Film Noir with its darkly-lit settings, where crime and dangerous liaisons take place with a soundtrack of brushstroked drums, walking bass, hushed-tone piano, shimmering strings, and most important that sexy, silken saxophone, is cinema s most jazz-friendly genre. The celebrated Argentine- American composer/conducto r/arranger/pianis t Carlos Franzetti a global scientist of sound who s worked with everybody from Paquito D Rivera, to Jane Monheit, and in jazz, Latin and classical idioms delivers an impressive and impassioned collection entitled Film Noir.Recorded in Prague, backed by the fabulous City of Prague Philharmonic and lead soloist and ex-Buddy Rich sideman Andy Fusco on alto saxophone, Franzetti updates and reinterprets the film themes of Neal Hefti, Herbie Hancock, Johnny... Less

Film Noir, a genre created by French film critics to describe the en vogue Hollywood film of the ‘40s and ‘50s, has become part of film pop-culture. Sixty years later, naked cities, lonely detectives tormented between love and duty, doomed femmes fatales, cigarettes burning in a New York hotel at 3am, a half empty bottle of gin laying next to a bed at dawn, a gunshot in the middle of the night... all of these strong images are eternal icons of a genre that beautifully expressed the anxieties of Western societies after World War II. The album Film Noir captures these snapshots of lives lost in the big sleeping cities by compiling the most powerful musical pieces to create an imaginary film noir screenplay. Throughout these excerpts of legendary soundtracks, some famous, some yet to be... Less

Given its title and tone, this record is apparently an attempt to reflect the mood and feel of classic film noir through a musical medium, which it succeeds at admirably. It helps that Simon's coproducer for the project was renowned songwriter and arranger Jimmy Webb, whose own music is often awash in the kind of cinematic drama that defines this disc. Webb and Simon duet on "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year," and they cowrote the title track, the album's only original tune. Of the many standards covered, the best is Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye;" less successful on the duet front is "Two Sleepy People," which regrettably teams Simon with John Travolta. --Peter Blackstock

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment paints the town diamond white with the release of the Twentieth Century Fox 75th Anniversary Gift Set, a 75- film, three-volume set, highlighting a remarkable, rich and unparalleled heritage of classic films, Academy Award winners and box office smashes. To join in the celebration, VarŠse Sarabande will release a deluxe 3 CD set saluting 75 Years Of Great Film Music at Twentieth Century-Fox, featuring some of the greatest composers ever to work in Hollywood: Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and many more. The Twentieth Century Fox 75th Anniversary Gift Set will be released on DVD on December 7.

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Our favorite master of the avant garde, Jeff Grace, is back with two new scores both featured on this spine-chilling album: House of the Devil (the new film by The Roost director Ti West) and I Can See You (a highly original thriller directed by Graham Reznick, who also contributed two tracks to this soundtrack). As always, Jeff Grace approaches the horror genre and his films with an unmatched freshness. Right from the creepy opening of House of the Devil, with its detuned piano theme, through the ominous string writing and the atonal, intense action music, House of the Devil is - in our opinion - the best American horror score of the year. And I Can See You is not far behind, and certainly also a very special score where Grace surprises with some Tangerine Dream-inspired atmospheric... Less

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1. Divided2. Don't Give Up3. Spirit Inside, The4. I Found Love5. Say You Will6. Gutters of Gold7. Save a Place (In Your Heart)8. Forever Now9. Tears on the Pages10. House of Dreams11. Walk On

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4 stars from Down Beat and the rave that this album 'could be a classic,' Cohen s ten-song program unfolds like a timeless pan-American epic film score. Joined by the Anzic Orchestra an all-star ensemble comprising three woodwinds, three trumpets, two trombones, three cellos, a guitar-bass-drums- percussion rhythm section and features performances by Ted Nash, Ali Jackson, Scott Robinson and others.One of Paste Magazine's Top 100 Albums Of 2007.

