World Trade Center SoundTrack Review

9/11 - a day that will live in infamy in America for decades to come. The attack on the world trade center, by slamming full sized passenger jets into it, was the most dispicable act I have ever seen in my life time. It rang memories in older people of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (which ultimately ended up with a nuke dropped on their island - twice). The days after the towers fell were a nightmarish blur of news (who repeated the film of the towers falling over and over, so we could memorize every digital pixel) and confusion. The middle east had attacked us, thousands were dead. New York was brought to its knees, and country singers were making boot-up-your-ass songs.

Five years later, after the devistation and destruction, Hollywood picked up their cameras, and released a film based on the towers falling. It was a film that I chose to avoid - I didn't want to relive all of that. I'm sure I wasn't the only one. But in every tragedy, in every disaster, there are endearing stories of survival and strength, of sacrifice and love. The World Trade center movie was based on that - following the story of a cop and a firefighter who were trapped in the collapse. The movie moves through various emotions - fear, outrage, an overwhelming sense of loss, and then joy at rescue and relief. The sound track that follows the movie goes along with this same roller coaster. A lot of times, movies can be made or destroyed by their soundtracks as the soundtracks have the ability to inspire emotion on top of the acting.

I sat down to listen to the soundtrack in my home. As I did, I could see those days in my imagination, as the mellow tones of the orchestra slowly told the story of absolute evil trying to destroy the strength of freedom and liberty. I could see the fear and the confusion, played by the violins as they opened up my memory. We all stood that day, watching the TV with our mouths open and our eyes wide, as the towers fell. In that moment, we all knew the cost of life, and how the lives of millions would never be the same again. The music portrayed those emotions adequately, taking me from the present to the past.

It's tone opened up though, as did our resolve. People across America flew the American flag with pride. Other countries expressed their extreme sympathies for what had happened, and pledged their support. Our resolve to continue, to grow and strengthen was hardened even more. As the days passed and they pulled out survivors, hope was brought back to the nation - and the orchestra told me that. Every night has a dawn, and as the sun approached on us the next few days, we stood back up as a nation and sent a punch right back at our attackers, crippling them and destroying their fortifactions. We were still victorious, no matter what they did - we came out on top, stronger and better than before. The music from a film commemorating the perseverence of a nation took me there. Buy this soundtrack and remember.