{"product_id":"paramount-pictures-90th-anniversary","title":"Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Various Artists - Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 24-09-2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\n\n\nVarious Artists - Pop\n\n\nAmazon.ca\n\n\nGranddaddy of the Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures is rightfully proud of its century of contributions to both American cinema and the art of film scoring. But the first disc of this 43-track double-CD anthology merely hints at the studio's musical peaks, blithely skipping through its first seven decades in just 17 tracks. Indeed, the package as a whole seems more interested in marketing its post-'70s catalog of hits and blockbusters than it does in paying real homage to history and roots. Even rarities like\nDouble Indemnity and\nThe Lost Weekend are served up via modern budget-line rerecordings, as is Ennio Morricone's epochal\nOnce upon a Time in the West). Contemporary recordings of Aaron Copland's rare score to\nThe Heiress and Franz Waxman's great\nSunset Blvd. fare better, but soundtrack fans may miss the originals. The studio's rich pop-crossover successes in the '60s are documented via\nBreakfast at Tiffany's \"Moon River\" and excerpts from\nRomeo and Juliet and\nLove Story, while successful franchises like\nStar Trek and\nRaiders also get their due. Too often the '90s-focused second disc only underscores some uncomfortable trends in contemporary scoring--orchestral nervous tics punctuated by booming crescendos, treacly piano Muzak--and makes one wonder if the music of\nThe Rugrats Movie and\nLara Croft: Tomb Raider are\nreally film music milestones.\n--Jerry McCulley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 069699877362\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0069699877362\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ID Shop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51460189815081,"sku":"VC-JE4Q-OKQS","price":80.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/6225\/6681\/files\/61HPT1qrMYL.jpg?v=1762031728","url":"https:\/\/konnichiwa.ca\/en\/products\/paramount-pictures-90th-anniversary","provider":"こんにちはマート | KON NICHIWA MART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}