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| Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | New age | |||
| Length | 89:43 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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Halloween is the first Halloween album by Mannheim Steamroller. The second disc of the double album is sound effects that are meant to be "shuffled" along with the music of disc one on a multi-CD player.
All tracks are written by Chip Davis, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toccata in de Mole" | Johann Sebastian Bach / Chip Davis | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Hall of the Mountain King" | Edvard Grieg | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Harvest Dance" | 3:01 | |
| 4. | "The Flying Dutchman" | Richard Wagner | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Z-Row Gravity" | 3:50 | |
| 6. | "Funeral March of a Marionette" | Charles Gounod | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Rock & Roll Graveyard" | 3:51 | |
| 8. | "Night on Bald Mountain" | Modest Mussorgsky | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Crystal" | 4:15 | |
| 10. | "All Hallow's Eve" | 3:42 | |
| 11. | "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Paul Dukas | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Rite of Twilight" | Igor Stravinsky / Marius Constant | 4:45 |
| 13. | "Ride of the Valkyries" | Wagner | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enchanted Forest" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "The Other Side" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Enchanted Forest II" | 1:38 |
| 4. | "The Reaper" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Ghost Voices" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Alien Spaceship" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Enchanted Forest III" | 2:10 |
| 8. | "Mountain King" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Digital Death" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Souls Demise" | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 89:43 | |
Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller. Davis composed the music for several C. W. McCall albums, including the hit 1975 song "Convoy". He has also written and made other albums, such as Day Parts, and has written several books.
Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974. The group is known primarily for its Fresh Aire series of albums, which blend classical music with elements of new age and rock, and for its modern recordings of Christmas music. The group has sold 28 million albums in the U.S. alone.
American Gramaphone is an American record company based in Omaha, Nebraska. It is best known for releasing Chip Davis' new age solo and Mannheim Steamroller albums.
Christmas is the first Christmas album and sixth studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at No. 50.
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American Spirit is an album released on American Gramaphone in 2003 as a collaboration between Mannheim Steamroller and country musician C. W. McCall. The album focuses on American patriotic songs, hence the title. McCall contributed to a number of spoken word songs on the album and rerecorded his 1976 hit song "Convoy" for it; this was also the case with another song of his, "Wolf Creek Pass," which can be found on the album. McCall is a persona created by Bill Fries and Manheim Steamroller leader Chip Davis; Fries provides the vocals as McCall. This was the last album to feature C. W. McCall.
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Yellowstone: The Music of Nature is an album by Mannheim Steamroller, released in 1989. The concept pays homage to nature and to Yellowstone National Park. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1991.
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Christmas Song is Mannheim Steamroller's eighth Christmas album overall and the group's fifth Christmas studio album. It was released in 2007 on CD by American Gramaphone, and features twelve Christmas songs. Steamroller co-founder Jackson Berkey does not appear on the album.
Sweet Tooth is the fourth Halloween CD released by Mannheim Steamroller, following Halloween, Monster Mix, and Halloween 2: Creatures Collection. Sweet Tooth is a one-disc release featuring 13 tracks produced between 2003 and 2006, collected and released in 2006.
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Autumn Song is part three of Mannheim Steamroller's Ambience collection. It was released in 2003 on CD & DVD by American Gramaphone, and features eight autumnal tracks.
Bird Song is part one of Mannheim Steamroller's three part Ambience collection. It was released in 2001 on CD & DVD by American Gramaphone and features eight bird song tracks.
Summer Song is part two of Chip Davis' three part Ambience collection. It was released in 2001 on CD by American Gramaphone and features seven summer-themed tracks.
Christmas Symphony is the twelfth Christmas music album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 2011. Recorded in Prague, the album features the Czech Philharmonic, performing new recordings of previously released Mannheim Steamroller arrangements.
Christmas Symphony II is an album by Mannheim Steamroller, featuring the Czech Philharmonic. It was released in October 2013 only through Target.
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