The Sounds of the War
Summary: This podcast goes behind the making of the Ken Burns PBS film - THE WAR. Burns and co-producer Lynn Novick discuss what inspired their latest project, and how the soundtrack music helped to underscore the narrative of the film. Songs from the WWII era, archival news footage and speeches by world leaders are included to provide additional historical context. Chuck Granata, an historian of music from the 1940s, is also interviewed. The host is David Cruz, news anchor from NPR station WBGO-FM in Newark, NJ.
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- Artist: Legacy Recordings
- Copyright: 2006-2011
Podcasts:
We continue with Walter Cronkite’s radio presentation “Blitzkrieg” and feature the music of Duke Ellington. RECOMMENDED: Sounds of The War PRODUCER: Joyride Media
Walter Cronkite’s radio presentation “Blitzkrieg” and the music of Benny Goodman are featured. RECOMMENDED: Sounds of The War PRODUCER: Joyride Media
Will Rogers Jr talks politics of the 30’s and 40’s as the music of Spike Jones is featured. RECOMMENDED: Sounds of The War PRODUCER: Joyride Media
On our third episode, Ken Burns talks about the harshness of the War and how he selected the music used throughout the documentary. In addition, Burns’ talks about his use of photos, sounds and archived footage . Hosted by David Cruz. Ken Burns’ The War features some of the classic recordings from American history, as well as new recordings from musical luminaries Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis. There are several collections of music available via SonyBMG, including the official soundtrack, dance hits, “Hits from the second world war”, a classical collection as well as a box set with all the great music in one place. RECOMMENDED: Sounds of The War Producer: Joyride Media
Ken Burns’ The War features some of the classic recordings from American history, as well as new recordings from musical luminaries Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis. There are several collections of music available via SonyBMG, including the official soundtrack, dance hits, “Hits from the second world war”, a classical collection as well as a box set with all the great music in one place. On our second episode, Ken Burns talks about the use of music throughout the documentary. Hosted by David Cruz. RECOMMENDED: Sounds of The War Producer: Joyride Media
Ken Burns’ The War features some of the classic recordings from American history, as well as new recordings from musical luminaries Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis. There are several collections of music available via SonyBMG, including the official soundtrack, dance hits, “Hits from the second world war”, a classical collection as well as a box set with all the great music in one place. On the first of three podcast episodes, we talk with film maker Ken Burns about the documentary film. Hosted by David Cruz. RECOMMENDED: Sounds of The War Producer: Joyride Media
