Silvestri: Back to the Future II Original Soundtrack > Reviews > All Silvestri, all brilliant

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Advantages:	All tracks from Alan Silvestri's magnificent score
Disadvantages:	None

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I really love the Back To The Future films and Alan Silvestri's music is an important part of this enjoyment. I bought this soundtrack on Import (from the US, I think) and am really glad I did. It consists entirely of Silvestri's score and doesn't disappoint (unlike the soundtrack to the original film). All the music from Part II is here, I think, and I really cannot fault it. The original theme is present throughout in different guises - sometimes with more urgency and menace, other times with a more sombre reflective tone - making it impossible not to picture each scene as you listen.

My two favourite tracks are: "The Future" which includes the simple but powerful 'De-de-de-de ching, de-de-de-de ching, de-de-de-de ching, de-de, der-der' theme first heard when the Libians arrive on the scene at Twin Pines Mall in BTTF1; and the very emotive and effective "Burn The Book".

Overall I would recommend this soundtrack to anyone who owns the film on video or anyone who is a fan of quality cinematic scores. However, the DVDs of the films are due out in 2001 and will each contain isolated musical score tracks, so if you know you will be purchsing them then perhaps this CD is not essential.

By the way, Silvestri is my second favourite composer (after John Williams) and also did a very good job on the Contact, Abyss and Young Guns 2 soundtracks.