Rambo: First Blood Part II (film score)

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Rambo: First Blood Part II (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1985 action film, featuring a powerful, militaristic theme that became closely associated with the Rambo franchise.

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Rambo: First Blood Part II (film score) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWithActor Sylvester Stallone ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter John Rambo ⓘ
associatedWithFranchise Rambo ⓘ
linked to: Rambo film series
basedOn Rambo: First Blood Part II (film) ⓘ
composer Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ
conductor Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1980s film music ⓘ
featuresInstrumentation brass fanfares ⓘ
full symphony orchestra ⓘ
percussion-heavy action cues ⓘ
string ostinatos ⓘ
followedBy Rambo III (film score) ⓘ
follows First Blood (film score) ⓘ
genre action film music ⓘ
film score ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact often cited as a classic 1980s action score ⓘ
theme became closely associated with the Rambo character ⓘ
hasKeyElement emotional theme for Rambo ⓘ
recurring Rambo leitmotif ⓘ
rhythmic action writing ⓘ
hasKeyTrack end title ⓘ
main title ⓘ
hasMotif Rambo theme ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle powerful orchestral writing ⓘ
hasMusicalTheme militaristic theme ⓘ
hasReputation one of Jerry Goldsmith's notable 1980s action scores ⓘ
includesThemeFrom First Blood (film score) ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary 1980s action scoring style ⓘ
intendedUse underscore for action and drama scenes ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
medium music for motion picture ⓘ
notableFor defining the musical identity of the Rambo series ⓘ
orchestrator Jerry Goldsmith ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1985 ⓘ
partOf Rambo franchise ⓘ
linked to: Rambo film series
precededBy First Blood (film score) ⓘ
primaryMood heroic ⓘ
militaristic ⓘ
tense ⓘ
publisher film studio music department (for original score use) ⓘ
recordingType orchestral recording ⓘ

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Rambo III (1988 film score) → follows → Rambo: First Blood Part II (film score) ⓘ