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The ideas are many and are intertwined influences of orchestrated jazz, classical, new age and rock. As a combined group not one composer is greater than another, hence this is a group collaboration and credited as such under the name "LONGSHORE".

Tracks:

1. Siege of Ascalon - in 1153 the capture of the Egyptian fortress by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
2. Acre and Saladin - a port city where several battles took place between 1189-1191. It was a major setback for Saladin's ambition to destroy the Crusader States, as Richard, the Lionheart was part of the Third Crusade who defeated Saladin.
3. Bedouin Ghosts - previous nomadic Arab desert dwellers who roam the lands.
4. The Hajj - a fundamental practice by Muslims, to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least one time in their lives.
5. Nicea to Antioch - marching through the Seljuk lands that controlled these cities, The First Crusade captured Nicea in June 1097 then in June 1098 captured Antioch.
6. Muslims and Christians - both religions have lived together and have died fighting each other in the same areas for centuries dating back before the First Crusade.
7. Judean Desert - it lies East of Jerusalem and descends to the Dead Sea. It's also where the ancient fortress of Masada is and where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
8. Jerusalem - sits on a plateau between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. Has been settled since the 4th millennium BCE.
9. Jaffa - an ancient port, conquered by many, including Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Christians, Ottomans and Muslims.
10. Law of the Prophets - can be described by those who wrote Old Testament, New Testament and the Quran.
11. Safad in Galilee - was the home of Jews who practiced Kabbalah. It is considered a strong tradition in mystical Judaism.
12. Dome of the Rock - one of the oldest works of Islamic architecture. It is at the center of the Temple Mount and the site of the Temple of Solomon.

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