Comments on: Soundtrack Review: Terminator Salvation (2009)

By: Ivan orozco

Ivan orozco — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:45:53 +0000

come on guys the score for terminater salvation isnt that bad i already said goldeneye was worse sence whean did danny elfman made one bad score

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:58:16 +0000

Beltrami did a fine job indeed. Wasn’t a fan of the movie, but the score was great.

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:57:30 +0000

On an unrelated note. I actually liked Eric Serra’s Goldeneye. One of the (very) few I know…

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:29:29 +0000

I must say, I agree with E.RAW. This is one of the worst scores I've ever heard. Easily Elfman's worst, and even much worse than Goldeneye. Terrible score for a terrible, terrible film. Erics last blog post..Seinfeld Co-Creator to Star in Woody Allen’s ‘Whatever Works’

By: Erik Wegner

Erik Wegner — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:53:33 +0000

I liked this score alot Jorn, but I still think Marco Beltrami really brought the score to a new level for the third film, even if people don’t like the 3rd film as much as I did, it was quite powerful, especially the JC theme and the music building to the end with Judgement Day and the Rise of the MAchines about to occur…

By: J.D.

J.D. — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:09:37 +0000

While the iconic Brad Fiedel theme is not present in its full form, I’ll point out that it appears in fragments, especially in the “Opening” cue where Elfman’s new theme pulls a couple of ideas and bits from the original, the most obvious reference being the usage of the descending three-note phrase that ends the initial statement of Fiedel’s melody. I’m a bit surprised by the absence of the “Terminator rhythm” which served as a baseline for the three previous entries and also was used so heavily in the trailers.

Personally, I would have liked to see more of Fiedels material referenced (and in a more fleshed out, orchestral way), but I don’t blame Elfman for trying out something new. What most surprised me about the music was how much a lot of the orchestra and electronic writing sounded like Danny Elfman got in a jam session with Hans Zimmer. The other comment I have is on the ukulele: I would have liked to hear it incorporated more into the overall soundscape of the score rather than being utilized as a solo instrument in only a couple of cues. While the usage of the instrument in this setting is an interesting concept, I think it could have been better executed to give the work a more exotic tone.

By: Ivan orozco

Ivan orozco — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:43:12 +0000

and also goldeneye music is way worse then terminator salvation

By: Ivan orozco

Ivan orozco — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:40:08 +0000

i think the terminator salvation soundtrack is great regardless what timothy E.RAW said

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:45:28 +0000

Don’t hold back. Tell us what you really think

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:44:54 +0000

Hehe no worries. When I lived in Ireland and England, everyone called me John