The Black Rider (1993 Studio Cast) [Cast Recording]

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Summoned to Hamburg, Germany, to write music for a live stage production of Robert Wilson's The Black Rider, musical mastermind Waits took to the task at hand with gusto, assembling an eclectic crew of musicians to become "the pit band [he'd] always dreamed of." Several years later Waits assembled another "orchestra" in San Francisco to record many of the songs he'd written for the live production. Those tracks are found here, alongside a few rough gems from sessions in Hamburg. You'll find some musical matter familiar to Waits fans: accordions, carnivals, violas, banjos, the devil (a key figure in The Black Rider), a singing saw, bassoons, and trombones. Waits's many voices tell the rather disjointed story with a variety of musical styling, and the assembled whole is pretty much a sum of its parts (but at least they're interesting parts): a touch of Day of the Dead, a whiff of carny, a nod to Brecht, a dash of film noir, and the scent of narcosis (William Burroughs makes an appearance here). Not easy listening, by any means, but a feast for the ears. --Lorry Fleming

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The Black Rider (1993 Studio Cast) [Cast Recording]

Average customer rating: The music is good but the movie is better A grand sountrack... Lord of the Rings Original Soundtracks, films 1 and 3 Awe inspiring! It is the best of the three CDs!!!

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B00005QZWI Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. The Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. The Shadow Of The Past
4. The Treason Of Isengard
5. The Black Rider
6. At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
7. A Knife In The Dark
8. Flight To The Ford
9. Many Meetings
10. The Council Of Elrond [featuring the song "Aniron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)" composed & performed by Enya]
11. The Ring Goes South
12. A Journey In The Dark
13. The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
14. Lothlorien
15. The Great River
16. Amon Hen
17. The Breaking Of The Fellowship
18. May It Be [composed & performed by Enya]

Amazon.com

Score composer Howard Shore has informed this first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with his distinctly modern sensibilities. Revolving loosely around a brief, heroic brass theme, this epic is infused with a powerful rhythmic thrust and a musical range that encompasses centuries (from the Renaissance pastoralism of "Concerning Hobbits" to the fiery, Prokofiev-influenced drama of "A Knife in the Dark"). Key to the score's sense of mystery and magical place are the rich choral passages that are interspersed throughout, some so ominously gothic they make The Phantom Menace's "Duel of the Fates" sound almost sunny by comparison. Enya's contributions ("The Council of Elrond" and the song "May It Be") add a sense of organic tranquility, but it's Shore's Wagnerian-scaled orchestral score that should long be cherished by admirers of film music and hobbits alike. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The music is good but the movie is better.......2007-04-10

I really enjoyed the 3 series of The Lord of the Rings movie so I wanted the music. The soundtracks are good but if you like the movie the soundtracks watch the movie. They remind you of certain parts in the movie like the song Concerning Hobbits. The song is whimsical. Enyna has a great voice, very haunting. The Ring Goes South is another favorite of mine. I can enjoy these soundtracks as classical or dramatic music. I bought them because I loved the Lord of the Rings which has many similarities to Braveheart. Bravery, courage, strength, honesty, selflessness, love and other good human qualities people try to attain and admire them in the people and movies they view.

A grand sountrack..........2007-01-10

One of Howard Shore's best soundtracks around. The music is strong enough to tell its own separate story apart from FOTR. You will never tire of the heart-pounding excitement from The Bridge of Kazaad-Dum track.

Lord of the Rings Original Soundtracks, films 1 and 3.......2006-11-08

Having made an earlier mistake of buying 2 C.D.'s which were not original soundtrack, I can truthfully say these are the best. If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, look no further - no one does it better than The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer Howard Shore. You will be back in Middle Earth reliving all those wonderful scenes. I bought only The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King from Amazon.com because I already had the Two Towers from Amazon.co.uk and I would recommend all three - magical.

