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Raiders Of The Lost Ark – music by John Williams

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Order this CDOne of the better (not to mention fun) movies during the early 1980s was Raiders Of The Lost Ark. This Steven Spielberg / George Lucas co-production turned out to be one of the biggest hits of 1981, and the film was later nominated for Oscars in Best Picture, not to mention spawning numerous imitators as well as two sequels: Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.

The music played a key role in this film, and John Williams provided an excellent score for this film, also earning a nomination for (but not winning) an Oscar for best score. The soundtrack was released as an album, and in 1995, was re-released on CD with additional music not included in the album. The music was re-mastered for the CD pressing from the original two-track stereo master tapes, and it sounds great… not a crack or pop to be heard.

Also, of note, for a CD that only costs $12.99, it includes a full color booklet containing several photographs 4 out of 4and production sketches from the movies, introduction by Steven Spielberg, comments from John Williams about various bits, and a analysis and a track-by-track commentary by Lukas Kendall of Film Score Monthly.

If you enjoyed the film as much as I did, and enjoyed the music, then the soundtrack is a must-have for your collection.

  1. The Raiders March (2:50)
  2. Main Title: South America, 1936 (4:10)
  3. In the Idol’s Temple (5:26)
  4. Flight from Peru (2:20)
  5. Journey to Nepal (2:11)
  6. The Medallion (2:55)
  7. To Cairo (1:29)
  8. The Basket Game (5:04)
  9. The Map Room: Dawn (3:52)
  10. Reunion and The Dig Begins (4:10)
  11. The Well of the Souls (5:28)
  12. Airplane Fight (4:37)
  13. Desert Chase (8:15)
  14. Marion’s Theme (2:08)
  15. The German Sub / To The Nazi Hideout (4:32)
  16. Ark Trek (1:33)
  17. The Miracle of the Ark (6:08)
  18. The Warehouse (:56)
  19. End Credits (5:20)

Released by: Digital Compact Classics
Release date: 1981 (re-released on CD in 1995)
Total running time: 73:32

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1993 C R Soundtracks Television

The Cat – Tongue Tied

The Cat - Tongue TiedThe Cat is, of course, Danny John-Jules, who plays the Cat character on Red Dwarf. “Tongue Tied” is a song which opened the final episode of the series’ second season in 1988; it took place in one of Cat’s dreams, and featured some very funny backing vocals from fellow cast members Craig Charles and Chris Barrie. Sadly, this CD maxi-single, released only in the U.K. and now available only through John-Jules’ fan club, is not that version of the song, but a re-recording of it minus John-Jules’ fellow cast members. Numerous remixes of “Tongue Tied” delve further and further into hip-hop and club stylings, and a so-called “kateoki” version is also included, a karaoke version with backing vocals, allowing you to be the Cat (if this is, in fact, what you really want to do with your life). Actually, the real treat here is John-Jules’ rendition of the Red Dwarf end credit song – also available in two Rating: 1 out of 4mixes, one of which is rather cryptically labeled the “Dalek mix.” While I was a bit disappointed that the original recording of “Tongue Tied” wasn’t included – but after all, I suppose the sound quality of that version was just enough to pass muster on television – this new version of the Red Dwarf theme makes up for it. Even so, I only recommend this one to extremely die-hard Red Dwarf fans.

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  1. Red Dwarf theme – tongue tied mix (2:21)
  2. Tongue Tied – meeow mix (5:00)
  3. Tongue Tied (4:02)
  4. Tongue Tied – Tabby Ranks edit (6:14)
  5. Tongue Tied – kateoki mix (4:23)
  6. Tongue Tied – pussy mix (5:26)
  7. Tongue Tied – purrfect mix (5:26)
  8. Tongue Tied – paws mix (5:16)
  9. Tongue Tied – paws mix 7" single (5:16)
  10. Tongue Tied – 7" single mix (3:51)
  11. Tongue Tied – instrumental (4:22)
  12. Red Dwarf – Dalek mix (2:15)

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Release date: 1993
Total running time: 53:59

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1993 R Soundtracks Television

Ren & Stimpy – You Eediot!

Ren & Stimpy - You Eediot!This debut CD from the steenky cat-and- chihuahua duo was, in places, genuinely funny. In other places, it reeked of cheap marketing tie-in, which is exactly what it was. But at least a benchmark was established, something to allow us to gauge that the other Ren & Stimpy audio antics released in the future pretty much sucked. It’s a thin line sometimes, though. One of the best things going for You Eediot! is the presence of the many catchy, kooky fake commercial jingles used in the early days when the Ren & Stimpy Show was actually funny instead of just gross. I’d heartily recommend this for anyone who could 3 out of 4discern between the original episodes and those which were cranked out by Nickelodeon after the ousting of creator John Kricfalusi.

  1. The Whistler / Overture (0:42)
  2. Dog Pound Hop (2:27)
  3. Muddy Mudskipper Theme (0:42)
  4. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy (1:46)
  5. Order this CD Firedogs (3:38)
  6. Better Than No One (4:38)
  7. Nose Goblins (4:20)
  8. Smokin’ (3:03)
  9. Log Blues / Log Theme (1:23)
  10. Captain’s Log / Space Madness (5:02)
  11. Sven Theme (3:03)
  12. Sven Blues (0:47)
  13. Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence (1:19)
  14. Ren’s Pecs (2:52)
  15. I’m Gonna Be A Monkey (1:28)
  16. Filthy’s Dance (0:24)
  17. Jungle Boogie (0:18)
  18. Dizzy Monkees (0:29)
  19. Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen (2:47)
  20. The Whistler / Underture (0:41)
  21. Big House Blues (3:00)

Released by: Sony Wonder
Release date: 1993
Total running time: 44:49

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