With the humans at war with the machines, the score takes on a more militaristic feel than other scores in the franchise. The main theme is a heroic 6-note motif for the trombones and French horns. But these are filtered through Elfman’s unique orchestral sensibilities to create a score that thrums and pounds with far more excitement than it generates in the film. Various video games have been released since 1991. Listen Now with Amazon Music : Terminator Salvation Original Soundtrack 'Please retry' Amazon Music Unlimited: Price New from Used from MP3 Music, 'Please retry' 11.49. See all 5 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. (Film score fans generally dismiss Marco Beltrami’s TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES score.) While Fiedel’s music may fill you with nostalgia, Elfman’s score, as expected from this A-list composer, is a far richer beast.Įlfman retains the metallic sound and synthesizers to convey the bleak, post-apocalyptic world in which machines rule. Terminator Salvation: Original Soundtrack: 50:27 Danny Elfman: Reprise Records: Terminator Genisys: Music from the Motion Picture: J75:05 Lorne Balfe: Skydance Media: Terminator: Dark Fate Music from the Motion Picture: Novem58:00 Tom Holkenborg: Paramount Music : Other media Video games. Terminator Salvation Original Soundtrack. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online. Brad Fiedel’s classic metallic, synth-driven sound from the first two TERMINATOR scores would sound incredibly outdated for the new TERMINATOR film. Listen free to Danny Elfman Terminator Salvation (Complete Score). The film music landscape has changed greatly in the 25 years since the first TERMINATOR in 1984. But many of the same issues fired at the Michael Giacchino’s new STAR TREK score have also been leveled at Elfman, in that Elfman’s music doesn’t sound like a TERMINATOR score. My blood raced more from the decibel level than from anything actually happening onscreen.īringing Danny Elfman onboard should have pleased film score fans.

I got the gist of it, but outside of Sam Worthington’s affecting performance as the new “human” Terminator, I didn’t find much to enjoy in TERMINATOR SALVATION. Mess with their franchise at your own peril. For those who can keep up with the franchise’s time-twisting storyline, more power to you. Like STAR TREK fans, TERMINATOR fans are a loyal bunch.

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