Testament to that fact is its constant reuse in other, lower budget movies

Technically speaking, people bitch about Horner re-using his OWN material for other movie scores.

Oh well, here's Aliens. Wait until dark, turn off all the lights and huddle in a corner while you replay thoughts of xenomorphic terror.

What I mean to say is that the aforementioned website has several essays about the evolution and behavior of the xenomorph now designated as Internecivus Raptus. Very well put together, and this music is the perfect backdrop for it.

this site is down as is, but has been reposted:

http://anchorpointessays.alienexperience.com/essays.html


and thanks for the link, explodotron.