Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995 Film) [Soundtrack]

Basil Poledouris | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 1995)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000008PJP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,794 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Titles: Dark Territo

2. Casey's Family

3. Compound Assault

4. Access Codes

5. Intruder Discovered

6. Dead, Not Dead

7. Gates Of Hell/Penn's

8. Casey's Farewell/After Th

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Poledouris'' best and most overlooked scores, April 30, 2001

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

This review is from: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995 Film) (Audio CD)

It's just a real shame that this soundtrack is way too short at 28 minutes, considering that the complete score runs just over 80 minutes it's a pretty big rip-off. It's still worth the asking price though, that's how good it is. Basil Poledouris has created a score that is simultaneously patriotic and magical. The music accompanying Travis Dane torturing the info out of the 2 ATAC Captains (Access Codes) is way cool and the final fight between Ryback and Penn has ace music to go with it. Fans of "Fanfare for the Common Man" will love the rousing main theme.

The complete score runs as follows:

1. Main Title: Dark Territory (Alt. - 2.42)
2. Main Title: Dark Territory* (2.40)
3. Casey Ryback Returns (.45)
4. Casey's Family* (2.07)
5. Train Departure (.55)
6. Compound Assault* (1.49)
7. Family Regrets (1.00)
8. Helicopter Pursuit (.18)
9. The Hijacking (5.20)
10. Access Codes* (Ext. - 2.36)
11. Grazer One Accessed (1.09)
12. Grazer One Accessed (Alt. - 1.11)
13. View From The Reef (2.43)
14. Back In The Train (.25)
15. Demonstration of Grazer (2.07)
16. Demands (1.34)
17. Preparation / Restoring Power (1.10)
18. Fax / Boom ! / "What Did We Shoot Down ?" (2.15)
19. Shooting Lessons (.25)
20. Shooting Lessons (Alt. - .26)
21. "Your Old Friend, Travis Dane" (Source - 2.16)
22. "Still Smarter" (Source - 2.00)
23. Pentagon (1.05)
24. Intruder Discovered* (Ext. - 4.48)
25. Under The Train (.39)
26. Dead, Not Dead* (1.48)
27. Bait / Bomb (6.56)
28. Cliffhanging (1.21)
29. Recovered Disc (.58)
30. Countdown to Disaster* (Gates of Hell Pt.1 - 1.43)
31. Racing After The Train* (Gates of Hell Pt.2 - 2.10)
32. Ditching The Truck / Back On Board (1.11)
33. Saving Bobby* (Gates of Hell Pt.3 - .41)
34. Changing Tracks* (Gates of Hell Pt.4 - 1.13)
35. Target Shooting (2.15)
36. Hitting The Hostage Cars (2.11)
37. How To Fly (3.54)
38. Penn's Wish* (4.20)
39. Penn's Wish (Alt. - 4.20)
40. High-Tech Bullet / Head On (1.37)
41. Casey's Farewell / After The Train Has Gone* (3.51)
42. Casey's Farewell (Film Version) (1.28)

*Contains Previously Released Material

This adds up to 1:26:42. More than an hour of extra material.

The score to Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is some of the best pure action/adventure music ever written. Poledouris' comic-book interpretation with soaring themes for the hero and sinister motifs for the villains is undoubtedly the film's best quality (still a great movie in its own right though).

Varese Sarabande really ought to re-release this soundtrack at it's proper length as a helluva lot of music from the film is strangely not included. But this is still one awesome musical score that no action fan should be without. 5/5 no doubt.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Under Siege Deux, January 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (Audio CD)

The Score For Under Siege is a fair and good one. Poledouris uses a blend of a full orchestra and heavy synth music for this album. But a good mix goes great for this score. The first track is a brassy, powerfull patriotic theme. For the rest is a mixture of orchestra and synth.

Mainly the CD is chase music. Which some score fans don't like. But I enjoy most of this CD. The almost powerful victory theme at the end of the CD is great but flawed by a gospel song that Segal even wrote himself. For the exception of this, this CD is worth 4 stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Trumpet Work, October 5, 2004

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Shane Turner (Orem, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (Audio CD)

As a semi-professional trumpet player, I can't say enough about how good the trumpet work is in this soundtrack. In my opinion, Basil Poledouris' work on this score is every bit as good as the more widely known work of John Williams. The lead trumpet parts consistently sore above the high-C range, yet the sound is smooth and powerful without becoming excessively piercing. The lead player handles the full range of this score with such ease and versatility, the casual listener would probably never realize how high the parts really go.

Basil's opening theme is indeed reminiscent of the U.S. Navy music mentioned by the reviewer from Texas. In fact, the piece he is referring to is called "Fanfare for the Common Man", and it has also been widely used in Olympic settings. Basil's theme begins in a nearly identical fashion, but then changes to soar higher and stronger than the piece it is based on. Basil demonstrates impressive versatility in his writing too by creating soft and tender music (Casey's Family) as well as hard-hitting, high-energy pieces (Compound Assault, Intruder Discovered, etc.) that are driven with riveting percussion work.

Steven Seagal's final song on this soundtrack (After the Train Has Gone) is undoubtedly the most criticized piece of the set, but I'm not sure this criticism is completely deserved. This tune exhibits such a stark contrast in genre from the rest of the soundtrack that it basically strikes the listener as being out of place. Whereas the rest of the tracks are non-vocal orchestral pieces, the final tune sounds more like a southern-style gospel choir tune. But if you are willing to accept this radical change in musical style, the piece is actually well done. It is not the genre of music that I listen to often, but it is as good as most of the other music I have heard in the genre.