''The Last of the Mohicans'' is the soundtrack album of the 1992 film of the same name.

Credits

* Composers: Trevor Jones and

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* Orchestrator: Jack Smalley * Conductor: Daniel A. Carlin and

* Manufacturer: Morgan Creek * Written by:

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Background

Director

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initially asked Trevor Jones to provide an electronic score for the film, but late in production, it was decided an orchestral score would be more appropriate for this historic epic. Jones hurried to re-fashion the score for orchestra in the limited time left, while the constant re-cutting of the film meant music cues sometimes had to be rewritten several times to keep up with the new timings. Finally, with the release date looming, composer Randy Edelman was called in to score some minor scenes which Jones did not have time to do. Jones and Edelman received co-credit on the film (thus making the score ineligible for Oscar consideration). The main theme of the movie is "Promentory", an orchestration of the tune "The Gael" by Scottish singer-songwriter

from his 1990 album ''The Search''.

Rerecording in 2000

The score was re-recorded and re-released in 2000 to address some perceived problems with its original incarnation. The tracks were reordered into their onscreen chronology (the original album separated the Jones material from that composed by Edelman), some additional cues were added, and

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's "I Will Find You" was no longer included.

Commercial usage

Music from the track "Promentory" was used for a fall 2007

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television commercial featuring NFL players

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and Steven Jackson, also directed by Michael Mann.

Track listing

1992

Tracks 1–9 are composed by Trevor Jones except for the main theme which is composed by

; tracks 10–15 are by Randy Edelman. # "Main Title" – 1:44 # "Elk Hunt" – 1:49 # "The Kiss" – 2:47 # "The Glade Part II" – 2:34 # "Fort Battle" – 4:22 # "Promentory" – 6:15 # "Munro's Office/Stockade" – 2:30 # "Massacre/Canoes" – 6:52 # "Top of the World" – 2:43 # "The Courier" – 2:27 # "Cora" – 2:30 # "Rival Walk and Discovery" – 5:30 # "Parlay" – 3:46 # "The British Arrival" – 2:00 # "Pieces of a Story" – 4:58 # "I Will Find You" (performed by

) – 1:42 ''Note'' - There are three versions of "I Will Find You": *The movie version includes only 9 lines in

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, English, and

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. *The 1992 1:42 soundtrack has 10 lines Mohican and English. It is not included in the 2000 soundtrack. *Clannad did a 5:16 full version on their album ''

Banba In Irish mythology, Banba (modern spelling: Banbha ), daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is a matron goddess of Ireland. She was married to Mac Cuill, a grandson of the Dagda. She was part of an important triumvirate of ...

''; it has 39 lines English, Mohican, and Cherokee.MohicanLand Musical Musings: The Music of the Last of the Mohicans
1999-2001. Mohican Press. Access 2021-05-30.

2000

# "Main Title" – 1:52 # "Elk Hunt" – 1:50 # "Bridge at Lacrosse" – 1:23 # "Garden Scene" – 3:20 # "Ambush" – 2:35 # "The Glade" – 3:16 # "Fort Battle" – 4:18 # "The Courier" – 2:30 # "The Kiss" – 2:49 # "Stockade" – 2:47 # "Massacre" – 6:54 # "Ascent / Pursuit" – 3:06 # "Promentory" – 5:38 # "Top of the World" – 3:01

Sales and certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Of The Mohicans, The Drama film soundtracks 1992 soundtrack albums Varèse Sarabande soundtracks James Fenimore Cooper Morgan Creek Records albums