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Rob Lane, Joseph Vitarelli
John Adams [Television Series Soundtrack]
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks

Track Listings (30) - Disc #1
1. Opening Titles (2:44)
2. Street Shanty / Finding Palmes (1:25)
3. Abigail (1:36)
4. Tarred & Feathered (2:20)
5. Leaving For Philadelphia (2:20)
6. Facing Defeat (2:56)
7. The Militia Passes By (2:48)
8. The Declaration Of Independence (6:05)
9. John and Abigail (1:12)
10. John Says Goodbye (3:26)
11. Battle at Sea (5:30)
12. No Letters (1:32)
13. Abigail in Paris (1:55)
14. The Villa (3:43)
15. Dressed for the Opera (1:09)
16. Hot Air Balloon (:51)
17. Meeting with the King (1:49)
18. The Oath (1:21)
19. First President (1:07)
20. Adams In The Cold (2:51)
21. Dissatisfaction (2:45)
22. Adams Resigns (2:08)
23. Wall of Strength (1:43)
24. Searching for Charles (1:44)
25. Abigail Leaves Farm (1:03)
26. Our Son Is Dead (3:20)
27. The White House (3:04)
28. Abigail Dies (5:00)
29. Letter To Jefferson (3:52)
30. Farewell to Adams (5:11)

CD Details

All Artists: Rob Lane, Joseph Vitarelli
Title: John Adams [Television Series Soundtrack]
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Varese Sarabande
Original Release Date: 3/16/2008
Re-Release Date: 4/22/2008
Album Type: Soundtrack
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 030206689327, 4005939689322

Synopsis

Album Description

Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, executive produced by Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and directed by Emmy®-winner Tom Hooper, JOHN ADAMS is a seven-part epic miniseries event that explores American history through the eyes of one of the greatest of the founding fathers, John Adams (Giamatti), a fiercely independent spirit whose unwavering vision steered America through a tumultuous period. Based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the miniseries is produced for HBO Films by Playtone.

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CD Reviews

Rejoice Ever More!

P.K. Ryan | Albany, NY USA | 04/27/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a superbly beautiful soundtrack from the recent HBO miniseries about our second President and Founding Father. I know virtually nothing about the technical aspect of music so I won't even try to describe that. All I will say is that this is a beautiful collection of classical music with a uniquely 18th century American flavor. It is heavy on violins which happens to be my favorite instrument.

Some of the songs are soft and delicate, while others are triumphantly upbeat. The Opening Titles track, perhaps my favorite, is an energetic and melodious blend of violins, whistles, drums and horns that has a distinctly American sound to it. Frankly, this song makes me want to start a revolution myself! That being said, many of the songs are much more subdued, and they tend to invoke a sort of melancholy reflection or even downright heartache. Others, such as 'Adams in the Cold' are not really sad nor triumphant, but have a strangely ironic yet perky sound, if that makes any sense. All in all, this is a brilliant and passionate collection of uniquely American music.

The best songs for me are:

Opening Titles

Leaving for Philadelphia

Abigail

Adams in the Cold

Letter to Jefferson

Farewell to Adams

John Says Goodbye

Abigail Dies

Hot Air Balloon"

Absolutely tremendous soundtrack!!

Richard L. Smith | Huntsville, AL USA | 04/24/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"HBO and PlayTone score again with their tremendous miniseries adaptation of David McCullough's Pulitzer-prize winning book, and the soundtrack to the miniseries is every bit as rich, resonating and timeless as the story of the chief architect of the American Revolution, its second president and unsung hero, John Adams. The score is outstanding, proving once again that a whole new crop of talented young musicians (including Rob Lane & Joseph Vitarelli here, and guys like Charlie Clouser, Bear McCreary and Tyler Bates) is springing full-grown from the foreheads of the masters and carrying on the legacy of the best in the original motion picture soundtrack subgenre. Stellar work!!"

Great Soundtrack!

A grateful reader | FL USA | 04/25/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great soundtrack ... distinctly American. Though somewhat slow in the last half (there are 30 tracks), what happens in the first half more than makes up for it. The title track, heard on the TV series intro as background for a montage of Revolutionary War flags, is just stunning, incorporating 1770s instruments, the flute and fiddle, into an ever building crescendo that recreates musically the rising intensity of the war from an ordinary dispute over taxes to a desperate struggle against the most powerful empire in the world to the birth, against all odds, of the greatest nation on Earth.

I've been listening to the entire album all day, over and over, and I never tire of it. Best $12 bucks you ever spent.

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