A great ethnically tinged score from Williams that begins with Irish edged music and moves through to more American styled music as the action moves across the Atlantic. It has many great moments, Blowing off Steam is a great little scherzo and is the nearest you get to musically depicting stress! Some of the early action is dotted with Irish Bagpipes to give the traditional flavour to the music. The middle gets a little slow at times, with some rather quiet cues that don't go anywhere. The best of the CD is at the end, starting with The Land Race which is one of those great cues that uses trumpet bursts and fast paced music to build the suspense and compliment the action. This is continued in Race to the River. Book of Days is my favourite Enya song and so I am glad that it is included here. The End Credits for a perfect suite of the main themes. Overall a good score for one of Williams' only forays into more traditional music.

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  1. County Galway, June 1892 (1:55)
  2. The Fighting Donnellys (2:18)
    Featuring The Chieftains
  3. Joe Sr.'s Passing - The Duel Scene (4:41)
  4. Leaving Home (1:55)
  5. Burning the Manor House (2:43)
  6. Blowing Off Steam (1:31)
  7. Fighting for Dough (2:02)
    Featuring The Chieftains
  8. Am I Beautiful? (3:38)
  9. The Big Match (5:56)
  10. Inside the Mansion (4:24)
  11. Shannon is Shot (4:06)
  12. Joseph's Dream (3:08)
  13. The Reunion (3:50)
  14. Oklahoma Territory (2:12)
  15. The Land Race (4:56)
  16. Settling with Steven - The Race to the River (4:08)
  17. Joseph and Shannon (3:14)
  18. Book of Days (2:53)
    Composed and performed by Enya
  19. End Credits (6:35)
    Featuring The Chieftains