THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Rating: 
Original Review: Director Michael Mann chose to employ two composers for this film, and it is Trevor Jones' track 'Top of the World' that is the highlight of this excellent album. Jones composed tracks 1-9, and his fully orchestral style is much in evidence. The main theme, a grandiose, powerful melody played on magnificent brass appears throughout, 'Elk Hunt' is an atmospheric, exciting action cue with wild, dancing strings and hearty percussion, and 'The Kiss' has a wonderful fiddle undercurrent which gradually gives way to a romantic string and woodwind rendition of the theme. Randy Edelman's section is less impressive than Jones', being primarily synth and guitar-based rather than orchestral, but 'The Courier' is a good cue and 'Cora' contains a beautiful, sweeping love theme. There is a nice little number by Clannad which rounds out the album, but my only gripe is that the score producers didn't return to Jones' main theme to finish the score: that final crescendo really leaves you breathless.
Track Listing:
- Main Title (1:44)
- Elk Hunt (1:49)
- The Kiss (2:47)
- The Glade Part II (2:34)
- Fort Battle (4:20)
- Promontory (6:13)
- Munro's Office / Stockade (2:30)
- Massacre / Canoes (6:52)
- Top of the World (2:44)
- The Courier (2:27)
- Cora (2:30)
- River Walk and Discovery (5:30)
- Parlay (3:46)
- The British Arrival (2:00)
- Pieces of a Story (4:58)
- I Will Find You (written by Ciaran Brennan, performed by Clannad) (1:42)
Running Time: 55 minutes 01 seconds
Morgan Creek Music 2959-20015-2 (1992)
Music composed by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman. Conducted by Daniel A. Carlin and Randy Edelman. Orchestrations by Guy Dagul, Brad Dechter, Jack Smalley, Bobby Muzingo and Greig McRitchie. Additional music in the film composed by Dougie Maclen and Daniel Lanois. Recorded and mixed by Elton Ahi, John Richards, John Whynot and Dennis Sands. Album produced by Trevor Jones, Randy Edelman and Michael Mann.
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