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.

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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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Aliens (film score) containsTrack Combat Drop