The Patriot (The Original Motion Picture Score)Amazon. com Though Hollywood has long had a love affair with historical epics, it has sorely shortchanged America's own most compelling chapter, the War of Independence. And if this tale of a retiring Colonial hero whose family gets drawn into the war against the British has no shortage of production ironies being helmed by a German director and starring Australian raised Mel Gibson its score is a solid, stirring effort by American John Williams.