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The Molly Maguires was a big-budget drama from Paramount Pictures, with powerhouse stars, Sean Connery, Richard Harris, and Samantha Eggar, a terrific director, Martin Ritt (Hud, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and many others), and the screenwriter of Fail Safe and John Frankenheimer’s The Train, the great Walter Bernstein. The film takes place in the Pennsylvania coal country in 1876 and is loosely based on the true story of a small band of Irish coal miners/terrorists called The Molly Maguires.

For the film, composer Henry Mancini composed one of his finest scores, filled with lush melodies and expert evocative themes. Whether depicting an early morning at the mines (the astonishing opening cue), or the terrorist activities, or the blossoming love between Eggar and Harris, Mancini’s score is right up there with his greatest, including such masterpieces as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Charade, Days of Wine and Roses, Hatari!, Two For The Road, and many others.

01. Theme From Molly Maguires (Pennsylvania, 1876) (4:18)
02. The Mollys Strike (2:45)
03. Main Title (1:44)
04. Fiddle And Fife (1:53)
05. Work Montage (2:13)
06. Jamie And Mary (The Hills Of Yesterday) (2:42)
07. Room And Board (Theme From Molly Maguires) (1:54)
08. The Hills Of Yesterday (1:40)
09. Pennywhistle Jig (1:00)
10. Sandwiches And Tea (Theme From Molly Maguires) (2:08)
11. Trip To Town (1:45)
12. The Mollys Strike Again (2:09)
13. A Brew With The Boys (1:38)
14. A Suit For Grandpa (2:09)
15. The End (Theme From Molly Maguires) (0:43)