Gettysburg by Original Soundtrack (CD, Sep-1993, Milan)

This album/soundtrack was very well done. I’ve purchased a couple of these CD’s, as I tend to wear them out after having played them so many times! The tracks are straight out of the movie (as to be expected), and are wonderfully relaxing to listen to. There are plenty of pieces with great piano work, as well as the usual moving pieces that bring you back to various scenes in the movie. This was done by Randy Edelman, but you could easily mistake it for something done by James Horner (meant as a compliment to Edelman - Horner’s soundtracks are commonly very well done, as is this one!). If you enjoyed the movie, you are sure to be pleased with this soundtrack.

OF IMPORTANT NOTE though - if you enjoyed the movie, and/or love great soundtrack scores (such as this), don’t get caught off-guard by the FOLLOW-UP CD to this soundtrack (More Music from Gettysburg). I’m writing this HERE (as well as under the other CD) mainly because - after having bought THIS album, I rushed out and bought the 2nd one from this movie too. THAT was a big mistake. The 2nd CD is pretty much nothing but fiddle tunes, and is completely lacking in the wonderful music scores that THIS CD has. So - unless you are a civil war buff and/or want to hear a ton of things on the fiddle - stick to just THIS CD / soundtrack for Gettysburg, and skip the 2nd CD. They are worlds apart in sound.