I had the privilege of composing the musical underscore for the Living History Project, so I must admit to some bias about this wonderful show. First what it is not: political propaganda. What is is: A unique, one of a kind offering, shining light on (sometimes quite intimate and outspoken) insights by a dozen centenarians, reminding us of the importance of history as a teacher, and, ultimately that wars are fought by human beings.
World War One Living History Project is a well-paced docu-view (documentary/interview), featuring Walter Cronkite and some of the oldest living veterans on the planet (age 104 to 112) ... especially poignant, beacause this show is perhaps, for many of these old gentlemen, their last public audio record. Two vets have already passed on since they were interviewed. Everett does a masterful job of relating the interview material to the historical timeline in an understandable way for listeners.
While it's appropriate for Veteran's day, it makes for fascinating listening any time of the year.
Review of World War One Living History Project
Chuck Wild
Posted on October 18, 2006 at 03:34 PM
I had the privilege of composing the musical underscore for the Living History Project, so I must admit to some bias about this wonderful show. First what it is not: political propaganda. What is is: A unique, one of a kind offering, shining light on (sometimes quite intimate and outspoken) insights by a dozen centenarians, reminding us of the importance of history as a teacher, and, ultimately that wars are fought by human beings.
World War One Living History Project is a well-paced docu-view (documentary/interview), featuring Walter Cronkite and some of the oldest living veterans on the planet (age 104 to 112) ... especially poignant, beacause this show is perhaps, for many of these old gentlemen, their last public audio record. Two vets have already passed on since they were interviewed. Everett does a masterful job of relating the interview material to the historical timeline in an understandable way for listeners.
While it's appropriate for Veteran's day, it makes for fascinating listening any time of the year.
Chuck Wild, Composer
Los Angeles, CA