{"product_id":"roger-waters-soldiers-tale-cd","title":"Roger Waters - Soldier's Tale (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Soldier's Tale is a theatrical work \"to be read, played, and danced\" by three actors (the soldier, the devil, and a narrator) and dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. The libretto relates the parable of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil in return for unlimited economic gain. The music is scored for a septet of violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet or trumpet), trombone, and percussion. The libretto is adapted by Roger Waters from the translation by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black, based on the original text by Charles-Ferdinand Ramus. Roger Waters recorded the album because of a personal background as Mr. Waters' father went missing in World War II and his grandfather died in battle in World War I. The loss of his father has been a central theme throughout his live and topic for other releases. Telegraph UK: \"I think I am still preoccupied by the same things that I was 30 years ago. Losing my father, and that attachment that I have to his humanity, is still central to everything that I do\" Roger Waters adapted the English translation of \"L'histoire du Soldat\" (original title of the piece) and recorded all 3 characters himself with different accents and speaking voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldiers March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldier is Tired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Airs by a Stream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e As You Can Hear...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldiers March (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eventually Joseph Reaches his Home Village...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pastorale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldier Disconsolate...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pastorale (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldier Slowly Coming Back to Himself...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Airs by a Stream (Reprise) - To Stretch Out on the Grass...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hey Satan You Bastard...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Airs by a Stream (2nd Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nowt to be Gained Here...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldiers March (2nd Reprise): Down a Hot and Dusty Track...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He Doesn't Even Know Himself...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldiers March (3nd Reprise): Will he Take the Road to Home...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He doesn't have a Home Anymore...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Royal March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e So all was Arranged...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Later that Night...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Little Concert - Light Floods the Eastern Sky...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soldier with a Confident Air...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Three Dances - Tango\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Three Dances - Waltz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Three Dances - Ragtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e So First a Tango...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Devil's Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Devil Confused...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Little Chorale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Devil Recovers Some of his Wits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Devil's Song - All Right! You'll be Safe at Home...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hm a Fair Warning...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grand Chorale (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spring Summer Autumn...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grand Chorale (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Steady Now...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grand Chorale (Part 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Steady Just Smell the Flowers...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grand Chorale (Part 4)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Now I have Everything...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grand Chorale (Part 5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Princess all Excited...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grand Chorale (Part 6)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And so Off They Go...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triumphal March of the Devil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50401063862546,"sku":"190758727325","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3832085.jpg?v=1729120424","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/roger-waters-soldiers-tale-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}