monoceros blogsLike many who've already said so or written about it, I thought John McCain's concession speech was extremely gracious, sincere, and moving. In Time magazine, Michael Scherer wrote that McCain ended his campaign as he'd begun it - on his own terms. In between, the brave and decent man Americans drew close to in 2000 was lost. But on the night of November 4th, he returned in full form. How good too, that Barack Obama took time to acknowledge and praise McCain in his victory speech.
Both men ended their speeches with fitting music. I cannot listen to both pieces again without remembering everything I've read and seen in the past day.
And yes - to a friend who asked - those words, and then the music...the combination left me breathless and tearful.
Titans Spirit, by Trevor Rabin, from "Remember the Titans" (heard at the end of Obama's victory speech)
Roll Tide, by Hans Zimmer, from "Crimson Tide" (heard at the end of McCain's concession speech)
Great choice of music, indeed. You might be interested to know that after "Titans Spirit", they played John Williams' theme from "The Patriot" (2000), which was heard when Obama, Biden, and their families were all together onstage.
Posted by: frank at November 7, 2008 6:10 PMOh, thanks for sharing that bit of information, Frank! I'm not familiar with Williams' theme for "The Patriot". I'll have to find a sample somewhere. Curious about it now. =)
Posted by: monoceros at November 9, 2008 4:48 PM