Murder Is My Beat: Classic Film Noir Themes And Scenes - Motion Picture Soundtrack Collection

Having bought this disk at amazon, I really did not know what to expect. To my surprise, for example, there are two Bogart films, THE BIG SLEEP and DARK PASSAGE with the original music and some very good dialogue between Bogart and Bacall, Plus there are other great noirs like ASPHALT JUNGLE, the first track whose dialogued scenes presents some of the best themes between the cops and the hooligans in an excellent heist film. Highly recommended.Dr. Ronald Schwartz, Manhattan

Outstanding music!!!

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Great score/dialogue disc for the hard-boiled NOIR buff who needs an occasional fix when not enjoying a NOIR film. Throw this on when you're hanging around the house, and enjoy selections from the overwrought scores to a number of classic NOIRs as well as choice samples of hard-boiled dialogue. I had hoped that better NOIRS would be featured,('DETOUR', 'D.O.A.','OUT OF THE PAST') but hey, maybe they'll be a part two.

This would have been a great CD if it were only the music. There is too much dialog, and much of the music is butchered up !!!What happened here? I can rent/buy the films if I want dialog. This type of CD is back in the 1960s !!! What a waste.Rhino/Turner: Why not do it again right?

Whose bright idea was this? In the age of videos, DVDs, VCRs, and cable, you can have the entire movie--who wants to hear the dialogue if what you want is just the music? And to top it off, the dialogue selections are boring. .... What a waste of money!

i agree with the other reviewers...the dialogue basically ruins the whole thing. i just wanted to (and STILL want to) hear the unadulterated music themes. couldn't they just have put the dialogue BETWEEN the songs?