Few vocalists equal the expressive subtlety of Beth Orton, whose fourth album is both her most musically spare and artistically complex to date. Not only does the production and backing by Jim O'Rourke (known for his work with Sonic Youth and Wilco) capture Orton's vocal style at its most unstudied and unvarnished, the lack of embellishment focuses all the more attention on her songwriting. From the jazzy phrasing on the deceptively jaunty "Worms" through the haunting "Feral" and the amazing grace of the closing, hymnlike "Pieces of Sky," Orton's songs give voice to the sort of knotty, prickly emotions that are as hard to define as they are deeply felt. Most of the musical dynamic features piano or guitar over an elemental, insistent rhythm section, making the coloring of an occasional... Less

Stories of a Stranger is arguably the first real O.A.R. album. While their sound is unmistakable, it now pulls of a contradictory feat by opening itself to a broader range of influences through songs more tightly focused than any they've done previously. By far it takes the listener closer than any other album to the matchless experience of hearing O.A.R. live-with the audio tweaked to position the listener in a center seat, a few rows back from the stage. All the ingredients are in place: the in-the-pocket lock-up of bassist Benj Gershman and drummer Chris Culos, the soulful slash and simmer of Jerry DiPizzo's sax, guitar parts from Richard On that stretch from steamy rhythm licks to souring, tuneful leads.

1. Hot 'N' Ready2. Cherry3. Let It Roll4. Love To Love5. Natural Thing6. Out In The Street7. Only You Can Rock Me8. Mother Mary9. This Kid's10. Doctor Doctor11. I'm A Loser12. Lights Out13. Rock Bottom14. Too Hot To Handle15. Shoot Shoot

Here are more Mitchum recordings, a perfect companion to our earlier release, That Man. Here we have his songs for the 1948 movie Rachel And The Stranger and the theme song for the film Young Billy Young, plus a few pop standards that he recorded as demos. The 15 titles include Dinah, Roving Gambler, and Blue Skies. The accompanying 72-page booklet includes many rare movie posters, lobbycards, programs, filmography, and other rare material. A must for the Robert Mitchum fan!

Here are more Mitchum recordings, a perfect companion to our earlier release, That Man. Here we have his songs for the 1948 movie Rachel And The Stranger and the theme song for the film Young Billy Young, plus a few pop standards that he recorded as demos. The 15 titles include Dinah, Roving Gambler, and Blue Skies. The accompanying 72-page booklet includes many rare movie posters, lobbycards, programs, filmography, and other rare material. A must for the Robert Mitchum fan!

CD DescriptionThis beautifully packaged 19 disc box set spans Rufus entire career and represents the most complete collection of Rufus Wainwright recordings to date. It contains: Six studio albums; Rufus Wainwright, Poses, Want One, Want Two, Release the Stars and All Days Are Night- Songs for Lulu, now all with additional previously unreleased bonus material. Two concerts on CD; Milwaukee at Last!!! and the legendary Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2CD) now with previously unreleased songs from the show. Four additional CDs; Disc One features previously unreleased songs and rarities. Disc Two contains many of the songs Rufus has recorded for soundtracks including "Hallelujah" from the film Shrek. Disc Three is drawn from Rufus collaborations with friends and family members such as... Less

Legendary songwriter, humorist, workers-rights advocate and radical raconteur Utah Phillips is an icon of American folk music whose songs have been covered by everyone from Joan Baez to Tom Waits to Emmylou Harris and Ani Difranco. Yet for over 50 years his greatest interpreter has been lifelong friend Rosalie Sorrels, a folk legend in her own right. Strangers In Another Country - The Songs of Bruce "Utah" Phillips is a magnificent gathering of song, story and recitation celebrating the genius of Utah, with Sorrels acting as emcee, historian and tour guide, offering rare insight into the man behind the character. Rosalie recalls songs even Utah had forgotten or never written down, and was working on this tribute before his May 2008 passing. The album features some of his lesser known,... Less

1. Sun It Rises2. White Winter Hymnal3. Ragged Wood4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song5. Quiet Houses6. He Doesn't Know Why7. Heard Them Stirring8. Your Protector9. Meadowlarks10. Blue Ridge Mountains11. Oliver James

In the middle of a rough year, Philly-based poet and spoken work artist Ursula Rucker opened an email that stretched back to the 16th century.It was an out-of-the-blue invitation from strangers, from two producers she had never crossed paths with, working on an album of songs based on the poetry of Kabir, an Indian mystic and poet, and woven around the sublimely precise, stunningly earthy voice of renowned Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal.  She listened, felt the common thread, and co-created No Stranger Here, a polyphonic, multifaceted tribute to love, earthly and divine. With Kabir as the binding tie, Rucker, Mudgal, and the Business- Class Refugees (led by veteran cross-cultural, genre-defying producers Patrick Sebag and Yotam Agam) render in lush sonic form the shared... Less

