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| | Label: Joker
Salesrank: 491290
Released: January 1, 1997 |
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Hollywood: Celebri Colonne Sonore Originali, Vol. 1 Track Listing:
1. Munequita Linda for voice & orchestra
2. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile
3. By the Waters of Minnetonka for voice & piano (or orchestra)
4. Tico-Tico no Fubá, for voice & ensemble
5. I'll Take The High Note
6. Alma llanera
7. Hora Staccato for violin & piano (or orchestra)
8. I Cried For You
9. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film 'The Wizard of Oz')
10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
11. Stormy Weather, song (from the Cotton Club Parade of 1933)
12. Let Yourself Go, song (from 'Follow the Fleet')
13. Hong Kong blues
14. If You Knew Susie
15. Jalousie, tango for orchestra
16. What makes the sun set
17. Donkey Serenade
18. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48: From The Heart of a Lonely Poet (Waltz)
19. Anchors Aweigh, film score: Finale
Editorial Review:
Contains 6 CDs with cinematic performances, promos and interviews 'The Voice' sang in nearly 50 different films, newsreels and radio/TV spots released by Paramount, RKO, MGM, Columbia, Hearst, Warner Bros., Universal, United Artists, UA/Capitol and Goldwyn from 1940 to 1964. Virtually every track available on CD for the first time. Rarities include a 1948 radio interview for MGM's The Kissing Bandit and Take Me Out To The Ballgame and a 1951 promo spot for Universal's Meet Danny Wilson. Packaged in a beautiful fabric-lined 5 1/2 w x 11 5/8 h x 1 7/8 box, contains a 120 page perfect bound deluxe book with a preface by Leonard Matlin, and liner notes by Sinatra historians and musician Michael Feinstein. Features reproductions of film stills, behind-the-scenes photos, movie posters and other memorabilia. 2002.
Description of Hollywood: Celebri Colonne Sonore Originali, Vol. 1:
It's hard to imagine any facet of Sinatra's career that hasn't already been explored ad infinitum, but that's just what Rhino has done in this massive, six-disc retrospective that chronicles the Chairman's long association with Hollywood. While most are aware of Sinatra's earning his Tinseltown credibility via From Here to Eternity and The Man with the Golden Arm, his career in films stretched all the way back to 1941's prescient Las Vegas Story.
This is quite literally a treasure trove for Sinatra fans. Fully 90 percent of the 160 songs, interviews, and promotional pieces included have never been commercially available before. It is, in a sense, the history of a parallel Sinatra universe, often sharply different--especially after he became a bona fide box office attraction--from the recording career it accompanied. While much of the early material displays the easygoing crooner-teen heartthrob who can often seem like yet another totally different Sinatra persona, the vibrant swing of WWII clearly begins to push him to greater heights. From precious, fly-on-the-wall moments (Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bing Crosby goofing their way through a Robin and the 7 Hoods tracking session) to Frank hammering Broadway fare into his own likeness (Guys and Dolls, Carousel, On the Town, Finian's Rainbow) and the swinging heights of Pal Joey and The Joker Is Wild, this set offers a remarkably complete chronology of a crucial facet of the singer's legendary accomplishments. Insightful liner notes written by Leonard Maltin, Michael Feinstein, Will Friedwald, Didier C. Deutsch, Scott Nollen, and anthology producer Charles Granata help to focus the set's sprawling scope. -Jerry McCulley
Hollywood: Celebri Colonne Sonore Originali, Vol. 1 Reviews:
a must! 
2008-10-14 - the "Sinatra in Hollywood" collection is magnificent! if anything can be referred to as "a must" for FS lovers, this is it! this is a terrific opportunity to hear FS as he was showcased on the screen. we're fortunate that there are so many facets to this greatest of all entertainers (my opinion, of course). we can listen to the earliest w harry james, and go right through the recordings, radio performances, hollywood, tv, concerts, right to the very end. the "hollywood" package fits perfectly into the FS "puzzle." get it!
FOR SINATRA FANS - THIS IS A 5-STAR TREAT
2007-12-27 - Look - if your even considering this set, you're obviously not the casual fan looking for "the hits". If you are, then buy the Capital Years 3 disc set - or better yet, the Capitol re-packaging of "Concepts" - off of FSA's
c-l-a-s-s-i-c albums of the 50s+
But if you're at all interested in Sinatra's career, his gift as a singer - or simply as one of the most important, dynamic entertainers of the 20th Century - then you simply have to purchase this set at some point.
Everyone's comments are spot on. The sound on Disc one is puny. But the content is indispensible. Disc 4 is the highlight, but Disc 5 is close. And Disc 6 descends into Rat Pack throw-it-away-in-1-take hell.
The package is gorgeous, although it looks a little too much like a Johnny Cash wannabe long box.
Treat yourself. You deserve it. (Although I would suggest the box set Sinatra Vegas before this one - the DVD alone is priceless - prime Sinatra in a audio-visual remastered treasure. The CDs too, are amazing!)
WHY DID I WAIT TO BUY THIS TREASURE?
2006-08-02 - I have never been much of a Sinatra fan...until now. Frank Sinatra in Hollywood is a beautifully executed project that fully justifies Sinatra's place in musical films. As several of the other reviews at this site go into detail about the selections I will only add one thing: buy it, before it goes out of print!!! Now I will have to take a closer look at Sinatra's concept albums for Capitol.
NIGHT AND DAY, TIME AFTER TIME, HE IS STILL THE BEST
2003-02-09 - Time after time, Frank Sinatra has proven why he still reigns as a vocal master. The phrasing. The diction. The transition from teen sensation to fun-loving hipster to introspective crooner. His is the voice that offers all or nothing at all. And Rhino has
amassed a box set that is required for all music mavens. It took seven years to research and prepare this stupendous collection; "Sinatra in Hollywood (1940-1964)" contains 160 tracks --- all the tunes have been lovingly and painstakingly compiled by noted Sinatra experts from the best available masters, all of them virtually available for the first time on CD. This six CD set is a timeline of talent: cinematic performances, promos, even interviews with the Chairman of the Board (including his Academy Award acceptance speech), as well as outtakes from "Las Vegas Night" (Frankie's first flick),
"Ship Ahoy," "It Happened in Brooklyn" and "The Kissing Bandit". Just as important, the collection provides a technical overview of film sound preservation efforts and details of recorded film music innovations pioneered at Warner Brothers and MGM Studios
--- techniques which ultimately allowed the producers of this set to include true stereo mixes of many performances for the first time. The liner notes are written by music historians who
manage to infuse their writing with personal recollections and warmth. Add to this a 120-page deluxe book crammed with film stills, behind-the-scenes photos and movie poster reproductions, and you have a package that Frankie would be proud to say is "All
of Me," "Night After Night."
Very disappointing 
2003-01-21 - My husband shelled out over $100 for this dreck to give me as a Christmas gift. What a waste of money! I could barely listen to the first three disks, the quality was SO poor. The songs are obscure, recorded in mono, scratchy - horrid. I've never even bothered to play the rest. This very expensive dust catcher is now sitting on a shelf until I can justify throwing it away. My advice? Don't waste your money. Get a CD of the Capitol Years - much, much better.