Awe inspiring!.......2006-10-02

What can I say that hasn't already been said about Howard Shore's magnificent score for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy? A soundtrack can define the whole atmosphere of a film, and this fully orchestrated work certainly does that with sweep, splendor and wonder, alternately humanizing (hobbit-izing?) the characters, imbuing the landscape with magic and capturing the world-shaking impact of events of mythic proportions. And this was no easy task considering the iconoclastic status of the story and the superb quality of Peter Jackson's filmmaking. This is a truly a soundtrack for the ages--a fitting accompaniment to a film for the ages! Every aspect of life, from the extreme to the mundane, is captured in this music. Listening to it can make every remembered moment of the movie come alive again in your mind, from the most horrific battle to the smallest moment of humor or kindness. I think this first one is my favorite of the three "Lord of the Rings" soundtracks. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the lighter moments, like the sweet, simple hobbit theme, with the grander and more menacing sections of the music. (That despite the fact that said hobbit theme begins exactly like the first phrase of the Protestant hymn "This Is My Father's World," which prompts me to think of the hobbits trouping off to Sunday school every time I hear it. But now when I hear the hymn, I think of Lord of the Rings, so I suppose all's fair!) What impressed me most as I watched "The Fellowship of the Ring" was how scary the music was when the hobbits were being pursued. Those relentless drums and eerily screaming drums made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, even though I knew the story like the back of my hand and knew for a fact that the poor little heroes would manage to escape. But the music truly made me wonder otherwise ... Now that's good composition! And the fact that the filmmakers chose to include background music in so many of the scenes, almost continuously ... well, that's just good filmmaking! The other impressive thing about Howard Shore's score is how the voicing and repeating motifs tie the whole thing together, like the finest of symphonies. The total effect is utterly convincing and utterly transporting. Peter Jackson chose well when he picked Shore as his score writer. Very, very well! Be sure to get the scores from the other two movies in the trilogy as well - "The Two Towers" and "Return of the King." They seem to be available in no end of different packagings, including ones with bonus DVDs about the creation of the score. Also, make sure to get the extended edition DVDs of the movie itself, with hours and hours of fascinating commentaries and behind-the-scenes documentaries about the making of the films. Truly a bargain at any price! And for more seminal soundtracks, try John Williams' defining scores for the "Star Wars" series and Basil Poledouris's spectacular score for the original "Conan the Barbarian."

It is the best of the three CDs!!!.......2006-09-10

For me, the music of the first sequel is my favourite since this is also the sequel that I prefer in the trilogy (I remember being blown away by the quality of this movie, the actors, the setting, the action scenes, the special effects, the moving relationships between all the characters and of coourse the music)
I think that the other CDs are a bit repetitive once you've got this one, even if I still like the music of the second soundtrack 'The Two Towers'. As for the 3rd sequel, I seldom listen to it as there is only one track that I like, 'The Return of the King'.
Now, this first CD of the trilogy is actually very good. Thanks to Enya, it is haunting and the songs are beautiful. There are a few eery but melodious songs like 'The Council of Elrond', 'Lothlorien', 'May it Be'. I love the change of tempo, the balance between fast and slow movements in 'A Knife in the Dark', 'Flight to the ford', and 'Amon Hen' which is my favourite piece (the Death of Boromir) with the oboe sound mixed with the beat of the drums and finaly the haunting voice of the singer. Track 17 is also worth listening. I like this CD because you've got different tempos and melodies and Anya is a great singer to me. But I also enjoy listening to Emiliana Torrini's song 'Gollum's Song'in the second soundtrack...

Average customer rating: The Waits Rider. Macabre and strangely addictive Tom Waits at the Top of His Game And the first one's always free... Post-Rock Kurt Weill+More

The Black Rider (1993 Studio Cast) Tom Waits Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bone Machine Franks Wild Years Big Time Foreign Affairs Swordfishtrombones ASIN: B000001E29 Release Date: 1993-11-02

Tracks:

1. Lucky Day Overture
2. The Black Rider
3. November
4. Just The Right Bullets
5. Black Box Theme
6. 'T' Ain't No Sin
7. Flash Pan Hunter/Intro
8. That's The Way
9. The Briar And The Rose
10. Russian Dance
11. Gospel Train/Orchestra
12. I'll Shoot The Moon
13. Flash Pan Hunter
14. Crossroads
15. Gospel Train
16. Interlude
17. Oily Night
18. Lucky Day
19. The Last Rose Of Summer
20. Carnival

Amazon.com

Summoned to Hamburg, Germany, to write music for a live stage production of Robert Wilson's The Black Rider, musical mastermind Waits took to the task at hand with gusto, assembling an eclectic crew of musicians to become "the pit band [he'd] always dreamed of." Several years later Waits assembled another "orchestra" in San Francisco to record many of the songs he'd written for the live production. Those tracks are found here, alongside a few rough gems from sessions in Hamburg. You'll find some musical matter familiar to Waits fans: accordions, carnivals, violas, banjos, the devil (a key figure in The Black Rider), a singing saw, bassoons, and trombones. Waits's many voices tell the rather disjointed story with a variety of musical styling, and the assembled whole is pretty much a sum of its parts (but at least they're interesting parts): a touch of Day of the Dead, a whiff of carny, a nod to Brecht, a dash of film noir, and the scent of narcosis (William Burroughs makes an appearance here). Not easy listening, by any means, but a feast for the ears. --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews:

The Waits Rider........2007-07-13

Yes Rain Dogs, Bone Machine, and maybe even Mule Variations, Closing Time or Alice, are indeed the great works by Tom Waits - But The Black Rider is the most sublime and un-selfconcious and inspired in my opinion.
Pick it up If you havent already.

