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{{Infobox album
| name         = The Expendables 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type         = Soundtrack
| artist       = [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]]
| cover        = The Expendables 2.Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{start date|2012|08|14}}
| recorded     = 2012
| studio       =
| genre        = [[Film score]]
| length       = 56:45
| label        = Lionsgate
| producer     = Brian Tyler
| prev_title   =
| prev_year    =
| next_title   =
| next_year    =
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]]
| type       = film
| prev_title = [[Brake (film)|Brake]]
| prev_year  = 2012
| title      = The Expendables 2
| year       = 2012
| next_title = [[Iron Man 3 (soundtrack)|Iron Man 3]]
| next_year  = 2013
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[The Expendables (franchise)|The Expendables]] soundtracks
| type       = film
| prev_title = [[The Expendables (soundtrack)|The Expendables]]
| prev_year  = 2010
| title      = The Expendables 2
| year       = 2012
| next_title = [[The Expendables 3 (soundtrack)|The Expendables 3]]
| next_year  = 2014
}}
}}
'''''The Expendables 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''''' is the soundtrack accompanying the 2012 film ''[[The Expendables 2]]'', a sequel to [[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]] and the second instalment in the [[The Expendables (franchise)|2010 franchise of the same name]]. Featuring musical score composed by Brian Tyler, the 14-track album was released through [[Lionsgate|Lionsgate Records]] on August 14, 2012.
== Background ==
Brian Tyler, who scored the first film, had returned for composing ''The Expendables 2''. The score combined percussion and electronic elements with orchestral music, with an 80-piece orchestra from the Slovakia National Symphony Orchestra, co-conducted and orchestrated by Tyler with Alan Wilson and Marian Turner. The 14-track album was released through Lionsgate Records on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] on August 14, 2012, three days before the film's release.<ref name="Music1">{{cite news |title=Lionsgate Records Releases Score Album for "The Expendables 2" |url=http://investors.lionsgate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=62796&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1725549&highlight |publisher=[[Lions Gate Entertainment]] |date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526091413/https://www.webcitation.org/6CDnhUKm0?url=http://investors.lionsgate.com/phoenix.zhtml%3Fc=62796&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1725549&highlight= |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Music2">{{cite web|title=The Expendables 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/expendables-2-original-motion/id550858151 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] |work=[[iTunes]] |date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830210928/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/expendables-2-original-motion/id550858151 |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Reception ==
''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s Danny Graydon awarded the soundtrack a score of 4 out of 5, and said "Tyler's action fare is, as ever, superbly judged, mixing real thrills with some dramatic weight... resulting in a score that is affectionately nostalgic and not riddled with cliché."<ref name="RevMusic1">{{cite news |last=Graydon |first=Danny |year=2012 |title=The Expendables 2 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=10319 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025214405/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=10319 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=November 13, 2012 |work=Empire |publisher=Bauer Media Group}}</ref> ''[[Filmtracks.com]]'' wrote "As an overall listening experience on album, ''The Expendables 2'' is a worthy extension of the straight action portions of the 2010 score (with few breathers), and thankfully the album length has been shortened to limit sonic exhaustion."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Expendables 2 (Brian Tyler) |url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/expendables2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115221859/https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/expendables2.html |archive-date=2013-01-15 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Filmtracks.com}}</ref>
Thomas Glorieux of ''Maintitles'' wrote "''The Expendables 2'' is a must buy, considering it's almost non stop action material from start to finish".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glorieux |first=Thomas |title=Brian Tyler: The Expendables 2 |url=https://www.maintitles.net/reviews/the-expendables-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721103106/https://www.maintitles.net/reviews/the-expendables-2/ |archive-date=2013-07-21 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=maintitles.net}}</ref> Daniel Schweiger of ''Assignment X'' wrote "Brian Tyler guns down the action again for a spruced-up geritol team supreme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schweiger |first=Daniel |date=2012-08-31 |title=CD Review: THE EXPENDABLES 2 soundtrack |url=https://www.assignmentx.com/2012/cd-review-the-expendables-2-soundtrack/,%20https://www.assignmentx.com/2012/cd-review-the-expendables-2-soundtrack/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903035054/https://www.assignmentx.com/2012/cd-review-the-expendables-2-soundtrack/ |archive-date=2012-09-03 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Assignment X |language=en-US}}</ref> Justin Lowe of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote "though the soundtrack would have benefited from a higher ratio of contemporary hits to familiar classics, Brian Tyler's score carries the action without overwhelming it."