Search - Alan Silvestri :: Predator 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

For Fans of the First

KELLY SIMMONS | Tallahassee, FL | 02/26/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Of course, many soundtrack fans bought this one for the music cues made so famous in the first movie soundtrack (now newly released by Varese Sarabande, and hopefully available here soon!), but this soundtrack holds its own appeal, with rearranged versions of the main title with the jungle drums and blaring brass passages. The chase music parts are also breathtaking as always, and plenty of low-key, "sneaking around" music cues too. This CD will satisfy your thirst for the exciting theme music, but too often, I found myself skipping ahead through the slower stuff to find the rearrangements of the familiar cues we all know and love. Now that it's out, save your money for the original. This is only an appetizer!"

Lets set #2 aside, shall we? Here's info on PREDATOR:

Maelstrom | Florida | 01/05/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The history of the original "Predator" score by Alan Silvestri has been a difficult one. There was a fictional bootleg company known as "Alien Records" that produced three versions of the score from 1997 to 2001. The tracks varied a bit from bootleg to bootleg: For example, one bootleg would include "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard and seven minutes from "Blown Away" while another version would have music from Silvestri's "Stop! Or my Mom will Shoot!" added at the end as a bonus track. The official release of the score in 2003 by Varase Sarabande was part of their special Club Series and, get this......it was limited to ONLY 3000 COPIES!!! Because of the super-low production numbers it remains one of the most sought after and EXPENSIVE film scores to date. I've seen prices of the bootlegs on Ebay range from $90.00 (used/re-sealed) to $200.00 (new/shrink-wrapped)! A great action score? You bet! A lot of money? You bet! Is owning this score worth that much? Well, that's up to you (I own a copy myself, but I didn't pay THAT much for it). Here is the track listing for my own copy (The 2001 Alien Records Edition) as well as the official Varase Sarabande release:



1. Fox Fanfare (0:22)

2. Silver Pictures Logo (0:20)

3. Main Title (3:48)

4. The Chopper (3:49)

5. Grim Discovery (0:37)

6. Dog Tags (1:19)

7. "Payback Time" (2:09)

8. Preparing Camp Attack (4:18)

9. Jungle Trek (1:49)

10. First Strike (5:55)

11. Blain Gets Killed (0:41)

12. "Who did This?" (2:01)

13. Goodbye (1:26)

14. Predator Surgery (1:00)

15. Mac on Watch (1:09)

16. Pig Alarm (1:29)

17. Waiting (3:14)

18. Mac Loses It (1:21)

19. Dillon's Search (1:34)

20. Mac Targeted (1:58)

21. "Anytime" (1:06)

22. Dillon Disarmed (1:01)

23. Billy (1:19)

24. The Chase (1:18)

25. Camouflaged (2:11)

26. Preparations (4:42)

27. The Challenge (2:20)

28. The Fight (4:12)

29. Predator Unmasked (1:54)

30. "Bad Idea" (1:20)

31. The Trap (1:44)

32. Self Destruction (2:02)

33. Predator (1:13)

34. End Title (3:40)

35. Predator 2 End Title/ Quote: "You're one ugly mother f**ker" (10:11)



THE OFFICIAL 2003 VARASE SARABANDE RELEASE:



1. Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare (0:27) *Used in Alien 3

2. Main Title (3:51)

3. Something Else (3:34)

4. Cut 'em Down (1:56)

5. Payback Time (2:09)

6. The Truck (4:22)

7. Jungle Trek (1:47)

8. The Girl's Escape (6:00)

9. Blain's Death (2:47)

10. He's my Friend (1:26)

11. We're All Gonna Die (3:32)

12. Building a Trap (3:02)

13. The Waiting (3:27)

14. The Hunt is On (4:51)

15. Dillon is Disarmed (2:07)

16. Billy Stands Alone (2:34)

17. Battle Plans (9:24)

18. Wounded Predator (4:14)

19. Hand to Hand Combat (3:12)

20. Predator's Big Finish (3:42)

21. The Rescue and End Credits (4:44)



The three bootlegs are complete scores and feature bonus tracks but the official release has better sound quality."