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

Randy Edelman, Trevor Jones

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 25, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00004YLQU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,068 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contrary to the bad reviews..., December 6, 2000

By A Customer

This wonderful rerecording not only makes up for MANY mistakes on the Jones/Edelman original, but makes it quite cohesive as well. Where Trevor Jones was making the epic stuff, the studio decided to hire Randy Edelman to "humanize" the score. What Varese Sarabande and the RSNO do here is make it sound like one orchestra playing WHAT should have been one composers music. This version ousts the annoying Clannad track and dumps a couple of Edelman tracks in favor of more Trevor Jones' music. This collection isn't just for completists like me, but for anybody who loved the movie, it's epicness (not a word, but hey) and the scope of Trevor Jones grand orchestrations.

Good job Joel McNeely, you are truly becoming a master!