Predator (soundtrack)

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Predator: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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ReleasedAugust 19, 2003 (original release)
August 2, 2010 (remastered edition)
Recorded1987
Genre Orchestral
Film score
Length69:08
Label
Predator soundtrack chronology
Predator: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1987)
Predator 2
(1990)
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Predator: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album of the 1987 action film Predator . It was composed by Alan Silvestri. The score is completely orchestral and was released in 2003.

Contents

In 2003, Varèse Sarabande and Fox Music released the soundtrack album as part of its limited release CD Club collection; [2] the album also includes the Elliot Goldenthal arrangement of the 20th Century Fox fanfare used on Alien 3 , where the penultimate note of the fanfare freezes and rises in crescendo before abruptly cutting off.

In 2007, Silvestri's themes had been reused in the score of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem , composed by Brian Tyler.

In 2010, the same year Predators featured an adaptation of Silvestri's score by John Debney, Intrada Records released the album in a 3000-copy limited edition with remastered sound, many cues combined and renamed, and most notably (as with Intrada's release of Basil Poledouris's score for RoboCop ) presenting the original end credits music as recorded (the film versions are differently mixed). This release is notable for having sold out within a day. [3]

In 2018, Silvestri's themes had been reused in the score of The Predator , composed by Henry Jackman.

Track listing

Original

No.TitleLength
1."Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare (Alfred Newman - arrangement by Elliot Goldenthal 1992) [4] "0:27
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."Blaine'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
Total length:1:13:08

Intrada edition

No.TitleLength
1."Fox Logo (Alfred Newman/Arranged by Elliot Goldenthal 1992) [4] "0:26
2."Main Title"3:52
3."Something Else / Cut 'Em Down / Payback Time"7:37
4."The Truck"4:23
5."Jungle Trek"1:48
6."Girl's Escape / Blaine's Death"6:40
7."What Happened?"2:01
8."He's My Friend"1:26
9."We're Gonna Die"3:29
10."Building the Trap"3:06
11."The Waiting"3:27
12."Can You See Him?"4:52
13."Dillon's Death"2:05
14."Billy and Predator"2:32
15."Dutch Builds Trap"9:28
16."Predator Injured / Hand to Hand Combat"7:22
17."Predator's Death"3:43
18."The Pick-Up and End Credits"5:58
Total length:1:14:15

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