The Last of the Mohicans | fingerstyle guitar
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The Last of the Mohicans

While the film and soundtrack are timeless — the music production was fairly chaotic for The Last of the Mohicans. Director Michael Mann had initially requested that Trevor Jones (composer) provide an electronic score for the film. That surprises me given that it was 1992 and electronic music was passé at that point.

However, late in production, it was decided that an orchestral score would be more appropriate for the historical epic. With limited time, Trevor Jones hurried to rescore the music for an orchestra. The Last of…