

Germain 💠Koop 💠Combustible Edison and many more 💠Les Baxter 💠Guy Warren 💠Martin Denny 💠Juan GarcÃa Esquivel 💠Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass 💠John Barry (James Bond scores/soundtracks) 💠Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra 💠Kai Winding 💠Carl Tjader 💠Irving Fields (King of Cocktail Music) 💠Quincy Jones 💠Ferrante & Teicher 💠Henry Mancini 💠Stereolab 💠Pink Martini 💠Goldfrapp 💠Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox 💠St.

The instrumental music of Mad Men 💠iconic 007 orchestral themes 💠classic spy songs 💠lush instrumentals 💠re-imagined jazz standards 💠Big Band 💠samba sounds 💠calypso jazz 💠Theremin (for that out-of-this-world sound) 💠the mysterious faux-tropical sounds of Martin Denny & Les Baxter 💠Afro-Cuban percussion 💠slinky slow or midtempo rhythms for dancing close or lounging around 💠songs that are best served "chilled" 💠Futuristic themes were incorporated into song arrangements, song titles, and album covers The post war economy was booming, technology was ascendant, and musicians were inspired by new and innovative stereo recording techniques and electronics to create a high-fidelity sound. Space Age pop was inspired by the optimism of the 1950s and 1960s and humanity's excitement about space exploration. Make Someone Happy Performed by Jimmy DuranteĦ.Showcasing the subgenre of easy listening pop music from the 1950s and 1960s (and beyond!) that includes exotica, lounge, bossa nova, tiki tunes, and other cool cinematic sounds 🚀 Stand by Your Man Performed by Tammy Wynetteĥ. A Wink and a Smile Performed by Harry Connick Jr.ģ. Bye Bye Blackbird Performed by Joe CockerĢ. Back in the Saddle Again Performed by Gene Autryġ. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Performed by Carly SimonĦ. A Kiss to Build a Dream On Performed by Louis ArmstrongĤ. As Time Goes By Performed by Jimmy DuranteĢ. But such fantasies are what movies are made for, especially romantic comedies, and for this release of the soundtrack to Sleepless in Seattle on LP, we at Real Gone Music have issued a 'sunset' vinyl edition that'll cause you to gaze dreamily at the horizon (glass of wine not included).ġ. The music was so powerful, in fact, and so integrated with the screenplay that it helped gloss over the incredibility of the film's premise, which, as you might recall, had Meg Ryan falling in love with Tom Hanks, a stranger she had never met, merely from hearing him being interviewed on a radio talk show on Christmas Eve. Indeed, the film re-introduced a whole new generation to the unique charms of Jimmy Durante with his renditions of 'As Time Goes By' and 'Make Someone Happy' over the opening and closing credits, respectively, resulting in a boomlet of enthusiasm for the work of the ol' Schnozzola. With artists old (Louis Armstrong, Nat 'King' Cole, Gene Autry), new (Céline Dion, Harry Connick, Jr.) and somewhere in between (Carly Simon, Joe Cocker, Tammy Wynette), the movie's array of songs (many chosen by Ephron herself) appealed to hearts of every vintage and tastes of every stripe, and the tunes themselves represented the best that the Brill Building and Nashville had to offer.
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One of the great trio of romantic comedies starring Meg Ryan that were written and/or directed by the late Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail being the other two), 1993's Sleepless in Seattle was arguably the most romantic movie of its generation, and its soundtrack was a big reason why.
