Empire Ultimate: The Best of the Best Ever Soundtracks

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Annotation

Cover disc from Empire Magazine November 2001 (I bought my copy 9th October 2001, can anyone do earlier?)

Annotation last modified on 2016-04-08 21:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Main Title (Theme From Jaws)
recording engineer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer) and Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
producer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra (on 1996-07-01)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (on 1996-07-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-07-01) and St John’s Wood Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-02)
recording of:
Main Theme (Jaws) (on 1996-07-01)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
included in:
Trail Mix‐Up
part of:
Jaws (1975 film score)
recording of:
Theme (Jaws) (on 1996-07-01)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
John Williams42:53
2A Fistful of Dollars
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Derek Wadsworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1997)
recording of:
A Fistful of Dollars
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
recording of:
A Fistful of Dollars: Main Title
composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) and Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
recording of:
Per un pugno di dollari: Per un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
Ennio Morricone23:27
3Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber47:49
4I Won't Be Going South for a While
performer:
The Palladinos
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lumière
recording of:
I Won't Be Going South for a While
writer:
Angelo Palladino
The Palladinos24:29
5In the Jailhouse Now
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
banjo:
Ron Block
bass:
Barry Bales
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist) and Dan Tyminski
mandolin:
Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player)
lead vocals:
Tim Blake Nelson
other vocals [yodel]:
Pat Enright
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 76)
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1978)
The Soggy Bottom Boys43:36
6Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield (in 1968-09)
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield4.452:28
7Sacrifice
producer:
Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard
recording of:
Sacrifice
writer:
Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard
publisher:
Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
Lisa Gerrard47:43
8Main Title Deconstruction
recording engineer:
Dennis Sands (American sound engineer) (from 2001-06-04 until 2001-07-07)
mixer:
Dennis Sands (American sound engineer)
orchestra:
The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra (American symphony orchestra based in Los Angeles, California) (from 2001-06-04 until 2001-07-07)
conductor:
Pete Anthony (American conductor and orchestrator.) (from 2001-06-04 until 2001-07-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 2001 to present)
recorded at:
Newman Scoring Stage in Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2001-06-04 until 2001-07-07)
mixed at:
Newman Scoring Stage in Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Danny Elfman54:23
9Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni33:53
10Ride of the Valkyries
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-10)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1988-10)
conductor:
Uwe Mund (in 1988-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-10)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (in 1988-10)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner35:23
11Flying
recording engineer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer) and Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
producer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1996-07-01)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (on 1996-07-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-07-01) and St John’s Wood Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-02)
recording of:
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Flying (concert arrangement) (on 1996-07-01)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1982)
part of:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (concert arrangement soundtrack)
John Williams33:43
12It's Caper Time
performer:
The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club
arranger:
Gareth Williams (UK arranger, editor & engineer)
cover recording of:
It's Caper Time! (The Self Preservation Society instrumental)
composer:
Quincy Jones
revision of:
Get a Bloomin' Move On! (The Self Preservation Society)
Quincy Jones23:14