“How we love to love things for other people; how we love to have other people love things through our eyes.” WARRIORS OF DESTINY: Track One Song: Main Title Artist: Rachel Portman Album: The Cider House Rules (Original Score) Quote: John Irving/The Cider House Rules Welcome to WARRIORS OF DESTINY! This is one of the oldest Mixes on the Channel, made way back in 2003. The only other Mix that pre-dates it is STRIDER, which I'll be upgrading in the (hopefully) near future. Back in those days I only made Mixes on CDs for myself, usually as a way to help work through whatever it was I had going on in my life at the time. Because I had no inkling that I would ever share this Mix with a wider audience, I changed many of the song titles to reflect how the music made me think and feel at the time. Of course I don't do this anymore, but this particular Mix had a LOT of title changes. I'll go through what they were in the descriptions just to give a little insight into what was going on in my head when I made it. So what is it all about? Oh, I don't know. Well actually I do...but I'm more interested in what YOU think it's all about. We'll explore that as we go through the music. This first song, the opening credits for The Cider House Rules, is a beautiful composition by Rachel Portman that sets the tone for the rest of the Mix. I originally had changed the name of the song to "Follow Your Heart" which seemed to me at the time to be more fitting than "Main Title". Rachel Portman is a fantastic composer known for her subtle and moving scores, my personal favorite being the soundtrack to The Joy Luck Club. There will be another track from The Cider House Rules later on in the Mix so we'll talk more about her then. Ok then, I hope you'll follow along as I put this old Mix up again. It's a Hybrid Mix, meaning it blends movie scores with actual lyrical songs. There's some great stuff on here from Sting and Cory Hart and other older artists like that so I hope you'll stay tuned! Later!

"Keep your face always towards the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." WARRIORS OF DESTINY: Track Two Song: Low Sun Artist: Chicane Album: Behind the Sun Quote: Walt Whitman When I made this mix 23 years ago I called this song "The Rules of the Game". What game? THE game. Hah, those sure were some crazy times. But the actual title of this song is "Low Sun" by Chicane, no stranger to this Channel for sure. Behind the Sun is a perfect album, every song on it is beautiful and meaningful in a way only Chicane could pull off. Somehow it speaks even when there are no words. There's more music from Chicane on WARRIORS OF DESTINY so if you're into it be sure to keep tuning in!

"We place our bodies in God's keeping. We go into battle honorably, full of confidence with His Name on our lips." WARRIORS OF DESTINY: Track Three Song: To the Boys Artist: James Horner Album: Legends of the Fall Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Quote: Samuel (Henry Thomas)/Legends of the Fall When I first made this Mix I called this song "The Shadowlords". They are three malevolent entities that appeared in the game Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny, the box art of which I used as the cover for the Mix (I hope Lord British doesn't mind). I've always thought of the Shadowlords of Malice, Falsehood and Cowardice as a demonic unholy trinity whose dark influence on the human race has brought destruction and despair since time immemorial. They act as the forces of Darkness throughout the Mix, the adversaries we stand in opposition to. As for the song itself, we have none other than James Horner back at it again. LEGENDS OF THE FALL is one of his most lush and romantic scores and is considered by many to be his finest work. It complements the movie perfectly, going from the gorgeous and melodic main theme to a much more desperate and frantic tone as tragedy after tragedy befalls the Ludlow family. TO THE BOYS perfectly encapsulates this idea as the three sons are swept into the madness of World War I. I placed the Shadowlords into the visuals to maintain the spirit of the Mix, as their presence against the backdrop of that hellscape of a war seems completely appropriate. There's more LEGENDS OF THE FALL coming up soon so please keep tuning in! Peace.

"Take your rite of passage through the dune where you can draw your Water from the moon." WARRIORS OF DESTINY: Track Five Song: Water from the Moon Artist: Cory Hart Album: Boy in the Box Quote: Lyrics Just go with it.