Predator 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

 (12 customer reviews)

I do find it puzzling that a official release for the 1st score has not appeared, but at least the second is available for people who want a taste of predator score music. (Though I have managed to purchase the entire predator 1 score in bootleg form, and just for the record, Its Great.)The best tracks are 1, 3, 6, 8 and 11. The other tracks tend to comtain a vast amount of "tension" music, which rarely makes for an interesting listen, unlike the first film score, of which I actually enjoy most if not all of the tension tracks.This Varese release is actually rather generous too, there is quite a bit of score on this cd (unlike many Varese releases), so i found that i didn't have to go for a bootleg to get my moneys worth.I recommend this score, its an enjoyable listen. But if you really like the predator music, then i suggest that you search on some auction sites for a bootleg of the superior first film score, And the advantage of bootlegs are that they usually...Read more

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!

Not a very thorough soundtrack CD but it does contain the best and most exciting cues from the movie. "Tunnel Chase" is the best recital of the main Predator theme and "Dem Bones" is powerful and sweeping. The track "Rest in Pieces" is the only return of the sad, sombre theme from the original. The 2 Predator movies are of Silvestri's best work and this CD should be popular with you if you are a fan. Let us hope that Varese Sarabande release a more wholesome version in the future and possibly the score for the first movie, which is strangely unavailable. I've had this now for 7 years and I still love it. I never gets boring and is always moving. 4 very well deserved stars.