Soundtracks Reviews

There are a lot of good soundtracks around and we recommend some of them in our Film Composers Section but this reviews section is here to provide more in depth recommendations and to assist visitors to find those products online.

• The Golden Compass by Alexandre Desplat    NEW!
• The Blob (and other Creepy Sounds) by Ralph Carmichael, with Burt Bacharach and others    NEW!
• Airwolf Themes by Sylvester Levay and Udi Harpaz, recreated by Mark J Cairns    NEW!
• Blade Runner 25th Anniversary (Trilogy) by Vangelis    NEW!
• Beowulf by Alan Silvestri    NEW!
• Silence, Night & Dreams by Zbigniew Preisner    NEW!
• Atonement by Dario Marianelli    NEW!
• Music by Gabriel Yared (film review) about Gabriel Yared    NEW!
• The Simpsons Movie by Hans Zimmer    NEW!
• The Queen by Alexandre Desplat    NEW!
• The Sea Hawk & Deception by Erich Wolfgang Korngold    NEW!
• Notes on a Scandal by Philip Glass    NEW!
• Next by Mark Isham    NEW!
• Doom by Clint Mansell    NEW!
• The Illusionist by Philip Glass    NEW!
• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Miklos Rozsa    NEW!
• Blood Diamond by James Newton Howard    NEW!
• The Fountain by Clint Mansell    NEW!
• Van Morrison: At The Movies - a collection of Van Morrison songs used on film soundtracks    NEW!
• A Composer's Notes: Remembering Miklos Rozsa (book preview) by Jeffrey Dane    NEW!
• Casino Royale by David Arnold    NEW!
• Miss Potter by Nigel Westlake plus Interview with the composer    NEW!
• Live and Let Die by George Martin
• The Elephant Man by John Morris
• The Hunt for Red October by Basil Poledouris
• Total Recall by Jerry Goldsmith
• Jaws by John Williams
• The Black Dahlia by Mark Isham
• Schindler's List by John Williams
• Naqoyqatsi by Philip Glass
• Powaqqatsi by Philip Glass
• Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass
• Brokeback Mountain by Gustavo Santaolalla
• Munich by John Williams
• Great Film Fantasies featuring music by John Williams and Howard Shore
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada by Marco Beltrami
• Match Point with songs from operas by Giuseppe Verdi and others
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by Harry Gregson-Williams
• King Kong by James Newton Howard
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle
• March of the Penguins by Alex Wurman
• The Brothers Grimm by Dario Marianelli
• Corpse Bride by Danny Elfman
• Pride and Prejudice by Dario Marianelli
• Crash by Mark Isham
• The War of the Worlds musical by Jeff Wayne
• Three Choral Suites by Miklos Rozsa
• Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
• The Incredibles by Michael Giacchino
• Alexander by Vangelis
• The Phantom of the Opera movie soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• The Producers (Original Cast Recording) by Mel Brooks
• Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams
• Piano Works by Craig Armstrong
• Deep Blue by George Fenton
• Hidalgo by James Newton Howard
• Open Range by Michael Kamen
• The Very Best of Henry Mancini - Midnight, Moonlight & Magic by Henry Mancini
• The Ultimate Pink Panther Collection by Henry Mancini
• The Passion of the Christ by John Debney
• The Return of the King by Howard Shore
• The Matrix Revolutions by Don Davis
• The Matrix Reloaded by Don Davis
• The Matrix by Don Davis.
• The Alamo by Dimitri Tiomkin.
• The Day the Earth Stood Still by Bernard Herrmann.
• Alexander Nevsky (in film and concert versions) by Sergei Prokofiev.
• Man with a Movie Camera a 1929 film with new music by Michael Nyman.
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - by Howard Shore.
• Midnight Cowboy - the classic sountrack by John Barry.
• Man of Galilee - a double album of film music by Alfred Newman.
• Alex North's 2001: A Space Odyssey - the original unused music by Alex North.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss, Aram Khachaturian and Gyorgy Ligeti.
• Damien: Omen II - Deluxe Edition by Jerry Goldsmith.
• The Omen - Deluxe Edition by Jerry Goldsmith.
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones by John Williams.
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by John Williams.
• Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein a fine collection of music by Elmer Bernstein.
• The Magnificent Seven the classic original soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein.
• The Essential Miklos Rozsa: Ben-Hur collection by Miklos Rozsa.
• Ben-Hur the epic by Miklos Rozsa.
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence by John Williams.
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - by Howard Shore.
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone) - by John Williams.
• Amelie - the unique soundtrack by French composer Yann Tiersen
• Moulin Rouge - the extravaganza with songs by Various Artists, additional music by Craig Armstrong.
• West Side Story - the film version of the stage musical by Leonard Bernstein.
• The Piano - an intense moving score from Michael Nyman.
• The Mission - an inspiring soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
• Gone with the Wind Collection - a double album of music by Max Steiner.
• Swashbucklers - various composers headed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
• The Sting - by Marvin Hamlisch using music by Scott Joplin.
• Wings of a Film - a live recording of a concert of film music by Hans Zimmer.
• John Barry, the Collection - 4 CDs with 40 years of soundtracks from John Barry.
• The Omen (collection) - Double album featuring film music by Jerry Goldsmith.
• Frontiers (collection) - Jerry Goldsmith Sci-Fi Classics conducted by the composer himself.
• Jerry Goldsmith's modernistic score for Planet of the Apes.
• Taxi Driver - the original soundtrack recording by Bernard Herrmann.
• Fahrenheit 451 - CD of film music by Bernard Herrmann conducted by Joel McNeely.
• Torn Curtain - a superb collection of classical film tracks by Bernard Herrmann.
• Music for a Darkened Theatre - a compilation album by Danny Elfman.
• Music for a Darkened Theatre volume 2 - a 2nd compilation on 2 CDs from Danny Elfman.
• Cinema Century boxed set - a great value collection to tie in with our Film Music History.
• Cinema Century 2000 set - an equally good companion set of the key movie soundtracks.