Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome them, as Max, still alive in the desert, wanders on to places unknown. "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" was the first "Mad Max" film made without producer Byron Kennedy, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1983 while location scouting for the film. While the film was in development before Kennedy's death, director George Miller was hesitant to continue without his producing partner. "I was reluctant to go ahead," said Miller. "And then there was a sort of need to – let's do something just to get over the shock and grief of all of that." A title card at
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