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Buy it... if you've never been able to hold of the original, out-of-print Jeepers Creepers score and want something similar, but bigger. Avoid it... if you have little patience for a stereotypical horror score with orchestral blasts galore. Filmtracks Editorial Review:
Jeepers Creepers 2: (Bennett Salvay) As teenie slasher flicks go, this series has a little more unusual premise than others in the horror genre. The first Jeepers Creepers film met a cult audience in 2001, raising the idea that a flying, flesh-eating "Creeper" monster arises once every 23 years to kill and maim as part of his voracious feast. Despite continuously poor critical results (and even a backlash against the series from devoted, slasher genre fans), the same production team has resurrected the creature and set a film just a few days after the previous one, with the target now being a stranded group of varsity basketball players, cheerleaders (yum, yum... no surprise!), and coaches traveling on bus in the same rural area. Director Victor Salva once again leads the film, strangely causing continued protests over his conviction for child molestation a dozen years ago (the victim was a child actor in one of his films, before concerns were raised about his filming of teens in Powder and the Jeepers Creepers films). Salva had worked with composer Bennett Salvay for the first film in the series (the name similarity is just a coincidence), and Jeepers Creepers 2 would be their fourth collaboration. Salvay has had a long, but sparse career as a television composer, occasionally venturing into a feature film project. The original Jeepers Creepers film had been his first project in a while, and he once again has been inactive in between that project and Jeepers Creepers 2. Victor Salva has stated that he is comfortable working with Salvay's style of atmospheric scoring, but wanted something more meaty for Jeepers Creepers 2. Just as the "Creeper" flies through the skies in pursuit of its victims, Salva wanted a score that was "airborne" in its pace and instrumentation. Whereas the original Jeepers Creepers score by Salvay was mostly atmospheric, with a thematic presence and occasional burst of energy, Jeepers Creepers 2 pulls the plug on that approach and injects the series with bombastic, nonstop action music. Even the underscored moments in the sequel score have a heightened sense of tension, with the entire score tearing at a considerable pace and throwing substantial blasts of orchestral mayhem into the mix. Salvay makes references to his Jeepers Creepers theme in the opening and at the climax, and expands upon this theme in several of the frenetic action cues. Absent, however, is any significantly powerful and clear performance of that theme, potentially leaving listeners of only the second score wondering what that theme exactly is. The score groans and pounds with orchestral activity, sometimes utilizing African drums or electronic strings to accentuate the fright level. It accomplishes its goal by throwing cliches of the horror genre at you with excessive force, hoping that aggression can suffice where creativity is lacking. Such is the failure of this score, unfortunately, for the stereotypical strikes, rhythms, and instrumentation are all too recognizable to be accepted as a worthy, stand-alone entry in the horror genre. Don't let the constant pace of the action fool you; Jeepers Creepers 2 is one stock action cue after another, pulling famous horror techniques from several locations and doubling their power through mixing or orchestration. The massive battle cue in the latter half of the score, "The Big Battle," begins to form a personality for the score, offering steady action rhythms and interesting brass motifs. But, in the end, Salvay's effort dissolves once again into a mess of stereotypical orchestral hits, even going so far as to push five more minutes of the same jumbled material at the listener in the end credits. This score was released concurrently to Graeme Revell's Freddy vs. Jason, which much more creatively twists genre sounds into a somewhat more refreshing package. The original Jeepers Creepers score album is completely out of print, leaving this louder, but less inspired score for fans of the series to digest. **
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