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Track List
01) Heaven and Earth (Land Theme)
02) Sau Dau Tree
03) Ahn & Le Ly Love Theme
04) Saigon Reunion
05) ARVN
06) Sau Nightmare
07) V.C. Bonfire
08) Trong Com
09) Ahn's House
10) Destiny
11) Last Phone Call
12) A Child Without a Father
13) Village Attack / The Arrest
14) Walk to the Village
15) Steve's Ghosts
16) Return to Vietnam
17) End Title
01) Heaven and Earth (Land Theme)
02) Sau Dau Tree
03) Ahn & Le Ly Love Theme
04) Saigon Reunion
05) ARVN
06) Sau Nightmare
07) V.C. Bonfire
08) Trong Com
09) Ahn's House
10) Destiny
11) Last Phone Call
12) A Child Without a Father
13) Village Attack / The Arrest
14) Walk to the Village
15) Steve's Ghosts
16) Return to Vietnam
17) End Title
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1993
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International recording artist and keyboardist Kitaro scored the music for Oliver Stone's film Heaven and Earth. This movie examines the life of a Vietnamese woman...Kitaro performs on many unusual Vietnamese instruments, ones that have a melodic Asian flavor due to the use of special Chinese instruments played by Yu Xiao Guang. This is the first time Kitaro has collaborated with Stone. He spent more than a year working on his compositions and says that the scope of the film has given him the opportunity to explore a new musical style. Kitaro feels this is his greatest endeavor to date...
Heaven & Earth is a 1993 Vietnam war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, which also includes Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, which Le Ly Hayslip wrote about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War.
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While regarded as one of the pioneers of the new age music genre, Kitaro is also no stranger to scoring for film and television. His music for the ‘Silk Road’ series by NHK in the early 1980s yielded four astonishing albums. A decade on, he would compose the music for Heaven and Earth (1993), the final picture of Oliver Stone’s unofficial ‘Vietnam War’ trilogy.
Kitaro won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score, which came rather unexpectedly, especially in a year that saw John Williams produced what was arguably his finest score for Schindler’s List (1993). His work for Heaven and Earth remains to be one of the most accomplished endeavours of his illustrious career.
Building from the symphonic sound of his massively-popular 1990 album Kojiki, his music here shows both dynamism and sensitivity as the melodies and arrangements echo the style of a traditional film score, yet are uniquely elevated by his penchant for using Asian instruments—our ears bear witness to the exquisite if sad sounds of the huqin (a kind of Chinese violin) in several tracks, and the powerful Taiko drums in ‘Arvn’ and ‘Village Attack/The Arrest’.
The synthesized sounds of what seem like the Japanese koto and flute are also brilliantly integrated with the orchestra, particularly in the stunning first track, ‘Heaven and Earth (Land Theme)’.
Highlights:
‘Saigon Reunion’ - A very powerful orchestral piece that depicts the destruction and tragedy of war. This is one of Kitaro’s most haunting pieces.
‘Arvn’ – Starts off as if an army of tanks is barraging towards you, and very much captures the uncompromising nature of war, this largely percussive piece features Taiko drumming by Kitaro and a sharp, piercing flute melody.
‘Ahn’s House’ – A sad if beautiful theme performed by the huqin gives way to voice work by Hiep Thi Le, before escalating into a bout of ominous drumming. It returns to the theme again, this time played at a lower octave. Superb arrangement.
‘Heaven and Earth (End Title)’ – The final track of the album is an epic one, bringing all the themes together in one last hurrah. Masterfully arranged and performed, this is one of Kitaro’s finest moments.
Reviewed on Luxman Stereo Integrated Amplifier A-383, Marantz Compact Disc Player CD-63SE, and a pair of 1973 New Advent Loudspeakers.
Sound Quality: Excellent recording with dynamic sound
Rating: 5 stars
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International recording artist and keyboardist Kitaro scored the music for Oliver Stone's film Heaven and Earth. This movie examines the life of a Vietnamese woman...Kitaro performs on many unusual Vietnamese instruments, ones that have a melodic Asian flavor due to the use of special Chinese instruments played by Yu Xiao Guang. This is the first time Kitaro has collaborated with Stone. He spent more than a year working on his compositions and says that the scope of the film has given him the opportunity to explore a new musical style. Kitaro feels this is his greatest endeavor to date...
Heaven & Earth is a 1993 Vietnam war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, which also includes Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, which Le Ly Hayslip wrote about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War.
User Album Review
While regarded as one of the pioneers of the new age music genre, Kitaro is also no stranger to scoring for film and television. His music for the ‘Silk Road’ series by NHK in the early 1980s yielded four astonishing albums. A decade on, he would compose the music for Heaven and Earth (1993), the final picture of Oliver Stone’s unofficial ‘Vietnam War’ trilogy.
Kitaro won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score, which came rather unexpectedly, especially in a year that saw John Williams produced what was arguably his finest score for Schindler’s List (1993). His work for Heaven and Earth remains to be one of the most accomplished endeavours of his illustrious career.
Building from the symphonic sound of his massively-popular 1990 album Kojiki, his music here shows both dynamism and sensitivity as the melodies and arrangements echo the style of a traditional film score, yet are uniquely elevated by his penchant for using Asian instruments—our ears bear witness to the exquisite if sad sounds of the huqin (a kind of Chinese violin) in several tracks, and the powerful Taiko drums in ‘Arvn’ and ‘Village Attack/The Arrest’.
The synthesized sounds of what seem like the Japanese koto and flute are also brilliantly integrated with the orchestra, particularly in the stunning first track, ‘Heaven and Earth (Land Theme)’.
Highlights:
‘Saigon Reunion’ - A very powerful orchestral piece that depicts the destruction and tragedy of war. This is one of Kitaro’s most haunting pieces.
‘Arvn’ – Starts off as if an army of tanks is barraging towards you, and very much captures the uncompromising nature of war, this largely percussive piece features Taiko drumming by Kitaro and a sharp, piercing flute melody.
‘Ahn’s House’ – A sad if beautiful theme performed by the huqin gives way to voice work by Hiep Thi Le, before escalating into a bout of ominous drumming. It returns to the theme again, this time played at a lower octave. Superb arrangement.
‘Heaven and Earth (End Title)’ – The final track of the album is an epic one, bringing all the themes together in one last hurrah. Masterfully arranged and performed, this is one of Kitaro’s finest moments.
Reviewed on Luxman Stereo Integrated Amplifier A-383, Marantz Compact Disc Player CD-63SE, and a pair of 1973 New Advent Loudspeakers.
Sound Quality: Excellent recording with dynamic sound
Rating: 5 stars
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