Talk:Hooked on Classics

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I don't have access to a copy of this album, but I'm pretty sure it was actually recorded by an orchestra, and not a remix. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 13:51, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

  • I do, and as far as I know, the bits of classical music were recorded specifically for this group of albums. I wouldn't be surprised if there was significant post-production work, but I don't think it qualifies as a "remix" in the usual sense of the term. Wahkeenah 02:25, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
    • Agreed, if that makes it a "remix", then the vast majority of popular music recordings are "remixes". -- Gyrofrog (talk) 02:46, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
      • I reworded it a bit to take a bit of the "Yee-hah!" out of it (ironically, since I like it quite a lot) and to try to give it more facts. Wahkeenah 02:57, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

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I was hoping someone could give a list of the songs title and composer that are featured in the hooked on classics piece i would really like to know so as i can listen to them all in their full glory. please email me at wogsurfer@hotmail.com. thanks.

Tentative (you might to want to check behind me...) Piano Concerto No. 1: Tchaikovsky, Flight of the Bumble Bee: Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony No. 40: Mozart, Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin, Karelia Suite: Sibelius, Symphony No.5: Beethoven, Tocatta: Bach, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik: Mozart, Symphony No. 9: Beethoven, William Tell Overture: Rossini, Aria from The Marriage of Figaro: Mozart, Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky, Trumpet Voluntary: J. Clarke, Hallelujah Chorus: Handel, Piano Concerto in A Minor: Grieg, March of the Toreadors: Bizet, 1812 Overture: Tchaikovsky.

-Nate —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.5.91.2 (talk) 20:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hooked on Albums

I've added track listings for Hooked on Classics 2, Hooked on Classics 3 and Hooked on Rhythm & Classics to the main page. Details were sourced from the discography on Louis Clark's official website. I think the three Hooked's and R&C are the four 'original' albums - but it seems that various compilations have been released (and in some cases re-released) in amongst the original set. I've also excluded the other Hooked on titles, as I think the article should concentrate on the Hooked on Classics series, rather than the derivatives (Hooked on Queen, Abba, Beatles etc.)

To confuse matters even more, the RPO have also released an album called "Hooked on Classics 2000" with Paul Brooks holding the baton rather than Louis Clark, but containing original Hooked-on style tracks. Mittfh (talk) 10:16, 22 March 2008 (UTC)