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The Wind Gods

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Wind Gods is the music for the documentary The Wind Gods: 33rd America's Cup, a film about the 2010 America's Cup, the sailing contest between Oracle Team USA and the Swiss Alinghi. The film was made by Skydance Productions, directed by Fritz Mitchell and narrated by Jeremy Irons. In 2013 it was shown on the American broadcaster PBS.

Pinar Toprak wrote the music. The soundtrack album was released on Caldera Records and contains eighteen music tracks and one commentary fragment. Many titles follow the story of the film, such as First Race 1851, The Final Race and The America's Cup Is America's Again. The film score won the International Film Music Critics Association award for best documentary score in 2011.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to The Final Race and try to hear how the music attempts to translate the tension of a sailing race.

Track list

  1. 1The Wind Gods2:52Apple Music ↗
  2. 2First Race 18516:18Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Ellison vs. Bertarelli1:07Apple Music ↗
  4. 4The Best Man to Steer the Boat2:04Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Childhood1:54Apple Music ↗
  6. 6We Are the American Team1:04Apple Music ↗
  7. 7There Is No Second Place1:41Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Jimmy and His Father1:05Apple Music ↗
  9. 9The Final Race3:31Apple Music ↗
  10. 10It Was Personal2:08Apple Music ↗
  11. 11The America's Cup Is America's Again2:20Apple Music ↗
  12. 12What's at Stake1:06Apple Music ↗
  13. 13The Trophy1:35Apple Music ↗
  14. 14Dreams Are to Pursue1:16Apple Music ↗
  15. 15One Australia1:28Apple Music ↗
  16. 16The 12 Minute Cue12:18Apple Music ↗
  17. 17A Noble Defeat1:26Apple Music ↗
  18. 18Dreams Are to Pursue II2:51Apple Music ↗

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