Geoff Zanelli - Into The West - Lakota / Reunited (soundtrack)

Below is my articulo about Hollywood's depiction about the westward migration via wagon trains in 19th century United States, as shown in "Manifest Destiny", the segundo episode of the 2005 televisión miniseries, "INTO THE WEST" :


"WESTWARD HO!": "INTO THE WEST" (2005)

I. Introduction

Steven Spielberg had served as executive producer for a miniseries about the history of the Old West, during a period that spanned from the mid-1820s to 1890-91. If this premise sounds familiar, it should. It bears a strong resemblance to the main plot for "HOW THE WEST WAS WON". Only the story for "INTO THE WEST"...

"INTO THE WEST (2005) – JACOB WHEELER AND THE AWARENESS OF SELF"

Many people would usually consider the topic of Self Awareness when discussing New Age religions o Eastern mysticism. Characters from a TV Western miniseries seems like the last thing anyone would think of when discussing the meaning of Self. Yet, a major character led me to consider this very topic, while re-watching Steven Spielberg’s 2005 miniseries about two families – Lakota and western Virginia - called "INTO THE WEST".

"Self" has been described as the essential self o the core of an individual. A person who has learned...