Originally, the title was planned for the album Filmusik ohne Filme, which was only to contain original compositions by James Last. This album was never released, so "The Lonely Shepherd " was published on Last's album Russland Erinnerungen (Memories of Russia). In the same year, it was also released as a single, which reached 22nd on the music charts in Germany. With this recording, Gheorghe Zamfir, who had already published a number of records, succeeded in an international breakthrough. Among other things, he accompanied James Last in his 1978 tour. "The Lonely Shepherd" has repeatedly been used as soundtrack. In 1979, it was used as the title theme for the six-part television series Golden Soak (Das Gold der Wüste) and again in 1984 in the Oscar-nominated animated short film "Paradise" In 2003, Quentin Tarantino used the recording as soundtrack in a scene and in the closing credits of his film Kill Bill: Volume 1. On the DVD, Gheorghe Zamfir is mistakenly credited as the title's producer. The title enjoys unbroken popularity up to today and is newly recorded by numerous artists. A rap version by Lamar in 1999 was quite successful, as well as a version by Leo Rojas, which enabled him to win the Television talent-show Das Supertalent in December, 2011. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Rising Anger! Dance - EDM - check it!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycW9kxLMeiw -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU0jVvLFp68

The second video tribute to the late great Tomita. The legendary pioneer to electronic music. My version I use VST instruments rather that the real thing due to the fact that I don't have room nor the money to purchase a Systemm 55 Moog! So, I tried my best. Of course it doesn't sound 100% like Tomitas music, it's not supposed to, it's my way of saying a thank you to the master for the inspiration that fired my interest in Synthesizers. Please like share and subscribe to my channel for latest releases. New videos at least once a week! It is dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma (known as "Chou-Chou"), who was three years old at the time. The pieces are not intended to be played by children; rather they are meant to be evocative of childhood and some of the toys in Claude-Emma's toy collection. Children's Corner, L. 113, is a 6-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. It was published by Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in Paris by Harold Bauer on 18 December that year. In 1911, an orchestration of the work by Debussy's friend André Caplet received its première and was subsequently published. A typical performance of the suite lasts roughly 15 minutes. At the time of its composition, Golliwoggs were in fashion, due partly to the popularity at that time of the novels of Florence Kate Upton ("golliwog" is a later usage). They were stuffed black dolls with red pants, red bow ties and wild hair, somewhat reminiscent of the black-face minstrels of the time. This is a ragtime piece with its syncopations and banjo-like effects. The dynamic range is quite large and very effective. The B section of this dance is interrupted on several occasions by the love-death leitmotif of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde, marked avec une grande émotion (with great feeling). Each quotation is followed with banjo imitations. The cakewalk was a dance or a strut and the dancer with the most elaborate steps won a cake ("took the cake"). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Kv7K6nn0E