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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...
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The War: A Ken Burns Film Soundtrack CD Our Price: $18.98 Buy More, Save More! Save 15% on orders over $75 or Save 20% on orders over $100. Details > Item No.: TWAR451 Single CD The War tells the story of a worldwide cataclysm on an intimate scale. Ken Burns and Sony-BMG have released the soundtrack to this film on Legacy Recordings. Not just a era recordings, the soundtrack features new compositions from Wynton Marsalis, as well as a stunning Norah Jones recording of "American Anthem...
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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.
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Focusing on the lives of people in four small towns during World War II, Ken Burns's seven-hour epic The War brings the reality of war home on a personal, intensely human level in way no other filmmaker has done since the multiple-Oscar-winning 1946 classic, The Best Years of Our Lives. This is not war romanticized; it's war up close, brutal, bloody, and horrific, and the memories of how it was remain searing and vivid to the veterans and their loved ones. The music Burns has chosen for The War thus...
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Description The War, directed by Ken Burns, was a seven-part documentary series broadcast on PBS television in 2007, focusing on the experiences of American soldiers in World War II. Much popular music of the period was heard on the soundtrack, as was some music specifically composed and recorded for use in the film. This four-CD set, with the full title The War: A Ken Burns Film: Deluxe Edition: Soundtrack and Music from the Second World War, devotes one disc each to a certain thematic strain. Disc...
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Creator: Jay Ungar (Composer), New American Brass Band (Orchestra), Old Bethpage Brass Band (Orchestra), Abyssinian Baptist Church SanctuaryChoir (Orchestra), Jacqueline Schwab (Performer), Matt Glaser (Performer), Molly Mason (Performer), Bernice Johnson Reagon (Performer), Jesse Carr (Performer), Russ Barenburg (Performer)
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The War, directed by Ken Burns, was a seven-part documentary series broadcast on PBS television in 2007, focusing on the experiences of American soldiers in World War II. Much popular music of the period was heard on the soundtrack, as was some music specifically composed and recorded for use in the film. This four-CD set, with the full title The War: A Ken Burns Film: Deluxe Edition: Soundtrack and Music from the Second World War, devotes one disc each to a certain thematic strain. Disc one -- the...
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The War, A Ken Burns Film, Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 6PK DVD & Book - Bonus CD Soundtrack FREE! List Price: $198.97 Our Price: $109.99 Buy More, Save More! Save 15% on orders over $75 or Save 20% on orders over $100. Details > Item No.: TWAR653 DVD Set, Book & Bonus CD The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest...
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A companion piece to Ken Burns's World War II documentary, THE WAR collection features songs by jazz/big-band luminaries of the era including Duke Ellington (the elegant "Solitude") and Count Basie (the gently swinging "Basie Boogie"). Other highlights include a new recording by renowned singer/pianist Norah Jones, who performs the film's beautiful theme, "American Anthem," and the song's closing reprisal by vocalist Amanda Forsythe and pianist Bill Charlap.
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Notes: A companion piece to Ken Burns's World War II documentary, THE WAR collection features songs by jazz/big-band luminaries of the era including Duke Ellington (the elegant "Solitude") and Count Basie (the gently swinging "Basie Boogie"). Other highlights include a new recording by renowned singer/pianist Norah Jones, who performs the film's beautiful theme, "American Anthem," and the song's closing reprisal by vocalist Amanda Forsythe and pianist Bill Charlap. The War, directed by Ken Burns...
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The War, A Ken Burns Film, Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 6PK DVD, Book and Deluxe 4PK CD Soundtrack List Price: $229.97 Our Price: $119.98 Item No.: TWAR656 DVD Set, Book & CD The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns...
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Notes: A companion piece to Ken Burns's World War II documentary, THE WAR collection features songs by jazz/big-band luminaries of the era including Duke Ellington (the elegant "Solitude") and Count Basie (the gently swinging "Basie Boogie"). Other highlights include a new recording by renowned singer/pianist Norah Jones, who performs the film's beautiful theme, "American Anthem," and the song's closing reprisal by vocalist Amanda Forsythe and pianist Bill Charlap. The War, directed by Ken Burns...
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