Band of Brothers

1	Main Theme / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:24
2	Band of Brothers Suite One / London Metropolitan Orchestra 6:31
3	Band of Brothers Suite Two / London Metropolitan Orchestra 9:15
4	Curahee: The Mission Begins / London Metropolitan Orchestra 5:50
5	Day of Days: Swamp / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:08
6	Carentan: Spiers' Speech / London Metropolitan Orchestra 1:02
7	Carentan: Fire on Lake / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:16
8	Replacements: Parapluie / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:17
9	Replacements: Boy Eats Chocolate / London Metropolitan Orchestra 1:18
10	Replacements: Bull's Theme / London Metropolitan Orchestra 3:21
11	Crossroads: Winters on Subway / London Metropolitan Orchestra 1:54
12	Bastogne: Headscarf / London Metropolitan Orchestra 4:11
13	The Breaking Point: Buck in Hospital / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:01
14	The Breaking Point: Plaisir d'Amour / London Metropolitan Orchestra 1:56
15	The Patrol: Preparing for Patrol / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:32
16	Why We Fight: String Quartet in C-Sharp Minor Opus 131 / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:13
17	Why We Fight: Discovery of the Camp / London Metropolitan Orchestra 10:59
18	Why We Fight: Nixon's Walk / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:18
19	Points: Austria / London Metropolitan Orchestra 2:01
20	Points: Band of Brothers Requiem / London Metropolitan Orchestra 3:18

Barnes & Noble

Based on renowned author Stephen Ambrose's nonfiction book of the same name, HBO's original miniseries Band of Brothers recounts the heroic efforts of the U.S. Army's Easy Company, who parachuted into France on D-Day (June 6, 1944). For the inspirational score, executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg tapped Grammy-winning songwriter/composer Michael Kamen (Die Hard, Metallica's S&M). Working with the London Metropolitan Orchestra, Kamen has created a sweeping, choir-accented orchestral work that subtly echoes the range of emotions conjured by the series' heart-tugging images of World War II. Featuring musical segments from each of the program's ten episodes, the pieces range in mood from the uplifting strings and soaring chorus of "Main Theme" to the somber mini-movements of piano and forlorn oboe that color the horror of a scene called "Discovery of the Camp." A children's choir lends the a cappella "Plaisir d'Amour" an aura of innocence and induces plenty of chills, as does a dark and elegant arrangement of Beethoven's String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131. In light of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that occurred during the period the miniseries originally aired, Band of Brothers is a proud testament to America's resiliency during times of tragedy. Dave Gil de Rubio

All Music Guide

Michael Kamen is a master at capturing nostalgia, especially when the age in question is the bittersweet "tie a yellow ribbon" landscape of World War II. For the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, Kamen re-visits much of the same territory he explored with fellow sepia-tone junkie Roger Waters on Pink Floyd's The Wall and The Final Cut. Alternately tragic and uplifting, Band of Brothers is a raw, patriotic, and wistfully elegiac tome of swelling choirs, salvation army brass band, and melodious strings that compliment the series' balanced depiction of the horrors of war and the unpredictable sweetness of humanity. Reverend Lee Power