tonight", "tony the beat" "don't write me off".......catchy songs that stays in your mind and brings back some sweet 80s memories ...
Oh, and it would be pretty nice if you can sing it to your valentine on Valentine's day .......ladies probably loved it....Well, the ants love it too(err...get it??...sweet?heh)
Ratings:3.5/5
JOE HISAISHI MEETS KITANO (JAPANESE)
OK , this has nothing much to do with guitars but this is good music J instrumental though.
Joe Hisaishi is a well known composer, who has been around for a long time.He has done music scores for films , including well known animation and other genre films..and he has other projects and contributions to music as well. I find that he has always incorporated different types of music in his works. Very talented composer who explores different genre of music.(classical, pop, electronic et c etc) Check out his official website if you are interested.
I have been his fan since i started watching Japanese movies in my younger days (esp. Takeshi kitano films). He has done scores for quite a number of Kitano movies(Eg:Kids return, Hanna-bi, Kikujiro,Sonatine, Brother etc etc..). This is a collection of such works. Though not long compositions here, but still a very good compilation of tracks. Every track has its’ mood and you can see the “scenes” appearing in front of you.(haha provided you have watched the movies mentioned for the tracks i mean..).
He has a couple of “compilation” albums. However, this is just a little glimpse of some of his works.
Fav tracks here are :summer, the rain , silent love, kids return, thank you...There is another album that I have( i have a couple of his older releases), with his compositions “works II...orchestra nights”(I give it a 5/5 by the way) which I prefer.
Some example of his performances:
Rating:3.5/5 (good music , but not enough, need more!)
