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Home From the Hill (1960) is a Southern family drama featuring a quartet of excellent performances: Robert Mitchum as a powerful Texas patriarch; Eleanor Parker as his brittle wife; George Hamilton as their sheltered son; and George Peppard as Mitchum's worldly (but illegitimate) other son. Masterfully directed by Vincente Minnelli, the film features glossy M-G-M production values on the one hand, and beautifully handled restraint on the other, with each character presented in a sympathetic light even as the plot drives them into inexorable conflict.

The score to Home From the Hill is one of the masterpieces of Bronislau Kaper (The Prodigal, Mutiny on the Bounty), an accomplished composer with a gift for melody. Born in Poland and raised in Europe, Kaper was one of several emigrant composers who ironically had a gift for evoking the American heartland. His themes for Home From the Hill seem as timeless as the land itself and as belonging as the Southern hospitality of the characters. He weaves through the film's interconnected maze of relationships, evoking love—both familial and romantic—as well as tension and violence: first for a dangerous wild boar hunt, and later a climactic manhunt.

George Peppard said of his role in the film: "There's a long scene in Home From the Hill where the camera stays on me...People are always saying what a fine piece of acting it was. Actually, I didn't do anything but walk and stare ahead. All the acting was done by Kaper." It is one of the finest compliments ever paid to a film composer, and most deserving in the case of this special score.

1. Overture (02:14)
2. Main Title (01:46)
3. Who Shot Me (02:21)
4. Don't press (01:12)
5. Father and Son (02:24)
6. Goodnight Son (05:50)
7. Well Men (00:42)
8. You ready (01:28)
9. Is he gone (00:48)
10. He's been here (02:55) ( revised version )
11. Too much (02:14)
12. The Hunt (03:32)
13. After the Hunt (01:28)
14. One,Two,Three (04:46)
15. Theron and Libby (02:38)
16. At the Attic (01:51)
17. Ann Copley (01:21)
18. We are alone now (02:10)
19. Rafe (04:57)
20. Pain (00:55)
21. Brothers (01:25)
22. Doctor Carson (01:25)
23. Paring (02:29)
24. Albert (01:43)
25. I'll fix it (01:49) ( revised version )
26. Juke Box (03:05)
27. Private (01:25)
28. About Theron (01:51)
29. Hope (01:14)
30. Death (06:54)
31. Getting Dark (03:20)
32. Finale (01:20)