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Soong Sisters |
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| Tracks: Soong Sisters Nowhere To Land Dr. Sun & Ching-ling Man On Fire Ching-ling Assassination Attempt/Soldiers Revolt Ching-ling Goes To Russia Waltz & War The Bonfire Xi-an Airport The Scroll Is Read Ching-ling Escapes Parachutes Echoing Wall |
Kitaro's
award winning motion picture soundtrack for the movie The Soong
Sisters with a theme following the name of a prominent Chinese family
whose members include Ching-ling (1890- ), the widow of Sun Yat-sen,
and Mei-ling (1898- ), the wife of Chiang Kai-shek. Released in 1997. Filmed
in Hong Kong. Inspired and written for the controversial Chinese Film, "The Soong Sisters," Kitaro's score features rich dynamic performances of orchestra colored by traditional Eastern instruments. Based on the three lives of sisters who grew up in the tumult of China's struggles with Communism and Nationalism. The Soong Sisters is also a story of family, love and religion. With the help of Randy Miller, who conducts the remarkable performances of the Northwest Sinfonia, the rich sounds of the orchestra compliment Kitaro's arrangement with magnificent and intense beauty. The results an enchanting arrangement that captures the sentiment of the early 20th Century China. Re-released in the U.S. as a single on 9 July 2002. The first 25,000 copies of Best of Kitaro Vol. 2 (47111-2-3) included a limited edition of The Soong Sisters as a bonus 2-CD featuring music from Kitaro's award winning sound track from this movie. The Best of Kitaro Vol. 2 album jacket includes a four-page biography on the musical life of Kitaro. |
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