Studio
Director
Movie page
 
Label
Release date
Running time
Availability
Soundtrack page		 Warner Bros. - 1997
Kevin Costner
Official site
 
Warner Bros. 9362-46842-2
December 23, 1997
49:50 (score)  73:40 (total)
out of print
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1.   Main Titles 2:21
2.   Shelter In The Storm 6:23
3.   The Belly Of The Beast 6:49
4.   General Bethlehem 6:55
5.   Abby Comes Calling 10:49
6.   The Restored United States 6:43
7.   The Postman 9:50
8.   Almost Home - Jono Manson 3:59
9.   It Will Happen Naturally - Jono Manson 2:18
10.   The Next Big Thing - Jono Manson 2:19
11.   This Perfect World - John Coinman 3:38
12.   Once This Was The Promise Land
 John Coinman		 2:06
13.   I Miss My Radio - John Coinman 2:42
14.   Come And Get Your Love
 John Coinman		 3:06
15.   You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
 Amy Grant and Kevin Costner *		 3:39

 
Soundtrack credits
Original Score Composed and Produced by James Newton Howard

Recorded and Mixed by
Orchestra Conducted by
Orchestrated by
Concertmaster
Choir
Choir Conducted by

Supervising Music Editor
Music Editor
Electronic Score Produced by
Album Production Coordinator
Orchestra Contractor
Music Preparation

Whistles and Recorder
Acoustic Guitar and Mandolin
Score Recorded and Mixed at
Scoring Recordist
Scoring Crew
Electronic Score Recorded at
Auricle Control Systems

 Shawn Murphy
Artie Kane
Brad Dechter, Jeff Atmajian and James Newton Howard
Bruce Dukov
L.A. Master Chorale
Paul Salamunovich

Jim Weidman
David Olson
Jim Hill
Michael Mason
Sandy DeCrescent
JoAnn Kane Music Service

Katy Salvidge
George Doering
Todd-AO Scoring Stage
Andy Bass
Jay Selvester, David Marquette, Marc Gebauer and Kirsten Smith
JNH Studios (Assistant Engineer: Chad DeCinces)
Richard Grant and Michael Mason

Score Mastered by Patricia Sullivan-Fourstar at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA
Album Sequenced by Jim Weidman
Score Published by WB Music Corp. ASCAP

Music Coordination: Maria Machado
Executive In Charge Of Music For Warner Bros. Records: Danny Bramson
Executives In Charge Of Music For Warner Bros.: Gary LeMel and Doug Frank

 
* You Didn't Have To Be So Nice (track 15)
 Performed by
 Written by
 Keyboards
 Bass
 Drums
 Acoustic Guitar
 Hi String & Mandolin
 Fiddle
 Produced by
 Recorded & Mixed by		 Amy Grant and Kevin Costner
Steve Boone and John Sebastian
James Newton Howard
Leland Sklar
Carlos Vega
Jono Manson and John J. Coinman
Tim Pierce
Sid Page
Ted Templeman and Bill Schnee
Bill Schnee at Schnee Studio

 
Comment
There also exists an Academy Awards promo. It does however contain exactly the same music from the original score as on this album (without the songs)