Soundtracks, sorted by performing artists whose names start with B

• Luis Bacalov: "Il Grande Duello/ Si Puo' Fare... Amigo"
  • CD, EMI General Music/ GDM/ Red point PRCD 120, Italy, 1995
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 2 points on 5. "Il Grande Duello" is essentially filled with repititions of 1 theme, the main version of which is sung by the great Edda Dell'Orso. "Si Puo' Fare... Amigo" is as forgettable, except for 1 circus-like tune
    • Moon Dawg: [24 tracks, 57:11] The main theme to the first movie is one of the great spaghetti melodies, arranged for lonesome harmonica, woodwinds, and moody whistling. It is inventively restated and varied throughout the score. The second movie is a comedy, but the score is less lightweight than you might expect. The arrangements are an interesting mix of harmonica, woodwinds, and strings with occasional glockenspiel and fuzz guitar.

• Luis Bacalov: "Rebus"
  • CD, GDM CD CLUB 7003, Italy, 2001
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. Several very good tracks, but also some weak ones. Styles range from belly dance music to playful banjo playing, cocktail piano jazz, funky and Near-Eastern "now" sound with great electric guitar, and Ann-Margret singing 2 songs.
    • Reviewed in _Il Giaguaro_ issue 6

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• Burt Bacharach: "After The Fox"
  • CD, Rykodisc RCD 10716, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 0 points on 5. Revieweded in the "Record Collector" issue 225, page 175
    • Kenny Brockelstein: what a letdown it is! :( :( :( Burt Bacharach is my all time favourite songwriter but this really must be his worst recording ever....It was anawful surprise to hear...avoid it like the plague, if you ask me. Maybe it was supposed to be inthe same cheery' mood as the movie (it's a comedy).
    • Dave Davidson: I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but I certainly enjoyed it. I found it to be somewhat in the same vein as Butch Cassidy, mood pieces for different scenes of the film. So, while not his best work, soundtrack or otherwise, would advise Bacharach fans to pick it up!

• Burt Bacharach & Hal David: "Alfie"
  • CD, MCA/Impulse, USA?, 199?
  • comment:
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• Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert: "Casino Royale"
  • CD, Varèse Sarabande VSD-5265, USA, 1990, deleted
    CD, Colosseum Zomba, Germany 2002
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. Tijuana brass meets circus music. There's also a Herb Alpert LP with the same title but different songs!

• Angelo Badalamenti: "Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me"  (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • CD, Warner Bros. 9 45019-2, USA, 1992
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. I used to prefer the TV soundtrack (maybe because of the length of some of the tracks on this CD), but gradually started liking the film soundtrack as much. Moody spooky finger-snapping lounge cool jazz.

• Angelo Badalamenti: "Twin Peaks"  (TV Soundtrack)
  • CD, Warner Bros. 7599 26316 2, USA, 1991
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 5 points on 5. Moody spooky finger-snapping lounge cool jazz.

• Gato Barbieri: "Last Tango In Paris"  (Le Dernier Tango À Paris)
  • CD, Rykodisc 10724, USA, 1998?
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. Reviewed in "Exotica/Etc" issue 13, page 10

• Warren Barker: "77 Sunset Strip"
  • CD, WEA 247762, Germany, 2000

• Pierre Barouh: "Le Pollen"
  • CD, Saravah, France, 199?
  • comment:
    • Chuck: Pierre Barouh has a matter of fact way of talking and singing in French with a wonderful voice & some beautiful soft background instrumentation made with synthesizers. Super cool feel to the music.

• John Barry: "Beat Girl/ Stringbeat"
  • CD, Play It Again 001, UK, 1990
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. Also contains the (not very exciting, but nice) full "stringbeat" album

• John Barry: "The Chase"
  • CD, Pendulum, USA, 1998

• John Barry: "Deadfall"
  • CD, Retrograde FSM-80124, USA, 1997
  • comment:
    • Johan: Score from 1968.

• John Barry: "Diamonds Are Forever"
  • CD, ?, Japan, 1997
    CD, ? GRU 96209, USA, 1998

• John Barry: "From Russia With Love"
  • CD, ?, Japan, 1997

• John Barry: "Goldfinger"
  • LP, Sunset SLS 50172, UK, 1964
    CD, ?, Japan, 1997
    CD, Duche... 1, Germany, 199?
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5.

