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Jean Sibelius: Symphony No.6/Scenes Historiques
Music: Saluti Da Saturno [Import]
Live... Greetings From The Flow State [Live]
Introspection [Import] [Original recording remastered]
New Age Music: 1975: Yaonkyouno Aloha [Limited Edition] [Import]
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For many science fiction purists, the notion of a big studio film adapatation of Frank Herbert's classic Dune was about as palatable as a David Lynch film being scored by Toto. Well, surprise! Midway between The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet, Lynch somehow got shanghaied into this unholy mess of a multi-hour, savagely re-edited epic, and Toto, early-'80s kings of AOR and bane of many a rock critic's existence, inexplicably were hired to write and produce the Dune score. Even more surprising, the band pulls off nothing less than a minor miracle and a true cinematic rarity--a true "rock" score (as opposed to a collection of songs) that rivals many a symphonic composer for range and emotional impact. --Jerry McCulley