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The Adventures of Mark Twain: The 1944 Score by Max Steiner ()

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  1. Main Title
  2. Pirates
  3. Young Samuel Clemens finds his Place
  4. The River Pilot
  5. Riverboat in Fog
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  1. Main Title
  2. Pirates
  3. Young Samuel Clemens finds his Place
  4. The River Pilot
  5. Riverboat in Fog
  6. The Mule - Digging - Cave In
  7. Frogs
  8. Gold Rush
  9. Mark Twain is Discovered
  10. Theater Scene
  11. The Squirrel - Livy
  12. Toy Shop
  13. Inspiration
  14. Appreciation
  15. Darn Coat Tails
  16. More Squirrels
  17. Neck Tie Troubles
  18. Public Shame
  19. Buggy Ride
  20. Typesetter
  21. Meeting General Grant
  22. Bedtime Story
  23. World Tour Begins
  24. World Tour Continues
  25. The Call
  26. Sorrow
  27. Oxford
  28. Comet's Return
  29. Finale
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Reconstructed for CD release by John Morgan and performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Max Steiner's score for the 1944 motion picture The Adventures of Mark Twain remains a vivid portrait of the kind of wry, folksy Americana the author virtually defines. Steiner's muscular melodies draw much of their inspiration from Twain's beloved Mississippi River, employing strings and woodwinds to communicate the down-home charms of life on the water. The overall mood is light, with only the gorgeously pensive love ...

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