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Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, executive produced by Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and directed by Emmy®-winner Tom Hooper, JOHN ADAMS is a seven-part epic miniseries event that explores American history through the eyes of one of the greatest of the founding fathers, John Adams (Giamatti), a fiercely independent spirit whose unwavering vision steered America through a tumultuous period.

Based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the miniseries is produced for HBO Films by Playtone.

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HBO's lavish, sprawling John Adams epic was given vital emotional wallop by the soundtrack. Two composers created music which was needed to convey the fervor of a newly emerging nation, and the quiet moments of a proud man who lived a long life shot through with sadness--losing his first a child, and then later, in his twilight years, his beloved wife Abigail. The orchestral sweep is clearly of the Twentieth Century, undulating like American landscapes. However both Rob Lane and Joseph Vitarelli are adept at drawing on our shared cultural sensibilities. They evoke the period of the Revolutionary War without stilted mannerisms. While the script, actors and the director portray history, the soundtrack resonates emotionally with the modern world. --David Greenberger

Tracks - Disc 1

• Opening Titles (2:44)
• Street Shanty / Finding Palmes (1:25)
• Abigail (1:36)
• Tarred & Feathered (2:20)
• Leaving For Philadelphia (2:20)
• Facing Defeat (2:56)
• The Militia Passes By (2:48)
• The Declaration Of Independence (6:05)
• John and Abigail (1:12)
• John Says Goodbye (3:26)
• Battle at Sea (5:30)
• No Letters (1:32)
• Abigail in Paris (1:55)
• The Villa (3:43)
• Dressed for the Opera (1:09)
• Hot Air Balloon (:51)
• Meeting with the King (1:49)
• The Oath (1:21)
• First President (1:07)

More Information

• Studio - Varese Sarabande
• Publisher - Varese Sarabande
• Label - Varese Sarabande
• Binding - Audio CD

Format Information

• Soundtrack

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