▁was ▁co - written ▁with ▁producer ▁All ison ▁McG our ty , ▁and ▁music ▁historian ▁E lij ah ▁Wald . ▁American ▁Ep ic : ▁The ▁First ▁Time ▁America ▁He ard ▁It self ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁by ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Association ▁for ▁Record ed ▁Sound ▁Col lections ▁Award . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Mac M ah on ▁was ▁the ▁co - compos er ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁score ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Ep ic ▁document aries ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁and ▁compiler ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁album ▁releases ▁that ▁accompanied ▁the ▁American ▁Ep ic ▁films . ▁These ▁albums ▁received ▁w ides p read ▁acc laim , ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 - CD ▁box ▁set ▁American ▁Ep ic : ▁The ▁Collection ▁being ▁named ▁as ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ’ s ▁Re issue ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁many ▁critics ▁acc laim ing ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁best ▁box ▁set ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁released . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Wald , ▁E lij ah ▁& ▁McG our ty , ▁All ison ▁& ▁Mac M ah on , ▁Bernard . ▁American ▁Ep ic : ▁The ▁First ▁Time ▁America ▁He ard ▁It self . ▁New ▁York : ▁Touch stone , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁American ▁Ep ic ▁website ▁ ▁Category : W rit ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category :