A Day In The Life - Marco Beltrami, Beltrami, Marco
Hooked on Multiphonics - Marco Beltrami, Fiedel, Brad
Blonde Behind the Wheel - Marco Beltrami, Dixon, Dillon
JC Theme - Marco Beltrami, Fiedel, Brad
Starting T1
Hearse Rent A Car
TX's Hot Tail
Graveyard Shootout
More Deep Thoughts
Dual Terminator
Kicked In The Can
Magnetic Personality
Termina-Tricks
Flying Lessons
What Do You Want On Your
Terminator Tangle
Radio
T3
The The Terminator [From the Terminator]
Open To Me (for the film Terminator 3)
I Told You (for the film Terminator 3)
Schwarzenegger's time-traveling, world-wrecking cyborg is back, but most of the original films' creative team and cast have been replaced here, with Italian-born composer Marco Beltrami (who's cut his journeyman chops on a... more » raft of contemporary sci-fi/horror films and sequels, including the Scream franchise, Joy Ride, and Resident Evil) being a sage choice to score this third installment. Pumping Brad Fiedel's brooding original theme with even more menace, the composer proceeds to forge a massive, unsettling panorama of percussion-driven, electronic suffused orchestral fury that evokes an unsettling, mechanized world gone mad. Sounding like the symphonic sensibilities of Prokofiev and Shostakovich as interpreted by the mechanized forges and stamping machines of some hellish assembly line, Beltrami uses the most aggressive elements of 20th century Russian romanticism here like a steel club. There are moments of stem-winding suspense and surprisingly tranquil respites, but the main attraction is the sturm und drang of Beltrami's furious and often other-worldly action music. Also included are the gentle acoustic ballads "Open to Me" and "I Told You" by Dillon Dixon and Mia Julia, respectively, performances that seem jarringly out of place contrasted against the score's orchestral metal-fest. --Jerry McCulley« less
Schwarzenegger's time-traveling, world-wrecking cyborg is back, but most of the original films' creative team and cast have been replaced here, with Italian-born composer Marco Beltrami (who's cut his journeyman chops on a raft of contemporary sci-fi/horror films and sequels, including the Scream franchise, Joy Ride, and Resident Evil) being a sage choice to score this third installment. Pumping Brad Fiedel's brooding original theme with even more menace, the composer proceeds to forge a massive, unsettling panorama of percussion-driven, electronic suffused orchestral fury that evokes an unsettling, mechanized world gone mad. Sounding like the symphonic sensibilities of Prokofiev and Shostakovich as interpreted by the mechanized forges and stamping machines of some hellish assembly line, Beltrami uses the most aggressive elements of 20th century Russian romanticism here like a steel club. There are moments of stem-winding suspense and surprisingly tranquil respites, but the main attraction is the sturm und drang of Beltrami's furious and often other-worldly action music. Also included are the gentle acoustic ballads "Open to Me" and "I Told You" by Dillon Dixon and Mia Julia, respectively, performances that seem jarringly out of place contrasted against the score's orchestral metal-fest. --Jerry McCulley
"What an uncompelling, bland, underwhelming, repetitive, derivative, emotionless score. Beltrami has completely erased the classic, trademark Terminator score, and replaced it with B-grade garbage. I would expect to hear something like this on a made-for-TV movie about, I dunno, killer lobsters or something. It's *that* bad. Pick up the score to 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day' instead."
Best Terminator Score Yet!
J. Little | Pikeville, KY United States | 06/30/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I went straight out and bought the CD when it was released and I fully encourage any Terminator fan to go out and buy this. It has alot of calm and peaceful music but yet with alot of action tunes you would expect from this major action film. Also the original score has been placed on this CD the main theme from T2: JD, which is really awesome."
Very good
Gustav | Boden, Sweden | 08/05/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw this movie 5 days ago, and the whole thing literally blew me away. The end of the movie left me a bit sad. Then I began checking out the soundtrack. The songs (all instrumental, except 2 bonus tracks) reflect the kind of thrill you might've experienced while watching the movie. Especially, the 17th track, Radio, that's the most beautiful song I've ever heard. I like feel sad when hearing it. The new composer, Marco Beltrami isn't as bad as you might think. He really knows what he's doing, and the music is similar to the Terminator 2 soundtrack. Anyway, this soundtrack is amazing. If you really liked T3, go buy this soundtrack."
Shame it isn't Brad Fiedel, but still a good effort
SharpX13 | Warwick, NY United States | 06/30/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I've been a huge fan of the Terminator series as far back as I can remember. I loved everything about them, the special effects, the story, the action, and especially the music. Brad Fiedel, not a mainstream composer, scored both T1 & T2 basically using frying pans and keyboards and it sounded great! The immortal theme of the Terminator's heart beat is recognized almost everywhere. For Terminator 3, the entire movie was given an overhaul. New director, writer, producer, and composer. Marco Beltrami has done some decent scores in the past few years including Resident Evil with Marilyn Manson, Mimic, Scream, and The Crow: Salvation. The score to T3 has differences and similarities to Fiedel's score and at the same time advances on a few new of his own. I have not seen Terminator 3 but buying a soundtrack before a film is released is a good way to foreshadow how well it will be. Honestly I'm a little scared about Terminator 3 ruining the series but with a good score like this one, it might have a chance."
A Step Forward
writing_static | 12/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The score for T-3 has (like most elements of the Terminator series) gone through considerable changes (for the better) since the last installment. Replacing the simplistic music (well... noise really) of Brad Fiedel with rich strings, full chior, and the Hollywood Studio Symphony going full-throttle from the mind of the wonderful composer Marco Beltrami. Many of those who have problems with this change don't understand brillance of the score because they only understand simplistic music that has been done in the past. Ignore the other reviewers, this is a score that will be a valued in your soundtrack collection."