Album DescriptionThe telefilm The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, stars Glenn Close as a women who comes to California during the gold rush. She and her three children are looking to start life over after the passing of her husband. Settling in a gold rush encampment called Lucky Diggins, her young daughter Lucy resists the primative life style, but comes to maturity swiftly as she encounters various chracters and situations in and around the mining camp. For The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, composer Bruce Broughton delivered a score mixing both acoustic instruments and electronics resulting in a large scale score. The score not only features original material, but also incorporates traditional songs for the gold rush.