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christopher hedge - record r e v i e w s
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Reviews for Andrew Jackson - The Atrocious Saint
NPR: "Composer Captures life of Atrocious Saint ...read full review
Blog Critic's Magazine: "Movie soundtracks don't normally stand the test of time as unique pieces of music, but I think Christopher Hedge's composition will be an exception to that rule." ...read full review
World Music Central: "It’s an ambitious, fascinating and evocative work..." ...read full review
Dirty Linen: "Hedge succeeds in evoking the diverse ethnicities and moods... The interesting juxtaposition of top-flight musicians and the poignancy of the material and performances make this far more captivating listening then most soundtrack fare." ... download pdf
Bluegrass Unlimited: "this CD does what great music often does best. It creates a mood and emotions that words and pictures fall short of conveying." ...read full review
The Cleveland Free Times: "Composer Christopher Hedge's soundtrack shores up all the aspects, good and bad, of Jackson's legacy. Irish jigs and string-band music score Jackson's humble beginnings." ...read full review
Midwest Record: "This is certainly one of the deeper soundtracks you are going to come across..." ... read full review
Reviews for The New Heroes
CDReviews.com - "The music is exceptional—primarily instrumental, it sets mood and ambience without losing its own identity. This is much more than just a variation of the soundtrack to a television series..." Peter Dolan - ...read full review... download pdf
Breathe Magazine - global listening - A Soundtrack that hears as much as it tells
"Hedges intended for his soundtrack CD––which hits stores June 4––to stand on its own, and it does. It manages to provide the essence of human lives without words." ...read full review... download pdf
San Francisco Chronicle - "The day of the tsunami was the formal release date for composer Christopher Hedge's CD of the "The New Heroes,'' a PBS documentary series to be broadcast beginning Tuesday..." Leah Garchik... read full review... download pdf
NPR - Day to Day with Derek Rath - "The PBS documentary The New Heroes tells the stories of a dozen social entrepreneurs, people who are committed to helping their communities escape poverty's grip. Producer Derek Rath examines the role music played in shaping the project..." listen to interview
SF Bay View - "What Hedge and his artistic collaborators – percussionist Titos Sompa, flutist Paul Horn, violinist Julian Smedley, sarodist Alam Khan and tabla expert Debopriyo – did was create an audio tapestry for the lives and people the filmmakers capture on screen. This other dimension gives voice to the rhythms
of lives words cannot convey even in translation..." Wanda Sabir ...read full review... download pdf
Houston Chronicle - "Jeff Skoll, the billionaire former president of eBay, and actor Robert Redford have teamed up for projects designed around philanthropy and filmmaking. One of the results is The New Heroes, a PBS documentary series..." MIKE ANTONUCCI ...read full review... download pdf
Sojourners Magazine - Listening to Change - "Combined with original music from percussionists, violinists, and others from across the globe, the total effect is emotionally stunning..." Compiled by Molly Marsh ...read full review... download pdf
Echoes - CHRISTOPHER HEDGE'S HEROIC SOUNDTRACK
"PBS is airing a documentary called “The New Heroes”. Narrated by Robert Redford, the 4 part series explores people making changes throughout the world, using entrepreneurial ideas to overcome poverty, despair and even slavery..." John Diliberto ...read full review... download pdf
Nashville City Paper - "From the soothing quality of "A Common Song" to the more energetic "India Suite,"dashing "The Last Gaucho (for Celeste Gantz)" and moving "In Good Faith," Hedge and his musical companions present a rangy and often outstanding musical portrait of a world in transition..." Ron Wynn ...read full review... download pdf
Smother.net - Editors Pick - "As interesting as the documentary is, the soundtrack is just as fascinating... The album is a merging between traditional folk-rock and worldbeat and truly is the perfect soundtrack for such an illuminating series..." J. Sin ...read full review... download pdf
Pop Culture Press - "The well-crafted songs on this record are exquisitely played and feature a number of African and Indian instruments to geographically contextualize the songs with their subjects..." Andy Smith ...read full review... download pdf
The Washington Post - "Courageous, compassionate and committed to transforming society, these brilliant men and women have turned their business skills into tools for change, development and hope. For them, profit is measured not in dollars, but in lives saved and dignity restored..." download pdf
World Music Central - Hero Worship - "...it's music that doesn't seem random or arbitrary. Rather, these pieces are haunting but bright, stirring a sense of hope for a better world no matter how screwed up things get. A very rich and beautiful album that is much better to listen than try to describe on paper..." ...read full review... download pdf