John Williams - American Journey - Winter Olympics 2002

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Music Review: Music to Triumph By
Rating: 5 Stars

I bought this CD because I saw the bonus track, "Summon the Heroes" (the theme for the '96 Atlanta Olympics), listed on the back. But the rest of the contents are equally as fine. "Call of the Champions," the theme for the 2002 Winter Games, features a soaring chorus by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, repeating the motto of the founder of the modern Olympics, "Citius! Altius! Fortius! [Swifter! Higher! Stronger!]" The next six tracks, "American Journey," are a musical overview of the social and technological advances of 20th Century America, with a distinctly Grofean mood to them. "For New York" is recognizably what its subtitle says, "Variations on Themes of Leonard Bernstein." "Celebrate Discovery" echoes with brasses and definitely sounds celebratory. Even the "Song for World Peace" (Track 8) ends on a distinctly non-wimpy note. Then there's the "Mission Theme," whose first few notes sound every night on NBC Nightly News--it's nice to finally hear the whole thing!

If you want your spirits lifted, if you need to get into the mood to write something triumphant, or if you have some particularly great accomplishment in your family to celebrate, this is definitely the CD to put on the turntable.

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