• John Barry: "The Ipcress File"
  • LP, bootleg, ?, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5.
    • dan hill: Barry's score is magnificent of course. his use of the cymbalum (is it?) is a stroke of genius - what a sound! the kinda thing quincy jones might've done (use exotic instruments) though with combined barry's arrangements and numerous yet always reative variations on the theme, this soundtrack is a killer

• John Barry: "The Knack... And How To Get It"
  • CD, Rykodisc RCD 10718, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Jack Diamond: A true mastermind of pop instrumental music, with a tad of a jazz edge to it. Jazzy, Sexy, sophisticated swingin pop music, with electric guitars, harpsichords, great brass arangements. originally released in 1965 and it screams of the period. Austin Power's like sounds, 60's Go Go sounds, yep, that's it. with phat organ sounds throughout, that "space age pop" pizzicato sound, utilizing electric guitars and sexy smooth strings, but strings in a good way:) It is an extremely fun and entertaining soundtrack, very upbeat and lively and dark and moody. most certainly 1 of Barry's best, hands down and has been meticulously remastered from the original master tapes.

• John Barry: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
  • CD, ?, ?, 199?

• John Barry: "The Whisperers"
  • CD, Rykodisc RCD 10720, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 225, page 175
    • (unknown): John Barry's 4th full-length score is sensitive, melancholic and haunting.

• John Barry: "You Only Live Twice"
  • CD, ?, Japan, 1997

• Les Baxter: "Black Sunday/ Baron Blood"
  • CD, Citadel, USA, 199?
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 0 points on 5.
    • Magnus Sandberg: well worth having for any Les Baxter fan and anyone who digs creepy, cinematic soundtracks.

• Les Baxter/John Cavacas: "Cry Of The Banshee/ Edgar Allen Poe Suite/ Horror Express"
  • CD, Citadel STC 77107, USA, 1996
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 2 points on 5. it's not like his "exotica" work at all, this is orchestral horror music, dark, spooky, very effective to increase the horror effect of the images of the movie, no doubt, but as stand-alone music it is rather boring IMO. I preferred John Cavacas' score to "Horror express", which is also on the same cd. Not only orchestral, but also with cymbalon, brass and electric guitar; easier to digest, not as dark. The 2 title theme versions are beautiful, with whistling, and a haunting melody à la Morricone. But all in all not really recommended.

• Les Baxter: "Hell's Belles"
  • LP, Sidewalk ST-5919 reissue, USA, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. Soulful "now" sound biker flick score. Lots of fuzz guitar and Hammond organ. Recorded in 1969.
    • Stefan Kéry: Reissue of this superb soundtrack by the mighty Les Baxter from 1969. Loads of psychedelic effects combined with funky beats. Includes an unreleased mix of "Hoggin' Machine".

• BBC Radiophonic Workshop: "Dr. Who At The Radiophonic Workshop Vol. 1: The Early Years 1963-1969"
  • CD, BBC Radio Enterprises WMSF60232, UK, 2000
  • comment:
    • Johan: BBC Radiophonic Workshop music and SFX.

• BBC Radiophonic Workshop: "Music From The Tomb Of The Cybermen"
  • CD, Via Satellite V-Sat ASTRA 3967, UK, 1997
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 216, page 164

• Belmonde: "Primera Persona"
  • CD, Subterfuge Records, Spain, 2001
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. sounds a bit like Pascal Comelade

• Belmonde: "Viajeomitrico"
  • CD, Subterfuge Records, Spain, 2003

• Alberto Baldan Bembo: "L'amica Di Mia Madre"
  • filed under: soundtracks: Smart Set, The

• Alberto Baldan Bembo: "Lingua D'argento"
  • filed under: soundtracks: Smart Set, The

• Alberto Baldan Bembo: "The Smart Set Of Alberto Baldan Bembo"  (L'amica Di Mia Madre/ Lingua D'argento)
  • Double LP/CD, Right Tempo/ Easy Tempo ET 908, Italy, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5. As featured on "Easy Tempo 8". Beautiful mellow funk with lush strings, slightly jazzy in a couple of tracks, wordles vocals on 2 tracks.

• Bogas & Shanklin + others: "Fritz The Cat & Heavy Traffic"
  • CD, Fantasy Records FCD-24745-2, USA, 1996
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 4 points on 5.
    • Charles Moseley: "fritz the cat" is pretty good, with one standout track that appears on a couple of comps. There are better records ... but its not bad. Funky jazz meets background funky muzak.

• Roberto Bonati: "Voglio Una Donnaaa!"
  • CD, CAM COS 700-049, Italy, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5.
      Read a review of this record in the "Critiquarium".

• Booker T. & the MG's: "Uptight"
  • CD, Ace CDSXE 024, UK, 199?
  • comment:
    • Johan: Blaxploitation soundtrack
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 226

• James Brown: "Black Caesar"
  • CD, Polydor 517 135, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: Blaxploitation soundtrack
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 226

• James Brown: "Slaughter's Big Rip-Off"
  • CD, Polydor 517 136, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: Blaxploitation soundtrack
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 226

• Roy Bud: "Get Carter"
  • CD/Double LP, Cinephile/Castle 001, UK, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. Reissue of this 1970 cult soundtrack. I'm not sure if it is worth all the hype around it...
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 230

• Roy Budd: "The Black Windmill"
  • CD, Cinephile/Castle CIN CD 004, UK, 1999
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 238

• Roy Budd: "Diamonds"
  • CD, Cinephile/Castle CIN CD 003, UK, 1999
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 238 & 240
    • Charles Moseley: A one trick pony, with the same theme all the way through the LP but still very good. Bass heavy, breaks driven jazz in a KPM style, lots of samples and very cool. Minimal drumming and nice rhodes - all very moody, like an updated The Hanged Man.

