Monk (2004)

Product Summary Label: Varese Sarabande UPC: 00030206658828 Release Date: 7/27/2004 Buy.com Sku: 61012421 Item#: MQDMU9 Buy.com Sales Rank: 2011 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Monk Theme - Grant Geissman ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Miming Mr. Monk ~ Original Soundtrack 3. They're Killing Dr. Gould ~ Original Soundtrack 4. Clean Apartment, A ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Finding The Pebble ~ Original Soundtrack 6. Rejection ~ Original Soundtrack 7. Trudy's Theme ~ Original Soundtrack 8. I Think I Smell Gas ~ Original Soundtrack 9. Keys In The Casket ~ Original Soundtrack 10. Lucky Guy ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Fat Suit Folly ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Monk Visits The Garage ~ Original Soundtrack 13. Counting Meters ~ Original Soundtrack 14. Monk Interrogates Gavin ~ Original Soundtrack 15. Remember Me? ~ Original Soundtrack 16. There Was A Struggle ~ Original Soundtrack 17. Monk Theme - Grant Geissman ~ Original Soundtrack 18. Have Fun ~ Original Soundtrack 19. Pebbles And Clues ~ Original Soundtrack 20. Sharpening Pencils ~ Original Soundtrack 21. Zen Monk ~ Original Soundtrack 22. Monk's A Hero ~ Original Soundtrack 23. Love These Sneaks ~ Original Soundtrack 24. My Hero ~ Original Soundtrack 25. On The Beach ~ Original Soundtrack 26. Final Chase, The ~ Original Soundtrack 27. Start The Watch ~ Original Soundtrack 28. Losing It? ~ Original Soundtrack 29. Monk Escapes ~ Original Soundtrack 30. Worried Monk ~ Original Soundtrack 31. Restaging The Murder ~ Original Soundtrack 32. Running Away ~ Original Soundtrack 33. Finding, Looking ~ Original Soundtrack 34. Back Safe At Home ~ Original Soundtrack 35. Kiss, The ~ Original Soundtrack 36. Monk Theme - Grant Geissman ~ Original Soundtrack   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Composer: Jeff Beal. Personnel: Grant Geissman (guitar). Audio Mixer: Jeff Beal. Liner Note Author: Jeff Beal. Recording information: Many Rooms Music, CA. Monk collects the highlights of Jeff Beal's incidental music for the quirky detective series. Several of Beal's happy-go-lucky pieces are inspired by the continental jazz and swing of artists like Django Reinhardt, particularly on tracks like "Monk's Theme," and the whimsical diversity and expressiveness of likeminded soundtrack composers such as Thomas Newman pop up on pieces like "Miming Mr. Monk," "Keys in the Casket," and "Love These Sneaks." Not surprisingly for the score of a detective comedy series, many tracks, such as "They're Killing Dr. Gould" and "I Think I Smell Gas," convey a sneaky, tiptoeing atmosphere with pizzicato strings and subtle piano and woodwind motifs. Though all of Monk's pieces are brief -- with few lasting over a minute or two -- Beal's aesthetic for the score is so consistent that it gives the album an overall unity. Even more serious and dramatic pieces, like "Rejection" and "Monk Visits the Garage," tie into the rest of the score's light, restrained feel. The score's other highlights include "Trudy's Theme," a pretty, enigmatic piece with more layers and emotions in it than might be expected; the sweet but not overly sentimental "My Hero"; and "The Final Chase," the album's darkest and longest cut. Ultimately, Monk is more mischievous than mysterious, but its witty, lighthearted feel makes it work surprisingly well outside of the context of the show. ~ Heather Phares Producer: Jeff Beal; Jeff Beal Engineer: Jeff Beal   Technical Info Release Date : 07/13/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 066588 Label : Varese (Japan) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 53m : 6s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00030206658828    Related Videos 500 Days of Summer: Sound...