| Title | Synthesizer Greatest - The Movie Themes | |
| Rating | 10/10 |
|
| Performed by | Ed Starink | |
| Add. Credits | none | |
| Label, Year | Arcade, 1995 | |
Review
A huge collection of the most stirring themes and the loveliest melodies from various silver screen and TV productions. It probably presents the best quality that is conceivable in the field of film music re-arranged on synthesizers. All tracks have been arranged and played by the Dutch grandmaster of synthesizer music, Ed Starink. The only (very small) downside of this compilation is the lack of cover versions of Hans Zimmer scores, thinking of Zimmer as one of the main and possibly most successful advocate of electronics in movie scores.
To find out more about the many highlights on this double-CD release, please follow this link for a detailed track-by-track review on the Starink World Fan Page, which I have co-authored.
Track Rating
CD 1
| Title | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1492: Conquest Of Paradise (Vangelis) | 4:53 |  |
| 2 | The Piano (Michael Nyman) | 4:47 |  |
| 3 | Twin Peaks (A. Badalamenti) | 4:51 | |
| 4 | Passage To India (Maurice Jarre) | 3:51 | |
| 5 | Beverly Hills Cop (Harold Faltermeyer) | 2:58 |  |
| 6 | Indecent Proposal (John Barry) | 4:28 | |
| 7 | The Professional (Ennio Morricone) | 3:30 |  |
| 8 | Airwolf (S. Levai) | 4:16 | |
| 9 | The Last Emperor (David Byrne) | 4:13 |  |
| 10 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Ryuichi Sakamoto) | 4:36 |  |
| 11 | Out Of Africa (John Barry) | 3:08 | |
| 12 | Bitter Moon (Vangelis) | 5:16 | |
| 13 | Back To The Future (Alan Silvestri) | 3:21 |  |
| 14 | The Deer Hunter (Stanley Myers) | 3:41 | |
| 15 | Rain Man (Hans Zimmer) | 3:24 | |
| 16 | Das Boot (Klaus Doldinger) | 3:16 | |
| 17 | Midnight Express (Giorgio Moroder) | 3:42 | |
| 18 | Killing Fields (Mike Oldfield) | 3:11 | |
| 19 | Once Upon A Time In The West (Ennio Morricone) | 3:33 | |
| 74:41 |
CD 2
| Title | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schindler's List (John Williams) | 4:12 | |
| 2 | Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith) | 4:17 | |
| 3 | Missing (Vangelis) | 4:06 | |
| 4 | Amadeus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) | 3:28 | |
| 5 | Chariots Of Fire (Vangelis) | 3:36 | |
| 6 | Bodyguard (Alan Silvestri) | 2:47 | |
| 7 | Bladerunner (Vangelis) | 3:37 | |
| 8 | Dances With Wolves (John Barry) | 3:37 | |
| 9 | Top Gun (Giorgio Moroder) | 4:02 | |
| 10 | Silk Road (Kitaro) | 5:14 | |
| 11 | Apocalypse Now (Richard Wagner) | 4:26 | |
| 12 | Hook (John Williams) | 4:32 | |
| 13 | Miami Vice (Jan Hammer) | 3:36 | |
| 14 | Jurassic Park (John Williams) | 3:28 | |
| 15 | Licence To Kill (N. W. Walder) | 4:15 | |
| 16 | Bilitis (Francis Lai) | 3:35 | |
| 17 | Frantic (Ennio Morricone) | 4:26 | |
| 18 | Little Buddha (Ryuichi Sakamoto) | 2:54 | |
| 19 | The Excorcist (Michael Oldfield) | 7:16 | |
| 76:21 |
| Criteria | Weight | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Selection | 30% | 9 |
| Instrumentation | 15% | 8 |
| Performance | 25% | 8 |
| Sound quality | 10% | 9 |
| CD length (151') | 20% | 14 |
| Final Score | 100% | 10/10 |
Related Links
Ed Starink Fan Page
- starink-world.net
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