Das Boot: Original Soundtrack (aka The Boat) [Soundtrack]

Klaus Doldinger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 10, 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JDA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,955 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Anfang

2. Titel

3. Apell

4. U 96

5. Auslaufen

6. Erinnerung

7. Konvoi

8. Angriff

9. Inferno

10. Heimkehr

11. Bedrohung

12. Erinnerung

13. Gibraltar

14. Warten

15. Absinken

16. Auf Grund

17. Eingeschlossen

18. Rettung

19. Ruckzug

20. Ende

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Das Boot blew me away!, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Das Boot: Original Soundtrack (aka The Boat) (Audio CD)

A classic soundtrack from a classic film. The music of Klaus Doldinger is alternately brave, robust, thoughtful, sad, and enlightening. The music unashamedly attempts to pull the heartstrings of the listener. This CD is well worth the money to any fan of Das Boot. Totalling over an hour of music, it includes all important parts of the original soundtrack, including the source music from the recreation center. It's even possible to hear music that is drowned out in the film by depth charges or dialogue! And as an extra bonus, several excerpts from the movie are included at the end of the disk. This allows the listener to experience the full effect digital remastering had on the rerelease. The screams, explosions and sonar practically put you at the bottom of the Atlantic. Essential for any fan of Das Boot.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic soundtrack, but...., November 28, 2005

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Curto (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Das Boot: Original Soundtrack (aka The Boat) (Audio CD)

Eminantly recognisable and fitting soundtrack to one of the most powerful war films made. I've had a copy of this soundtrack since it came out first on audio cassette. This edition has extra tracks, mainly taken from the movie with dialogue intact which is nice...

However, there are several iconic pieces inexplicably missing from this CD (one of which was on the original cassette release!). J'ai Atttendrai by Rina Ketty is missing, as is 'The Tipperary Song'. Also absent is the Erzherzog Albrecht Marsch, which plays as the boat finally returns to port. These ommissions are surprising, as they occur as obvious musical cues in the film: "The Tipperary Song if you please!" and the captain's favourite song "you know the one" (J'ai Attendrai).

So, I had to buy an extra couple of discs just to get hold of these pieces: Vladimir Aleksandrov - Soviet Army Chorus & Band for Tipperary; Preußische & Österreichische Märsche by Karajan for Albrecht Marche and Chansons Françaises de Légende, Vol. 2 for J'ai Attendrai. Overall though, the best version of this OST available.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful score in the best submarine tradition, December 5, 2001

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J. Horowitz "uclafalcon" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Das Boot: Original Soundtrack (aka The Boat) (Audio CD)

Klaus Doldinger's score to Das Boot has the same intensity and power that make Zimmer's Crimson Tide and Poledouris' Hunt for Red October such great music. Has a good mix of techno-like rhythms and lonely accoustic music.

The CD has some non-source music from the film (Muss I Denn, Mon Gars), and a few of the tracks are repeated with the character's German dialogue.

I actually bought my copy in Austria, but the new Director's Cut version has the same material.