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Exit Trance presents Zenbei No. 1 Cinema Covers 2
Release Date: 7/1/09
Price: 1905 yen

Oh. Em. Gee. Ghostbusters! Raiders’ March!! WONKA’s WELCOME SONG!!! The final list for Cinema Covers 2 looks simply amazing. There are plenty of obvious picks but also quite a few obscure themes. Along with the aforementioned Willy Wonka theme, we’ll also be getting songs from Home Alone(!), The Last Samurai, and even Dinosaur. Sadly, there’s nothing as potentially inappropriate as “Theme from Schindler’s List” this time around.

The usual gang of Exit Trance artists will once again be doing the covers. Ryu* gets two tracks this time, one of them being “Ghostbusters.” Meanwhile, Dizzi Mystica gets the largest share with three tracks under his belt. I loved what he did with “The Imperial March,” so it makes sense that he’ll be doing the main Star Wars theme. The themes from The Dark Knight, and Pretty Woman are pretty inspired choices, though.

The biggest and best surprise is the appearance of N.O.-SYO. He was strangely absent from the first release, but he’ll be making his Cinema Covers debut with two tracks. N.O.-SYO’s distinct brand of rock-trance is sure to spice up “Raider’s March,” but I’m very curious to hear how “The Way of the Sword” will turn out.

Cinema Covers 2 isn’t entirely flawless, unfortunately. “Axel F” is present. AGAIN. B.U.S. did a great job with the theme on the first release, and Ron Rockwell’s electro-house version is nothing special. And isn’t “Welcome to Jurassic Park” essentially the same as the main theme that was already on the first Cinema Trance? They even have Starving Trancer doing it again.

01. [3:30] Ghostbusters (from Ghostbusters) / Ryu* feat. Takanori
02. [2:44] Somewhere in My Memory (from Home Alone) / Acid=Stone Valley feat. R. Cena
03. [3:42] Scarborough Fair (from The Graduate) / Ryu*
04. [3:06] Theme from Superman (from Superman: The Movie) / Rev
05. [4:15] Sturm (from Saw) / S-Mushroom feat. Takanori + Cobalt
06. [2:49] Oh Pretty Woman (from Pretty Woman) / Dizzi Mystica feat. Takanori
07. [1:59] New Cinema Paradise (from Cinema Paradiso) / Rev
08. [4:18] Welcome to Jurassic Park (from Jurassic Park) / Starving Trancer
09. [3:11] And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad (from The Dark Knight) / Dizzi Mystica
10. [3:16] Gonna Fly Now (from Rocky) / Starving Trancer
11. [3:37] Star Wars Main Theme (from Star Wars) / Dizzi Mystica
12. [3:20] Navras (from The Matrix Revolutions) / B.U.S.
13. [4:07] The Way of the Sword (from The Last Samurai) / N.O.-SYO
14. [4:30] Wonka’s Welcome Song (from Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Soundtrack) / Avant-garde feat. Maki
15. [2:10] The Raiders’ March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark) / N.O.-SYO
16. [4:52] Axel F 2009 (Club Mix) (from Beverly Hills Cop) / Ron Rockwell
17. [4:36] Hero (from Spider-Man) / Icon
18. [2:22] The Egg Travels (from Dinosaur) / Icon
19. [3:24] E.T. Flying Theme (from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) / Hommarju
20. [3:53] Tara’s Theme (from Gone with the Wind) / kinoto

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