When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborated on the Academy AwardÂ®-winning Saving Private Ryan, an abiding passion to further honor the young fighting soldiers of World War II was born

Band of Brothers

When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborated on the Academy AwardÂ®-winning Saving Private Ryan, an abiding passion to further honor the young fighting soldiers of World War II was born in both men, resulting in Band of Brothers, an ambitious 10-part miniseries 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 favor of the quiet, largely introspective sound that's 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 '40s. Still, Kamen's work strikes an impressive balance, fusing the pastoral with subtle modern rhythm touches and utilizing spare piano solos, a darkly ironic use of Beethoven's String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, and a memorable, elegiac main theme. --Jerry McCulley
Country USA
Brand Masterworks
Manufacturer SONY MASTERWORKS
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber MCD-BOB
ReleaseDate 2001-08-28
UnitCount 1
Format Soundtrack
UPCs 696998971929
EANs 0696998971929

Band of Brothers