Music For Films - Brian Eno

Advantages: gorgeous little vignettes of music, all with their own character
Disadvantages: only that some of pieces are too short

...This collection of Eno tracks was recorded between 1975 and 1978 and first issued in 1978. The pieces were intended for films - hence, obviously, the title - and many have been used as such over the years. There is something very appealing about nearly all of these pieces; most are very short, vignettes of sound, with evocative titles such as "Events In Dense Fog" or "Strange Light" or "Final Sunset". All are recorded on analogue machinery - not a digital sequencer in sight - and it is this that I believe imbues the music with a certain character that you just don't get these days. The sheer act of physically moving tape, altering guitar and piano sounds with analogue synths gives these pieces a vitality and immediacy that remains with the listener for ever. Despite being a collection of fairly random tracks there was a lot...

adams66 16.09.2008 · Read review
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BOSE: Music for the soul

Advantages: Great sound quality, perfet at loud volumes, just in general FANTASTIC
Disadvantages: none so far

...Anything made by BOSE can be trusted. Its sound quality is always at its best, no matter what soundsystem you use from bose, and it's true... you get what you pay for. Jus plug it in and press "ON" and you're set up! IT'S THAT EASY! bose is a big brang name, and everyone expects the best from, and how right they are. The sounddocks simplistic design brings out the best of your mp3 player, making it the whole music experience that much better. For (at most) £300, you are getting exactly what you pay for AND more! The bose soundock has an inate wonder within itself, which brings you to appreciate the minor details embedded into whatever track you are listening to. Its reasonably light weight, comes with an easy to use remote and from there onwards, it really is just you and your music i can easily say that the best thing about...

joshm12 30.05.2008 · Read review
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Wii music

Advantages: Learn about instruments
Disadvantages: Not interesting enough for me

...I love my Nintendo Wii and love playing new and different games on it. I recently played the Wii Music but unfortunately this was one game that I really did not like. Wii music was released in 2008 and allows players to simulate playing with real musical instruments. You use either the Wii remote or the nunchuk to play the instruments. THe disappointment for me was that the instruments were just not realistic enough. For example, I love Wii Sports because I think the tennis, bowling and actually all the games are really realistic and it feels like you are actually there playing the game. With the Wii Instruments it did not feel like you had a real instrument in your hands and also the Mii characters on the screen just did not react well to the movements. It was more of a chore trying to play the instruments and I gave up pretty soon...

Spottydog11 23.06.2009 · Read review
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Bose SoundDock Digital Music System Review

Advantages: Superb Sound, Very Loud, Ideal for Ipods
Disadvantages: not go to travel with, Extremely Expensive

...Bose SoundDock Digital Music System I happened to get this as a gift and it turned out to be quiet interesting Summary: This dock is used mainly for ipod and allows you to connet mp3 players to it and listen to high quality music via speakers. It is idle for homes and small gatherings, although I would not run a party off these. Pros: This system has terrific sound and can go very load despite its relative small size. As with almost all Bose speakers the quality is amazing, so long as the source you are playing it from is high quality it will allow the speakers to each its potential. I have a surround sound Bose set up in one of my rooms but now prefer to use this product as it is very simple to operate. Just plug the mp3 player in and press play and your set. Can't get much simpler. It also runs off a wall...

plunt 05.04.2008 · Read review
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A Musical Expreience I could do Without!

Advantages: Good orchestra
Disadvantages: All song sound the same

...The Wild West CD is one which my hubby bought much to my disapproval. As you will probably gather from the title is contains 2 CD's which are full of theme tunes and music from Western films. The cover of the CD has a picture of an old wagon cart being pulled by horses through the mountains and the title is at the top in black lettering. The back cover of the CD has the two tracks lists. The tracks and the films which they are featured in are as follows:- DISC ONE 1 - The Alamo - overture (Dimitri Tiomkin) 2. The Big Country - Main Title Theme (Jeremy Moross) 3. Buffalo Girls - Main Theme (Lee Holdridge) 4. The Cowboys - main Theme (John Williams) 5. Dances With Wolves - The John Dunbar Theme (John Barry) 6. A Distant Trumpet - Main Title (Max Steiner) 7. El Condor - Main Theme Title (Maurice Jarre) 8. A Fistful...

