Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic western movie based on the book of the same name written by Michael Blake. Dances with Wolves was directed by, and stars, Kevin Costner.

Dances with Wolves is about Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner), a lieutenant in the Union army during the Civil War who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and he ends up alone in a deserted western fort. At his isolated post he develops a relationship with a group of Lakota and eventually joins them.

The movie won 7 Academy Awards including Best Motion Picture and Best Sound Mixing, plus the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.

John Barry composed the original score, which is one of the best movie scores ever done. Barry won the 1991 Academy Award for "Best Original Score" and the 1992 Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television". Dances With Wolves Soundtrack was released in August 1990.

Track Listing

1. Main Title – Looks Like a Suicide – 4:01
2. The John Dunbar Theme – 2:16
3. Journey to Fort Sedgewick – 3:25
4. Ride to Fort Hays – 2:00
5. The Death of Timmons – 2:25
6. Two Socks – The Wolf Theme – 1:30
7. Pawnee Attack – 3:49
8. Kicking Bird's Gift – 2:10
9. Journey to the Buffalo Killing Ground – 3:43
10. The Buffalo Hunt – 2:43
11. Stands with a Fist Remembers – 2:08
12. The Love Theme – 3:46
13. The John Dunbar Theme – 2:04
14. Two Socks at Play – 1:59
15. The Death of Cisco – 2:14
16. Rescue of Dances with Wolves – 2:09
17. The Loss of the Journal/The Return to Winter Camp – 2:09
18. Farewell and End Title – 8:50

Dances with Wolves (1995 Bonus Tracks)

1. Main Title – Looks Like a Suicide – 3:57
2. The John Dunbar Theme – 2:15
3. Journey to Fort Sedgewick – 3:22
4. Ride to Fort Hays – 2:00
5. The Death of Timmons – 2:25
6. Two Socks – The Wolf Theme – 1:28
7. Pawnee Attack – 3:45
8. Kicking Bird's Gift – 2:08
9. Journey to the Buffalo Killing Ground – 3:39
10. The Buffalo Hunt – 2:41
11. Fire Dance – 1:41
12. Stands with a Fist Remembers –2:07
13. The Love Theme – 3:52
14. The John Dunbar Theme – 2:05
15. Two Socks at Play – 1:57
16. The Death of Cisco – 2:12
17. Rescue of Dances with Wolves – 2:07
18. The Loss of the Journal/The Return to Winter Camp – 2:07
19. Farewell and End Title – 8:40
20. The John Dunbar Theme – 3:41
21. Dances with Wolves – 5:15

Dances with Wolves (2004 Bonus Tracks)

1. Main Title/Looks Like a Suicide (expanded) – 7:36
2. Ride to Fort Hayes – 2:02
3. Journey to Fort Sedgewick/Shooting Star/John Dunbar Theme/Arrival at Fort Sedgewick – 4:55
4. The John Dunbar Theme – 2:18
5. The Death of Timmons – 2:27
6. Two Socks/The Wolf Theme – 1:31
7. Stands with a Fist Remembers – 2:12
8. The Buffalo Robe – 2:12
9. Journey to the Buffalo Killing Ground – 3:40
10. Spotting the Herd – 1:49
11. The Buffalo Hunt (film version) – 4:32
12. Fire Dance – 1:40
13. Two Socks at Play – 2:00
14. Falling in Love – 3:04
15. The Love Theme – 3:46
16. The John Dunbar Theme – 2:05
17. Pawnees/Pawnee Attack/Stone Calf Dies/Toughest Dies – 6:15
18. Victory – 1:03
19. The Death of Cisco – 2:14
20. Rescue of Dances with Wolves – 2:08
21. The Loss of the Journal/The Return to Winter Camp – 2:09
22. Farewell/End Title – 8:46
23. The Buffalo Hunt (album version) – 2:49
24. The John Dunbar Theme (film version) – 2:23