The formula for the small budget film Amanda could fit into an Hallmark Entertainment scenario, though this film would never receive such exposure. The primary focus of the film's story is a crippled young boy's relationship with a horse, as well as all the typical themes of maturation of confidence and the overcoming of disabilities that has a tendency to drive such stories. The twist in Amanda is an older, wiser horse expert who inspires the boy with stories of swords, warriors, and knights, thus bringing an element of imaginative adventure to an otherwise serene scenario of mundane character development. The setting of Montana allows for expansive photography that serves any horse movie well, and Basil Poledouris' career is equally at home in such circumstances. In a cross between Poledouris' western, mystical, and children's genres of composition, this light and fluffy score exists where its movie does not.

Orchestrated by Greig McRitchie and Steven Scott Smalley
Performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra

01. Ride to Church (2:29)
02. Passing Wagon (1:41)
03. Biddle Remembers (1:30)
04. Gonna Ride Spoke (0:34)
05. Biddle to Barn (1:16)
06. The Glasses (1:18)
07. Practice (2:04)
08. The Story Pt. 1/Night By (4:08)
09. The Story Part II/Caleb's Fear (2:55)
10. Biddle Sees (1:02)
11. Biddle Lightens Up (2:40)
12. Amanda Pushes Biddle (1:26)
13. Common Ground (0:56)
14. Pole Practice II (1:11)
15. The Story Part III/Amanda Kills Spoke (2:17)
16. Search for Spoke (0:53)
17. Spoke is Found (0:45)
18. The Story Part IV/The Sword (2:07)
19. To the Rodeo/Biddle Accepts (3:39)
20. Amanda's Gift (3:35)
21. You Make the Magic (1:55)