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Justin |date=2012-08-13 |title=The Expendables 2: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/expendables-2-film-review-361161/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017005356/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/expendables-2-film-review-361161/ |archive-date=2021-10-17 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Additional music ==
Several popular songs also appear in the film, including "[[The Wanderer (Dion song)|The Wanderer]]" by [[Dion DiMucci]], "[[Mustang Sally (song)|Mustang Sally]]" by [[Mack Rice]], "[[Crystal Blue Persuasion]]" by [[Tommy James & the Shondells]], "[[Groovin']]" and "Beautiful Morning" by [[The Young Rascals]], "[[Rip It Up (Little Richard song)|Rip It Up]]" by [[Little Richard]], "[[I Just Want to Celebrate]]" by [[Rare Earth (band)|Rare Earth]], and "You Don't Want to Fight with Me" by Stallone's younger brother [[Frank Stallone]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=The Expendables 2 Production Notes |url=http://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/theexpendables2/docs/pro_notes.doc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6A8TbAlnf?url=http://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/theexpendables2/docs/pro_notes.doc |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=August 11, 2012 |work=Lions Gate Publicity |publisher=[[Lions Gate Entertainment]] |format=DOC}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline      = ''The Expendables 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' track listing
| all_music     = Brian Tyler
| title1        = The Expendables Return
| length1       = 4:40
| title2        = Fists Knives and Chains
| length2       = 3:05
| title3        = Track 'Em Find 'Em Kill 'Em
| length3       = 4:54
| title4        = Making an Entrance
| length4       = 4:08
| title5        = Respect
| length5       = 3:58
| title6        = Rest in Pieces
| length6       = 2:55
| title7        = Preparations
| length7       = 3:15
| title8        = Party Crashers
| length8       = 5:19
| title9        = Rescue
| length9       = 4:43
| title10       = Countdown
| length10      = 4:25
| title11       = Bad Way to Live
| length11      = 3:41
| title12       = Vilain
| length12      = 2:42
| title13       = Dueling Blades
| length13      = 4:32
| title14       = Escape
| length14      = 4:28
}}
== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from production notes.<ref name=":0" />
{{div col}}
* Music performed by Brian Tyler and the Slovakia National Symphony Orchestra
* Music recorded at Brian Tyler Studios and Slovak Radio Concert Hall
* Music conductors – Allan Wilson, Marian Turner and Brian Tyler
* Music editor – Joe Lisanti
* Assistant music editor – Kyle Clausen
* Temp music editor – Shannon Erbe
* Orchestrations – Brian Tyler, Dana Niu, Robert Elhai and Brad Warnaar
* Musical arrangements – Robert Lydecker, Tony Morales and Sarah Schachner
* Music mixing – Frank Wolf and Brian Tyler
* Orchestra contractor – Paul Talkington
* Recording engineer – Peter Fuchs
* Music preparation – Eric Stonerook
* Orchestra manager – Marian Turner
* Score coordinators – Matthew Llewellyn and Jonathan Bartz
* Music librarian – Vladimir Martinka
* Score recordist – Martin Roller
* Music intern – John Mcmillan
* On-camera band – Chuck Power and the Decatur Street Band
* Music supervisor – Selena Arizanovic
* Music supervisor assistant – Cassandra Howland
{{div col end}}
== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Accolades for ''The Expendables 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient and nominee
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref.}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[BMI Film & TV Awards]]
| [[BMI Film Music Award|Film Music Award]]
| Brian Tyler {{Small|(Also for ''[[Iron Man 3]]'' (2013) and the television series ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'')}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref name="BMIAwards">{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2013 |title=Cliff Martinez and Top Composers Honored at the 2013 BMI Film & TV Awards |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/cliff_martinez_and_top_composers_honored_at_the_2013_bmi_film_tv_awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226114719/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/cliff_martinez_and_top_composers_honored_at_the_2013_bmi_film_tv_awards |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2023 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]}}</ref>
|}
== References ==
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{{The Expendables}}
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[[Category:2012 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:The Expendables (franchise)|Soundtrack 2]]
[[Category:Brian Tyler soundtracks]]
[[Category:Lionsgate Records soundtracks]]
[[Category:Action film soundtracks]]