A&E Television Networks will release two soundtrack albums for the History Channel original documentary series Kennedy. The albums feature the show’s original music composed by Ashton Gleckman (who also directed, edited and produced the 8-parter), Michael Frankenberger, and Cameron Moody. The first volume featuring the composers’ score from the first four episodes will be coming out tomorrow, November 18 and the second volume is expected to be released in the following days. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) the stream/download the Vol. 1 album and click here for the Vol. 2 album. Kennedy is narrated by Peter Coyote and chronicles the remarkable life, enduring legacy, and ambitious leadership of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. The RadicalMedia, Blackbird Pictures & Drew Associates Inc. production unfolds through a cinematic library of archival materials and over 70 new interviews from those well-versed in JFK’s history. The series will premiere over three nights, November 18, 19 & 20 on the History Channel.
Here’s the track list of the Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-4) album:
1. Kennedy Prologue (1:49)
2. Jack Is Born (4:16)
3. Jacks Personality (1:58)
4. Harvard 1936 (1:28)
5. Jack Graduates (2:18)
6. A Stint at Stanford (3:02)
7. Fighting for Survival in the Pacific (2:22)
8. The 109 Rescue (3:02)
9. Jacks Theme (feat. Cremaine Booker) (1:20)
10. Joe Junior (3:19)
11. Kennedy the Reporter (2:55)
12. The Media (1:53)
13. Meeting Jackie (1:47)
14. Jack and Jackie (feat. Cremaine Booker) (1:40)
15. Recovering from Back Surgery. (2:02)
16. Evelyn Lincoln (1:22)
17. Senator Kennedy (3:13)
18. Ted Sorensen (1:15)
19. The Algeria Speech (2:52)
20. Setting Off for the Presidency (2:29)
21. Lyndon Johnson (1:50)
22. The Debates (2:30)
23. The Houston Speech (1:46)
24. The Campaign Comes to an End (3:17)
25. Election Night (1:49)
Here’s the track list and cover art of the Vol. 2 (Episodes 5-8) album:
1. The Kennedy Legacy (3:54)
2. A New Adventure Begins (4:25)
3. Work Begins in the White House (3:16)
4. Tensions in Cuba (3:40)
5. Bay of Pigs (4:22)
6. The Berlin Crisis (7:05)
7. Kennedy’s First Year (0:51)
8. John Glenn in Space (2:00)
9. Hyannis Port (3:31)
10. There’s Something Strange Happening in Cuba (4:52)
11. Kennedys Big Speech (2:27)
12. Preparations for Nuclear War (1:54)
13. Submarine (1:57)
14. Final Night of the Missile Crisis (2:42)
15. From the Brink of War (1:20)
16. A Moral Issue (5:04)
17. Kennedy and Sorensen Write the Peace Speech (4:38)
18. Proposing the Test Ban (1:30)
19. Last Trip Abroad (0:58)
20. Flying to Texas (1:24)
21. One Morning in Fort Worth (2:21)
22. Dallas (4:08)
23. Flight Back to Washington (3:02)
24. The President Is Dead (1:38)
25. The Procession (3:38)
26. The End (2:17)