sewbizzie 05.12.2008 · Read review
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A Wii bit musically challenged

Advantages: See Pros in review
Disadvantages: See Cons in review

..., using the Wii remote and nunchuk and ringing them like hand bells. Pitch Perfect quizzes users on their musical skills by identifying proper pitches, arranging music (in a very basic fashion that does not require the ability to read sheet music), and picking out notes within a chord The controls on Wii music are kept very simple. For guitar like instruments you simply strum without worrying about the notes, which are selected by the game engine. The drums and piano instruments are played by the player waving their hands up and down. The Wii remote and the nunchuk are used to imitate drumsticks (somewhat difficult to as the controllers are much bulkier than actual drumsticks - also the system isn't as quick to respond as it needs to be) The Brass instruments are played by holding the remote near to the players mouth and using...

oldchem 14.08.2009 (23.08.2009) · Read review
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Wii Music Falls Flat

Advantages: Good Amount Of Instruments To Play
Disadvantages: Very boring, Doesn't Let You play Beats, Just A God Awful Game

..., and then realised, within 10 minutes I had played on everything the game has to offer. Okay, I know the game isn?t aimed a 7 year olds and not 17 year olds, but as I love music, and the adverts were so good for this game, I really thought it?d be for me. However, what you see on the advert is what you get with the game. That?s all it offers and it is possibly one of the most expensive, crappest games I?ve ever played in my life. Let me tell you a little bit more about the game and why it?s one of the worst games I?ve played on Wii so far. What is Wii Music? Wii Music is free form game for the Wii console which allows the user to simulate playing musical instruments by using the Wii Remote, Nun Chuck and even the Wii Balance Board which came with the Wii Fit. How to Play It? To play the game, you don?t need the Wii...

DixieChick10 31.05.2009 · Read review
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Nokia 5800 touch screen music phone

Advantages: Quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: Can get damaged easily

...The 5800 XpressMusic is a revolution for Nokia with it being the first touch screen phone produced by the manufacturer. With its slim lined shape it is an easy phone to hold and to use. The stylus being made of plastic makes the phone as light as possible and easy to hold and to use with the screen. The back of the phone can be removed without out fuss to get at the battery and the SIM card which is slotted into the side of the phone but only removable by removing the back and the battery. The Nokia 5800 takes a micro SD memory card that can go up to 16GB in size that also slots into the side of the phone that the SIM goes in. The general use of this phone is simple and to task with many shortcuts through menus including the 4 buttons on the front of the phone one of which opens a shortcut menu for media applications including music...

Halflighter 30.05.2009 · Read review
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nokia 5800 express music, a great phone!

Advantages: so many great features and looks great!
Disadvantages: took me a while to work out where the sim card went! but thats probably just down to me, lol

...cool, it shows you where you are and your able to find local services on the maps, like garages and car parks. Really cool! I also like the way you are able to cut together to video clips and add a soundtrack and then you can upload it to the web! The video and pictures are really clear and colour perfect. You can load these to the computer or show them through your tv. The mp3 ringtones are crystal clear in sound, and the headphones you get with the phone are good too. Your also able to plug your phone into the computer and download music to your phone. The menu display is good and its easy to find what you want. It comes with three games, bounce touch, a guitar game and a car racing game, all good but takes a while to get the hang of the touch screen with the games. You get earphones, a extra stylus, a plecktrum (to use instead...

xblondebarbiex 25.03.2009 · Read review
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High school musical - an OK film

Advantages: Relaxing, easy to watch
Disadvantages: Not engaging, too predictable

...High School Musical is a bit iffy, cheesy and is average film overall. I guess sometimes we need a bit of cheese in our films though! But I think this film is too overrated and too much merchandise are taking over the shops! It's about high school in America, with a basket-ball player dreaming that one day he can sing (Troy played by Zac Efron) and when a new girl comes into the school (Gabriella played by Vanessa Hudgens) their lives turn upside down when they both figure they have the same dream. Trying to achieve this dream, they both sign up to the 'high school musical' and their relationship grows. Troy is too embarrassed to tell his friends worried with what they might say. Rivals, Sharpay and Ryan Evans (played by Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Gabreel) try to stop them in their way to try and play their part in the show, as they...

saralovesciao 31.12.2008 · Read review
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