Music

There had been speculation that original Predator composer Alan Silvestri would return to do the score, but on February 26, 2010, it was announced that John Debney, who worked with Rodriguez on such movies as Spy Kids and Sin City, would compose the original score for the film.

Rodriguez shared his thoughts on how the score should play out saying: "I think we're going to go for something that fits the tone of the movie really well.

That original score went great with the movie, but the notes and the music do really evoke a quality � you know.

When he (Debney) showed me his rough cut, or some scenes, every once in a while at the right moment I started hearing strings from the score � because we had a temp score, and it really works. So we'll probably incorporate some of that.

At the right time, because you don't want to overuse it. But it's like the James Bond theme � you can't use it all of the time, but when you do, you can get the audience really, really pumped."

Debney was honored to be part of the Predators franchise, saying: "When I first learned that Robert Rodriguez and Fox studios were planning a re-boot of one of my favorite films of all time, 'Predator', I was thrilled.

Having worked with Robert on four films previously, I knew that if anyone could do justice to a remake such as this, it would be Robert.

Learning that Nimr�d Antal was going to be the director, I was doubly thrilled and knew I had to be a part of this one."

Debney recorded many custom sounds and instruments, including Tibetan long horns to create squeals and screams.

He also manipulated metal scrapes and ethnic percussion to further highlight the advanced yet brutal and primitive quality of the Predators and their world.

Debney also put up a sneak-peek of one of the Predators scoring sessions. La-La Land Records released the original score for the film on August 10, 2010.

The song "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard plays during the credits; it was also used in the original Predator film.

Excerpts and References:
wikipedia.org, imdb.com

They move on. Isabelle remains back, aims her rifle at him, a mercy shooting. The bullet rips through his back. She moves on and then freezes in complete disbelief as she hears Cuchillo continue to call for help - his voice mimicked by a Predator.

Moving further through the jungle, Royce pauses the group to inspect something on the ground.

EDWIN: What are we going to do?

ISABELLE: We should go to higher ground.

EDWIN: Really? We're trapped on an Alien hunting planet. You think the solution is to . . . walk more?

ROYCE: It wants us to run. That's how it hunts. This is it's jungle, it's game, it's rules. If we run, we die.

ISABELLE: What's the alternative?

ROYCE: We need to know who we are dealing with. Dog tracks go that way. We go after it.

They follow the quadrupeds' tracks to a hunting encampment.

ROYCE (to Isabelle looking through her sniper scope): What?

ISABELLE (whispers): No movement.

Throughout the site are suspended skinned bodies of unknown creatures.

STANS: It looks like we're not the only things being hunted.

Skulls and bones litter the grounds. Rock slabs are saturated with blood and entrails.

And then they see it . . . a captive Predator bound to an alien structure, apparently unconscious. Royce notices how Isabelle is staring at the creature with an unspoken familiarity. Nikolai slowly walks up to it, gently nudging it with his large gun. . . the creatures awakes, startling the group, it is pissed.

STANS: Oh shit! What the fuck is that thing?

ISABELLE (urging the group): We have to leave now!

They notice Royce has disappeared.

EDWIN: Where's the tough guy?

ISABELLE: He left us!

MOMBASA: He's here.

Suddenly a Predator spear pierces through Mombasa's body, lifting him in the air. He involuntarily triggers his machine gun while screaming in agony.

Instantly Royce appears, firing away at the suspected target, screaming at the group to run. For a second, he see's the glowing eyes of two predators flash on, the rest of their bodies still mostly cloaked.

ROYCE: R-U-U-U-U-N!!!

Most of the group scatters, but Nikolai remains with Royce, opening up with his big Gatlin gun. Glimpses of the cloaked Predators can barely be seen as they scramble away from the onslaught of firepower.

As Hanzo retreats, he too is firing off several rounds. With the others retreated, Royce starts falling back while laying down a stream of fire.

Meanwhile, the Predator bound to the alien structure is going ballistic being in the middle of the line of fire between the warring species.

Nikolai, the last of the group remaining at the site continues his assault, but a cloaked Predator activates his Plasma cannon, firing multiple rounds towards the big Russian.

A direct hit destroys his Gatlin gun. He quickly retreats with the rest of the group as the Predators begin their own assault of firepower. They tumble down a steep hill and fall over the edge of a waterfall.

One of the Predator flying drones arrives at the hunting camp as the three Predators disengage their cloaking armor. The group eventually makes it to a rocky embankment with the loss of Mombasa. Isabelle walks over to Royce, rares back her fist, and belts him on the jaw.

ISABELLE (furious): You set us up! He lead us into that death camp. Then hid and waited for the thing to strike. We were bait.

ROYCE: I needed to know who we were up against. Now I do.

STANS: A man is dead because of that.

ROYCE: This morning you were ready to kill him.

STANS: Well, it ain't this gotdamn morning, is it!