cut ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁Dead ▁A live ▁( because ▁of ▁another ▁film ▁with ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁pract ically ▁identical ▁title ▁Bra in ▁Dead ), ▁the ▁R - r ated ▁version ▁is ▁only ▁ 8 5 ▁minutes ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁g ore ▁scenes ▁removed , ▁while ▁the ▁un r ated ▁cut ▁is ▁ 9 7 ▁minutes ▁with ▁the ▁g ore ▁scenes ▁mostly ▁int act . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁ ▁The ▁film ' s ▁music ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Peter ▁Das ent . ▁The ▁sound track ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁M ana ▁Music . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 8 % ▁based ▁on ▁, ▁with ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 4 4 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" The ▁delight fully ▁g on zo ▁tale ▁of ▁a ▁lov est ruck ▁te en ▁and ▁his ▁z omb ified ▁mother , ▁Dead ▁A live ▁is ▁extremely ▁g ory ▁and ▁exceed ingly ▁good ▁fun , ▁thanks ▁to ▁Peter ▁Jackson ' s ▁affection ▁for ▁the ▁t ast eless ly ▁sub lime ." ▁Met ac rit ic ▁r ated ▁it ▁ 5 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ ▁based ▁on ▁ 7 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁David ▁Str at