{"id":2292,"date":"2019-12-17T21:11:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2021-03-04T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:41:46","slug":"arachnophonia-the-polar-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2019\/12\/arachnophonia-the-polar-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: The Polar Express"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library<\/a> catalog record<\/a> for the item(s)<\/a> in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student worker Allison (class of 2022) and features a suite of music from the soundtrack to The Polar Express<\/strong> film released in 2004<\/a>. Thanks, Allison!<\/em><\/p>\n

The Polar Express<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Polar<\/p>\n

In 1985, Chris Van Allsburg<\/a> wrote the children’s book The Polar Express<\/em><\/a>. His story was released as an animated children\u2019s film in 2004 <\/a>and was wildly successful. The soundtrack, composed by Alan Silvestri<\/a>, received much well-deserved praise, including a 2006 Grammy for the song \u201cBelieve.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n