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THE WEST - Soundtrack
Release Date: September 03, 1996 SK62727 CD Longplay The West, a 12-hour documentary series directed by Stephen Ives and executive produced by Ken Burns, had its debut September 22, 1997 on PBS stations nationwide, and Sony Classical released the original television soundtrack recording on September 3, 1997. The series' original score, by Matthias Gohl, features performances by violinist Jay Ungar and guitarist Molly Mason, who appeared on the soundtrack of The Civil War, the award-winning documentary series by Ken Burns. Joining Gohl, Ungar and Mason are more than 20 diverse artists -- among them Black Elk Voices, Nana Vasconcelos and Seamus Eagan -- who recreate the vocal and instrumental music of the West, from Native American sounds to the hymns, songs and dances of the settlers, cowboys, soldiers and immigrants who led the westward expansion of the United States. In addition to original music, the score includes such Western classics as "Colorado Trail", "Sweet Nebraska Land", "The Old Chisolm Trail", "Git Along, Little Dogies", "Across the Wide Missouri", "Amazing Grace" and "The Wabash Cannonball". A multifaceted view of the American West unfolds in this eight-part series, including everything from the centuries of history of Native Americans to the rarely examined roles of African Americans and Chinese immigrants in the settling of the West. Ives spent almost five years assembling the material, shooting 72 interviews with historians, Native Americans and other Western figures and more than 250 hours of original footage to capture the visual power of the West. Peter Coyote is the series' narrator, and 56 celebrated actors deliver the personal historical accounts that make up the narrative, including Adam Arkin, Matthew Broderick, Keith Carradine, Blythe Danner, Ossie Davis, Julie Harris, Sir Derek Jacobi, John Lithgow, Russell Means, Jason Robards, Gary Sinise, Jimmy Smits and B.D. Wong. |
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Track listing for CD Longplay 1 The West Title Theme (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 2 Colorado Trail (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 3 Sweet Nebraska Land (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 4 Cheyenne March Song (Black Kettle's Theme) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 5 Morning Prayer (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 6 The Old Chisolm Trail (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 7 Bare Necessities (Lewis & Clark's Theme) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 8 Steal Away & Shine Like a Star (The Exodusters) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 9 Lakota Flag Song (Sitting Bull's Theme) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 10 Git Along, Little Doggies (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 11 Wind That Shakes the Barley (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 12 California Humbug (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 13 Across the Wide Missouri (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 14 Amazing Grace (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 15 Joseph Honor Song (Chief Joseph's Theme) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 16 Come, Come Ye Saints (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 17 Farewell Tae Kemper (John Love's Theme) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 18 Railroad Medley (Wabash Cannonball, Jesse James, Jerry, Go 'Ile That Car) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 19 Prairie Love Song (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 20 Days of '49 (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 21 Kiowa Ruffle Dance (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 22 Death Runs Riot (Hidatsa Woman, Quantrill's Raiders Hymn, Fetterman's Theme & The Sand Creek Massacre) (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 23 The West Title Theme Reprise (Instrumental) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 |
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