The Patriot (soundtrack)

The Patriot is the soundtrack, on the Hollywood Records label, of the 2000 film The Patriot starring Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, and Chris Cooper. The original score was composed by John Williams. Williams replaced composer David Arnold on the project after Arnold's original sketches were rejected.

The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Track listing

1. "The Patriot"
2. "The Family Farm"
3. "To Charlestown"
4. "The Colonial Cause"
5. "Redcoats at the Farm and the Death of Thomas"
6. "Ann recruits the Parishioners"
7. "Preparing For Battle"
8. "Ann and Gabriel"
9. "The First Ambush and Remembering the Wilderness"
10. "Tavington's Trap"
11. "Burning of the Plantation"
12. "Facing the British Lines"
13. "The Parish Church Aflame"
14. "Susan Speaks"
15. "Martin vs. Tavington"
16. "Yorktown and the Return Home"
17. "The Patriot Reprise"

Use in politics

A portion of the music from The Patriot was played after Barack Obama's victory speech as President-elect of the United States on November 4, 2008.^[1]

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