Combat Drop
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"Combat Drop" is a high-intensity orchestral cue from James Horner's score for the film *Aliens*, underscoring the marines' tense descent into the alien-infested colony.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score cue
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterGroup | Colonial Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise | Alien franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | narrative and visuals of the marines' drop sequence in Aliens ⓘ |
| composer | James Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStyle | James Horner's 1980s action scoring style ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredInFilm | Aliens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | James Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| followsInFilm | briefing and approach to LV-426 ⓘ |
| genre |
action music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ orchestral ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| medium | orchestra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brass fanfares
ⓘ
driving percussion ⓘ military-style rhythmic figures ⓘ rhythmic ostinatos ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Aliens (original motion picture score) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Aliens (score) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInFilm | initial exploration of the colony complex ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Aliens original soundtrack album ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | film soundtrack album ⓘ |
| tone |
high-intensity
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| underscores |
descent of Colonial Marines into alien-infested colony
ⓘ
marines' drop to LV-426 colony ⓘ |
| usedFor | building tension before first major combat engagement ⓘ |
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