Braveheart like other scores has a theme that stuck with me because of it's beauty and drama. Not only is there drama in here, but war as well. Bagpipes and other scottish music is in here combined with orchestra. One of Horner's top scores. Must for a soundtrack collector.

The best movie made, and the same can be said for the soundtrack.. Just magnificent!!

Pardon my somewhat unadventurous title, but I found it to be suitably comical.

It's funny, `cause in addition to finally writing this review, I marvel at the fact that this is my on the whole favorite soundtrack. It's really nothing worth pointing out; I just found it amusing how it can take me this long to bother with a review for my beloved musical score. Now, I don't mean to sound narrow-minded in any way, even if I truly am (for not only is this one of my unsurpassed favorite film, but it was also composed as well as conducted by the great James Horner), but I genuinely took pleasure in everything about this score - and yes, that includes the noticeable "love scenes" that so rudely interrupted the violent war trauma; in fact, I enjoyed Horner's romantic melodies remotely further than his tense, aggressive outlook on age-forgotten warfare; however, his many-sided perspectives nevertheless formed each disposition(s) given to the scene(s), even if many of you disagree.

I would like to impose a question, though, if I may: why do so many of you think it's a rip-off from Titanic? I've seen many comments on this site that have accused the Braveheart score to be an literal facsimile from the 1997 motion picture, Titanic, and I still haven't gotten the joke, if it is indeed one.
At any rate, one; Braveheart was done two years before Titanic's release, and two; although there are requisites that illustrate resemblance, Braveheart is outlying better and more divergent than Horner's later work. And three; James Horner composed the music for both pictures, so even if some dynamics echo alike, we can't blame the man for trying to find at least some sagacity for authenticity to call his own, right?
No offense intended, `cause I credibly liked Titanic, also, but I resolutely favor Braveheart. Many reasons involved, but the most - in fact, the best rationale would have to be due to the bagpipes.

So, yes, if you have any approbation for Scottish music, then please, pick up this soundtrack and give it a shot. You should see the film, also; if nothing else, you get to see Mel Gibson slaughter Englishmen with his roughly angelic face and harmless demeanor. I even think you see his derriere somewhere in the film, but I can't be certain . . .