''Braveheart – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the

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album to the 1995 film of the same name composed and conducted by

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and performed by the

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. It is Horner's second of three collaborations with

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as director following ''

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'' (1993). The soundtrack, comprising 77 minutes of film score, was notably successful and was nominated for Best Original Score at the

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in 1996, but lost to

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's composition to ''

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''. Horner's score includes a melody that appeared again in his 1997 music for ''

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''. Irish band

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wrote a theme tune for the film, entitled 'Croí Cróga' (meaning 'braveheart'). However, the track was not used in the soundtrack, but was released by Clannad on the album 'Lore'. Several critics have noted similarities between the "Main Theme" and an earlier theme song,

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's "Pai Longing" in the 1991

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series ''

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''.

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More Music from ''Braveheart'' (1997)

In 1997, album co-producer Simon Rhodes produced a follow-up soundtrack entitled ''More Music from Braveheart''. This album features many unreleased cues, source music, and dialogue from the film. *:Previously unreleased

Limited Edition

In November 2015, in commemoration for the film's 20th anniversary, La-La Land Records produced a 2-disc limited edition album of James Horner's complete score to ''Braveheart''. The CD is dedicated to Horner who was killed in a plane accident prior to the album's release. +: Contains previously unreleased material
*: Previously unreleased

References

{{Authority control 1995 soundtrack albums Decca Records soundtracks James Horner albums