Horner's score includes a melody that appeared again in his 1997 music for Titanic.[1] Irish band Clannad 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, Kaoru Wada's "Pai Longing" in the 1991 anime series 3×3 Eyes.[2][3][4]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Main Title"
2:51
2.
"A Gift of a Thistle - Extra Bag Pipes performed by Tom Tunstall."
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Prologue: 'I Shall Tell You of William Wallace' (Narration: Robert the Bruce)"
3:35
2.
"Outlawed Tunes on Outlawed Pipes*"
2:03
3.
"The Royal Wedding (Narration: Robert the Bruce)*"
2:13
4.
"'The trouble with Scotland' (King Edward the Longshanks)"
0:41
5.
"Scottish Wedding Music*"
1:14
6.
"Prima Noctes"
1:46
7.
"The Proposal (William Wallace and Murron)"
6:32
8.
"'Scotland is free!' (William Wallace)"
0:18
9.
"Point of War / Johnny Cope / Up in the Morning Early"
3:00
10.
"Conversing with the Almighty (Stephen, William Wallace, Hamish, Campbell)"
"Kirkhill / The Argyllshire Gathering / The Braemar Highland Gathering"
4:09
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 album's original release was limited to 3,000 copies and is currently sold out. However, La-La Land Records re-issued the score for another 3,000 copies on March 29, 2022.
The album is dedicated to Horner who was killed in a plane accident prior to the album's release.
Disc 1
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Logo / Main Title"
3:38
2.
"Hanging of the Peacemakers*"
1:21
3.
"William's Father Leaves to Fight*"
0:59
4.
"A Father's Final Return*"
2:56
5.
"A Gift of a Thistle"
1:39
6.
"Outlawed Tunes on Outlawed Pipes"
2:06
7.
"Royal Wedding* / Domino Fidelium"
2:10
8.
"Grown Wallace Arrives*"
1:19
9.
"Prima Noctes"
1:58
10.
"Wallace Courts Murron"
4:29
11.
"The Secret Wedding"
6:36
12.
"Attack on Murron"
3:02
13.
"Revenge (extended version)+"
6:18
14.
"Murron's Burial"
2:17
15.
"Wallace on the Move* / Run to the Stronghold*"
3:26
16.
"Making Plans / Gathering the Clans (extended version)+"
2:13
17.
"Sons of Scotland"
6:22
18.
"The Battle of Stirling (extended version)+"
6:18
19.
"Wallace Moves on York*"
1:25
20.
"Wallace's Dream*"
2:13
21.
"Vision of Murron"
1:55
22.
"The Princess Was a Pawn* / Wallace Moves Again*"
2:38
Disc 2
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Falkirk"
4:08
2.
"Betrayal and Desolation"
7:51
3.
"Mornay's Dream"
1:19
4.
"The Legend Spreads*"
1:13
5.
"The Fire Trap*"
1:16
6.
"Romantic Alliance*"
2:25
7.
"Wallace Is Caught*"
1:43
8.
"The Princess Pleads for Wallace's Life (film version)*"
3:39
9.
"Wallace to the Scaffold*"
1:22
10.
"'Freedom' / The Execution / Bannockburn"
7:23
11.
"End Credits"
7:15
12.
"For the Love of a Princess"
4:11
13.
"Scottish Wedding Music*"
1:25
14.
"Drum Roll* / Sleepy Maggy*"
1:13
15.
"Main Title (album version)"
2:55
16.
"Sons of Scotland (alternate)+"
6:21
17.
"The Battle of Stirling (alternate opening)*"
2:06
18.
"The Princess Pleads for Wallace's Life (album version)"
3:43
+: Contains previously unreleased material *: Previously unreleased
References
^The Titanic in Myth and Memory Tim Bergfelder, Sarah Street - 2004 "Horner's music for Braveheart (1995) includes a melody that appears in the score for Titanic. The former also makes copious use of the uilleann pipes, a characteristically Irish instrument that resonates oddly with the film's Scottish setting"
