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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      General Discussion: NAPOLEON (Bill Conti) 1997 Rare CD!   Last Post   Posted:   Jul 31, 2018 - 3:19 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) I happened upon this CD (on EBay) which I'd never heard of...EVER! It's an Aussie kids film about a talking dog (Napoleon) and his live-action adventures. It looks terrible (and the voice talent - judging by the songs on the CD - sounds pretty poor too). But hey, there's 32 minutes of songs* and score on the CD and it's very pretty Bill Conti music, in that faux-classical style of his, together with that unmistakeable BC voice (along the lines of Huck Finn), performed by the Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra. Anyone else heard this one? (I'm sure henry has it) *the songs are all by Bill Conti too, with lyrics by Mark Saltzman. It breaks up (roughly) to 20 minutes score and 12 min' songs, but there's score amongst the songs.    Posted:   Jul 31, 2018 - 6:11 AM     By:   henry   (Member) I happened upon this CD (on EBay) which I'd never heard of...EVER! It's an Aussie kids film about a talking dog (Napoleon) and his live-action adventures. It looks terrible (and the voice talent - judging by the songs on the CD - sounds pretty poor too). But hey, there's 32 minutes of songs* and score on the CD and it's very pretty Bill Conti music, in that faux-classical style of his, together with that unmistakeable BC voice (along the lines of Huck Finn), performed by the Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra. Anyone else heard this one? (I'm sure henry has it) *the songs are all by Bill Conti too, with lyrics by Mark Saltzman. It breaks up (roughly) to 20 minutes score and 12 min' songs, but there's score amongst the songs. Hi Kev! Yes I do have it. I got it on Ebay back in 1999. It has very pretty Conti music.    Posted:   Mar 20, 2020 - 6:44 PM     By:   henry   (Member) I love this cd! I think there's one on ebay for $1000.    Posted:   Mar 21, 2020 - 3:37 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) What!!!! Better get mine listed pronto!! Think of all the bog roll I could buy    Posted:   Mar 21, 2020 - 4:12 AM     By:   Graham Watt   (Member) I remember actually going to see the film at the cinema. I was taking the youngsters of the family out, and that's the film they chose. I don't recall anything about the music, but I do remember that the animal scenes (ie, everything) were filmed in a "naturalistic" way. No CGI mouth movements or nowt. Just like watching a home movie of our pets in hot-air balloons. One of the kids in my extended family (he was about eight then) said afterwards, "They didn't even try to make the dogs act".    Posted:   Mar 27, 2020 - 6:35 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) Much like, I imagine, how those rich Hollywood types sit back in their living rooms, admiring the Picasso's and Banksy's on their walls, I sat back and listened to my super rare, mega rich copy of Napoleon by Bill Conti again today. Man, life is sweet!! The classical theme riff reminds me of the one used for the Antiques Roadshow. The main main theme theme is really nice and the opening song version of it would be REALLY lovely, if the vocal performance from the kid wasn't worse than my singing (and MY SINGING is BAD!!!). It's like they tried to go for that cute HOOK and GRINCH template, but just ended up with tone deaf/excruciating. It's awful. Thankfully, he shuts up after a minute or so and the score is pleasant thereafter. Anyway, I wouldn't accept less than 500 for it     General Discussion: NAPOLEON (Bill Conti) 1997 Rare CD!    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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