Macabre and strangely addictive.......2007-03-21

Tom Waits's THE BLACK RIDER is one of his most ecclectic albums...and that's saying a lot, as Waits fans well-know. RIDER features instrumentals that are just as disturbing as some of the lyrics. The saw in "November" will have you looking over your shoulder; the macabre
recitation that opens the album will have you dreading what comes next.

Written/arranged/compiled with sidekick Greg Cohen, as well as William Burroughs, RIDER comes off as a piece of art--a portrait all its own, where the sum of its parts merge to create a picture whose image is distorted and out of focus, but is no less beautiful. RIDER is proof that a Tom Waits record is thoroughly a Tom Waits record; there are a couple songs here he doesn't even play on, yet you have no doubt that it is pure Tom Waits. Tom Waits is not just a musical artist, he's a musical EVENT, and THE BLACK RIDER is the perfect example. Still...for anyone just getting started with Waits's music, you might want to go elsewhere first. RIDER is not for the uninitiated.

Tom Waits at the Top of His Game.......2006-11-27

I just don't understand why this album is usually received in a more lukewarm fashion by even admitted Tom Waits fanatics. Personally, I find it to be one of his enduring classics. The songs are ridiculously heartfelt, evoking a sad, beautiful, spooky, wonderful atmosphere which can linger with you for long after you sit down and listen. And so varied! The opening carnival barker "Lucky Day Overture", the depression present in "Just the Right Bullets" (the devil seductively crooning to a desperate, lovesick young man), the detached terror of "Crossroads", the throw-it-all-to-the-wind feel of "Lucky Day", and even a thunderous "Russian Dance" - this album is a tapestry of pain and beauty and deserves to be ranked right up there with the cream of the Waitsian crop.

And the first one's always free..........2006-10-20

First off, to the best of my knowledge there is no commerically released cast recording of The Black Rider. The music on this album is arranged differently than that from the stage show, and all the main vocals are by Tom Waits.

That being said, this is easily Tom Waits's most underappreciated album. On a first listen, it can be intimidating; even die-hard fans of Real Gone may have trouble getting through tracks like "Oily Night". The lyrics are, let's face it, terrifying, and if you're not expecting it, it's rather jarring.

The thing about the album is that once you hear it, you just have to hear it again. It crawls into your head and just won't get out. It's easy to see why The Black Rider has a cult following. It's seductive and entrancing, and it just won't let you go.

Post-Rock Kurt Weill+More.......2006-09-18

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant. Not since The Doors' rendition of Alabama Song has their been such perfect cabaret-art rock - though to be fair such music really defies any strict attempts at categorizing. It's just great music.

Average customer rating: awsome CDs Beware! This is NOT the official soundtrack! Not the original music

The Lord of the Rings 3 CD Set Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Themes from Lord of the Rings: Trilogy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ASIN: B0002C4GTW Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. Shadow of the Past
4. Treason of Isengard
5. Black Rider
6. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
7. Many Meetings
8. Ring Goes South
9. Bridge of Khazad Dum
10. Lothlorien

Tracks:

1. Samwise the Brave
2. Evenstar
3. Black Gate Is Closed
4. Taming of Smeagol
5. King of Golden Hall
6. Passage of the Marshes
7. Riders of Rohan
8. Hornbug
9. Uruk-Hai
10. Forbidden Pool

Tracks:

1. Storm Is Coming
2. Hope and Memory
3. Minas Tirith
4. White Tree
5. Steward of Gondor
6. Minas Morgul
7. Ride of the Rohirrim
8. Grey Havens
9. Return of the King
10. Into the West

Customer Reviews:

awsome CDs.......2007-04-08

the CDs are in Great shape and the music sounded even better. It was even delivered at a fast pace with normal shipping. A good buy thanks!!

Jessie

Beware! This is NOT the official soundtrack!.......2006-07-12

I played my official soundtrack CDs to death so I was looking for a replacement. This is not the real thing. A lot of the tracks aren't even on these, and the order on the rest of them is all mixed up. Bad quality sound, without the energy and passion of the original -- sounds like elevator music. There are even misspellings throughout the playlists. It is not readily obvious to the buyer that it isn't what you think it is, until it arrives.

The Fellowship volume won't play on one of my hard drives at all; it plays, but fuzzily, on my laptop. I gave up before trying it in the CD player in my vehicle.

Not the original music.......2005-07-13

I was expecting this to be the music from the movies - it isn't. It is nicely done, but if you're expecting the same style and sound as from the movies, look elsewhere (this sounds more MIDI than orchestra).

