Ripley’s Rescue

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"Ripley’s Rescue" is a high-intensity action cue from James Horner’s score for the film *Aliens*, underscoring Ellen Ripley’s climactic mission to save Newt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score cue
musical work
orchestral composition
associatedCharacterActor Carrie Henn NERFINISHED
Sigourney Weaver NERFINISHED
associatedComposerRole James Horner composed the complete score for Aliens NERFINISHED
associatedLabel Varèse Sarabande NERFINISHED
associatedStudio 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
basedOnFilmReleaseYear 1986
composer James Horner NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat film soundtrack album
filmDirector James Cameron NERFINISHED
franchise Alien franchise NERFINISHED
genre action cue
film score
instrumentation full orchestra
languageOfContext English
medium film music recording
musicStyle high-intensity orchestral
narrativeFunction underscores Ripley’s climactic mission to save Newt
notableFor intense rhythmic drive and escalating tension
partOfSoundtrack Aliens (original motion picture score) NERFINISHED
partOfWork Aliens (score) NERFINISHED
setInFictionalLocation LV-426 (Hadley’s Hope) NERFINISHED
thematicRole supports suspense and action during the rescue sequence
title Ripley’s Rescue NERFINISHED
underscoresCharacter Ellen Ripley NERFINISHED
Newt
usedInFilm Aliens NERFINISHED

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Aliens (film score) containsTrack Ripley’s Rescue