All-Time Greatest Movie Themes & Schemes
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| Artist: | Hugo Montenegro And His Orchestra |
| Release date: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Smooth Jazz |
| Tracks: | 20 |
| Duration: | 45:52 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Come Spy With Me | 2:20 |
| 2. | Secret Agent Man (From the CBS TV Show "Secret Agent") | 2:35 |
| 3. | Theme from "I Spy" (From the NBC Television Show "I Spy") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 1:56 |
| 4. | Thunderball (From the United Artists Motion Picture "Thunderball") | 2:22 |
| 5. | Theme from the Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1:59 |
| 6. | The Silencers (From the Columbia Picture "The Silencers") | 2:15 |
| 7. | The James Bond Theme (From the United Artists Motion Picture "Dr. No") | 2:32 |
| 8. | Get Smart Theme (From the NBC Television Series "Get Smart") | 2:05 |
| 9. | Theme from "the F.B.I." (From the Television Series "the F.B.I.") | 2:10 |
| 10. | The Man from Thrush | 2:06 |
| 11. | Theme from "the Spy Who Came In from the Cold" (From the Paramount Picture "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold") | 1:58 |
| 12. | Goldfinger | 1:55 |
| 13. | Our Man Flint (From the 20th Century Fox Film "Our Man Flint") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 2:20 |
| 14. | Illya | 2:06 |
| 15. | The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (From the film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 2:45 |
| 16. | Hang 'Em High (From the United Artists Motion Picture "Hang 'Em High") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 2:11 |
| 17. | For a Few Dollars More (From the Film "For a Few Dollars More") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 2:04 |
| 18. | Theme from "a Fistful of Dollars" (From the Film "A Fistful of Dollars") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 2:41 |
| 19. | Theme for Three (From the Warner Bros./Seven Arts Picture "Wait Until Dark") | 2:03 |
| 20. | The Godfather Waltz (From the Paramount Picture "The Godfather") (featuring Hugo Montenegro) | 3:29 |
Details
[Edit]Although he recorded everything from pop tunes to classical music on his easy listening albums, arranger Hugo Montenegro was best known for his effective reinterpretations of movie themes. Twenty of his efforts in this vein are compiled on All-Time Greatest Movie Themes & Schemes, a solid compilation that shows Montenegro's gift for rearranging classic themes in a way that distinguishes them from their original versions without losing sight of the melodic hooks that keep the listener involved. A good example of this skill is his version of Ennio Morricone's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," which became a left-field hit on the pop charts in 1968: It retains the guttural vocal chants and the spaghetti Western flourishes that made the original version memorable but streamlines them into a no-nonsense arrangement that lays out the hooks in an orderly fashion and bolsters them with a steady beat. Other highlights on All Time Greatest Movie Themes & Schemes include "Theme From the Man From U.N.C.L.E.," which effectively layers Henry Mancini-style brass over a throbbing surf music beat and a moody reinterpretation of "Goldfinger" that utilizes watery-sounding keyboards and a mid-tempo bossa nova beat to give the song an ominous yet swinging feel. The remainder of the cuts offer up similar delights, concentrating mainly on spy show themes and Spaghetti Western music to create catchy yet exotic pop instrumentals. The end result is a tight, consistent compilation that provides a solid showcase for Hugo Montenegro's arranging skills and a disc that will make a nice addition to any lounge enthusiast's music collection. ~ Donald A. Guarisco, Rovi