The music for the sound track was composed and conducted by James Horner. Stewart voiced the role of Wylie Burp, the lawdog of Green River (pictured in the upper left hand corner of the jacket) and the idol of Fievel in the animated film. Others in the film were Phillip Glasser (as Fievel), Cathy Cavadini (as Tanya), Nehemiah Persoff (as Papa), Dom DeLuise (as Tiger), Amy Irving (as Kitty), John Cleese (as Cat R. Waul) and Jon Lovitz (as Chula). The soundtrack was issued by MCA (MCAD 10416) in 1991.
The tracks are:
Dreams to Dream (Finale Version) (Performed by Linda Ronstadt)
American Tail Overture (Main Title)
Cat Rumble
Headin’ Out West
Way Out West (Lyrics – Will Jennings)
Green River/Trek Through the Desert
Dreams to Dream (Tanya’s Version) (Lyrics – Will Jennings) (Performer – Cathy Cavadini)
Building a New Town
Sacred Mountain
Reminiscing
The Girl You Left Behind – (Lyrics – Will Jennings) (Performer – Cathy Cavadini)
In Training
The Shoot-Out
A New Land – The Future
Linda Ronstadt’s Dreams to Dream (Finale Version) was also issued as a promo CD single in the U.S. (MCA CD45-2028).
Commercially, it was issued as a cassette single (MCACS 54203).
The credits for the song include:
Linda Ronstadt – vocals
Bass Guitar – Jimmy Johnson
Drums – Carlos Vega
Guitar – Michael Thompson
Keyboards – David Foster
Strings Arranged By – David Campbell
Synclavier Programmed By – Simon Franglen
Producer – David Foster
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
The single entered the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart at #46 on November 16, 1991. It remained on that chart for 17 weeks and rose to the #13 position.
It also entered the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart on December 21, 1991, at #9. It was on that chart for five weeks, rising as high as #8.
There also was sheet music, featuring the Stewart character, issued for the song:
