Track Listing

1. Main title
2. Elk hunt
3. Bridge at lacrosse
4. Garden scene
5. Ambush
6. The glade
7. Fort battle
8. The courier
9. The kiss
10. Stockade
11. Massacre
12. Ascent/pursuit
13. Promontory
14. Top of the world

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9152 in Music
• Released on: 2000-11-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack

Amazon.co.uk Review
This re-recording does much to address what was wrong with the original 1992 album. All the cues are presented in the film's chronological order, something that immediately makes sense in the development of the (superb) principal themes. The split between composers is clearly highlighted, explained properly, and again chronological sequencing makes much better musical sense. In the new performance, far more of a martial snap is given to anything relating to the military, with "Fort Battle" and "Massacre" in particular feeling far more intense. The electronics may not be exactly duplicated, and the fiddle playing for Daniel Lanoi's "The Gael" is a new interpretation. Anyone looking for an exact replica would really be missing the point, however, since this 20-bit digital recording brightens many elements that were murkily bogged down in the earlier incarnation. True fans of this score should be delighted. What they have always loved are the Jones scored parts, and more specifically the achingly beautiful "Mohicans Theme". For 55 minutes, the theme and all its derivations are given far better treatment and prominence, including throughout numerous bonus new tracks. Second chances are rarely used so wisely. --Paul Tonks

Customer Reviews

What have they done?
Well what can I say about this reworking of such a great soundtrack, yes I said reworking as that what this is.
Although it reads like that it is the original soundtrack to this great film, it is not.
It is a very watered down version of the original.

I have the original and have played both one after the other and this version has no feeling it sounds like so many other soundtracks, weak and almost forgettable.

I say almost forgettable as the music itself is beautiful and you can nearly get a feel of this with this watered down version.

Gone is the passion the sense of foreboding the thrill of the chase as well as the sadness conveyed in the original.

The record industry are moaning about the state of there sales well if this is what they are offering then I am not surprised. Not only do they mislead the customer into thinking that this is the original soundtrack. But it is at least 10 minutes shorter than the original and it has been turned it to a bland listening experience. They would have been far better digital remastering the original and adding extra tracks and also putting it in the correct running order.

So if I was you forget this version and do yourself a favor and find the original and leave this one in the bargain bin, I wished I had.

Better, but "I will find you" is sadly missed
First of all, I would like to echo the positive comments which have been already expressed by other reviewers of this wonderful soundtrack.

Despite the fact that it is a re-recording and NOT the original recording found on the original 1992 CD release, the sound quality here is excellent throughout. And yes, it is marvellous to have the extra tracks and all this being presented in the correct order is also great.

However, I have a problem with this release and that is that (very brief) Clannad song "I will find you" is NOT on this CD. The reason for this is probably because they could not use the song on this Varese Sarabande score release. This is a crying shame really, because I am sure that all big fans of the film will be disappointed to hear this news.

Strangely enough, Michael Mann himself decided to cut the song from his special "Expanded Director's Edition" DVD release in the USA, so perhaps that is another potential explanation as to why the song is missing here.

In summary then, please do not let this omission put you off from buying the CD. However, for the complete Last of the Mohicans soundtrack experience, you will still need both this release and the original CD too.

Now if only someone would get round to finally releasing Michael Mann's "Manhunter" soundtrack on Compact Disc (CD) ...!

What happened to the original?
I'm completely gutted! I have the original on tape which was getting worn out and can't be played in the car so I decided to buy the CD. However, some of the tracks are missing and it all sounds completely different. It's still a beautiful album but for lovers of the original - don't bother.