Last of the Mohicans Tune?

Trad Irish Music
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I am wondering where I can find the tune during the climax of Last of the Mohicans? The composer used a Scottish quarter-time dance. Is it a real tune or is it one the composer for the film had written?

Thanks!

~Kerry

2

I didn’t see the film. Did they really have Mohicans climaxing to Scottish music? :boggle:

djm

3

I’m not sure which piece you mean, but here’s a site with info on the music from the movie: [u]MohicanLand Musical Musings: The Music of The Last of the Mohicans[/u].

Could it be “The Gael” by Dougie MacLean?

HTH,
John

4

Well, not Mohicans, per se… It was the daughter of a Scottish colonel and the adopted son (who was anglo) of a Mohican chief.

As usual, Hollywood took lots of liberties with the original story :roll: , but the movie is worth watching just for the cinematography.

5

Well, of course. Who would pay good money to see reality? Many of us get way too much of that for free.

6

The original story was fiction…

:wink:

7

I haven’t read the book but I love the film…it’s great!

Thanks for the link, there was a downloadable version of the tune on the provided site.

8

Did you mean the song I Will Find You, sung by Clannad in the film??

edit: ooops sorry never mind…just listened to that link.

9

Yeah they sing the song before the other tune plays…I like that song as well!

10

I assume you mean the tune “The Kiss” aka “The Gael” which is used after Hawkeye helps the messenger escape the fort and while he’s courting Cora.

Oddly enough, this shows up as background music on many South Indian tv programs. At least the ones my wife watches.

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Howdy -

Jonnie Hardy and Gavin Marwick recorded this tune on their recording “The Blue Lamp”, and they give the above title for the tune name.

They also note that it was originally composed not for the movie, but rather for the Lochness Monster Exhibition.

Cheers.

12

The people who buy music rights for films get nervous about tunes which are allegedly in the public domain–all it would take is for someone to decide that they really own the copyright* and the studio is suddenly embroiled in a lawsuit. Film studios are worth suing. Music which comes with an identified composer who’s been paid for his services makes the bean counters less nervous.


*Like the McPeake family’s belated claim on “Wild Mountain Thyme (Will ye go, Lassis, go?”