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West Side Story Suite (arr. M. Pierobon) (more info)
Composed by: Leonard Bernstein
Marco Pierobon,
Recording date: 10-13 November 2007


1.   I. Introduction - 00:00
2.   II. Jet Song - 01:28
3.   III. Something's comin' - 02:11
4.   IV. Blues - 01:07
5.   V. The Pub - 00:27
6.   VI. Mambo - 01:24
7.   VII. Maria - 02:23
8.   VIII. America - 02:36
9.   IX. Furtively - 01:01
10.   X. One Hand One Heart - 03:02
11.   XI. Tonight - 01:09
12.   XII. Allegro - 00:56
13.   XIII. I feel pretty - 01:55
14.   XIV. Somewhere - 02:17
15.   XV. Lt. Krupke - 00:41
16.   XVI. Finale - 01:15


Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (arr. S. McNeff) (more info)
Composed by: Samuel Barber Stephen McNeff
Recording date: 10-13 November 2007


17.   Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (arr. S. McNeff for brass quintet) - 07:13


Space Brass (arr. M. Pierobon) (more info)
Composed by: Jerry Goldsmith John Williams
David Arnold,
Marco Pierobon,
Recording date: 10-13 November 2007


18.   John Williams: Superman: Main Title Theme - 04:13
19.   John Williams: ET: Main Title Theme - 02:29
20.   Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek TV Series: Opening Theme - 01:15
21.   Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek TV Series: Chorale - 01:46
22.   Jerry Goldsmith: Star Trek TV Series: Closing Theme - 00:54
23.   David Arnold: Independence Day: Main Title Theme - 01:31
24.   Jerry Goldsmith: Apollo 13: Main Title Theme - 02:26
25.   John Williams: Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 02:27


Indiana Jones: Main Title Theme (arr. M. Pierobon) (more info)
Composed by: John Williams
Marco Pierobon,
Recording date: 10-13 November 2007


26.   Indiana Jones: Main Title Theme (arr. M. Pierobon for brass quintet) - 04:25


The Simpsons: Main Title Theme (arr. M. Pierobon) (more info)
Composed by: Danny Elfman
Marco Pierobon,
Recording date: 10-13 November 2007


27.   The Simpsons: Main Title Theme (arr. M. Pierobon for brass quintet) - 01:37


Lupin the 3rd: Main Title Theme (arr. M. Pierobon) (more info)
Composed by: Franco Micalizzi Yuji Ohno
Marco Pierobon,
Recording date: 10-13 November 2007


28.   Lupin the 3rd: Main Title Theme (arr. M. Pierobon for brass quintet) - 03:12

Reviews

If you love movie music and that brassy sound, you'll love this one (Mar 9, 2010)
Reviewer:DanL
Rated: 7.5/10

If you're a brass fan, you're sure to appreciate this. If not, I think you still just might find yourself loving it.

The Gomalan Brass Quintet performs admirably in this compilation of movie themes or works famously used in film (namely, Barber's Adagio for Strings). The fact that it is a brass "quintet" rather than a brass band or wind band makes... Rated: 7.5/10

If you're a brass fan, you're sure to appreciate this. If not, I think you still just might find yourself loving it.

The Gomalan Brass Quintet performs admirably in this compilation of movie themes or works famously used in film (namely, Barber's Adagio for Strings). The fact that it is a brass "quintet" rather than a brass band or wind band makes this CD all the more interesting -- and at first listen, a little disappointing -- to listen to.

Firstly, the disappointment is really only because when I think of John Williams' scores for Indiana Jones, Star Wars, ET, etc., I cannot help but remember the original recordings, accompanied by the visuals of the films. Everything is "BIG!" But with a brass quintet, things are remarkably smaller in scale. But after 2-3 listenings, the Gomalan Brass Quintet's ability to stir the imagination with creative playing more than make up for the lack of strings and percussion section -- after all, they are just 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 French horn, and 1 tuba.

Probably the piece most suited for the quintet is Bernstein's "West Side Story Suite" - I think it's brilliant, even without a percussion section which Bernstein used so marvelously in his original score. Wonderful! MAMBO!

I thoroughly enjoyed Barber's Adagio for Strings (or we should say, Adagio for Strings for Brass Quintet) as well. Its delicately balanced playing as well as the subtleties, smooth lines, quietness, and crescendos of the piece are all appreciated here.

In the "Space Suite," science fiction themes from Star Wars to ET to Star Trek, Independence Day and Apollo 13 are featured here and are excellent. The one departure, however, would be a decidedly jazzed up rendition of Williams' "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" that I still have a hard time listening to.

Danny Elfman's "Simpsons" theme sounds as if it were written for brass quintet - great! (read more)