This is the CD of the new Magenta album 'The White Witch - A Symphonic Trilogy'.
It comes in digi-file format with an 8 page booklet.
Magenta's brand new, and long awaited, 9th studio album sees a major change in direction from past works. A fully orchestrated affair with no drums or bass anywhere to be found (sorry Dan and Jiffy :) ) with Christina, like a fine wine, getting better with age and really gelling gloriously with the music. Chris Fry provides a classical guitar clinic which certainly augments the overall lush sound and that brings us to Robert Reed. While composers like Hans Zimmer, John Williams and Howard Shore are at the forefront of modern day film music scores, Rob succeeds in producing, arranging and adapting Magenta's unique sound so that he stands alongside some of the greatest composers of the modern era.
'White Witch - A Symphonic Trilogy' will take you on a musical exploration the likes of which you've never experienced.
Track Listing
Part I - Sacrifice
Part II - Retribution
Part III - Survival
Orchestral arrangement by Robert Reed
Christina Booth - vocal
Chris Fry - classical guitar
Les Penning - story teller
Featured soloists
Katie Axelsen - flute
Sam Baxster - oboe
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lyrics
It is the year of our Lord 1645. England is in turmoil. We are four long years into the Civil War. Life is hard. In the brief moments of piece, people live out their lives the best they can. Then, adding to the daily misery, comes the Plague; swiftly crossing this land - no mercy, no discrimination, cutting down all in its path.
Sara, living a quiet, unassuming existence. Fear of Hopkins and Stearne, now compounded by the Plague. Mother Nature guides her hand…
With your gifts and your unbound love give me the strength
To face the fear and the hate give me your strength
Though the people come in secret my faith to seek out
They need the power of the herbs to silence their doubts
Taking them higher
Healing their fears
Fear it fades as the power of your gifts gathers them in
To cure their ills and their minds no more a sin
Strange new ways to live their lives opens their hearts
To plant the seeds of a faith the wisdom it starts
Making them stronger
Make them live longer
But still the show, they taunt and tease
The secret friends and minds to ease, to ease
Then the time of the Swift Death came into our lives
People turn to Nature’s ways to help save their lives
Pain takes hold and the light starts to fade easing their fears
To get the secret of your ways your people draw near
No more in shadows
In fields where life grows
One by one, together now
One by one, together now, one goal
Saved by the power, saved by the power of the earth
Death has been vanquished we all wait for our own rebirth
Fear Master Hopkins, fear of Master Hopkins will fade
With all Nature’s gifts the dawning of a new age
Fears they will vanish, fears they will vanish in the night
At the side of Mother Earth, allies to help our fight, help our fight
Now is the time to make a new start
Now is the time to follow your heart
Now is the time to all be a part of life's great plan
Woman and man, one with this land
Give praise and thanks now
Your sacred vow
Now is the time to give thanks for it all
The green grass, the rivers, the trees so tall
Now is the time to take care of it all, the sun and rain
The pleasure, the pain, new life again
Give praise and thanks now
Your sacred vow
Mother of all and the bringer of life
Protect your children day and night
Making us grow
Making us whole, with your love
Mother of all and the bringer of life
Protect your children day and night
Making us grow
Making us whole, with your love
Life - my life - I give - to you
Life - my life - I’ll give - to you
Life - my life - I’ll give - to you
Take my hand
I'll lead you, new ways
Take the vow
Protecting her ways
Take my hand
I'll lead you, new earth
Take the vow
Child of Mother Earth
Take, take my hand
I'll lead you, new ways
Take, take the vow
Child of Mother Earth
supported by 133 fans who also own “Part 1 Sacrifice”
The third Sanctuary album is also the best of the trilogy. This one dares even more to expand the Oldfieldian style in new and exciting directions. It may be sacrilege to suggest it, but if this *were* a genuine Oldfield album, many might say it was one of his best, too. It's true that Rob Reed is standing on the shoulders of a giant, but he is a giant talent in his own right.
Often the music brings tears to the eyes, as if it were the soundtrack to the climax of a hard-won cinematic story. nickgreen90125
supported by 125 fans who also own “Part 1 Sacrifice”
The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
supported by 116 fans who also own “Part 1 Sacrifice”
Fell in love with BBT recently, absolutely love the stories they tell and the music.
Very sad to hear about David’s passing, listening now is quite moving, moved to tears from time to time, but we move on as I hope BBT will with David in our hearts. tonyauroristony58
