Ennio Morricone's Academy Award-nominated score captures the conflict between 18th-century Jesuit missionaries trying to convert the native Indians, and the slavers who want to destroy them. In keeping with the serious subject matter and epic scope of Roland Joffé's film, the score is by turns grave, lyrical, and tense. Ever inventive, Morricone mixes liturgical chorales, native drumming, and Spanish-influenced guitars, often in the very same track, to capture the drama of the culture clash. His trademark lyricism also comes through, notably in the beautiful themes for Gabriel's Oboe and The Mission.
Tracklist
Side A
1. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
2. Falls
3. Gabriel's Oboe
4. Ava Maria Guarani
5. Brothers
6. Carlotta
7. Vita Nostra
8. Climb
9. Remorse
10. Penance
Side B
1. The Mission
2. River
3. Gabriel's Oboe
4. Te Deum Guarani
5. Refusal
6. Asuncion
7. Alone
8. Guarani
9. The Sword
10. Misere