• Roy Budd: "Fear Is The Key"
  • CD/LP, Cinephile/Castle CIN CD 002, UK, 1999
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5.
    • Charles Moseley: Very jazzy, well produced set somwhere between swinging/now sound with a couple of tracks that were on the House of Loungcore compilation. This one has the 10 minute Car Chase tune which has sirens and engine sounds mixed in. Very good and extremely difficult to find the original.

• Jimmy Buffett: "Rancho Deluxe"
  • CD, Rykodisc RCD 10709, USA, 1998
  • comment:
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 223

• Bullet: "The Hanged Man"  (Music From The 1970's Television Series)
  • CD/LP, DC Recordings DC15, UK, 1998
  • comment:
    • Johan: My rating: 3 points on 5. Written by Alan Tew, performed by Bullet, originally released on Contour in 1975. I had very high expectations for this soundtrack, but itwas a disappointment. Not 1 track is even half as good as the title theme, which you might know already under a different title: "The Detectives", as featured on "The Sound Gallery 1". I found it all rather lame background funk, or funk muzak. Some tracks could be described as "mellow", and the beat on many others is closer to disco than to funk. I can't recommend it, but...
    • Reviewed in the "Record Collector" issue 209
    • unknown: Unlike Johan, I give this album the thumbs up. It is one of the better '70s funk styled TV or film soundtracks of the '70s. The label that put it out, "Intoxica," also happens to be one of the top stores for rare used vinyl in London which should clue you into its interest value in the first place. I don't have the album in front of me but the third or fourth track is a great 3 minute workout of the music that became popularized as the theme to "The Peoples Court" (that enough is worth owning for!) while the rest of the music falls into that Lalo Schiffrin/Streets Of San Francisco/'70s TV cop show style. If that's your kind of sound it is highly reccommended. Ashley rating 4/5
    • Charles Moseley: This is one of my all time favourite soundtracks. The flute and the moog, laid over the minimal funky music give a very moody and laid back feel. This soundtrack is a UK gem and is well worth having.

• R.D. Burman: "Shalimar"
  • LP, Polydor India, India Import Limited Pressing, 2002
  • comment:
    • Jack Diamond: An excellent Bollywood soundtrack and actually 1 of the best by 1 of the true great GREATS of the field and one whose records/recordings everyone is always after! RD Burman. And SHALIMAR is undoubtably his most sought after soundtrack. Lots of killer funky sitar, outrageous vocals, and some very nice grooves all told! The album's quite a solid play all the way through, and runs through styles that you don't always find on a soundtrack of this vintage year of 1978 with some totally excellent full-on funky numbers that have some killer production. As the cover says -- "Turn On This Record and The Record Will Turn You On!"

• R.D. Burman/ Bappi Lahiri: "Shalimar/ College Girl"
  • filed under: soundtracks: College Girl/ Shalimar
  • comment:
    • Johan: I liked 6 out of the 17 tracks, which is a good score for a Bollywood soundtrack ;-) www.Indiaplaza.com/ has a US and a UK branche. Prices on the US site are much lower than on the UK site, but international postage is horribly high; postage from the UK site on the other hand is included in the CD price; so I recommend European customers to bu from the UK site.
    • Brian Karasick: the best piece from Shalimar, "One Two Cha Cha Cha" was included on the Inflight comp. But the star on this CD is the second soundtrack included called "College Girl". Two pieces steal liberally from Donna Summer and then believe it or not Iron Butterfly's "In Gadda Da Vida" but with a 70's Indian interpretation and vocal styling. Truly would have been worthy of inclusion on Doob Doob 2 these are the kind of really (really) great western "interpretations" you can expect from volume 2. For anyone interested, the company is based in the US but I think also operates in the UK: www.Indiaplaza.com/ Service was prompt and efficient. The video and CD were each US$9.99

• R. D. Burman: "The Train/ Roti"
  • CD, Polygram LTD. CDF 158, India , 1996
  • comment:
    • Martin Hämmel: Indian Soundtrack. This has the COMPLETE OUTSTANDING "O Meri Jaan Main Ne Kaha" on it that was cut down on the "Doob Doob O'Rama Vol 2, more Filmsongs from Bollywood". Some other tracks from the Soundtrack are also nice.

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