'' Braveheart – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack '' is the instrumental soundtrack album to the 1995 film of the same name composed and conducted by James Horner and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra . It is Horner 's second of three collaborations with Mel Gibson as director following '' The Man Without a Face '' ( 1993 ) . The soundtrack , comprising 77 minutes of film score , was noticeably successful and was nominated for Best Original Score at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996 , but lost to Luis Bacalov 's composition to '' Il Postino ''
68th Academy Awards
68th Academy Awards
Braveheart (soundtrack)