The Princess Pleads for Wallace’s Life

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"The Princess Pleads for Wallace’s Life" is an emotional orchestral cue from James Horner’s score to the film *Braveheart*, underscoring a pivotal scene of mercy and political tension.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score cue
orchestral composition
associatedAwardContext Braveheart score’s critical acclaim
associatedCharacter King Edward I NERFINISHED
Princess Isabelle NERFINISHED
William Wallace NERFINISHED
associatedTheme love and compassion
political intrigue
sacrifice
basedOn narrative events in the film Braveheart
composer James Horner NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat compact disc
digital music release
film soundtrack album
featuredInWork Braveheart NERFINISHED
filmDirectorOfAssociatedWork Mel Gibson NERFINISHED
genre film score
orchestral film music
hasInstrumentation brass
choral or vocal textures (typical of Braveheart score)
percussion
strings
woodwinds
hasTitleCharacterString The Princess Pleads for Wallace’s Life NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
medium orchestra
musicStyle Celtic-influenced film music
romantic orchestral
narrativeFunction underscores plea for mercy for William Wallace
underscores political tension between England and Scotland
partOfComposerOeuvre James Horner film scores
partOfFranchise Braveheart franchise NERFINISHED
partOfSoundtrack Braveheart (original motion picture score) NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1990s
tone dramatic
emotional
usedFor heightening political tension in Braveheart
underscoring pivotal scene of mercy

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Braveheart (film score) notableTrack The Princess Pleads for Wallace’s Life