Scream 2 (1997)

Beltrami received positive critical reception for his score for evolving the musical themes of the characters created in Scream although some critics claimed that the most memorable pieces from the film were created by composers Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer. Elfman’s contribution had been specially written for the film, but Zimmer’s score for Broken Arrow was controversially used in the film, replacing Beltrami’s own work. The film’s soundtrack achieved moderate sales success, reaching #50 on the Billboard 200.

Windsor College seniors Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens attend a sneak preview of Stab, a film based on the events of the first film. During the movie, Phil uses the restroom and is killed by Ghostface. Ghostface enters to the screening and sits beside Maureen, who thinks it’s Phil trying to scare her before finding blood on his cloak. Ghostface fatally stabs her, which the audience mistakes for a publicity stunt until Maureen falls dead in front of the movie screen.