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SOUNDTRACK I've followed George Fenton's musical career recordingwise for many years, collecting a number of his Original Soundtracks; his soundtrack for the Anthony Hopkins film 'Shadowlands' for me being his most memorable, and I was astounded when it didn't even get the Oscar nod it most richly deserved. He has penned for me many memorable masterpieces over the years but recently appears to have turned his talents to composing music for BBC documentaries such as The Blue Planet which until now was his crowning achievement in music. But this latest recording for the Planet Earth series surpasses even that in my opinion.
There is a plethora of astounding beautiful and even majestic pieces which I believe will stand the test of time even against the most popular Classical pieces - and certainly George Fenton should be regarded as being every bit an important composer as say Grieg; Vaughan Williams; Delius etc etc. He is a Giant among modern composers, as this marvellous set - with over two and a quarter hours of stunning music - is testament to. Listen and drool. This really is as good as it gets.
Updated: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 9:29 PM EDT
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