Predators (soundtrack)

Predators original soundtrack
Soundtrack album by John Debney
Released	July 5, 2010
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	68:25
Label	La-La Land Records LLLCD 1141
Predator film series soundtrack chronology
Predator 2 (1990) Predators (2010)

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Allmusic	[1]

Predators is the official soundtrack album of the 2010 science fiction film Predators. It was composed by John Debney and released on July 5, 2010 via La-La Land Records. The score is completely orchestral and makes use of several themes from the original film by Alan Silvestri. The main "Predator"-theme plays for the first time in the film when the Predators first appear. Later it is used at several points throughout the film.

Track listing

1. "Free Fall" – 3:06
2. "Single Shooter" – 2:07
3. "This Is Hell" – 4:09
4. "Cages / Trip-Wire" – 3:51
5. "Not Of This Earth" – 2:50
6. “Hound Attack" – 4:08
7. "We Run We Die" – 4:39
8. "Predator Attack" – 1:46
9. "Meet Mr. Black" – 1:14
10. "They See Our Traps" – 2:25
11. "Over Here" – 2:23
12. "Smoke" – 2:37
13. "Nikolai Blows" – 2:09
14. "Stans’ Last Stand" – 1:48
15. "Hanzo’s Last Stand" – 3:08
16. "Leg Trap" – 2:22
17. "Take Me To The Ship" – 2:04
18. “Edwin and Isabelle Captured" – 1:33
19. "Predator Fight, Royce Runs" – 3:14
20. "Twisted Edwin / Royce Returns" – 3:25
21. "She's Paralyzed" – 6:04
22. "Royce vs. Predator" – 2:38
23. "Let’s Get Off This Planet" – 3:00
24. "Theme From Predator" – 1:45

Selected credits

• Art Direction [Cd] – Mark Banning
• Engineer – Denis St. Amand
• Executive Producer [Executive Album Producer For La-la Land Records] – Matt Verboys
• Mastered By [Album Mastered By] – Patricia Sullivan
• Music By – John Debney
• Conducted By - Pete Anthony
• Performed By - The Hollywood Studio Symphony
• Producer [Album Produced By] – John Debney, MV Gerhard
• Recorded By [Recordist] – Tim Lauber
• Recorded By, Mixed By [Digital Recording & Electronics Mixing By] – Erik Swanson
• Recorded By, Mixed By [Score Recorded And Mixed] – Shawn Murphy
• Score Editor [Music Editor] – Jeff Carson (3)

℗ © 2010 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation^[2]

Instrumentation

• Strings: 33 violins, 18 violas, 18 violoncellos, 10 double basses
• Woodwinds: 4 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons
• Brass: 7 French horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas
• Percussion: 6 players
• 2 harps, 2 keyboards

Reception

Whether you like this or not depends on one thing: Do you like Silvestri's previous scores? I have to say no to that question. The theme is the only thing I enjoyed from it and luckily that is still here. I hated the drum sequence from Predator 2 by the way and it's still here haunting me... The new updated theme for Predator is fun, and there's some good action material here to be fair. An excellent score for Predators the movie, a boring listen outside of it. John Debney did a fantastic job on this it has to be said. He went above the call of duty and created a score exactly what the film needed.

—Jørn Tillnes, Soundtrack Geek^[3]

Ultimately, PREDATORS was a good re-make film with a serviceable sound design-y score, but it came from a man with the talents to produce something far better. Such a film deserved a score that was not only very effective against the picture — which DEBNEY’s effort undoubtedly was — but also offers listeners engaging material on album…which I have my doubts about. Next time, perhaps?

—Marius Masalar, Bittersweet Nostalgia^[4]

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