In A Circle Records will release a new soundtrack album for the PBS docu-series The Vietnam War. Tthe album features traditional and popular Vietnamese songs, arranged by members of The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, as well as improvisations inspired by the documentary. Also included is an instrumental rendition of We Shall Overcome performed by multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Van-Anh Vo, and Grammy-winning rising star of Folk, Sarah Jarosz. The soundtrack will be released physically on December 8, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Universal Music has previously released two soundtrack albums for the series including the songs and Trent Reznor’s & Atticus Ross’ score from the show. The Vietnam War is directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick and tell the epic story of the Vietnam War featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses. The docu-series premiered last month on PBS. Visit the the official show website for updates.
Here’s the track list the album:
1. The Wounded Soldier (Arr. Evan Ziporyn)
2. Traveling Music
3. Improvisation
4. Uot Me (Arr. Evan Ziporyn)
5. The Wounded Soldier Reprise (Arr. Kojiro Umezaki)
6. People and Fighters Unite (Arr. Haruka Fujii)
7. Lullaby
8. The Wounded Soldier Finale (Arr. Evan Ziporyn)
9. We Shall Overcome
