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The Terminator is a soundtrack album by Brad Fiedel, featuring the score to the film, The Terminator. It was released in 1984 through Enigma Records as a vinyl record and re-issued in 1991 through DCC Compact Classics as a CD.

Original Release[]

TRACK LISTING
  1. The Terminator Theme (4:30)
  2. Terminator Arrival (3:00)
  3. Tunnel Chase (2:50)
  4. Love Scene (1:15)
  5. Future Remembered (2:40)
  6. Factory Chase (3:50)
  7. You Can't Do That - Tahnee Cain & Tryanglz (3:25)
  8. Burnin' In The Third Degree - Tahnee Cain & Tryanglz (3:38)
  9. Pictures Of You - Jay Ferguson & 16mm (3:58)
  10. Photoplay - Tahnee Cain & Tryanglz (3:30)
  11. Intimacy - Linn Van Hek (3:40)

Definite Edition[]

In 1994, the soundtrack was re-issued by Edel Music. Unlike the previous release, the "Definite" edition contained the majority of the film's cues and none of the pop songs that are contained in the previous release.

TRACK LISTING
  1. Theme from "The Terminator" (4:16)
  2. "The Terminator" Main Title * (2:17)
  3. The Terminator's Arrival ** (4:57)
  4. Reese Chased * (3:50)
  5. Sarah on Her Motorbike * (0:38)
  6. Gun Shop/Reese In Alley * (1:30)
  7. Sarah in the Bar * (1:52)
  8. Tech Noir/Alley Chase * (7:38)
  9. Garage Chase * (6:52)
  10. Arm & Eye Surgery * (3:19)
  11. Police Station/Escape From The Police Station * (4:49)
  12. Future Flashback/Terminator Infiltration ** (4:18)
  13. Conversation by the Window/Love Scene ** (3:45)
  14. Tunnel Chase (3:38)
  15. Death By Fire/Terminator Gets Up * (3:13)
  16. Factory Chase (3:57)
  17. Reese's Death/Terminator Sits Up/You're Terminated! * (3:28)
  18. Sarah's Destiny/The Coming Storm * (3:04)
  19. "Theme From “The Terminator” (August 29th, 1997, Judgement Day Remix)" * (4:44)

*previously unreleased
**contains previously unreleased material

Curiously, this release does not contain the entire score. Track 2 eliminates a sizeable portion of the music that can be heard in the film's introduction, while the correct version of "The Coming Storm", which in the film is a reprise of the Love Theme. The gun shop music on the other hand is included in "The Terminator Arrival", and not in "Gun Shop / Reese In Alley", which only features Reese's dream of the future war.

2016 Release[]

In 2016 the soundtrack was once again rereleased by Milan Records. Several tracks have experienced changes, which include title changes, extensions, reductions and fusions between two or more tracks from the previous release. They were also added previously unreleased tracks, that were present on the movie. So far, it is the most complete version of the soundtrack to date.

TRACK LISTING
  1. Main Title (2.39)
  2. Terminator Arrival / Reese Chased / Sarah on Motorbike (7:09)
  3. Terminator Gets Guns / Search for Sarah (1:13)
  4. Reese Dreams of Future War (1:51)
  5. Sarah Watches News / Tech Noir (1:23)
  6. Matt & Ginger Killed / Sarah Calls Detectives (7:55)
  7. Reese & Sarah in Garage (4:34)
  8. Arm & Eye Surgery (3:45)
  9. "I'll Be Back" / Police Station & Escape (3:46)
  10. Future Flashback (3:46)
  11. "Fuck You Asshole" (1:07)
  12. Love Scene (2:29)
  13. Tunnel Chase (5:09)
  14. Death By Fire / Terminator Gets Up (2:34)
  15. Factory Chase (3:56)
  16. End Credits: Final Suite (10:29)
  17. The Terminator Theme (Extended Version) (4:20)

This remaster includes the vast majority of the music heard in the movie. The most notable omissions are:

The police station track eliminates the part where Sarah hides under the desk, and the portion that plays while escaping has a few variations.

None of the Pop songs are included in this release.

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