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by: Howard Shore

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Average Rating: Rating: - Beautiful Irish-American folk music When the American west opened up hundreds of immigrants, from Germany, Ireland, and Italy (chiefly). This fresh infusion of American citizens sparked a boom economy where men went from boot-black to big business man. But, as this changing of the ecomonic guard continued, the immigrants that made their fortunes in a matter of years began to worry about the growing number of new immigrants, this sparked a brand new wave of anti-immigrant sentiment. This is a period of American history you don't get from High school text books. The riots, the fears that a second civil war might come about, are all things we like to forget, and at the same time we forget an entire ethnicity's culture. The Irish-Americans that made up the majority of the New York workforce for the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century produced poets, musicians, actors, their own celebrities the same way the african-American community has in recent decades, but without the wide-spread fame. This CD explores the beauty of Traditional Celtic music as it evolved on American soil. These pieces like 'New York Girls' (a really fun jig dance piece), 'Paddy's Lamentation' (a ballad concerning the renegade drafting of immigrants for the civil war), and 'Unconstant Lover' (a very traditional Irish song) are perfect glimpses of the life of this forgotten sub-culture. Other songs like 'Dark moon, high tide', 'Shimmy she wobble', and 'Dionysus' are contemporary pieces that recall the period by some of the best names in this genre. The scoring by Howard Shore ('The Fellowship of the Ring') is undeniably beautiful, and the pop pieces by U2 and Peter Gabriel bring the music full circle as the generation that was secured by these early immigrants pays their respect. It's a must-have CD for anyone interested in musical history or Celtic music. Rating: - great soundtrack but can we have all the music please? this is an excellent soundtrack. there are instrumentals, vocals, traditional pieces, very modern pieces, irish songs, african songs, chinese songs; a little bit of everything from the movie. According to the cd liner notes there were 86 different tracks played in the movie. there are only 18 tracks on the cd. this means many of the songs and much of the music from the movie are not included which is a pity because the music from this movie is so rich and diverse. There are pieces written just for the movie as well as classic irish music and even music recorded by the great alan lomax. The fifth track, which is a fife and drum piece played while the characters are preparing for a street battle, is truly stirring. a strongly recommended soundtrack. hopefully the entire collection of 86 tracks will eventually be made available. Rating: - Great movie, nice cd Love #5 - Shimmy She Wobble You have to see the movie to really feel its effect.

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