Band of Brothers - Theme, 'Requiem for a Soldier', and The Last Scene

By Rich Kozlovich

As far as I can find there's only 16 left alive of Easy Company - all in their 90's.  "The oldest living Easy Company member is Donald Malarkey, aged 94, and the youngest is Don Bond aged 90".  Many of the original Easy Company men who trained together from the beginning never made it home.  "As First Sergeant Lipton describes, Easy Company entered Belgium with 145 soldiers. After the Battle of the Bulge, they had 63."  That doesn't count those lost from the original Easy Company from D-Day until the Battle of the Bulge.  It's my feeling not many of the original group who first trained together went back to their homes.  When you listen to the interviews you can see why they all talk about the ones who were left behind as the real heros.  They lost so many.

Before listening to Kathrine Jenkins sing the words (lyrics added below) to the theme for Band of Brothers.  Please watch - The last scene - of the Band of Brothers first. 

 

Band of Brothers - Main Title 'Requiem for a Soldier' Song

 

Lyrics sung by Katherine Jenkins

You never lived to see
What you gave to me
One shining dream of hope and love
Life and liberty
With a host of brave unknown soldiers
For your company you will live forever
Here in our memory

 

In fields of sacrifice
Heroes paid the price
Young men who died for old men's wars
Gone to paradise
We are all one great band of brothers
And one day you'll see we can live together
When all the world is free

 

When all the world is free

When all the world is free

 

I wish you'd lived to see
All you gave to me
Your shining dream of hope and love
Life and liberty
We are all one great band of brothers
And one day you'll see - we can live together
When all the world is free

 

Songwriters: FRANK MUSKER, MICHAEL KAMEN

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