Bruce Broughton tackles his then-biggest project to date with a massive score, which he bookends with a rousing theme that plays as training ground for his later Silverado masterpiece. The main bulk of The Blue and the Gray soundtrack comprises of warm rural themes, dramatic segments and dynamic action cues. Just one of many highlights is a tiny four-note motif, first introduced with "Stone Bridge at Bull Run" which goes on to become a powerful, rhythmic anchor for the action music to follow.

The entire 2-hour The Blue and the Gray soundtrack is presented in stereo from the only surviving complete 1/4" two-track master elements mixed by engineer Robert Fernandez at the original recording sessions and made available courtesy of Sony Pictures.

Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard double-CD jewel case.