"The Symphonic Jean Michel Jarre"


Post Posted Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:05 pm
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DVD-A, yes, HDCD, no. I have never heard of HDCDs. I just think they used some expensive equipment for recording and called that high defintion to make it look smart :P
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Post Posted Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:22 pm
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jeremy wrote:
Leelene wrote: Rendez-vous 2
Fortunately, Oxygene 4 is followed by a track designed for orchestra. RV2
sounds much better, but only when they stick to the orchestral parts. The
laser harp part is competently done, but they could have either lost the
laserharp sound completely (which is electronic here) or been more clever
about choosing another instrument for it. I think they get away with RV2
because it was designed to be an orchestral song in the first place.
The laser harp is a real catastrophe. The sound... well ok they probably had no idea how to recreate the sound. But the worst is that THE NOTES AREN'T RIGHT! :shock:

Please tell me I'm not the only one to hear it...
A descent VA or analog synth was probably too expensive :? Absolutely no power in it. But I have to say I like the rest of RV2!
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Post Posted Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:59 pm
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Nah. Flutes for the solos? Come on... :D
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Post Posted Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:06 pm
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No, the strings for the strings. :roll: But now you're talking about it, the track becomes worse and worse. I'll listen to it now :D
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Post Posted Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:45 pm
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Argh, missed the release of this! I have far too many CDs and vinyl on my wishlist, ARGH! :? :? :? :?
Post Posted Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:05 am
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It's a nice album. I will buy it... :D
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Post Posted Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:20 pm
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There are some fantastic tunes on that album...

The Emigrant, Chronologie 1, 2, 3 are my favourites. The intro of Chronologie 1 would be fabulous for a movie! Many tracks would be good in movies actually.

Acropolis sounds a bit like an Ennio Morricone orchestral track. Really nice! I haven't heard the original version.

Some tracks are quite ridiculous though... "Rendez-Vous 4" sounds like a Mike Post TV theme (the guy who composed music for "McGyver", "the A-Team" and things like that). I always hated that track anyway.

"The Last Rumba" sounds like something you would hear in old-fashioned chinese restaurants.

I think those are the worst 2 tracks.
Post Posted Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:32 pm
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Finally watched the DVD of the Symphonic Jarre ...great stuff!

The images made me realize that the music would have been the perfect accompaniment to Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" series back in the day!
Post Posted Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:28 pm
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Put 'em into the cd player again, and I have to say that I like it more than I thought :D . Some nice original arrangements and fills. Pretty neat for a cover-cd 8)
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Post Posted Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:02 pm
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I don't think it was as awesome as it could have been (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight soundtracks by Hans Zimmer have a very slight synth twist in them which nevertheless sounds extremely awesome), but it's still a nice album to have.

... which I don't because I haven't found it for under 10 euros yet :p:
Post Posted Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:09 am
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Wanna buy mine? 10e. (excluding shipping costs) :P
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Post Posted Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:23 am
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The same (I hope) The City of Prague Philharmonic is preparing new album of "another" Jarre

see link


http://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file= ... 8572201029

...or is it older information and I haven´t noticed it?
Post Posted Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:28 am
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Hmmm I see - it was released in 2007 ...
Post Posted Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:43 am
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Thanxs for posting the link, Petr. :D It's nice they covered music for both Daddy Jarre and Sonny Jarre. :nod:
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Post Posted Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:14 pm
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it is a great CD, but as said not as good as it could be. It must have been done much more better.

still I enjoy it from time to time.







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