The Vietnam War - A Film By Ken Burns & Lynn Novick (Soundtrack) 2CD

The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack by Various Artists gathers the era-defining recordings featured in the 2017 PBS documentary series. Spanning the height of the 1960s and early ’70s, the collection mirrors the series’ historical arc, using contemporary rock, soul, and folk recordings to underscore the social and political upheaval surrounding the conflict.

Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” and “Masters of War” frame the period’s protest voice, while Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” capture the widening sense of unrest at home. Cuts like The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” deepen the emotional register as the story moves toward its close. This 2-disc CD edition compiles the music into a cohesive listening experience beyond the screen.

Tracklist:

CD 1
1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
2. Hello Vietnam
3. It’s My Life
4. Eve of Destruction
5. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
6. Masters of War
7. Mustang Sally
8. Smokestack Lightnin’
9. Backlash Blues
10. The Sound of Silence
11. One Too Many Mornings
12. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
13. Are You Experienced?
14. I’m a Man
15. Green Onions
16. Strange Brew
17. Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (live)
18. A Whiter Shade of Pale
19. The Lord Is in This Place
20. For What It’s Worth

CD 2
1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
2. Piece of My Heart
3. Magic Carpet Ride
4. Tell the Truth
5. The Letter
6. Bad Moon Rising
7. Soul Sacrifice
8. Okie From Muskogee
9. The Thrill Is Gone
10. Psychedelic Shack
11. Ohio
12. Get Together
13. Gimme Shelter
14. Tail Dragger
15. America the Beautiful
16. What’s Going On
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water
18. Let It Be