| Moment of Glory | ||||
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| Studio album by Scorpions | ||||
| Released | August 29, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January 2000 - April 2000 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock] | |||
| Length | 61:14 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Scorpions & Christian Kolonovits | |||
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Moment of Glory is the fifteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Scorpions with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. At first the English composer Andrew Powell was asked to provide arrangements. As they would have reduced the orchestra too much, being only a symphonic accompaniment, both the Philharmonics and the Scorpions regarded the arrangements not to be satisfying. As mentioned by Klaus Meine, Michael Kamen was designated next for the orchestral material. After his declining to collaborate with Metallica for the album S&M, finally the Austrian arranger Christian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator. See the interviews with Meine and Kolonovits and pages from Kolonovits’ scores Michael Custodis, Moment of Glory - The Scorpions und die Berliner Philharmoniker.[2]
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The Moment of Glory concert programme was first presented at the Hannover EXPO in 2000. Conductor was Christian Kolonovits. In 2001, this rock-symphonic show was taken on a seven-city tour to Russia and the Baltic countries. Christian Kolonovits and Scott Lawton alternated as orchestra conductors.
Its title track "Moment of Glory" was the official anthem of the EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany.
"Hurricane 2000," the reworking of "Rock You Like a Hurricane," is the official theme song to Sabres Hockey Network broadcasts.
The 5.1 surround mix on the SACD release includes a hidden track, a recording of Wind Of Change featuring just the orchestra without the band, that commences after approximately one minute of silence at the end of Lady Starlight.
The instrumental "Deadly Sting Suite" is based on two earlier Scorpions tracks, "He's A Woman, She's A Man" and "Dynamite".[4]
Here in My Heart, written by Diane Warren, was recorded by Tiffany 10 years earlier for her album New Inside.
The sixth track, "Crossfire" repeats the main theme of the Russian song Moscow Nights.[3]
Guest musicians
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