PBS announced this week that Johnny Gandelsman, Rhiannon Giddens, Jennifer Kreisberg, David Cieri, Yo-Yo Ma and Richard Evans are contributing music to the upcoming documentary series The American Revolution. The show directed and produced by Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge, The Vietnam War, The Statue of Liberty), Sarah Botstein (The U.S. and the Holocaust) & David […]
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Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ to Feature Music by Johnny Gandelsman, Rhiannon Giddens, David Cieri & Others
Posted: January 10, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Cieri, Jennifer Kreisberg, Johnny Gandelsman, Ken Burns, PBS, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Evans, The American Revolution, Yo-Yo Ma
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John Williams’ & Yo-Yo Ma’s ‘A Gathering of Friends’ Album Announced
Posted: April 1, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, Schindler's List, Yo-Yo Ma
Sony Classical has announced the album A Gathering of Friends, an all-new recording of two concert works by Academy Award winner John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) written for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Also included are selections of Williams’ film scores from Steven Spielberg’s […]
The Silkroad Ensemble’s & Yo-Yo Ma’s Music from ‘The Vietnam War’ to Be Released
Posted: October 4, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Ken Burn, PBS, Soundtrack, The Silkwood Ensemble, The Vietnam War, Yo-Yo Ma
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 […]
