RoboCop 2 (Original Score) [Soundtrack]

Leonard Rosenman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000008K33
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,859 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture: Robocop

2. City Mayhem

3. Happier Days

4. Robo Cruiser

5. Robo Memories

6. Robo And Nuke

7. Robo Fanfare

8. Robo And Cain Chase

9. Creating The Monster

10. Robo 1 vs. Robo II

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, June 28, 2001

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Simm (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RoboCop 2 (Original Score) (Audio CD)

Leonard Rosenman attempted to do the seemingly impossible for RoboCop 2: Creating a soundtrack superior to that of Basil Poledouris' original score for RoboCop. Unfortunately, he missed the mark. The soundtrack alone is a good listen, but mixed with the film, it doesn't seem to do the cyborg cop justice.

Overall, Leonard Rosenman's score does a decent job and is worth a look.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay, so it's not Poledouris.., July 12, 2001

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Tobias Domino (Indianapolis, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RoboCop 2 (Original Score) (Audio CD)

But hey, Leonard Rosenman is still an excellent musician. Get this soundtrack, it's a must for RoboFans!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this CD expecting a Poledouris standard score., July 5, 2002

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Inspector Gadget "Go Go Gadget Reviews" (On the trail of Doctor Claw) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RoboCop 2 (Original Score) (Audio CD)

Only a few tracks are worth listening to. The rest is just indistinct noise and filler sounds. The Robocop Overture (Track 1) is amazing. A jolly and highly memorable tune that will delight and excite. It's not the brooding cyborg cues Basil Poledouris created but a cheery hero type tune. Worth buying the CD just for this track definitely.

Robo Cruiser (Track 4) begins with much the same music and then suddenly ends just as it gets good. A shame. Robo and Caine Chase (Track 8) is slightly exciting but that, unfortunately, is where the good of this CD runs out. The remaining tracks fail to do much apart from matching the action on screen without being melodic or thematic or emotional.

Leonard Rosenman includes a description of each track in the liner notes and explains what he intended with each segment of music. It really is up to you to judge whether he succeeded or failed but I say he could have done a lot better.

I understand that, for a film that was simultaneously dark, lighthearted and violent, it must be VERY hard to score Robocop 2. Rosenman made a wonderful theme with the Robocop Overture. Why he never exploited that and took advantage of it is beyond my understanding. It's a shame. But pick this one up cheap for the 3 decent tracks.