Ice Age: The Meltdown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2006 film Ice Age: The Meltdown, the second instalment in the Ice Age franchise and the sequel to Ice Age (2002). The film score is composed and orchestrated by John Powell, who replaced the predecessor's composer David Newman and released through Varèse Sarabande and Fox Music labels on March 28, 2006.
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Background
David Newman who composed music for Ice Age did not return for the sequel. Instead, the score for The Meltdown is composed by John Powell. Powell was recruited for the film after previously composing for Blue Sky Studios film Robots (2005), and Chris Wedge who liked his score wanted him to work on the sequel. Powell did not incorporate Newman's themes for the film and composed fresh themes.
Reception
Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks wrote "Powell does accomplish a score that takes a small step above the usual formulaic approach that would probably have sufficed for the genre, but still doesn't quite capture the kind of enticing style that helps Chicken Run retain its popularity." A reviewer based at AllMusic wrote "Powell's dynamic music perfectly reflects moments in the film, ranging from the lively opening track, "The Waterpark," to the tense "Attack from Below the Ice" to the serene "Into the Sunset." Mike Brennan of Soundtrack.Net wrote "This is not Powell's best score, but it is nice to see him return to the energetic animated films." Todd McCarthy of Variety and Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times found it to be "fascinating" and "compelling".
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes: