Originally intending the meter to be something simpler like 78, his finger was rushing when he activated the loop; however, Fiedel found that he liked the "herky-jerky" "propulsiveness" of 1316 and decided to keep it, not even realizing the number of beats because he did not write any notation.

[8] Fiedel created music for when Reese and Connor escape from the police station that would be appropriate for a "heroic moment".

[10] The German record company Edel AG licensed the rights to release Fiedel's score without the songs in the film in 1994.

This edition contained a 73-minute running time and included a bonus track the "Judgment Day Remix" of "Theme from The Terminator."

[15] The review stated that "Perhaps the root of Fiedel’s success here, though, is the way his score holds close to the main theme’s central melodic and rhythmic motifs, remaking and remolding them to keep a sense of narrative continuity even as he shifts around sound and tone.

From the metallic march of “‘I’ll Be Back' – Police Station & Escape” to the yearning piano of “Love Scene,” a firm backbone runs throughout, and when the end credits ushers in a cold dawn, Fiedel holds back on fireworks or tidy emotional resolution.