Mad Max 2 and subtitling it "the thrilling predecessor to "The Road Warrior"." Despite the title change, grosses from the US release were on par with other countries. Warner Bros. felt comfortable to keep the title of the third "Mad Max" film, "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", intact for that film's American release. "Mad Max 2" received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981. The film holds a 98% rating based on 42 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with and average rating of 8.4/10 and with the consensus, ""The Road Warrior" is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad
Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) Mad Max 2 (soundtrack) Mad Max 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 1981 film, "Mad Max 2" (also known as "The Road Warrior"), composed by Brian May. It was released on vinyl in the United States in 1982 by Varèse Sarabande, followed by a CD release on 25 October 1990. In 1981, composer Brian May reteamed with director George Miller and producer Byron Kennedy to write the music for "Mad Max 2". Unlike the score for the previous film, May approached the music with a more legato and grandeur frame of reference. "It was an