James Horner : An American Tail - Main Title (opening), piano version

This is the published piano version of the first part of the main title of the cartoon score by James Horner (1953- ) the leading US composer of movie scores, whose credits include, ' Titanic' , ' Braveheart ' , and, very recently, ' Avatar '. This 1986 cartoon is about a Russian mouse emigrating to the US in the 1990s. The score's most famous track is the Grammy-winning 'Somewhere Out There'.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------­------------------------------------------------------
Played by Phillip Sear
http://www.psear.co.uk

Category:

Music

Tags:

• piano
• movie
• film
• cartoon
• animation
• US

[kc86er]

I can still picture the image of the snowflake (from the opening credits of the film) as I'm listening :)

[PSearPianist]

@kc86er Thank you - I'm glad this is evocative for you!

[Driscol]

Amazing

[PSearPianist]

@Driscol Thank you!

[lilberrico]

..and when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby...I love this!

[PSearPianist]

@lilberrico That's a really nice comment.

[PSearPianist]

@mdtmusic Thanks for the really kind comment. I do try to approach piano arrangements such as this as I would a 'classical' piece.

[mdtmusic]

This is such a well piano version that I even can't find the right words. I think it's one thing to just play the notes or get into the emotion of it. Very well done and thanks for sharing it with us :)

[PSearPianist]

Thanks - I'm glad you liked it!

[Guigui227]

Very great job Phillip. I missed the opening theme on piano and you dit it, and the result is amazing. thank you for this moment !