Terminator Genisys (soundtrack)

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All music is composed by Lorne Balfe, except the bonus track.

Terminator Genisys: Music from the Motion Picture
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Film score by
ReleasedJune 17, 2015
StudioAIR Lyndhurst Hall,
AIR Studios, London
Genre Film score
Length1:15:03
Label
Producer
Terminator soundtrack chronology
Terminator Salvation
(2009)
Terminator Genisys
(2015)
Terminator: Dark Fate
(2019)
Terminator Genisys: Music from the Motion Picture
No.TitleLength
1."Fate and Hope"3:57
2."Better Days" (based on "The Terminator Theme" from the film The Terminator composed by Brad Fiedel)3:05
3."Work Camp"3:37
4."Bus Ride"2:03
5."Sarah & Kyle"4:36
6."Alley Confrontation"2:33
7."Sarah Kicks Ass"1:53
8."Cyberdyne"3:41
9."Still After Us"2:52
10."Come With Me"3:42
11."John Connor"2:56
12."It's Really Me" (based on "The Terminator Theme" from the film The Terminator composed by Brad Fiedel)2:36
13."Alcove"2:17
14."I Am More"2:40
15."If You Love Me You Die"5:52
16."Judgement Day"2:56
17."Family"3:14
18."Fight"3:01
19."Sacrifice"4:21
20."Guardianship"3:26
21."What If I Can't?"4:23
22."Terminated" (based on "The Terminator Theme" from the film The Terminator composed by Brad Fiedel)2:00
23."Fighting Shadows" (bonus-track single written by King Logan, Eric Dawkins, Sean Anderson and Jane Zhang)3:11
Total length:75:03

Reception

James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "Terminator Genisys has its moments but goes in one ear, out the other and is completely forgotten as soon as it’s over." [13] Filmtracks.com wrote "Balfe's habit of substituting the film arrangement of important cues with his concept suites hurts this album, as the film versions of the "fate and hope" theme for the Reese trip back to 1984 and the John Connor theme for his own introduction needed to be featured in the proper place in the presentation. The composer should consider placing his concept suites at the start or end of his albums as well. The score was widely distributed digitally, but a very limited commercial pressing on CD became a top collectible within just a few months. Fans took heart in the leaking of 90 minutes of the score, including the pertinent missing cues, and these longer bootlegs circulated widely. In any of its forms, the score's recording is generally dynamic, the synthetic strings, trumpets, and other soloists featured well against the ensemble. Expect to be pleasantly surprised despite nagging spotting issues." [14]

Thomas Glorieux of Maintitles wrote "Is Terminator Genisys atrocious? Definitely not. At times you're even actually getting music. But the problem is that it's all so common and unoriginal. Plus it's definitely not Terminator music and the RC style just doesn't work for me here. Maybe I'm getting too old for these scores? Perhaps but so is Arny and it seems he's doing alright for Terminator Genisys. I don't know. This isn't Terminator material for me, and feels out of place, despite the attempt to deliver the typical anthems and rhythms." [15] Michael Gingold of Fangoria wrote "The new music by Lorne Balfe, part of the Hans Zimmer factory, isn’t as distinctive." [16]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic [17]

References

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  8. "Jane Zhang and Big Sean Record Original Song for 'Terminator Genisys'". EURweb. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015. The partnership represents the first time that Zhang has recorded a song for an English-language film and marks Big Sean's musical debut for a feature film.
  9. "Fighting Shadows (From "Terminator Genisys") [feat. Big Sean] – Single". iTunes Store. July 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  10. "New Music: Jane Zhang feat. Big Sean – 'Fighting Shadows'". Rap-Up.com. June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. "Fighting Shadows Music Video". Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016 via pirateartdepartment.com.
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  16. Gingold, Michael (June 29, 2015). "Review: TERMINATOR: GENISYS". Fangoria. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  17. Terminator Genisys [Music from the Motion Picture] - Lorne Balfe | Credits | AllMusic, archived from the original on July 8, 2015, retrieved October 24, 2022