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The Civil War: Music from the film soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]

The Civil War: Music from the film soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]
Original Soundtrack

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Track Listing

  1. Drums Of War
  2. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  3. Ashokan Farewell
  4. Battle Cry Of Freedom
  5. We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
  6. Dixie
  7. Bonnie Blue Flag
  8. Cheer Boys Cheer
  9. Angel Band
  10. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
  11. Lorena
  12. Parade
  13. Hail Columbia
  14. Kingdom Coming
  15. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
  16. All Quiet On The Potomac
  17. Yankee Doodle
  18. Palmyra Schottische
  19. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  20. Shenandoah
  21. Marching Through Georgia
  22. Sullivan Ballou Letter

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #5221 in Music
  • Released on: 1991-03-25
  • Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Music to Accompany a Wonderful Series5
The story of the American Civil War had never been so well covered until Ken Burns undertook his monumental undertaking a few years ago. The music CD covers all the main musical themes which accompanied the series and make no mistake, its wonderful! What I like about it is the simple melodies taken from the well know folk songs which existed at the time. The highlight is of course is Ashoken Farewell. Its haunting. If you saw the series and enjoyed it like I did, then this CD is a great buy.

I loved the soundtrack of the Ken Burns documentary5
The music is good enough to stand on its own merits and I would recommend the CD for anyone interested in the music of the era.

Worth it for the Ashokan Farewell alone!5
This is a beautifully recorded reminder of the music used on the Burns' Civil War TV series. I bought it for one tune...the "Ashokan Farewell" used as the series' theme which is terribly evocative of the 1860's, the loneliness of the soldier away from family and familiar surroundings, caught up in a conflict unprecedented in the continental United States. I thought it was a period piece but it was written for the series.
The remainder of the material is music contemporaneous with the Civil War, played in a straightforward manner as they would have been in that far off time.
It's a good CD and worth having. I don't regret buying it and neither will you