The American West is a production music album released in 1991 by Bruton Music. All tracks are re-issued from previous Bruton vinyl albums.
Description[]
Orchestral Western and American Indian acoustic themes
Contents[]
| Track No. | Piece | Composer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Description/Notes |
| Western Themes | ||||
| 1 | The Way West | Jack Dorsey | 1:13 | Broad Western melodic theme. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| 2 | Bad Day At Sand Springs | Jack Dorsey | 1:34 | Orchestral Western theme. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| 3 | Western Panorama | Len Beadle | 1:02 | Panoramic Western theme. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| 4 | Topeka Trail | John Hawkins | 2:12 | Panoramic, expansive Western theme. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| 5 | Lazy Cowboy | Jack Dorsey | 1:41 | Broad, melodic orchestral theme. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| 6 | Sparkin' In The Hay | Norman Warren | 1:06 | Bright barn dance. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| 7 | My Horse And I | Norman Warren | 1:10 | Lazy cowboy tune. Originally released on BRR 2. |
| Western Drama | ||||
| 8 | Badlands 1 | John Cameron | 2:31 | Dramatic 'Spaghetti western' theme. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 9 | Badlands 2 | John Cameron | 1:52 | Dramatic 'Spaghetti western' theme - Alternate version, solo harmonica. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 10 | Advance | John Cameron | 2:07 | Percussive, action, building to climax. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 11 | Box Canyon | John Cameron | 2:54 | Suspense, building atmosphere. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 12 | Shades and Blades 1 | John Cameron | 1:45 | Drama theme featuring guitar, strings. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 13 | Shades and Blades 2 | John Cameron | 0:13 | Drama theme featuring guitar, strings - Shock, stab links. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 14 | Shades and Blades 3 | John Cameron | 1:18 | Drama theme featuring guitar, strings - Alternate solo guitar version of main theme. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 15 | Rattlesnake | John Cameron | 0:41 | Dramatic, orchestral. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 16 | Nightsounds 1 | John Cameron | 1:41 | Atmospheric opening to surprise ending, featuring flute. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 17 | Nightsounds 2 | John Cameron | 0:31 | Atmospheric opening to surprise ending, featuring flute - Alternative ending of above. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 18 | Vulture 1 | John Cameron | 1:57 | Tense, nasty, drama. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 19 | Vulture 2 | John Cameron | 0:39 | Tense, nasty, drama - Solo wood pipe version. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 20 | High Noon 1 | John Cameron | 3:22 | Uneasy, tension, featuring harmonica. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 21 | High Noon 2 | John Cameron | 0:17 | Uneasy, tension, featuring harmonica - Alternate ending. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 22 | Stark Beauty | John Cameron | 1:38 | Stark and desolate. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 23 | Peace In The Valley | John Cameron | 2:13 | Quiet atmosphere featuring harmonica. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 24 | Indian Village 1 | John Cameron | 2:00 | Lonely atmosphere featuring recorder. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 25 | Indian Village 2 | John Cameron | 1:09 | Lonely atmosphere featuring recorder - Alternate version, solo wood pipe. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 26 | All Hope Gone | John Cameron | 1:57 | Sad, lonely atmosphere. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 27 | Dusty Streets | John Cameron | 1:45 | 'Spaghetti Western' motion. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 28 | To The Death | John Cameron | 1:59 | Violent action chase. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 29 | Girl On The Run | John Cameron | 1:46 | Chase, pursuit. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 30 | Man On The Run | John Cameron | 1:51 | Thematic version. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 31 | Running Man 1 | John Cameron | 2:07 | Pursuit to shock ending. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 32 | Running Man 2 | John Cameron | 0:27 | Pursuit to shock ending - Alternate ending. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 33 | Badlands 1 | John Cameron | 0:07 | Danger link. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 34 | Badlands 2 | John Cameron | 0:08 | Warning link. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 35 | Badlands 3 | John Cameron | 0:09 | Climatic link. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 36 | Badlands 4 | John Cameron | 0:09 | Ominous link. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 37 | Badlands 5 | John Cameron | 0:08 | Dark chord to guitar statement. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 38 | Badlands 6 | John Cameron | 0:07 | Chord to alto sax statement. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| 39 | Badlands 7 | John Cameron | 0:07 | Ominous guitar chord. Originally released on BRJ 28. |
| American Indian Music | ||||
| 40 | Little Big Horn | Louis Mofsie | 2:29 | War dance from the Sioux tribe of North Dakota. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 41 | Pride Of The Prairie | Louis Mofsie | 1:59 | "Round Dance" from the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 42 | Celebration Chant | Louis Mofsie | 1:36 | Joyful, chanting, modern day stomp dance. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 43 | Proud Warrior | Louis Mofsie | 2:07 | An "honouring song" from the Omaha tribe of Nebraska. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 44 | Village Morning | Louis Mofsie | 1:45 | A Winebago love song featuring Native American flute. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 45 | Summer Harvest | Louis Mofsie | 1:32 | Harvest song featuring Native American flute and drum. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 46 | Happy Trills 1 | Louis Mofsie | 0:08 | Trill on Native American flute. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 47 | Happy Trills 2 | Louis Mofsie | 0:08 | Trill on Native American flute. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 48 | Happy Trills 3 | Louis Mofsie | 0:09 | Trill on Native American flute. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 49 | Manitou | Louis Mofsie | 0:48 | Native American flute solo. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 50 | Evil Spirits | Louis Mofsie | 1:12 | Native American flute solo. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 51 | Hopi Gourd Rattle 1 | Louis Mofsie | 0:05 | Rattle link. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 52 | Hopi Gourd Rattle 2 | Louis Mofsie | 0:21 | Rhythmic rattle link. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 53 | Indian Drums 1 | Louis Mofsie | 0:16 | Drum roll. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 54 | Indian Drums 2 | Louis Mofsie | 0:22 | Tribal "Round Dance". Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 55 | Indian Drums 3 | Louis Mofsie | 0:23 | Slow, tribal war dance. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 56 | Indian Drums 4 | Louis Mofsie | 0:38 | Fast, war dance. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 57 | Butterfly Dance | Louis Mofsie | 0:50 | Hopi "Butterfly" dance. Drum and vocal. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 58 | Smoke Dance | Louis Mofsie | 0:41 | Iroquois "Smoke" dance. Drum and vocal. Originally released on BRR 21. |
| 59 | Peyote | Louis Mofsie | 0:35 | Winebago Peyote song. Originally released on BRR 21. |