Cheap Cds - Band of Brothers (Kamen)

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Summary: Evocative, exciting, pathos. Music to get emotional about!
Comment: 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.

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Summary: Excellent
Comment: I never really liked Michael Kamen (although I love a great deal of other film composers), but Kamen
has, with this Coplandesque masterpiece, won me over. This is a fine score, even if, like me, you
never found the music particularly interesting in the actual series. On it's own, however, this
album really shines. Highly recommended - even if just for the wonderful suites (especially the
second one). You don't even have to be a particular fan of the series to enjoy this music.

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Summary: The perfect accompaniment to a remarkable series
Comment: 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.

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