Randy Edelman - "Cora (from The Last of The Mohicans Soundtrack)"

American musician, producer, and composer for film and television Randy Edelman began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards, including two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004.

While he was often tagged to add supplemental music to scores, it was often his music that made the entire score better. As in with this piece, the entire score to the movie was raised by this gem of a melody. Truly, a classic film score where his little jewels are oft overlooked, but without them the entire score would be so much less.

So today, toasting the unsung heroes, I choose Randy Edelman’s “Cora (from The Last Of The Mohicans Soundtrack)” as my, with love as your guide, with passion as your compass, with determination as lantern, song for a, break my heart gently, hold my love in your callused hands, kiss away the weary tears, Friday.