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Lewis & Clark Great Journey West

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After visiting my local IMAX Theater and watching the film " Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West", I found myself playing the music from the film over and over in my head. The epic soundtrack is beautiful and symbolic of the struggle to discover the wild west. In addition, the CD has a few bonus cuts from native flute master R. Carlos Nakai, that are a very nice fit with the recording. I am very glad I purchased the recording and I think you will be too!

The amazing music was one of the things that stood out to me most as I viewed the IMAX film "Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West." I had only seen it once but I went ahead and bought the soundtrack. I still remember being BLOWN AWAY the first time I listened to it! And my spirits still soar every time I put this CD on!
Some of the tracks have an interesting 'tribal' twist to them - not my favorite for listening. (Just opinion.) But the orchestral tracks more than make up for it! They really capture the bold and adventuresome spirit of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Just listening to this recording makes me wanna go out and conquer the world.
I highly recommend it!!

One of the greatest joys of seeing a good movie for the first time is the thrill of discovery. Unexpectedly, a scene will make you cry, laugh, jump out of your seat, or whisper, "Wow!" Sam Cardon's 'Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West' is reminiscent of that. In only one listen you can "see" the scope of Lewis & Clark's journey - the music is personal at times, majestic in other places. This music can easily be performed by your local symphony orchestra alongside material like Richard Strauss' tone poems or the expansive symphonies of Bruckner and Sibelius. I haven't commented on too many film scores, but this one merits attention. Cardon went out of his way to great a majestic essay of a road-trip soundscape in which the listener can wrap themselves, and by all means it's worth the journey.