A campier beginning could not be conceived for this album of horror music than the one Telarc cooked up for Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops -- an opening sequence of thunder and frightened running in ear-splitting digital sound, followed by the hilarious haunted-house blast of an organ from The Phantom of the Opera. Yes, this is your worst nightmare come true, a symphonic Halloween album -- complete with sound effects -- that was evidently successful enough to spawn an SACD sequel, Scary Music, in 2002. In true "pops" ...
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A campier beginning could not be conceived for this album of horror music than the one Telarc cooked up for Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops -- an opening sequence of thunder and frightened running in ear-splitting digital sound, followed by the hilarious haunted-house blast of an organ from The Phantom of the Opera. Yes, this is your worst nightmare come true, a symphonic Halloween album -- complete with sound effects -- that was evidently successful enough to spawn an SACD sequel, Scary Music, in 2002. In true "pops" concert fashion, Kunzel opens with classical selections with horror-related stories and eventually moves on to filmland for the rest of the package. Alas, Kunzel's relaxed way with the classics here isn't exactly calculated to raise the dead from their graves. Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" is a bit tame, made more palatable by the excellent sound; Berlioz's "March to the Scaffold" from Symphonie Fantastique is downright sluggish. "Pandemonium" from Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust (an imaginative choice) and Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre" are sturdier, though still too laid-back. Only Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" delivers sufficient energy. Many of the film cues, particularly those by the classic Hollywood composers, are more compellingly presented and surprisingly potent in musical interest, like the short reconstructed suite from Franz Waxman's The Bride of Frankenstein that ends up in the air. In "Sleigh Ride" from The Devil and Daniel Webster, Bernard Herrmann does inventive things with a fiddle tune that Copland famously used in "Rodeo," and his music for Psycho has already earned lots of respect in many circles (watch out for the over-the-top sound effects in the notorious shower scene!). Even though the classical numbers could use more pep, it's an engaging idea for an album, executed with dignity and some cunning. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
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Add this copy of Chiller to cart. $6.24, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Telarc.
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Add this copy of Chiller to cart. $6.98, poor condition, Sold by Movie Surplus rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mobile, AL, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Telarc Distribution.
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Addison; Berlioz; Bishop; Constant; Goldsmith; Gounod; Grieg; Herrmann; Ilett; Lloyd Webber; Mancini; Moussorgsky/Rimsky-;... Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
Add this copy of Chiller to cart. $7.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Telarc.
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Add this copy of Chiller to cart. $8.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Telarc.
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Add this copy of Chiller to cart. $15.75, like new condition, Sold by Pegasusbooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmington Hills, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Telarc.
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Fine in As New dust jacket. 5.6 X 4.9 X 0.4 inches; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONDUCTOR: TO LEE BEST WISHES, ERICH KUNZEL. Original 1989 pressing. CD like new condition, case is same. Includes full inserts, signed as above. 20 tracks, play time 58.20. Contents: Opening sequence / Michael Bishop (0: 48); The phantom of the opera. Overture / Andrew Lloyd Webber (Robert Muckenfuss, organ); Night on Bald Mountain / Modest Moussorgsky (10: 38); Danse macabre, op. 40 / Camille Saint-Sae¨ns (7: 40); Symphonie fantastique, op. 14. March to the scaffold / Hector Berlioz (4: 58); The Damnation of Faust, op. 24. Pandemonium (scene 19) / Hector Berlioz (3: 22); Peer Gynt, suite no. 1, op. 46. In the hall of the Mountain King / Edvard Grieg (2: 30); Synthesizer effects / Rosalind Ilett (0: 52); The Twilight zone. Theme / Marius Constant (0: 48); 12, 000 volts (0: 12); The bride of Frankenstein (part I) / Franz Waxman (reconstructed by Steven R. Bernstein) (5: 08); The devil and Daniel Webster. Sleigh ride / Bernard Herrmann (1: 51); Three selections from Psycho. Prelude; The mad house; Murder / Bernard Herrmann (4: 56); Sleuth. Overture / John Addison (2: 48); Television noise (0: 17); Poltergeist. The light / Jerry Goldsmith (2: 37); Without a clue. Super sleuth / Henry Mancini (2: 03); Funeral march of a marionette (Theme from Alfred Hitchcock presents) / Charles Gounod (3: 53).; Signed by Contributor.
