Empire of the Sun John Williams [composer]

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  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Original Release: 1987
  • Sales Rank: 12,937
  • Label: WARNER BROS / WEA
  • UPC: 075992566827

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Empire of the Sun

1LISTENSuo Gan / Ambrosian Junior Choir 2:21
2LISTENCadillac of the Skies 3:49
3LISTENJim's New Life 2:34
4LISTENLost in the Crowd 5:41
5LISTENImaginary Air Battle 2:37
6LISTENThe Return to the City 7:46
7LISTENLiberation: Exsulate Justi 1:50
8LISTENThe British Grendiers 2:26
9LISTENToy Planes, Home and Hearth 4:38
10LISTENThe Streets of Shanghai 5:11
11LISTENThe Pheasant Hunt 4:25
12LISTENNo Road Home/Seeing the Bomb 6:12
13LISTENExsultate Justi 4:59

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John Williams's score from Steven Spielberg's generally overlooked EMPIRE OF THE SUN includes a variety of unforgettable thematic material, ranging from evocative lyricism ("Cadillac of the Skies") to quiet, poignant meditations that capture the shifting moods of a British child growing up in a WWII Japanese internment camp. This latter element is addressed in several chorale pieces, from the plaintive "Suo Gan" to the joyous "Exsultate Justi." In all, a memorable and moving work from one of the movies' great composers. Andy Dursin, Barnes & Noble

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Empire of the Sunby Anonymous

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May 19, 2008: The music is absolutely beautiful! Suo Gan, which is a Welsh lullaby, and Exsultate Iusti are my two favourites. I highly recommend this for any classical and choral music lovers.

Empire of the Sunby Anonymous

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September 25, 2005: I love this soundtrack, it's so uniqe. Sou gan is beautiful. I don't know what it is, but every time I listen to sou gan I cry! The instermental songs are really good too. This soundtrack is highly reccamended.