group N.W.A., and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. In 1992, he married Kim Jackson, with whom he has four children. He is particularly well-known for his incendiary raps on political and racial topics, particularly the treatment of blacks in the United States.  (less)

and createhailstorms as lightning-fast Iceman. For even more power, utilize fury andadrenaline modes. Become a part of the X-Men movie universe. Embark on aglobe-spanning conflict featuring every element of the X-Men universe--fromfavorite villains to famous locations such as Alkali Lake, plus the voices andlikenesses of key actors from the films. Battle fierce enemies and join forceswith comrades. Face-off against movie villains such as Pyro, Magneto, andSabretooth, plus added foes like legions of Sentinels. Storm, Colossus, andCyclops join forces with you in gameplay that includes melee fighting,stealth-style action, and time-based missions. Experience the X-Men universe inamazing HD on the ...  (less)

new idea, with such hallowed predecessors as the Judgment Night and Spawn soundtracks, but THREAT breaks new ground both in this album's organic evolution (THREAT is the first indie movie produced by young people in the NYC hardcore punk, underground hip hop, and digital hardcore scenes) and in its unparalleled ferocity. Masterminded by THREAT's writer-director Matt Pizzolo, score contributor Alec Empire, and actor/score contributor David R. Fisher, "THREAT: Music That Inspired The Movie" is a brutal assault that matches the film's nihilistic philosophy and terrifying ultraviolence. Brooklyn's hardcore heroes Most Precious Blood join Berlin's Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot for the leadoff track: a gloves-off, no-holds-bar...  (less)

most significant inheritance of the (East) German Film Working Combine, "Deutsche Film AG" (DEFA). The best actors, directors and soundtrack composers contributed to this genre for more than 40 years (1946-1992). As a result there’s been an output which can compete with the wide tradition of children’s movies in the Eastern European countries. Classical fairy-tales of the Grimm brothers, oriental fairy tales, myths, legends or modern artificial fairy-tales – their inventive transformation into film fascinated a huge audience of all ages. Out of the variety of the DEFA fairy-tale movies some music and dialogue highlights have been digged out (in the original studios in Babelsberg), and - with great personal and technical effort – restore...  (less)

Angel; Canyon Passage; My Foolish Heart; The Best Years Of Our Lives . On this CD the various numbers taken from these films are performed by bands and artists who were either featured in the films in question or who were contemporaries such as Ralph Flanagan, Jerry Gray, Victor Young, Glenn Miller, Andre Kostelanetz, Tex Beneke, Johnny Green, Frank Cordell and Emil Newman. All in all, a potpourri of the major bands and artists of the period and Dana Andrews does get to have the last word.  (less)

here on this double disc set are many of his most memorable performances (solos and duets) from those magical MGM years. 39 tracks. Performance.  (less)

book by Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Pulitzer prize-winning playwright David Lindsey-Abaire (Rabbit Hole). Dreamworks Studios is the producer of the show and based it on the first chapter of the Shrek movie series. Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James stars as Shrek accompanied by the Tony Award winning actress Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona and Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker as Donkey. Cast recordings don't get much better or bigger than SHREK - 30 actors in the cast and 27 musicians in the orchestra.  (less)

film that seems destined to become an 80's camp classic (repressed Midwestern youth bravely fighting for their right to dance) was also a notable trailblazer in the pop song soundtrack marketing scam, i.e. line up a bunch of contemporary hit makers and have them cut a batch of songs that might not be germaine to the film's plot but will sell oodles of units. But damned if Footloose isn't a classic slice--for better or worse--of mid-'80s, album-oriented rock. This kind of instant era-compilation must make the folks at K-Tel very nervous. --Jerry McCulley  (less)

to the movie," comments director Neil Burger. "There are many scenes and sequences without dialogue and it falls to the music to tell the story." Glass recorded the original score with a large orchestra, which results in an emotionally driven and epic soundtrack. Glass’ sophisticated music has been featured in numerous movies throughout his career, earning him many awards and critical praise. Award winning writer/director/actor Edward Norton stars alongside Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist.  (less)

Prine, never blessed with the most pliant pipes, promptly pancakes a note flatter than Kansas. Aw, heck! The songwriter's songwriter takes a curious turn with his first studio album since 1995's Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings . Here he's penned only the hysterically coarse title track, opting instead to coo a slew of classic lovin'-and-losin' country tunes with Iris DeMent, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Connie Smith, Trisha Yearwood, Melba Montgomery, Patty Loveless, Fiona Prine, and Dolores Keane. Given Prine's ragged-but-right voice, the effect is something akin to casting a grizzled character actor opposite Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story . And you know what? It'd probably still be a charming (albeit very different) movie, because romantic comedies, like ...  (less)