Alan Silvestri, who previously composedNight at the Museum returned to score the sequel.[1] Silvestri had initially prioritized working onRobert Zemeckis' directorialA Christmas Carol (2009) before this film, but as the film's date was scheduled for May 2009, Silvestri halted working on the score to prioritize this film by late-January 2009.[1] Silvestri reused the themes for the first film and modified it with a new orchestration and amplified scales, so that the thematic material remained intact, it can be used in broader sequences. He also composed fresh themes for the sequel as well.[1]
Mark Morton ofAllMusic wrote "Silvestri employs the Hollywood Studio Symphony, a massive 103-piece orchestra and 18-person choir to bring the sequel to mirthful life."[5] Jonathan Broxton ofMovie Music UK wrote "Quite unexpectedly, this is a significant improvement on the rather tiresome original, and makes for a fun romp of score."[6] Thomas Glorieux ofMaintitles called it a "standard Silvestri material" using the same style of the first film score, "but in moments and thankfully in longer tracks as well, it does deliver you moments of Silvestri happiness that sooth our mind for just a while."[7]
Michael Quinn ofBBC wrote "There's much to like here in the sheer energy and obvious artistry of the scoring, but there isn't much that grabs the imagination or stays with you afterwards."[8] James Southall ofMovie Wave wrote "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is no doubt a perfectly fine film score, but it's one which just doesn't work as an album – there are simply too many ideas, too much going into the mix, and nothing gets enough attention."[9] Christian Clemmensen ofFilmtracks wrote "How you value straight redundancy will determine your interest level in this most predictable sequel work."[10]Lael Lowenstein ofVariety wrote "Alan Silvestri's score is overblown."[11] Nick Venable ofCinemablend wrote "The score by Alan Silvestri is masterful, but almost distractingly so, because it takes over anytime there isn't a line-off between the more comedic actors in the cast."[12]
Recording – Dennis Sands, Steve Kempster, Adam Olmstead, Larry Mah
Mixing – Dennis Sands, Steve Kempster
Mastering – Patricia Sullivan Fourstar
Music editor – Terry Wilson
Music production coordinator – Rebecca Morellato
Score coordinator – David Bifano
Copyist – Joann Kane Music Services
Executive producer – Robert Townson
Music business affairs for 20th Century Fox – Tom Cavanaugh
Music supervision – Danielle Diego
Executive in charge of music for 20th Century Fox – Robert Kraft
Orchestra
Performer – Hollywood Studio Symphony
Conductor – Alan Silvestri
Orchestrator – Abraham Libbos, David Metzger, John Ashton Thomas
Score contractor – Peter Rotter, Sandy de Crescent
Concertmaster – Julie Ann Gigante
Stage manager – Francesco Perlangeli, Tom Steel
Instruments
Bass – Christian Kollgaard, David Parmeter, Donald Ferrone, Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, Michael Valerio, Nico Abondolo, Oscar Hidalgo, Richard Feves, Stephen Dress, Timothy Eckert
Bassoon – Allen Savedoff, Kenneth Munday, Michael O'Donovan, Peter Mandell
Cello – Dennis Karmazyn,[P] Andrew Shulman, Armen Ksajikian, Cecilia Tsan, Christina Soule, David Low, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, George Kim Scholes, Paul Cohen, Timothy Landauer
Clarinet – Gary Bovyer,[P] Gene Burkert, Ralph Williams, Stuart Clark
Flute – David Shostac, Geraldine Rotella, Heather Clark, Jennifer Olson, James Walker
Horn – James Thatcher,[P] Brian O'Connor, David Duke, Katharine Dennis, Mark Adams, Phillip Edward Yao, Richard Todd, Steven Becknell, William Lane
Oboe – David Weiss,[P] Barbara Northcutt, Chris Bleth, Jonathan Davis, Leslie Reed
Percussion – Alan Estes,[P] Dan Greco, Donald Williams, Gregory Goodall, Peter Limonick, Steven Schaeffer
Piano – Randy Kerber
Saxophone – Daniel Higgins,[P] Bill Liston, Greg Huckins, Joel Peskin, Joshua Ranz
Trombone – Charles Loper,[P] Alexander Iles, William Reichenbach, Steven Holtman
Trumpet – Malcolm Mc Nab,[P] David Washburn, Jon Lewis
Tuba – Doug Tornquist
Viola – Brian Dembow,[P] Andrew Duckles, Cassandra Richburg, Darrin Mc Cann, David Walther, Keith Greene, Luke Maurer, Matthew Funes, Robert Brophy, Roland Kato, Samuel Formicola, Victoria Miskolczy
Violin – Roger Wilkie,[P2] Julie Ann Gigante,[C] Amy Hershberger, Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Anassian, Bruce Dukov, Eun-Mee Ahn, Franklyn D'Antonio, Helen Nightengale, Jacqueline Brand, Jeanne Skrocki, Joel Pargman, Josefina Vergara, Kevin Connolly, Lisa Sutton, Lorand Lokuszta, Maia Jasper, Mario De Leon, Mark Robertson, Miwako Watanabe, Nina Evtuhov, Phillip Levy, Rafael Rishik, Roberto Cani, Eugene Samuel Fischer, Sarah Thornblade, Searmi Park, Serena Mc Kinney, Shalini Vijayan, Songa Lee, Susan Rishik, Tamara Hatwan, Tereza Stanislav
Choir
Vocal contractor – Rick Logan
Chorus – Alvin Chea, Amick Byram, Antonio Sol, Bob Joyce, Bobbi Page, Brian Brigham, Clydene Jackson, Debbie Hall Gleason, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Gerald White, Jennifer Graham, John West, Jon Joyce, Luana Jackman, Rick Logan, Sandie Hall, Susan Stevens Logan, Walt Harrah
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