It’s almost completely different to the UK release with just one common track – Santana’s Samba Pa Ti. In 1997, the US version of Instrumental Moods was released with an identical sleeve which omitted the “featuring” details. Very much of its era and rarely included on other comps. Released by PolyGram label Decca, the soundtrack album went platinum, selling 350,000 copies worldwide and spent 15 weeks at the top of the UK Classical chart. He was backed by the Gloucester Cathedral Choir and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. ![]() César Franck’s arrangement – as used in the BBC series The Choir (also 1995) – features a wonderful vocal by 12 year old soprano Anthony Way. Finally Panis Angelicus (Latin for Bread of Angels) is the penultimate strophe of the hymn Sacris Solemniis written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi. New for the time, Zbigniew Preisner’s Theme From People’s Century was a memorable piece of music for a fine history series. And celebrating its 60th birthday in 2021, Acker Bilk’s relaxing Stranger On The Shore still packs a punch, evoking nostalgia across the ages. Jim Parker’s Theme From Soldier Soldier is a pleasant interlude and takes me back to Monday nights from the early ’90s, before Robson & Jerome got involved. Far better is Geoffrey Burgon’s haunting theme to the 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel, Brideshead Revisited – a score that will make you long for times you’ve never experienced and people you’ve never met. It’s followed by that live version of The Shadows’ Don’t Cry For Me Argentina that also featured on Reflections, another easy compilation that also includes a number of these Instrumental Moods tracks. The song is also often misattributed to Enya, primarily due to the memorable television advert for Pure Moods (US) featuring both Adiemus and Orinoco Flow. The London Philharmonic Orchestra were also involved. It was written in 1994 by Karl Jenkins with South African singer Miriam Stockley chosen as a lead vocalist due to her wide range of intonation while Purley resident Mary Carewe took over additional vocals. Next are Adiemus and their eponymous number that featured in the Delta Airline advert. The sultry sound of Santana stands out, the expertly-played Samba Pa Ti, going straight to your soul. Sometimes, it is a good idea to go back and revisit the past. There’s a crescendo tease that’s handled perfectly if you want more I strongly recommend the companion sets The Studio Albums 1992-2003 and The Best Of 1992-2003. The piece itself is a re-imagining of the introduction theme from Oldfield’s 1973 album Tubular Bells. Meanwhile Mike Oldfield’s Sentinel is a restructured, shorter version of the track from Tubular Bells II. The B-side of the single, Eclipse, is the song Deireadh An Tuath (found on The Celts album), played backwards. The LP was re-issued in ’92 and The Celts reached #29. The haunting video of the song was filmed at Bodiam Castle. Sung entirely in Irish, it was the theme song to the 1986 BBC documentary The Celts. ![]() Throwing back the apple to 1987 was Enya with The Celts. This tribal number is sung by Navajo elder Kee Chee Jake from Chinle, Arizona. There’s a new age rush on Yeha-Noha (Wishes Of Happiness And Prosperity) by the German musical project Sacred Spirit. While Senses, released by Polygram TV in 1994 is where you will find my thoughts on Incantation – Cacharpaya, Giorgio Moroder – Love Theme From Midnight Express, John Williams – Cavatine (Theme From The Deer Hunter). Moods: Kenny G – Songbird, Barrington Pheloung – Inspector Morse Theme, Ennio Morricone – Chi MaiĬeltic Moods: John Anderson Concert Orchestra – Riverdance Instrumental Moods is yet another contemporary soundtrack with Enya, Mike Oldfield, Enigma all namechecked on the inlay along with “themes from The Choir, Inspector Morse & The Deer Hunter.” Six of its 20 tracks had already featured on earlier volumes in the series as follows: ![]() As winter 1995 approached, Virgin released another new age compilation to sooth our souls.
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