GoldenEye (soundtrack)

GoldenEye: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the United Artists film
Soundtrack album by
Éric Serra
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
GenreSoundtrack
Length54:31
LabelEMI
Éric Serra chronology
Léon: The Professional
(1994) 		GoldenEye: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the United Artists film
(1995) 		The Fifth Element
(1997)
James Bond soundtrack chronology
Licence to Kill
(1989) 		GoldenEye
(1995) 		Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Singles from GoldenEye: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the United Artists film
  1. "GoldenEye"
    Released: 6 November 1995
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GoldenEye: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the United Artists film is the soundtrack to the James Bond film of the same name and was composed by Éric Serra. It was released by EMI on November 14, 1995. Serra composed and performed a number of synthesizer tracks, including the radically reworked version of the James Bond Theme that plays during the gun barrel sequence, while John Altman and David Arch provided the more traditional symphonic music. The producers had Altman write a more traditional, orchestral score piece for the tank-chase scene in St. Petersburg. Serra's original, unused track for that sequence can still be found on the soundtrack album as "A Pleasant Drive in St. Petersburg".

The theme song "GoldenEye" was written by Bono and The Edge of rock band U2 and was performed by Tina Turner. The song was later covered by Nicole Scherzinger for the 2010 remake of the GoldenEye 007 video game.

The Swedish pop band Ace of Base was also involved at one point, producing a different theme song—also called "GoldenEye"—which does not appear in the film or soundtrack. This song was later released with slightly revised lyrics as "The Juvenile" on their 2002 album Da Capo, replacing the word "GoldenEye" with "Juvenile".[1]

The soundtrack does not feature the comedic rendition of the Tammy Wynette song "Stand By Your Man" from the film, which was sung by Minnie Driver.

Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair arranged, produced and recorded a version of the James Bond Theme for the Goldeneye trailer.[2]

Track listing

  1. "GoldenEye" – Tina Turner
  2. "The GoldenEye Overture: Half of Everything is Luck / The Other Half is Fate / For England, James"[A]
  3. "Ladies First"
  4. "We Share the Same Passions: The Trip to Cuba / The Same Passions"
  5. "Little Surprise for You: Xenia / D.M. Mishkin"
  6. "The Severnaya Suite: Among the Dead / Out of Hell / The Husky Tribe"
  7. "Our Lady of Smolensk"
  8. "Whispering Statues: Whispers / Two Faced"
  9. "Run, Shoot, and Jump"
  10. "A Pleasant Drive in St. Petersburg"[A]
  11. "Fatal Weakness"
  12. "That's What Keeps You Alone"
  13. "Dish out of Water: A Good Squeeze / The Antenna"
  14. "The Scale to Hell: Boris and the Lethal Pen / I Am Invincible"
  15. "For Ever, James"
  16. "The Experience of Love" – Éric Serra

Sales

Sales for GoldenEye
Region Sales
Poland 13,500[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Contains the "James Bond Theme", originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack.
  1. ^ Burlingame, Jon (2012). The Music of James Bond. Oxford University Press. pp. 264–5. ISBN 978-0-19-986330-3.
  2. ^ "Starr Parodi Named President of the Alliance for Women Film Composers". 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ Mooij, Thessa (April 6, 1996). "Soul Empress Keeps Rejuvenating" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 11. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 3, 2023.