Brad Fiedel - The Terminator: Complete Motion Picture Score: ''The Definite Edition'' (1984/1994)

One underrated highlight of the classic 1984 science fiction film The Terminator was the marvelous synthesizer score by Brad Fiedel. The original release of the soundtrack included six compositions by Fiedel, who once served as a keyboardist for Hall & Oates briefly in the mid-'70s. "Theme from The Terminator" is a spectacular piece of haunting synthesizer music; each layer is perfectly effective, especially the deceptively simple melody line. "Tunnel Chase" is bombastically chilling, while "Love Scene" is a soft, mournful piano-based version of the main theme; its bittersweet feel corresponds nicely to the pivotal scene that it supports. Fiedel's synthesizer work on "Factory Chase" is full of glassy squeals and scary bursts, and Ross Levinson adds touches of electric violin. The Terminator was reissued on CD in 1991 by DCC Compact Classics. The 1995 Definitive Edition includes Fiedel's complete score in 18 tracks, remastered in state-of-the-art 1990s digital audio, which lends itself especially well to synthesizer music. The 73-minute running time doubles the length of the original soundtrack release, and includes as a bonus track the "Judgement Day Remix" of "Theme from The Terminator." There's also extensive annotation on each track, and the whole package comprises some of the best science fiction-oriented film music of recent decades.

1 Theme From "The Terminator" 4:13
2 "The Terminator" Main Title 2:14
3 The Terminator's Arrival 4:53
4 Reese Chased 3:47
5 Sarah On Her Motorbike 0:35
6 Gun Shop / Reese In Alley 1:27
7 Sarah In The Bar 1:49
8 Tech Noir / Alley Chase 7:35
9 Garage Chase 6:49
10 Arm & Eye Surgery 3:23
11 Police Station / Escape From Police Station 4:47
12 Future Flashback / Terminator Infiltration 4:18
13 Conversation By The Window / Love Scene 3:45
14 Tunnel Chase 3:54
15 Death By Fire / Terminator Gets Up 3:11
16 Factory Chase 3:54
17 Reese's Death / Terminator Sits Up / "You're Terminated!" 3:26
18 Sarah's Destiny / The Coming Storm 3:06
19 Theme From "The Terminator" (August 29th, 1997, JUDGEMENT DAY Re-Mix) 4:43

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℗ 1994 NSB Film Corp.
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