The Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film) [Motion Picture Score] [Soundtrack]

Randy Edelman, Trevor Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 25, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00004YLQU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,647 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Title: SCORE
Street Release Date: 09/26/2000
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Genre: SOUNDTRACK

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84 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy the original, January 12, 2002

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"baraduk" (Pequannock, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film) [Motion Picture Score] (Audio CD)

Seeing as the movie and the original version of the score are two of my favorites of all time, I decided to give this CD a chance. Mainly, I was looking for an adaptation of the music that went more hand in hand with the film, since even the original varied slightly from the way it was presented (like omitting all bass strings from Promentory, which changed the mood of the piece dramatically).

Unfortunately, this is just a recreation of a score that was already perfect and therefore left me unsatisfied. If I'm going to listen to Trevor Jones' and Randy Edelman's music, I'd rather get their interpretation as opposed to anyone elses. I also feel that the arrangement on this CD is too "clean" where the instruments stand out alone instead of creating the mood of the original.

Don't get me wrong, the soundtrack for "The Last of the Mohicans" is one of the all-time best that I've heard. I just think that when something is perfect, you should leave it alone and enjoy it in that form. Go out and find the original because it is absolutely worth it.

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Last of the Muzak--Please!, September 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film) [Motion Picture Score] (Audio CD)

I bought this new CD thinking it was a newly enhanced version of the movie soundtrack--expecting that since lot of nice technology is now in place since 1992, I could expect even better sound.

What I got was the wonderful score turned into Muzak. Elevator Music. It is particularly evident in the Promentory scene (where the emotional, harsh violin bow-strokes of Alice's dive from the mountain ledge has disappeared from this overly symphonic take).

I halfway expected "Moon River" or "The Windmills of Your Mind" to play in...

If you love the music the way you heard it in the movie, you will be sadly disappointed. Stick to the 1992 soundtrack already released.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tries really hard but just can't top the original, September 16, 2004

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Rebecca Rockwell (Carpinteria, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film) [Motion Picture Score] (Audio CD)

I am a HUGE fan of the 1992 film version of Last of the Mohicans, and its score is one of my all-time favorites. I bought the original soundtrack the day I saw the film in the theaters back in '92, and I just bought this version tonight thinking I'd give it a shot. While this album tries really hard, it just can't improve on the orginal release. The sound quality is vastly inferior, both in that it is slightly tinny sounding and its emphasis on each individual instrument disrupts the flow and emotional mood of each piece. As I write this I am listening to this album's version of "Promentory," one of the film's finest and most emotional musical tracks, and this version is too overdone and a little harsh-sounding. Normally when I listen to the original score I am able to see images from the film in my mind, but not so with this version due to the distractions caused by the difference in the way it was recorded. I would recommend the original over this one any day--you'll get a more satisfying auditory and emotional experience from the first release.