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JOHN WILLIAMS

Summon The Heroes

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Release date: September 13, 2024

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  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Includes insert with liner notes by music journalist Jackson Braider
  • Featuring a collection of Olympic themes conducted by John Williams and performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra
  • Includes Williams' Official Centennial Olympic theme "Summon the Heroes" and other themes by Mikis Theodorakis, Leonard Bernstein, and Vangelis a.o.
  • For the first time available on vinyl
  • Limited edition of 800 copies on translucent yellow coloured vinyl

TRACKLIST

SIDE A
1. Summon The Heroes - by John Williams
2. O Fortuna from "Carmina Burana" - by Carl Orff
3. Bugler's Dream and Olympic Fanfare Medley - by Leo Arnaud and John Williams
SIDE B
1. Ode to Zeus from "Canto Olympico" - by Mikis Theodorakis
2. Javelin - by Michael Torke
3. Olympic Hymn - by Leonard Bernstein
SIDE C
1. Festive Overture, Op.96 - by Dmitri Shostakovich
2. Conquest of Paradise (Theme) - by Vangelis
3. Parade of Charioteers from "Ben Hur" - by Miklós Rózsa
SIDE D
1. Toward a New Life - by Josef Suk
2. Chariots of Fire (Theme) - by Vangelis
3. The Olympic Spirit - by John Williams

DETAILS

  • Release date: 13-09-2024
  • Original Release Year: 1996
  • Units: 2 LP
  • Sleeve: 6mm
  • Grams: 180g
  • Genre: Soundtrack
  • Carrier: LP STANDARD
  • Barcode (EAN): 8719262035799
  • Catalogue number: MOVATM419

DESCRIPTION

Summon The Heroes is an album by legendary composer John Williams, performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra. This album, featuring works by Williams, Leo Arnaud, Carl Orff, Leonard Bernstein, Dmitri Shostakovich, and others, certainly counts among the Baron, founder of the modern Olympic Games, his "opportunities for beauty." Some of the works come from the Games themselves - Josef Suk's "Toward a New Life," indeed, won a silver medal in the 1932 Olympics for musical composition - other from what might loosely be called the "spectacle" inspired by the Games. Many fit nicely into the fanfare style that characterizes the opening ceremonies; others capture the solemnity of the occasion, culminating in the Olympic Oath. Taken together, they provide a splendid soundtrack not only for the centennial of the modern Olympics, but for the entire drama of the Olympic phenomenon.

 

Summon The Heroes is available for the first time on vinyl as a limited edition of 800 copies on translucent yellow coloured vinyl and includes an insert with liner notes by music journalist Jackson Braider.

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