Graeme Revell composed the score to The 13th Warrior, but after reshoots and a change of director the score was dropped and famed composer Jerry Goldsmith was tasked with crafting a new score for the reworked movie. Like many gems, The 13th Warrior was badly received in its own time and hailed as a triumph by audiences later. The 13th Warrior Rejected Score features the discarded score by Graeme Revell. While most of Jerry Goldsmith’s masterful score focused on the Viking elements of the story, Graeme Revell focused on the title character’s native musical traditions. As a fan of both The 13th Warrior and of Jerry Goldsmith, I admit that I much prefer the strong choruses, the percussions, and the horns of Goldsmith. Yet, it can’t be denied that Graeme Revell gave us a score that was authentic to the culture and allowed us to connect with the title character in a way that Jerry Goldsmith’s exceptional score did not. I hope you enjoy this piece of forgotten art. Tracks listed below:
1. Things Were Not Always Thus
2. Banned From Home (The Chase)
3. Banned From Home (The Odd Encounter)
4. A Messenger from the North
5. The Journey Begins
6. Listening/Arrival at the Village
7. In Hrothgar’s Realm
8. The Slaughter
9. Watching and Waiting
10. The Eaters of the Dead Appear
11. The 13th Warrior
12. The Council
13. Grey Sky
14. Building Defenses
15. Praying
16. The Fire Dragon
17. Aftermath
18. The Wisdom of an Old Crone
19. Ibn and Olga
20. Leaving the Village
21. The Cave
22. Inside the Bowels of the Earth
23. Gruesome Discoveries
24. Buliwyf’s Fate
25. Escape from the Cave
26. Return to the Village
27. The Wendol’s Vengeance
28. Bitter Victory
