The work is in four sections. The visuals are based on a "sampled" visual image of the famous statue, the Winged Victory (or Nike) of Samothrace, and the music is mainly based on two sampled phonemes ...
This is a documentation of American youth learning to fly for victory - a winged victory - and though it's fashioned in the manner of fictional entertainment, all the boys listed are bona fide ...
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as Nike of Samothrace, is an ancient Greek statue dating back to around 200-190 ...
with eagle of victory in hand. This is similar design to the huge, 13m 'wonder of world' statue of Zeus with winged Nike overseeing Olympic games at Elis, a uniting brand for the factious Greeks.