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
Audio CD Released : (September 11, 2007)
CD Ripped in MP3 Format : (Sun.July,12,2015)
Number of Discs : 1
Format : [MP3]-Soundtrack
Label : Sony
1. American Anthem - Norah Jones - Norah Jones
2. Walton, The Death of Falstaff - Leonard Slotkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
3. The Wang Wang Blues - Benny Goodman Sextet - Benny Goodman Sextet
4. Movin' Back - Wynton Marsalis (composer & arranger) - Wynton Marsalis
5. How Long Blues - Count Basie - Count Basie
6. In the Nick of time - Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush & Mike Marshall - Edgar Meyer
7. It's Been a Long, Long Time- Bing Crosby with Les Paul - Bing Crosby
8. America My Home (Excerpt) - Wynton Marsalis (composer & arranger) - Wynton Marsalis
9. If I could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) - Kay Starr, accompanied by the Capitol International Jazzmen - Kay Starr
10. Blue As the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur (Excerpt) - Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble - Yo-Yo Ma
11. Until I'm In Your Arms Again - Wynton Marsalis - Wynton Marsalis
12. Variations For the Healing of Arinushka - Kalle Randalu - Kalle Randalu
13. Basie Boogie - Count Basie & His Orchestra - Count Basie & His Orchestra
14. Solitude - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
15. Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano (Excerpt) - Benny Goodman, Aaron Copland & Columbia Symphony Orchestra - Aaron Copland
16. If You Can't Smile and Say Yes - The King Cole Trio - The King Cole Trio
17. American Anthem - Amanda Forsyth & Bill Charlap - Amanda Forsyth
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