Soundtrack of The Predator to be Released on September 28th

Posted September 15, 2018 4:59 PM RidgeTop 17 Comments

The orchestral score for the recently released The Predator is set to release on September 28th. The score was composed by Henry Jackman, whose previous work includes Kong: Skull Island, Captain America: Civil War, Kingsman: The Secret Service, and plenty of others. This news comes by way of SyFy, where you can listen to the debut track “The Arrival.”

A three track EP has also just been released on Amazon, prior to the full soundtrack release in a couple weeks.

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HuDaFuK
Posted Sep 17, 2018, 08:06:34 AM

Yeah, the only bits I really remember were the recycled cues from the previous films.
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Sep 17, 2018, 08:03:32 AM

I don't think it'd sound right if we didn't have the Predator theme in there somewhere but I can't say too much stood out for me in terms of original pieces. I remember liking that cheesey heroes theme when McKenna makes the leap into the ship and I'll probably pick up the score, just to listen to the rest of it without all the dialogue and etc.
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ace3g
Posted Sep 17, 2018, 02:21:04 AM

The score was a big letdown for me - enjoyed some of the beats/music used in the TV spots/trailers more.
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Fugitive Predator
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:40:46 AM

Quote from: The Old One on Sep 16, 2018, 05:26:46 AM
Predator 2's score is just the original but improved upon.

i know it's actually better than the original in my opinion.
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The Old One
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:26:46 AM

Predator 2's score is just the original but improved upon.
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Fugitive Predator
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:22:43 AM

Quote from: The Old One on Sep 16, 2018, 05:20:30 AM
Both were composed by Alan Silvestri.

sure but they could have gone with a complete new score
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The Old One
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:20:30 AM

Both were composed by Alan Silvestri.
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Fugitive Predator
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:11:44 AM

Quote from: Wysps on Sep 16, 2018, 05:09:24 AM
There were some similarities, yes. Plenty of the movie sounded like Predator (as did Predators), but the more "original" sections sounded very much out of place - as though they were influenced by Silvestri or Williams scores. Particularly the brassy motifs that generally aired during "triumphant" scenes, those sounded similar to Silvestris motifs in Back to the Future. Several parts also sounded similar to Williams when villains appear on screen (the original Star Wars trilogy.) Like I said, it could've been the fault of studio temp scoring, but to me it didn't quite fit.

if you have to borrow from the original do it like predator 2 that score is fantastic.
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Wysps
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:09:24 AM

There were some similarities, yes. Plenty of the movie sounded like Predator (as did Predators), but the more "original" sections sounded very much out of place - as though they were influenced by Silvestri or Williams scores. Particularly the brassy motifs that generally aired during "triumphant" scenes, those sounded similar to Silvestris motifs in Back to the Future. Several parts also sounded similar to Williams when villains appear on screen (the original Star Wars trilogy.) Like I said, it could've been the fault of studio temp scoring, but to me it didn't quite fit.
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Fugitive Predator
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 05:02:31 AM

Quote from: Wysps on Sep 16, 2018, 04:47:44 AM
Plenty of nods to the first film, but whatever originality there was seemed very out of place. Like those brassy motifs that sounded like they were awkwardly ripped from a Back to the Future film. Or that opening sequence with the Star Wars instrumental vibe (not the main theme). Wouldn't be surprised if there was a lot of temp scoring going on.

The soundtrack is kinda on the same level as the predators
they also borrowed a lot of the music from the classic.
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Wysps
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 04:47:44 AM

Plenty of nods to the first film, but whatever originality there was seemed very out of place. Like those brassy motifs that sounded like they were awkwardly ripped from a Back to the Future film. Or that opening sequence with the Star Wars instrumental vibe (not the main theme). Wouldn't be surprised if there was a lot of temp scoring going on.
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whiterabbit
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 03:06:36 AM

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 27, 2018, 07:13:11 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Aug 27, 2018, 01:49:06 AM
Why does my mind always read it as Hugh Jackman instead of Henry Jackman when I see this thread?

Same with me, every time. I bet he gets it a lot.
Oh thank god, I thought it was just me going nuts.

However as has been said, only the predator bits were good.
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razeak
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 02:03:48 AM

Such an out of place score for this series. Yikes.
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Huntsman
Posted Sep 16, 2018, 12:00:13 AM

I only remember the renditions of the main theme.
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skull-splitter
Posted Sep 15, 2018, 11:38:28 PM

I'll check it, but did not care for it much at first.
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RidgeTop
Posted Sep 15, 2018, 08:23:45 PM

Loved the Predators soundtrack from John Debney, but nothing much from this one stood out to me. I'll still give the whole thing a listen on its own and see if my opinion changes.
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skull-splitter
Posted Sep 15, 2018, 08:00:12 PM

It sounded like Predator, the greatest hits. And not in the best way.
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