An American Tail: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

James Horner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 27, 1990)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002PF9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,762 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title

2. The Cossack Cats

3. There Are No Cats In America - Nehemiah Persoff/John Guarnieri/Warren Hays

4. The Storm

5. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

6. Never Say Never - Christopher Plummer/Phillip Glasser

7. The Market Place

8. Somewhere Out There - Phillip Glasser/Betsy Cathcart

9. Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram

10. Relasing The Secret Weapon

11. A Duo - Dom DeLuis/Phillip Glasser

12. The Great Fire

13. Reunited

14. Flying Away And End Credits

Editorial Reviews

No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: AMERICAN TAIL
Title: SOUNDTRACK
Street Release Date: 08/08/1989
Domestic
Genre: SOUNDTRACK

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Symphonic Score, March 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: An American Tail: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

John Williams is always said to be the prestigious composer of film music, but I have always preferred James Horner. He doesn't just write music that enhances the mood, he writes music that steals the show. The Main Title of this album is beautifully stunning with melancholy splendor, and then suddenly and appropriately goes into Feivel's upbeat, mischievous theme that you never can really forget. It's hard to believe that this symphonic-style score was written for a cartoon about mice. But, the story itself is beautiful, and could be told in any way, shape, or form, and I think that Horner realized this when he was writing his score--he was not thinking of little cartoon mice running around shouting "Down with Cats!" He was thinking of the trials and the bravery of those immigrants crossing the Atlantic to escape the persecution of their homelands, and I think Horner realized this, and composed the score for them, so that today it is more of a monument to them than to the cartoon itself.
"Somewhere out there" is like reading a poem, and although I first saw An American Tail when I was very small, I have always remembered the tune, and the lyrics.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars James Horner's #1 best score, July 5, 2000

By 

Stewart (Raleigh, N.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An American Tail: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

James Horner has done a lot of great scores for movies, but "An American Tail" is his greatest. Once again, he puts a lot of emotion and depth into it. The song that he wrote for this movie, "Somewhere Out There," is my favorite song from a movie. It is the best song he wrote for a movie. The Main Title track at the beginning of this soundtrack is so beautiful, inspirational and moving. Track 13, Reunited, makes me cry the most when I hear it because I can picture the sence where Fievel is in Orphan Alley in my head. It's amazing that when you hear a moving piece of music like this, the sences from the movie play in your mind. This soundtrack is a must for all Horner fans.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't believe this gem is for a kid's cartoon!, February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: An American Tail: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Wow, at this price especially, this is a steal. I remember going on a field trip as a kid to see this thing in the theater. I had already started to notice good music and film music even at that young of age. When I heard this music for the first time, it made cry several times. Beatiful, tender, and bone chilling beauty. Forget Titanic! This is the James Horner that I grew up with. This, and his score for Don Bluth's other animated feature, The Land Before Time, are two of his best works of all time. They are also some of the best film music in some time as well. Yeah, some of the songs I could do without, but even they have their charm. His follow up to Amercian Tail 2 wasn't as good, but decent. This has such depth and soul, you just can't believe it was for some cartoon. I realize all these years later that this is what gave Amercian Tail its heart and soul. A must have! Now THIS is Horner at his best!