The Vietnam War was a 10-part series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick which aired on the BBC in 2017. Two soundtrack releases have emerged out of the project, the original score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and a various artists album of iconic songs representing the era...

The various artists soundtrack to The Vietnam War includes many of the iconic songs that have come to represent the era, including 38 tracks on 2 CD chosen from the 120 tunes featured in the film. The soundtrack includes: The Beatles; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Rolling Stones; Bob Dylan; Jimi Hendrix; Buffalo Springfield; Simon & Garfunkel; Janis Joplin; Phil Ochs; The Temptations; Barry McGuire; The Byrds; Otis Redding; The Animals; Santana; Marvin Gaye; Nina Simone; The Temptations; Booker T. and the M.G.s; Pete Seeger and more.

There are a lot of tracks here that should be in everyone's music collections, and those that lived through the era or are fans of music from that time period will find that almost every track brings back waves of nostalgia. The album contains 38 songs (2 hrs, 16 min).

Track listing:

CD 1

01. A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL – Bob Dylan
02. HELLO VIETNAM – Johnnie Wright
03. IT’S MY LIFE – The Animals
04. EVE OF DESTRUCTION – Barry McGuire
05. TURN! TURN! TURN! (TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON) – The Byrds
06. MASTERS OF WAR – The Staple Singers
07. MUSTANG SALLY – Wilson Pickett
08. SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN’ – Howlin’ Wolf
09. BACKLASH BLUES – Nina Simone
10. THE SOUND OF SILENCE – Simon & Garfunkel
11. ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS – Bob Dylan
12. AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG – The Temptations
13. ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14. I’M A MAN – The Spencer Davis Group
15. GREEN ONIONS – Booker T and The MG’s
16. STRANGE BREW – Cream
17. WAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY (Live) – Pete Seeger
18. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE – Procol Harum
19. THE LORD IS IN THIS PLACE – Fairport Convention
20. FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH – Buffalo Springfield

CD 2

01. DON’T THINK TWICE, IT’S ALL RIGHT – Bob Dylan
02. PIECE OF MY HEART – Big Brother & The Holding Company
03. MAGIC CARPET RIDE – Steppenwolf
04. THE LETTER – The Box Tops
05. BAD MOON RISING – Creedence Clearwater Revival
06. SOUL SACRIFICE – Santana
07. TELL THE TRUTH – Otis Redding
08. OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE – Merle Haggard
09. THE THRILL IS GONE – B.B. King
10. PSYCHEDELIC SHACK – The Temptations
11. OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
12. GET TOGETHER – The Youngbloods
13. GIMME SHELTER – The Rolling Stones
14. TAIL DRAGGER – Link Wray
15. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL – Ray Charles
16. WHAT’S GOING ON – Marvin Gaye
17. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER – Simon & Garfunkel
18. LET IT BE – The Beatles

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Darren Rea