A zany film noir parody hearkening back to the days when leading men were hard-boiled, dames were beautiful but dangerous, and musicals were filled with tunes so playfully catchy you couldn't dislodge them from your brain if your life depended on it. Book and lyrics by one of America's funniest playwrights, Christopher Durang (in a very, very good mood). An original and lethally catchy score signals the arrival of gifted new musical theater composer Peter Melnick. "The Maltese falcon mates with the loon in Adrift In Macao ... Christopher Durang's broad spoof of film noir, with a score by Peter Melnick that mambos from Kurt Weill to Carmen Miranda, is set in 1952 in the Chinese port of Macao--a sinister locale peopled by diamond smugglers, shady nightclub owners, dope aficionados, femmes... Less

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Japanese pressing of this 1976 album from Phil Lynott and friends, housed in a miniature LP sleeve and available at a cheaper UK price for a limited time only!. The packaging is an exact replica of the original vinyl release featuring vinyl artwork and including the original Japanese Obi strip. Universal. 2008.

Release Date: 2006-08-29, Audio CD, CDBY

In the Rock House instructional DVD Leads & Riffs Creative Concepts for Metal, Michael "Padge" Paget, lead guitarist of Bullet For My Valentine, presents the elements of his aggressive lead style and the vibrating riffs he pounds out to inspire a new generation of guitarists. Use this DVD to learn minor pentatonic and full 7-note scales across the neck used to create crafty leads. See how Padge constructs many of his signature leads as he takes you step-by-step through "Tears Don't Fall," "Scream Aim Fire," "Eye of the Storm," and others. Includes e-Tab book and iPod-ready video featuring lessons. Paget demonstrates how to write melodic leads, how to improvise, and ways to develop your own guitar style. Paget explains how he applies bending, 3-string sweeps, tremolo picking, and hammer... Less

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"All over the place, swinging through dark pop, atmospheric instrumentals, and demented circus music ... unique music with great personality." -- Pitchfork [7.5] "This is it ... he's finally treated the faithful to a masterpiece." -- All Music Guide [HHHH ½] "Original, unique, and packed full of imagery, if this was a film, it would be the best you've ever seen." -- London Sun [HHHH] "Just as breathtaking as his other work, only more memorable." -- Chord Acclaimed audio/visual and textual artist Barry Adamson (of Nick Cave's Bad Seeds and legendary art-punks Magazine) returned in 2006 with his sixth studio album--a debut release on his own label called Stranger on the Sofa. Seen by some as the natural successor to 1996's Oedipus Schmoedipus in its dark delivery, twisted humor, and... Less

ABKCO Records presents the soundtrack to Wes Anderson's first animated feature FANTASTIC MR. FOX, based on the beloved Roald Dahl book. Dahl is probably best known in the U.S. for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Academy Award nominee Anderson is best known for his film's Rushmore, The Royal Tenebaums and The Darjeeling Limited. FANTASTIC MR. FOX makes its Atlantic- crossing aboard a magical soundtrack featuring an unforgettable score by award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, as well as vintage folk, jazz, Pop and rock tracks hand-picked by Wes Anderson and music supervisor Randall Poster. Standouts include an unreleased track by former Pulp founder and frontman, Jarvis Cocker and a classic Rolling Stones track. The film's characters are voiced by an array of Hollywood's finest: ... Less

Dr. Alimantado's rise to renown really began with Greensleeves release of his superb 1977 Best Dressed Chicken in Town album. By that time, the good Doctor had been recording for a decade, although only a handful of his early singles were granted a foreign release, until now. It took almost a decade to bring House of Singles to fruition, but it was well worth the wait, as Alimantado finally brings to CD a slew of his especially rare 45s. The time was put to good use, for rarely has a reggae record been so stuffed with information. Working from Alimantado's copious recollections, author David Katz pens a riveting biography that traces the artist's family back to his father's African roots, reveals in chilling detail Alimantado's abused and neglected childhood, and follows him into... Less