''Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes'' is an album by pianist
George Winston
George Winston (born December 26, 1949) is an American pianist, guitarist, harmonicist, and record producer. He was born in Michigan and raised mainly in Montana ( Miles City and Billings), as well as Mississippi and Florida. He is best known fo ...
with narration by actress
Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She acted in m ...
, released in 1995.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes''.Retrieved February 2010.] Winston's guitar solos also appear apart from the narration, which follows the true story of
Sadako Sasaki
was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated. She survived for another ten years, becoming one ...
, a victim of Hiroshima bombing. Suffering from radiation-induced leukemia, Sadako spent her time in a hospital folding origami paper cranes hoping to make a thousand of them and thereby receiving a wish, one she would use to heal and live.
Track listing
All songs by George Winston unless otherwise noted.
Narration with solo guitar
# "Introduction/Transformation/Early One Morning/Running/Peace Park" – 3:51
# "Bells/Birds in Flight/Grandmother's Lament" – 1:39
# "The Race/Sadako's Lament/A New Year's Lullaby/Sadako's Lament II" (John Creger, Winston) – 5:28
# "A Good Luck Sign/The Magic of the Cranes/Folding Cranes" – 3:46
# "Meeting Kenji/Mon Enfant/Kenji's Lament/Star Island" – 4:27
# "Going Home/A Silk Kimono/Sadako's Lament III" – 6:02
# "This Is Our Cry/Epilogue" – 5:05
Solo guitar music only
# "Introduction/Transformation" – 46
# "Early One Morning (Sadako's Slack Key #1)" – 1:35
# "Running/Peace Park" – :54
# "Bells" – :18
# "Birds in Flight" (Traditional) – 2:07
# "Grandmother's Lament" – 48
# "The Race/Sadako's Lament" – 1:52
# "A New Year's Lullaby" (John Creger) – :59
# "Sadako's Lament II" – 1:24
# "A Good Luck Sign" – :49
# "The Magic of the Cranes" – :53
# "Folding Cranes" – 1:07
# "Meeting Kenji" – 2:14
# "Mon Enfant/Kenji's Lament/Star Island" (Traditional, Winston) – 3:11
# "Going Home" – 1:22
# "A Silk Kimono" – 1:16
# "Sadako's Lament III" – 2:07
# "This Is Our Cry" – 1:47
# "Epilogue (Sadako's Slack Key #2)" – 2:41
Personnel
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George Winston
George Winston (born December 26, 1949) is an American pianist, guitarist, harmonicist, and record producer. He was born in Michigan and raised mainly in Montana ( Miles City and Billings), as well as Mississippi and Florida. He is best known fo ...
– piano, guitar
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Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She acted in m ...
– narration
See also
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
''Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes'' is a children's historical novel written by Canadian-American author Eleanor Coerr and published in 1977. It is based on the story of Sadako Sasaki.
The book has been translated into many languages and ...
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References
External links
Liner Notes
{{Authority control
1995 soundtrack albums
George Winston albums
Windham Hill Records albums
1990s film soundtrack albums