Amidst Wars Around the Globe, An Echoes Memorial Day Soundscape
When we made this Echoes Memorial Day Soundscape show three years ago, I said how while Memorial Day is traditionally a time to remember those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, that I also wanted to remember those losing their lives in the current days of violence, particularly Ukraine. In the interim, that violence has only gotten worse with the Israeli war in Gaza and now our very own war in Iran. So today, we need to remember all of those lost in violence. Remember not just the soldiers, but those innocents who have left the planet due to collateral and sometimes intentional damage from war. I have songs from a women born is Israel of Jewish and Iraqi parents, a band who are Russian refugees following the Ukrainian war, a song inspired by World War I, but is also a Vietnam war protest song. We’ll hear Hans Zimmer from his score to The Thin Red Line and Brian Eno meditates on the world’s destructive impulses from his album, Neverforevernomore. It’s all part of an Echoes Memorial Day Soundscape.