Editing How the West Was Won (film) (section)

==Music==
The film's music was composed and conducted by [[Alfred Newman (composer)|Alfred Newman]]. The soundtrack album was originally released by MGM Records. [[Dimitri Tiomkin]], known for his Western film scores, was the first composer approached, but he became unavailable following eye surgery and Newman was hired as a replacement.

The score is widely considered{{By whom|date=April 2022}} as among Newman's best, and it appears on the [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]] list. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]], losing to the score for ''[[Tom Jones (1963 film)|Tom Jones]]''.

Debbie Reynolds sings three songs in the film: "Raise a Ruckus Tonight" starting a party around the camp fire, "What Was Your Name in the States?" and "A Home in the Meadow" to the tune of "[[Greensleeves]]", with lyrics by [[Sammy Cahn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daveswarbirds.com/HTWWW/lyrics.htm |title=How The West Was Won: the lyrics to the songs |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> Her rendition is heard by Cleve (Gregory Peck), who is so moved that he proposes marriage. This scene ends the Plains segment.