Classic Quincy. Smooth jazz at it's finest. Great mellow trumpet work, unusual and welcome flute solo, and a wonderful muted trumpet solo from Quincy.
The vocals are distracting and little out of left field, but otherwise this is one of the standards for a good reason.
2. "Han Solo Returns" by John Williams from Return of the Jedi
Ah yes, good ol' Williams. This music is from when Leia thaws out Han in Jabba's palace, but we think it's the other bounty hunter, so there's some suspicious music until she takes off her helmet.
Great suspense building up to the classic Jabba tuba music. Some of the great themes in this track.
3. "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental Version)" by John Hartford from O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Such a great movie, such a great soundtrack. This, I think, was played when the guys were on the road or something like that. Anyways, it captures the classic song from the film in a classic bluesy country style that couldn't define the movie better.
And you can't help but sing along in your head.
4. "The Confrontation With Ogilvy" by John Williams from War of the Worlds
Say what you will about the movie, but this scene was creepy and disturbing. Locked in a basement with his scared daughter and a crazy man likely to get them killed, Tom Cruise finally has to kill the man, Ogilvy, with a shovel behind closed doors.
Creepy stuff.
And this track is no exception. Williams opts for the smaller-sounding, but way more creepy tone for the War of the Worlds score. This track oozes foreboding and unpleasantness. While his daughter sings a children's song, he kills Ogilvy. Afterwards, an alien finds them and his daughter runs outside, which triggers some classic Williams chase music. Add in some creepy ascending strings, the cue for the horrifying tripods, and you've got a great chunk of the War of the Worlds score.
5. "Never Be The Same" by Red from Innocence and Instinct
Red's one of the better new bands around today. Just out with their second album, they're in the same vein as The Myriad, Skillet, and secularly, Linkin Park (shudder). Heavy stuff, but the guy can sing as well as scream.
I haven't listened to this album very much, but I'm liking it more and more. This song seems more like a second-tier one on the album. Throwaway lyrics but entertaining music. Oh well.
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