Alien vs. Predator (soundtrack)

Infobox Album |
Name = Alien vs. Predator original soundtrack
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Harald Kloser


Released = August 31, 2004
Recorded = London
Genre = Soundtrack
Length = 60:12
Label = Varèse Sarabande
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifyxqysldse~T1 link]
Chronology = "Alien vs. Predator" film series soundtrack
Last album =
This album = "Alien vs. Predator"
(2004)
Next album = "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" (2007)

"Alien vs. Predator" is the official soundtrack album of the 2004 science fiction film "Alien vs. Predator". Composed by Austrian Harald Kloser, Kloser was chosen by the film's director Paul W.S. Anderson as he was an enthusiastic fan of the series. The score is completely orchestral and was released on August 31, 2004.

Reviews

The soundtrack received mixed reviews from critics. Mike Brennan thought it "lacks the ingenuity of the previous trilogy and the "Predator" scores, which all shared a strong sense of rhythm in place of thematic content. Kloser throws in some interesting percussion cues ("Antarctica" and "Down the Tunnel"), but more as a sound effect than a consistent motif."cite web
title="Alien vs. Predator" score review
author=Brennan, Mike
publisher=Soundtrack.net
date=2004-11-01
url=http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=3606
accessdate=2008-01-20] John Fallon of JoBlo.com compared it to character development in the movie, "too generic to completely engage or leave a permanent impression."cite web
title="Alien vs Predator" review
author=Fallon, John
publisher=JoBlo.com
url=http://www.joblo.com/arrow/reviews.php?id=191
accessdate=2008-01-20] James Christopher Monger of Allmusic awarded the album 3.5 out of 5, and thought Kloser introduced electronic elements well, and called "Alien vs. Predator Main Theme" a, "particularly striking and serves as a continuous creative source for the composer to dip his baton in".cite web
title= "Alien vs. Predator" Original Score
author=Christopher Monger, James
publisher=Allmusic
url=http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifyxqysldse~T1
accessdate=2008-01-20]

Track listing

# "1904" – 1:16
# "Alien Vs. Predator Main Theme" – 3:29
# "Antarctica" – 2:19
# "Bouvetoya Island" – 2:09
# "Down The Tunnel" – 1:02
# "Hanging Bodies" – 1:46
# "Southern Lights" – 1:39
# "Predator Space Ship" – 1:12
# "The Pyramid" – 1:11
# "Temple" – 1:11
# "Dark World" – 2:56
# "History of The World" – 3:21
# "Alien Fight" – 3:14
# "I Need This" – 1:45
# "Weyland's End" – 0:56
# "Alien Queen" – 1:36
# "Showdown" – 3:23
# "The End....or Maybe Not" – 3:31

References