The War: A Ken Burns Film

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Artist: Original TV Soundtrack
Brand: PBS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Music Label: Sony Music Distribution
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. AMERICAN ANTHEM-Norah Jones
  2. TWO PIECES FOR STRINGS-William Walton
  3. THE WANG WANG BLUES-Benny Goodman Sextet
  4. MOVIN' BACK-Wynton Marsalis
  5. HOW LONG BLUES-Count Basie
  6. IN THE NICK OF TIME-Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall
  7. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME-Bing Crosby
  8. AMERICA MY HOME-Wynton Marsalis
  9. IF I COULD BE WITH YOU (ONE HOUR TONIGHT)-Kay Starr
  10. BLUE AS THE TURQUOISE NIGHT OF NEYSHABUR-Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble
  11. UNTIL I'M IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN-Wynton Marsalis
  12. VARIATIONS FOR THE HEALING OF ARINUSKA-Kalle Randalu
  13. BASIE BOOGIE -Count Basie
  14. SOLITUDE-Duke Ellington
  15. CONCERTO FOR CLARINET & STRING ORCHESTRA -Aaron Copland
  16. IF YOU CAN'T SMILE AND SAY YES-Nat King Cole
  17. AMERICAN ANTHEM-Amanda Forsythe/Bill Charlap
Music CD 2
  1. WE'LL MEET AGAIN - Benny Goodman
  2. DANCING IN THE DARK - Artie Shaw
  3. LITTLE BROWN JUG - Glenn Miller
  4. I'LL BE SEEING YOU - Tommy Dorsey
  5. MOONGLOW - Artie Shaw
  6. MEMORIES OF YOU - Louis Armstrong
  7. I'LL GET BY - Harry James with vocal by Dick Haymes
  8. ON THE ALAMO - Benny Goodman & His Sextet
  9. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN - Teddy Wilson with vocal by Billie Holiday
  10. BODY & SOUL - Coleman Hawkins
  11. LET'S GET LOST - Frank Sinatra
  12. BLUES IN THE NIGHT - Cab Calloway
  13. THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT - Duke Ellington vocal by Herb Jeffries
  14. ECHOES OF HARLEM - Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters'
  15. SKYLARK - Earl Hines with vocal by Billy Eckstine
  16. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIESTNIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
  17. PAPER DOLL - The Mills Brothers
  18. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY - Frank Sinatra
  19. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY - Les Brown with vocal by Doris Day
  20. WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN - Harry James with vocal by Kitty Kallen
Music CD 3
  1. IN THE MOOD - Glenn Miller
  2. FRENESI - Artie Shaw
  3. C JAM BLUES - Duke Ellington
  4. LET ME OFF UPTOWN - Gene Krupawith vocal by Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge
  5. TAXI WAR DANCE - Count Basie
  6. THE SHEIK OF ARABY - Benny Goodman
  7. PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA - Al Dexter & His Troopers with vocal by Al Dexter
  8. AMERICAN PATROL - Glenn Miller
  9. FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR COUNTRY - Count with vocal by Jimmy Rushing
  10. CHEROKEE - Charlie Barnet
  11. ROSE ROOM - Benny Goodman Sextet
  12. OPUS # 1 -Tommy Dorsey
  13. I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT - Harry with vocal by Kitty Kallen
  14. TUXEDO JUNCTION - Erskine Hawkins
  15. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP - Count Basie
  16. I'M CONFESSIN' - Artie Shaw
  17. (I'VE GOT A GAL IN) KALAMAZOO - Glenn with vocal by Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
  18. BOOGIE WOOGIE - Tommy Dorsey
  19. TAIN'T WHAT YOU DO - Jimmie Lunceford with vocal by Trummy Young
  20. SING, SING, SING - Benny Goodman
Music CD 4
  1. Walton: "The Death of Falstaff" (Passacaglia) from Henry
  2. Dvofiák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 II. Adagio ma non troppo
  3. Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano
  4. Ligeti: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (1982)"Hommage ŕ Brahms" - IV. Lamento. Adagio
  5. Fauré: Elegie, Op. 24
  6. Liszt: Nuages gris, S199
  7. Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps/Quartet for the End of Time - III. Abime des oiseaux
  8. Copland: Music for Movies - IV. Grovers Corners from Our
  9. Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109
  10. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme,Op. 36 "Enigma" - Variation IX (Nimrod) : Adagio

Music reviews of The War: A Ken Burns Film

Music Review: America, America I Gave My Best To You
Rating: 5 Stars

This review refers to the SOUNDTRACK which is not made clear in the
title page.

"All that we've been given by those who came before,
The dream of a nation where freedom would endure.
The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this day.
What shall be our legacy, what will our children say?
Let them say of me, I was one who believed in sharing the blessings I received.
Let me know in my heart when my days are through,
America, America, I gave my best to you.
America, America, I gave my best to you'
Gene Scheer

Ken Burns tells us that the music they chose for the 'The War' was either composed during or inspired by a war. It can be said that music often sets the stage for a mood or setting. This is entirely true for this series. It seems as Ken Burns says "the music was used to signify both the enormity of the war's tragedy, and the intimacy of the suffering borne by individuals around the globe." There are 67 tracks in this 4 CD series and each one evokes a mood, a memory, a sentiment, a tragedy, a feeling of loss, love or joy. This is one of the most beautiful and poignant pieces of music I have ever heard. It is truly exceptional music. It will take many hours of listening to fully comprehend the magnificence.


Nora Jones opening song 'American Anthem' by Gene Scheer is a touching song full of lyrics that pull at us, that "seem to give voice to the sacrifice, selflessness and bravery of those that were honored, the men and women who fought and won that necessary war on our behalf." It sets the tone for the rest of the CD's.

'For those who say they have nothing to share,
Who feel in their hearts there is no hero there,
Though each quiet act of dignity is that which fortifies,
The soul of a nation, that will never die.
Let them say of me that I was one who believed
In sharing the blessings I received.
Let me know in my heart when my days are through,
America, America, I gave my best to you.
America, America, I gave my best to you' Gene Schere

Wynton Marsalis will be found often on this CD, he composed and performed several songs. "Thanks to him, the Americans in our film go to war accompanied by strains suffused with the music that best expresses our country's grief and tragedy, joy and triumph - the blues." Ken Burns
Particularly memorable are 'Movin' back' and 'Until I'm In Your Arms Again.

One of the tracks most often used is "Sir William Walton's haunting, dirge-like "Passacaglia, the Death of Falstaff", written in England, during the Blitz, for Laurence Olivier's film Henry V, which premiered in London in November of 1944, seems to signify both the enormity of the war's tragedy, and the intimacy of the suffering borne by individuals around the globe." Ken Bunrs With Leonard Slatkin it becomes an anthem of War, we hear it time and again during the film of 'The War'.

Cellist Yo Yo Ma and bassist Edgar Meyer's music is poignant and timeless. "Ma's recording of Kayhan Kalhor's 'Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur,' made with the Silk Road Ensemble, fuses the sounds of Western stringed instruments with tabla drums of India and lutes of the Middle East, says Mr Burns." This track brings us some of the darkest moments and some of the most beautiful and haunting melodies. "Edgar Meyer's propulsive "In the Nick of Time" animated some of the film's most significant action scenes, particularly the crossing of the English Channel on June 6, 1944 - D-Day." Ken Burns

Aaron Copeland is represented with 'Concerto for Clarinet' and Benny Goodman played this extraordinary piece that portrays so many emotions.
Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Cab Calloway, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra are all here with those tunes we know and love so well. The songs themselves will bring memories of yore :

'It's Been A Long Long Time', 'How Long Blue', 'If You Can't Smile and Say yes', 'We'll Meet Again, 'Dancing In The Dark', 'I'll Be Seeing You', 'Moonglow', 'Until I'm In Your Arms again', 'Movin' On', Boogie Woogie', 'Sing, Sing, Sing' are but just a few you will recognize and sing along with.

"In the spring of 1945, as the war in Europe drew to a close, the CBS radio correspondent Eric Sevareid was troubled. He told his audience: "Only the soldier really lives the war. The journalist does not -- war happens inside a man -- and that is why, in a certain sense, you and your sons from the war will be forever strangers." Ken Burns

There are few words to portray the artistry on these 4 CD's. The music is glorious, sad, melancholy, and respectful. The music on these discs are part and parcel of War. The music represents the memories and the mood of the war as represented. For the first time we are able to listen to a time in our history some of us lived through, fought in and brought home to our families. This was not a generation that spoke of their war. We learn of World War II through the marvelous eyes of Ken Burns and his associates who bring us this series. For our great-grandfathers, fathers, uncles, cousins, husbands and the women who supported them through this time in our Nation's history, We Salute You.

Highly, Highly Recommended. prisrob 09-25-07

The War - A Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

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Description of The War: A Ken Burns Film

THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.



This box set companion to the film includes the stunning soundtrack, as well as three additional compilations of his and war-era favorites featuring recordings from Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Also included are new tracks from Wynton Marsalis and Norah Jones.
The soundtrack for The War, documentarian Ken Burns's 2007 PBS series on World War II, alternates between earlier, wartime, and postwar material, all designed to complement the narrative. The material was clearly selected to evoke the mood of the era: Benny Goodman's sextet tears off a hot 1942 "Wang Wang Blues," and Count Basie lets fly with "Basie Boogie" (1941) and the prewar "How Long Blues." Also evoking the war years are Bing Crosby's hit "It's Been a Long, Long Time" with the Les Paul Trio, "Solitude" (1934) by Duke Ellington's Orchestra, and Kay Starr's "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" and the Nat "King" Cole Trio's "If You Can't Smile and Say Yes" from a wartime V-Disc. Classical numbers include Leonard Slatkin and the London Philharmonic's 1989 version of "London: The Death of Falstaff" and an excerpt of Benny Goodman, in his spare time a respected classical clarinetist, performing "Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, and Piano" with Aaron Copland and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra in 1950. Newer recordings include Norah Jones's "American Anthem," reprised at the end by Amanda Forsyth and Bill Charlap, "Movin' Back," "Until You're in My Arms Again," and "America My Home" by Wynton Marsalis. --Rich Kienzle

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