Mark Twain Music

The Adventures of Mark Twain

This is the soundtrack to the 1944 film based on Twain's life. Composer Max Steiner and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra provide the music.

Mark Twain

This is the soundtrack to Ken Burns' film about Twain's life. It features vintage recordings of American pop hits popular during Twain's life, as well as monologue performances of Twain's work.

Mark Twain's America: Portrait in Music

This album is a compilation of songs, intended to give us an idea of the period and places Twain wrote about. Songs range from spirituals to Civil War hymns to popular love songs. It includes classic American tracks such as "Motherless Child" and the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

"Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites"

Calypso king Harry Belafonte released this album in 1954. The title track, "Mark Twain," refers not to the great storyteller, but to the nautical term from which Samuel Clemens took his pen name. "Mark twain" is what a boat pilot calls out when the ship has reached two fathoms, the depth at which it's safe to navigate.