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Radio, score, and the soundtrack album

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Music and sound

Sound is part of the plot: the recording of an attack becomes evidence, and the radio station becomes a site of danger. Stretch’s profession gives the sequel a different relationship to recorded voices and public listening than the original film.

The score is credited to Tobe Hooper and Jerry Lambert. The commercially released song soundtrack is a separate compilation, associated with the film’s rock and new-wave environment. A soundtrack listing should not be treated as a complete inventory of every sound or song in the finished film.

The archival commentaries and crew interviews collected on home-video editions provide further routes into editing and sound-image relationships. This guide links those sources without claiming to reproduce the full production audio history.

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Reference · catalog.afi.com

AFI|Catalog

AFI’s catalog entry documents the sequel’s credits and release history. It is a reference source for the film rather than an interview with a participant.

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