The War: A Ken Burns Film

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Type: Music
Studio: Sony
Release Date: 2007-09-11
This stunning soundtrack recording to Ken Burns's epic series features seventeen pieces of music from the film. It includes war-era favorites from Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Bing Crosby, and Nat 'King' Cole as well as music from Edgar Meyer, Aaron Copland and Yo-Yo Ma. The soundtrack also features new compositions from Wynton Marsalis, and Norah Jones's breathtaking performance of "American Anthem"- exclusive to this album.

The War Photos

Photos courtesy of the National Archives and Library of Congress

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Very Moving !
The previously unreleased American Anthem by Norah Jones is worth the price of the entire CD. I was a great tribute to the Greatest Generation !

The work by Wynton Marsalis is incredible & I really enjoy the tempo of the song In The Nick Of Time....

You will not be disappointed with this purchase.

A Haunting, Touching Score
This soundtrack for Ken Burn's "The War" documentary can be evaluated on two different criteria:

First, there is the period music (mostly jazz). I did not buy the soundtrack for this reason, but for those older than I it will likely bring back many great memories of times gone by.

Secondly, however, there are the haunting melodies that are the undercurrent of the entire film. Whether it be the soothing voice of Norah Jones, the aching violin, or the soft, solo piano, this soundtrack perfectly blends the music to fit the tone of the material. Each time I listen to these tracks, it makes me remember watching the film, along with all the sadness and joy that came with that experience.

If you enjoyed "The War", you will more than likely also enjoy this collection of songs.

Wonderful
Haunting sounds and lively music captured the time my parents met, married and had me. They music is great as a stand alone, but brings back images of the PBS special. I cannot believe it has been over 60 years since the war. My father, and uncles would sit in the livingroom of my grandparents house and discuss the better times of their military life. I never heard anything about the action that they experienced. My grandfather would add his experiences of his life in WWI. These are wars that changed the fabric of our lives and I wonder where we would be without the brave men who fought and died and the woman who stayed behind and worked and all the US who sacrificed with rationing, victory gardens, collecting scrap and other activities. It would be good if we as a country could participate in today's soldiers' experiences with some sort of sacrifice and unity.

Review: Audio CD; The War/ a Ken Burns film
Very moving; at times brings me to tears especially American Anthem performed by Miss Norah Jones; grateful this aired while my father was still here; I wanted to view it and have the CD as a tribute to him; may we never forget the sacrifices of that generation; watching the program should be required of every American; and the CD makes a wonderful momento..

Sarpedon
This is a stunningly good series, capturing a mosaic of the country. It follows, perhaps unconsciously, many of the conventions of epic poetry, including the elegaic tone of these from the Iliad through Beowulf.

The sense of irony that pervades and destroys so much of historical reportage is largely missing. The heroism does not obscure the horror of what our side did, which is also a welcome change.

Would that the current administration had the patience to watch this from one end to the other and measure its decisions against this standard.