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The Terminator: Original Soundtrack

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More incomplete soundtrack antics for fans.

This is the original Terminator soundtrack disc containing part of Brad Fiedel's score plus all of the songs featured in the film. So yes, the songs from Tech Noir are here (You've Got Me Burning, Photoplay) as well as the songs Gingers blasts through her boxy Walkman before Arnold interrupts the party.

The score is low budget, synth-based, workmanlike, and very appropriate for the film. The electronics fit the film perfectly even if it doesn't date well. The main theme is the highlight, running over 4 minutes and is preferable to the opening theme from T2 (which is a shorter rehash). It's got a slow build up, then starts pounding. You'll also notice that the Terminator Arrival music is the same basic cue that plays whenever Arnold is on the screen (care theft, gun store, shooting the first Sarah, etc.)

In the mid-1990s the Definitive Edition of the soundtrack was released, meaning just about all of Fiedel's score saw the light of day, including the intense music from the police station invasion, etc. However, that 'definitive' edition didn't have any of the songs.

The songs are kind of cheesy, very 80s, but fans of the film will appreciate them. I'm sure James Cameron wanted to get higher profile artists, but they took what they could get and we're the better for it.

Both discs are out of print now, but not difficult to come across. For the Terminator fan, and the soundtrack fan, they're both recommended.

I love this soundtrack! Specialy songs, they're great! My favourite are 8-11. This is the best movie soundtrack ever! "you've got me burnin'....you've got me burnin'...in the third degree" - Tahnee Cain & Tryanglz

If you love 80's you must have it !!!!

The definite edition is better. The original soundtrack contains a lot of junk (tracks 7 and up). On the other hand, 'love scene' is a very good piano piece. If you have enough money, buy both. AS

Of course who could ever forget the two most remembered songs from Tech-noir? They were "Photoplay" and "Burnin' in the Third Degree," and were soo amazing! (And they're both by the same group!) A couple of songs that would give one a very good idea of the ever growing craze for MTV & the decade of Music Videos!
But every other song on this Soundtrack was wonderful as well! Each song or theme applied to the movie in one way. (Not like a song just being placed there, just for the hell of it.)

This soundtrack contains really good examples of 80s California-style soundtrack music. The instrumental stuff is scary and suggests robot attacks--really fits the movie well. The stuff by Tahnee Cain and Tryanglz is classic California-style New Wave; think Missing Persons. If you're an 80s synthesizer person, you'll love this soundtrack, both for the extra-creepy sci-fi sound of the score, and for the peep into 80s Cally-style New Wave.

As a collector of 80s music, I got this soundtrack not for the score, but for the pop songs--particularly for the tracks by Tane Cain, who gets backed by a band called Tryanglz and has her first name spelled differently. And let let me say, her tracks are stronger than the stuff found on her one and only solo LP from 1982. These are true new wave gems, as are the two other tracks by Jay Ferguson and Linn Van Hek. Wow. These are the kind of songs that should have gotten airplay on popular new wave stations, but went unnoticed because of unfamiliar artist names. If you are a hardcore lover of 80s new wave, you do not want to miss this stuff. And also get your hands on the Revenge of the Nerds soundrack, another phenomenal new wave compilation by unknown acts.

Don't listen to a word of the other review. This music is exceptional and moving.

I love this soundtrack it covers the movie so well.You can feel the power and emotion they are going though at that time.Their highs e.g:-4 Love Scene .You feel like you are thier in the action .Having the power the terminator did.Being afraid like Sarah.As strong as Kyle.I think this is a fantastic album.

Many people have said this is poor,but i bought it only for the tracks byTryanglz which are brilliant...especially Photoplay which is one peice of throbbing 8o's rock.

As a hard core 80's fan, The Terminator is one of my favorite movies of all time. I always thought the soundtrack was wonderful, in fact the main theme is my favorite movie theme. Buying this CD was worth every cent I paid. It's unfortunate the tracks by Tahnee Cain and the Tryanglz etc are available only on the soundtrack, but this was a smart purchase. I was amazed at how fast it shipped, and in how good of a condition it came. I bought a used CD, and was a bit nervous at first, thinking it would be scratched etc. Far from it, it was in great condition, and I have had no issues with it. It feels good to finally have all the songs from the movie like Ginger's walkman song, and the songs from Tech Noir. They are a fantastic addition to my expanding 80's song collection. I'm glad I bought this CD.