Average customer rating:

Kamen Rider Black Rx: Music Collection Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000MV804A Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

1. Opening Theme
2. Begining
3. Behind The Shadow
4. Show Themselves
5. Face The Crisis
6. Wake Up!
7. Resolution
8. Theme Variations
9. Evil Fortress
10. Home
11. Into A Trap
12. Attack And Attack
13. Beat Down
14. Theme Instrumental
15. Tomorrow
16. Ending Theme

Album Description

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.

Average customer rating: DISAPPOINTING! Shore Synthesized...Again

Lord of the Rings New World Orchestra Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music New Age | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000067CI2 Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. The Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. The Shadow Of The Past
4. The Treason Of Isengard
5. The Black Rider
6. The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
7. Isengard - A Knife In The Dark
8. Flight To The Ford
9. Many Meetings
10. The Council Of Elrond
11. Aniron - Theme For Aragorn And Arwen
12. Lothlorien
13. Gandalf's Lament
14. The Mirror Of Galadriel
15. The Great River
16. Armon Hen
17. Departure Of Boromir
18. The Breaking Of The Fellowship
19. May It Be
20. The Fellowship Theme

Album Details

20 Tracks Inspired by the Film. Produced by Chris Cozens, who Worked on the Original Soundtrack for the Film.

Customer Reviews:

DISAPPOINTING!.......2004-03-06

No, no, no! All this is are synthesizers (like the previous reviewer stated), re-creating the original album's songs, and not even very well! Its just bad! If you liked the original score from the film, do not waste your money on this!

Shore Synthesized...Again.......2002-07-31

This CD follows hard upon the release of a similar work by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra & Singers. Both CDs share two things in common: they are both performances of Howard Shore's score to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," and they are both realized on synthesizers. Not terribly exciting. But if you feel you have to subject yourself to one of these CDs, I'd suggest the Hollywood Studio version. At least they use real human voices for the choral parts. The present CD doesn't even do that :(

Average customer rating:

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl ASIN: B0002C4GSI Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. Shadow of the Past
4. Treason of Isengard
5. Black Rider
6. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
7. Many Meetings
8. Ring Goes South
9. Bridge of Khazad Dum
10. Lothlorien

Average customer rating:

C.C. Rider Charlie Rich Manufacturer: Black Box ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000R17W8A Release Date: 2007-02-08

Average customer rating: Don't waste your money Howard Shore synthesized

Music from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Hollywood Studio Orchestra & Singers Manufacturer: Wmo (Qualiton) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000066TUY Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

1. The Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. The Shadow Of The Past
4. The Treason Of Isengard
5. The Black Rider
6. At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
7. A Knife In The Dark
8. Many Meetings
9. The Ring Goes South
10. The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
11. The Breaking Of The Fellowship
12. Lothlorien
13. Flight To The Ford

Customer Reviews:

Don't waste your money.......2002-10-31

Absolutely dreadful. Clearly inferior to the original soundtrack in every way. I listened to it when I first received the CD and could barely stand to listen to the whole thing. I set it aside for a few weeks and then went back to it, thinking it couldn't possibly be as bad I had first thought. It was still terrible. I can honestly say that this was my first purchase from Amazon that I felt was a complete waste of money. Get the original soundtrack.

Howard Shore synthesized.......2002-07-01

"Music from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" contains renditions of several pieces from Howard Shore's Oscar-winning score to the recent Peter Jackson film performed by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra & Singers. The original soundtrack release is far superior to this, mainly because the score of the current recording sounds like it was realized with synthesizers. The result is a much shallower, artificial sound. However, the choral portions are real human voices, and their rendition is sufficiently different from the original soundtrack to warrant attention. In particular, many of the vocals are much clearer and easier heard than on the film version.

Average customer rating:

Masked Rider Black Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001A7V6U Release Date: 2004-03-27

Tracks:

1. Black
2. Fatal Birth
3. Emotion
4. Search
5. Danger
6. Monster
7. Scramble
8. Black
9. Lonely Heart
10. Little Shop
11. Gorgom
12. Hidden
13. Attack
14. Battle
15. Japanese Title
16. Love And Peace
17. Step On
18. Long Long Ago, 20th Century

Average customer rating:

The Black Rider Manufacturer: Off Beat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CS6H1G

Product Description

Tracks: Black Rider opening/November/The Right Blues/The Briar and the Rose/George Schmid/Chase the Clouds Away/Flash Pan Hunter/Instrumental/? by W.S. Burroughs/In the Morning/Gospel Train/I'll Shoot the Moon/Instrumental/The Last Rose of Summer/bonus tracks live at Ontario, 1985: The One That Got Away/Broken Bicycles/When the Devil Leaves His Porch Light On/Tom Traubert's Blues.

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5. Uh-Huh [Original recording remastered]
6. Unwritten [Import]
7. Up All Night
8. VH1 Behind the Music: The Julian Lennon Collection
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10. Wallpaper for the Soul

Rap Music

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