Band of Brothers

Label: Sony Classical
Barcode: 5099708971922
Release Year: 2001
Country: Europe
Product Type: CD (Used)
Score or Soundtrack: Score
Composer: Michael Kamen

The soundtrack to the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001), produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s book about Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, was composed by Michael Kamen. Performed with the London Metropolitan Orchestra, the score blends sweeping orchestral themes with solemn, elegiac passages, evoking both the heroism and the tragedy of World War II.

The haunting Main Title Theme became instantly recognizable, with its slow, hymn-like strings and brass underscoring the sacrifice of soldiers from Normandy to Bastogne. The soundtrack album includes cues tied to key episodes set in Carentan, Eindhoven, Bastogne, Foy, and Berchtesgaden, and is often compared in tone to John Williams’ Saving Private Ryanscore. Kamen’s work on Band of Brothers is widely regarded as one of his finest achievements, perfectly balancing the intimacy of individual stories with the vast scope of the European Theatre.

Track Listing

Main Theme
Michael Kamen

Band Of Brothers (Suite One)
Michael Kamen

Band Of Brothers (Suite Two)
Michael Kamen

Part One – "Curahee"

The Mission Begins
Michael Kamen

Part Two – "Day Of Days"

Swamp
Michael Kamen

Part Three – "Carentan"

Spiers' Speech
Michael Kamen

Fire On Lake
Michael Kamen

Part Four – "Replacements"

Parapluie
Michael Kamen

Boy Eats Chocolate
Michael Kamen

Bull's Theme
Michael Kamen

Part Five – "Crossroads"

Winters On Subway
Michael Kamen

Part Six – "Bastogne"

Headscarf
Michael Kamen

Part Seven – "The Breaking Point"

Buck In Hospital
Michael Kamen

Plaisir d'Amour
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

Part Eight – "The Patrol"

Preparing For Patrol
Michael Kamen

Part Nine – "Why We Fight"

String Quartet In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo)
Ludwig van Beethoven

Discovery Of The Camp
Michael Kamen

Nixon's Walk
Michael Kamen

Part Ten – "Points"

Austria
Michael Kamen

Band Of Brothers Requiem
Michael Kamen

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