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War Horse

War Horse
Adrian Sutton and John Tams

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Track Listing

  1. Devon At Peace
  2. Only Remembered
  3. Albert And Joey
  4. The Year Turns Around Again
  5. First Gallop
  6. Learning To Plough
  7. Wheel Of Fortune
  8. The Scarlet An The Blue
  9. Crossing The Channel
  10. The Wounded
  11. Devonshire Carol
  12. The Charge
  13. Hold The Line
  14. Goodbye Dolly Grey
  15. Friedrich's Theme
  16. Emilie's Theme
  17. Into The Crater
  18. Pulling The Gun
  19. The Year Turns Around Again (reprise)
  20. The Tank
  21. Joey's Long Night
  22. Albert And Joey Reunited
  23. Only Remembered (reprise)

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4516 in Music
  • Released on: 2008-09-22
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Dimensions: .20 pounds

Editorial Reviews

CD Description
The musical score to the National Theatre's acclaimed production of The War Horse is an integral part of the performance. Much has been made of the extraordinary puppets that bring the titular hero of Michael Morpurgo's original book to life, but the stage show takes a huge risk by not giving a voice to the creature who is the narrator of the original story. There are whole scenes without words, where the drama is provided entirely by puppets and the sweeping score. Add to that two of the finest voices in folk in Tim van Eyken and John Tams and this becomes a compelling CD in its own right. The songs, mostly written by Tams and voiced by van Eyken, are interspersed between the score's instrumental passages and create a narrative thread of their own. Even for those not lucky enough to see the performance, there is much to enjoy here whilst audiences are bound to delight in a souvenir that truly captures the emotive power of the production.

Customer Reviews

War Horse the Music5
The amazing production of War Horse at the National Theatre, now extended for a longer run, is one of the most absorbing and visually stunning theatrical productions I have ever seen. It really is an extraordinary theatrical experience and will affect you on many levels. Two aspects stood out for me- the fantastical puppetry of the Handspring Company and the music of Adrian Sutton. You will look at Joey the horse with amazement at the skill of the operators who have studied, and faithfully reproduce every tremor of a real horse's body and be moved and delighted by the wonderful musical score, so sensitively written. Now you can buy the CD, relive the whole wonderful experience and be moved all over again.