Balto Soundtrack

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Balto Soundtrack

Balto Soundtrack was composed by James Horner who also did movies like Apollo 13, The Man Without a Face, and Titanic. The soundtrack was composed for Steven Spielberg's animated adventure movie, Balto.

Balto is based on a true story of a half-husky, half-wolf sled dog who faces overwhelming odds to bring life-saving medicine to Nome, Alaska in the 1925 diphtheria epidemic. Balto is the lead team dog on the final leg of the race to get the serum to Nome in time. The movie was released by MCA in 1995.

Easily as good as some of his other works, such as The Land Before Time and An American Tail, this soundtrack uses very emotional and very minor-pitch themes to paint a vivid picture of the Alaskan wilderness. Balto is easily one of the most powerful examples of a minor-key soundtrack that contains some of the most emotional music ever written.

Although the title is out of print, brand new copies can still be purchased online at Amazon.com and other internet markets, or in stores specializing in used CDs and tapes.

1 Contents of the Balto Soundtrack
- 1.1 Lyrics
2 Orchestration of the Balto Soundtrack
3 MIDI Versions of Balto Soundtrack tracks
4 External links

[edit] Contents of the Balto Soundtrack

"Reach for the Light" (Theme From Balto): performed by Steve Winwood.
"Main Title/Balto's Story Unfolds"
"The Dogsled Race"
"Rosy Goes To the Doctor"
"Boris and Balto"
"The Journey Begins"
"Grizzly Bear"
"Jenna/Telegraphing The News"
"Steele's Treachery"
"The Epidemic's Toll"
"Heritage Of The Wolf"
"Balto Brings The Medicine!"
"Reach For The Light" (Theme From Balto): Long version, performed by Steve Winwood.

[edit] Lyrics

The lyrics for the songs in the Balto Soundtrack were by Cynthia Weil

[edit] Orchestration of the Balto Soundtrack

The exquisiste music from the Balto Soundtrack was orchestrated by Don Davis (The Matrix) and Steve Bramson. Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra