Jerry Goldsmith London Symphony Orchestra - The Film Music of Jerry Goldsmith
SACD rip via PS3 to iso | Telarc SACD-60433 | April 2003 | 3.73 GB

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Review by jeffreybehr August 28, 2006	 on SA-CD.net:
THIS is the way movie music--& big-orchestra multichannel recordings, too--is supposed to sound! The music is BIG, the conducting is superbly ACTIVE, the hall plenty spacious sounding.

Goldsmith is really on the mark in these pieces. I threw away another collections CD of Goldsmith conducting Goldsmith after hearing this one. The hall sounds as if it's about 50 meters deep & twice as wide, & the 5 mics capture everything I need to hear. As is usual with the London orchestras, the bass drum is huge & pitched about a half-octave lower than those used by American orchestras; I love its sound, especially the texture of the bass rolling thru the hall. Philips' Polyhymnia (sp?) recorded it for Telarc, as they did the string-suites Telarc disc by the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra (#SACD-60623). All that bass energy is in the 5 channels; the LFE channel is not used. 

The orchestral playing is uniformly excellent; this is the LSO at its best. I often find its violins a little thin sounding, but they're not thin here.

My favorite selections are the 1st & the last--a suite from 'Star Trek' opens the disc, & 'The Generals', an arrangement of music from 'Patton' & MacArthur', closes it. Also excellent is several minutes of music from 'Air Force One' included in 'Motion Picture Medley'. Of course, being Goldsmith's best, ALL of it is excellent. If ever you want a demonstration of just how flat & small sounding the music recorded FOR movies is, listen to the music in the movie 'Air force One'--it's dismal compared with the sound of this Telarc release. I love this one so much I bought another copy.

In the music itself, in the conducting and orchestral playing, and in spaciousness and naturalness of the multichannel sound, this disc is the best I've heard.

RIP, Mr. Goldsmith; we'll miss you.

     Tracks:

1. "Star Trek" - The Motion Picture
2. Motion Picture Medley: "The Sand Pebbles", "Chinatown", "Air Force One", "A Patch Of Blue", "Poltergeist", "Papillon", "Basic Instinct", "The Wind & The Lion"
3. Theme from "The Russia House"
4. "The Boys from Brazil"
5. Theme from "Sleeping with the Enemy"
6. Medley of Television Themes: "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "Doctor Kildare", "Room 222", "Voyager", "The Waltons", "Barnaby Jones"
7. Theme from "Rudy"
8. "Twilight Zone" - The Motion Picture
9. The Love Theme from "Forever Young"
10. The Generals: "MacArthur", "Patton"

Review by csuzor March 3, 2005 on SA-CD.net:
This is a fantastic recording, powerful, excellent use of 5 channels. If anyone isn't convinced of the benefits of surround sound music yet, let them listen to this.
Mixed by the master himself, this is a great tribute to Goldsmith's contribution to cinema.
Highly recommended.

Review by lenw June 15, 2004 on SA-CD.net:
“Bass extension, dynamics & control were spectacular at one end, while air & ambience on top added an enveloping cushion to what was about the most satisfying musical experience I’ve had in my home theater system.” -- Stereophile Guide to Home Theater 

I listen to this SACD in stereo only. It provides a wide & deep soundstage. The music material is based on movie soundtracks & is beautifully presented.