It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, signifying that the album achieved sales in excess of 500,000 units.

[3] Scream 2 is scored by Marco Beltrami, who also composed the predecessor, although Danny Elfman would write a choral piece titled "Cassandra Aria" which would be reprised as the finale track of the album.

Beltrami would explain in an interview that Zimmer's piece was used as a placeholder for his incomplete score during the test screening, but as the test audience were more receptive to it, the studio influenced to keep Zimmer's piece, reducing his composition "Dewey's Theme" to minor use during more serious scenes involving the character.

Several reviews were concerned with the restricted runtime and track omissions, as a result of the high fees required to be paid to composers in order to release their music commercially as did the label's unwillingness to pay.

[11] It was again re-issued in a limited edition box set, along with the scores from the Scream franchise, developed by Beltrami on January 7, 2022.