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When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborated on the Academy Award-winning Saving Private Ryan, an abiding passion to further honour the young fighting soldiers of WWII was born in both men, resulting in Band of Brothers, an ambitious 10-part mini-series based on historian Stephen Ambrose's account of a 101st Airborne regiment as it fought its way across Europe. In scoring the sweeping project, Michael Kamen has eschewed much of the martial music familiar from past war epics in favour of the quiet, largely introspective sound that has informed modern battle films from Platoon through Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line. And if his reverential, often somber tones capture the dignity of the soldiers and the gravity of the events, they sometimes do so at the expense of other human dimensions--and the lively pop music of the 1940s. Still, Kamen's work strikes an impressive balance, fusing the pastoral with subtle modern rhythm touches and utilising spare piano solos, a darkly ironic use of Beethoven's String Quartet in C-Sharp Minor, and a memorable, elegiac main theme. --Jerry McCulley
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CD W/Music By Michael Kamen
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77 of 77 people found the following review helpful
By Pendaswyf
Format:Audio CD
You know you're about to watch something quite special when the score first kicks in and something inside you reacts instantaneously. I had the exact same feeling with "Gladiator" that I had with the first episode of "Band of Brothers" - expecting them to be both crash-bang-wallop action extravaganzas, but as soon as the music started, I realised that I was in for something quite different, and quite emotional. This score is fantastic, and again like the "Gladiator" score, perfectly captures the atmosphere of the film. This music really makes something happen inside of you emotionally, both raising your spirits and creating a sense of dread that match exactly the mood of the outstanding series that it accompanies. The standout tracks are the music for the title sequence, the 2 suites (tracks 2 and 3) and Winters on the Subway. Absolutely beautiful. It's one of those rare soundtracks that seem to have been made by the picture rather than for it. If you are as huge a fan of the series as I am, you could do a lot worse than buying this album. The title music is worth the money alone.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
The music evoked another time, another place that those who were there can recall only in their memories and those who were not can but imagine. As Easy Company fought their way from Normandy to Germany the music was a wonderful way of reliving the episodes already screened and imagining the content of those still to air. Like many of the 'minmialist' sepia-like visual sequences, the music too had a simplicity that seemed to focus on just the essentials - nothing wasted, yet with a rich melange of mood. In my view one of the finest pieces of screen music for some time.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
By "theatripix"
Format:Audio CD
Since purchasing this album, I've listened to virtually nothing else. The Main Theme alone is probably one of the most moving pieces of music written in the last fifty years; the two Suites are admirable and vastly 'listenable' alternative takes on the rest of the score, and the selection that makes up the rest of the album is superb. The string quartet is enough to make you cry, and the final track, featuring a choral accompaniment to the main theme is strangley uplifting. The TV series is the ultimate statement of there being no glory in war, only infinite sadness, and this album echoes and enhances that sentiment without becoming mawkish. I know of no other soundtrack that both matches its source perfectly, yet remains a masterpiece in its own right. Utterly, utterly wonderful.
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Touching Music
Having just watched Band of Brothers for the first time I had to get the music and I wasn't disappointed, gorgeous music througout and very nostalgic, brings a tear to my eye... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Grahame G Chapman
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Amazing
From the opening strains you know this soundtrack is up there with the best.
The opening theme is a true delight and one that I find full of emotion. Read more
The opening theme is a true delight and one that I find full of emotion. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. A. Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hauntingly Beautiful!!
I loved the series and whenever I had heard the music thereafter I had thought about getting the album - and now that I have I am delighted with it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sandie Harley
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Band of Brothers Soundtrack
"Band of Brothers" Very well received and well within the time specified.
An excellent choice. Very pleasant listening and good value for money.
An excellent choice. Very pleasant listening and good value for money.
Published 3 months ago by Mr Thomas Neale
3.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing
After re-watching Brazil and Baron Munchhausen for the umpteenth time, I decided to look up the composer because the soundtracks were so good. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Brion O'Quigley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful and haunting music
Having thoroughly enjoyed the film and its music, decided to listen to it when I am driving my car - soothing to say the least, and I don't go over the speed limit!
Published 19 months ago by H. F. Tierney
5.0 out of 5 stars
Probably the most amazing soundtrack ever?!
Music made Band of Brothers, and this music was class, from the first time I listened to the intro i thought it was a masterpiece. Kamen did well on assembling this CD. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Master Butler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Astounding!
I absolutely love this soundtrack. It is mesmerizngly beautiful and the other tracks which were all used in the series are just as good. Read more
Published on 5 April 2011 by Pipa
4.0 out of 5 stars
great mood even without the movie
all praise been said by other reviewers so I'll just add that the music can stand alone without reference to the movie.. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2011 by Clipper 314
5.0 out of 5 stars
Band of Brothers Score
Absolutely sublime score that perfectly suits the series. Forms a sort of organic cohesion of orchestral beauty that stirs your soul and makes you empathise completely with the men... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2010 by DCC
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