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Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) optimistic picture, and it was really like a modern revival of an old Western," said May. "Whereas in "Mad Max" I had a jagged brass, very atonal and difficult to play, in "Mad Max 2" I had deep basses, cellos, and lots of short motifs that were not totally melodic but were just enough to be unified." The score also bears resemblance to the Western genre, featuring a refined orchestra that differs from the first film. It is also often compared to "Mars, the Bringer of War" from Gustav Holst's orchestral suite "The Planets". The manuscripts of the orchestrated cues