Name: Freedom
Brand: PROVIDENT MUSIC GROUP
SKU: 508171
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Freedom

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Album: Freedom
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Freedom	More Info...
2)	The Offering	More Info...
3)	Carol Ann	More Info...
4)	The Giving	More Info...
5)	Hibernia	More Info...
6)	Letter To Sarah	More Info...
7)	Freedom Battle	More Info...
8)	Cry Of The Heart	More Info...
9)	Prayer For Taylor	More Info...
10)	The Call	More Info...
11)	Thy Word	More Info...
12)	Free Man	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Michael W. Smith (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, programming); Chris Graffignino (guitar); David Davidson (violin); Marie Breathnach (fiddle); Max Dyer, John Catchings (cello); Craig Young, Matt Pierson (bass); Chris Estes, Dan Needham, Eric Darken, Scott Williamson (drums); Byran Lenox (percussion, programming); Rod Schuler (scratches).
Recorded at Deer Valley Studios, Franklin, Tennessee; Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland; East Iris Studios, Nashville, Tennessee between May & September 2000.
Personnel: Michael W. Smith (vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, drums, programming); David Davidson (violin); John Catchings, Max Dyer (cello); Bryan Lenox (keyboards, percussion, programming); Craig Young , Matt Pierson (bass guitar); Eric Darken (drums, percussion); Chris Estes, Scott Williamson, Dan Needham (drums).
Audio Mixer: Bryan Lenox.
Recording information: Deer Valley Studios, Franklin, TN (05/2000-09/2000); East Iris STudios (05/2000-09/2000); Nashville, TN (05/2000-09/2000); Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin, Ireland (05/2000-09/2000).
A mostly-instrumental album by Christian hit-maker and two-time Grammy winner Michael W. Smith, FREEDOM seems intended as a soundtrack to a movie script that, as of yet, nobody has decided to shoot. It's a lush orchestral outpouring that betrays the influences of several contemporary film composers.
There are some quite lovely piano and string sequences, such as "The Giving," that sound like Randy Newman-style Americana, and Smith occasionally comes up with Celtic airs ("Hibernia") that recall James Horner's TITANIC score. Some of the concluding tracks such as "The Call" and "Free Man," however, are more rock oriented, with wordless choral vocals and drums, and with synths or electric guitars taking the melody lines; the latter is especially reminiscent of Mark Knopfler's scores for THE PRINCESS BRIDE and LOCAL HERO.