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The Goonies (The Complete Original Score)

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Movies can be fun to watch but they are nothing without a good soundtrack. Not surprisingly The Goonies is no exception. As one of the greatest childrens movies of the 1980's (and indeed, all time) both the movie itself and it's soundtrack are beloved to this day which has helped them stand up pretty well. It's almost hard to believe that it's already been twenty five years since The Goonies graced the big screen for the first time but in celebration of this landmark the score, probably the better half of this movie's soundtrack, is finally available to own on a CD so we can now share it with a new generation of Goonies. The track list is as follows:

1.Fratelli Chase
2.Map and Willie
3.The Goondocks (Goonies Theme)
4.Doubloon
5.Lighthouse
6.Cellar and Sloth
7.Restaurant Trash
8.The "It", Fifty Dollar Bills and A Stiff
9.It All Starts Here
10.Plumbing
11.Skull and Signature
12.Boulders, Bats And A Blender
13.Wishing Well and The Fratellis Find Coin
14.Mikey's Vision
15.Oath and Booby Traps
16.Triple Stones and A Ball
17.Pee Break and Kissing Tunnel
18.They're Here and Skull Cave Chase
19.Playing The Bones
20.Water Slide and Galleon
21.Octopus
22.The Inferno
23.One Eyed Willie
24.Treasure, Data & Mouth and Walk The Plank
25.Sloth & Chunk
26.Mama & Sloth
27.The Fighting Fratellis, Sloth's Choice and Ultimate Booby Trap
28.The Reunion and Fratellis On Beach
29.No Firme and Pirate Ship
30.End Titles (Goonies Theme)

Bonus Tracks:
31.Fratelli Chase
32.Triple Stones and A Ball
33.They're Here and Skull Cave Chase
34.Octopus
These are the original versions of these tracks which sound a little darker and more threatening than the more light hearted and even somewhat comedic final versions.

Most of the tracks on the album should be familiar as soon as you hear them. it should be noted however that the octopus scene also gets it's background track placed on the disk even though the scene was cut from the final movie and it sounds pretty cool too. You can couple that track with "Eight Arms To Hold You" by Goonsquad from the vocal soundtrack to recreate one of the coolest scenes not seen in the movie. The score to a movie usually over shadows the vocal tracks and this is one of the best I've ever heard. Over all this is an expensive album as it is brand new for 2010 but is also a limited edition of only 5,000 copies making it rare already and well saught after by Goonies fans everywhere. It's a great score and if you love the movie and are willing to pay the above price then I'm sure it's well worth it to you. In the words of the composer Dave Grusin: "Like One Eyed Willie's legendary ship, the music remained buried for years but has at last been set free, it's treasures intact and available for all to share".

"The Goonies" pop soundtrack capures the fun-loving decade of the '80s and listening to these songs makes various scenes from the movie come to mind in vivid detail. My favorite track off the CD is probably REO Speedwagon's "Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)". I also quite like Philip Bailey's "Love Is Alive" because that song played during the part in the movie where Troy catapults Brand off the side of the cliff in that little girl's, pink, training bike. Classic! Who could forget Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies 'R Good Enough" track; not me. I love this song as well, and it brings back some incredible memories of the '80s and from this movie specifically.

NOW.. to address the film score controversy.. There is some debate to whether or not the entire film score was ever released the UNITED STATES. Many say it was simply a bootleg that got around in small circles. (Go to soundtrack.com to learn more about the film score.) That said, I DO know, however, that the film score WAS recorded as a 'world premier recording' on the CD, "The Best Of Adventure". I have this cd, and the Goonies score on it is, quite simply, AMAZING! I'm not kidding, when I played it for the first time, I actually teared up. So nostalgic and beautiful. The recording on this CD is almost 19 minutes long; it was recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic. This is the ONLY legitimate cd that the entire Goonies film score was ever released on; the booklet in this CD, "Best of Adventure" also confirms that the recording is a 'world premier' for the Dave Grusin Goonies film score.

There are bootlegs being circulated with The Goonies film score on it on eBay. Some of these pirated CD's have so called 'previously unreleased' tracks from the film. These eBay sellers blatantly lie and trick and try to pass these cd's off as original 'imports' from Japan etc. Some people will believe anything, so I am here to set the record straight and tell you the truth. I have even found that one eBay seller from California has gone as far as changing his user ID three times to try to get away with selling a slick looking bootleg. This particular pirated CD is a 2 'gold' CD Goonies Dave Grusin film score that also has a so called gold coin prop replica and two bumper sticker decals along with the pirated music. I am keeping a record of what he has been up to. As an AVID official Goonies collector, eBay seller and also a professional Graphic Designer, I hate to see people getting ripped off by greedy liars who know Photoshop too well and who visit Knikos too often. I could go on about exactly how these bootlegs were constructed and believe me I could whip up an exact repliac within a day.. yup, even down to the printed on gold discs, 'high quality' decals, 'unreleased tracks', photo booklet and the gold coin replica. Anyways, consider this information as a buyer beware, word to the wise, warning. All cd's other than Best of Adventure with The Goonies film score are pirated. So there is no confusion, there IS a legitimate Japanese POP soundtrack import, which you can see from the Amazon picture above, but there is NO such thing as a Japanese film score CD or any other film score CD other than "Best Of Adventure".

Who knows if the entire score will ever officially be released in the USA as well, but, in my opinion, to have found the "Best Of Adventure" cd is even better than finding One Eyed Willie's rich stuff. While I think of it, who knows whether Warner Brothers will FINALLY let Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg make an amazing sequal to The Goonies. All of the stars are up for it as well, but NOOO, Warner Brothers had to go and screw it up! (Okay, enough stealing Mouth's lines). haha.

I really feel that, in order to get the film score released officially in the USA, and also in order to get the sequal made (before everybody starts looking like One Eyed Willie) is THE PEOPLE. The people like us who love this movie and who dream BIG. Like Mikey said, it's OUR time down here; so start writing, Warner Brothers, people; let your voices be heard. It's our time.. Never Say Die.

Don't get me wrong, I love The Goonies. I really love it. But, this soundtrack is very disappointing. I bought it because I love the film so much, but it's really not very good. Of course the Cyndi Lauper track Goonies Are Good Enough is great, and the one track from the score by Dave Grusin is very nice, but there needs to be more of it. Most of the other songs in the film are fairly unmemborable. I wish they had released the whole score.

I have been in love with the Goonies since the movie came out and if you love the movie, you will definetely love this album. Whenever I listen to it, I feel like I am in the movie. I take it everywhere with me and listen to it all of the time. So Goonie fans everywhere...buy this CD, you won't regret it!

If you're wanting the original filmscore music of the talented Dave Grusin that is heard and enjoyed in the actual film by thousands,you may be interested in knowing that my fiance, Chris is currently in contact with Varese Sarabande Records about releasing the much-coveted music to fans for the first time.Varese recently released Grusin's own Lucas score, and before that, the much- desired Ghostbusters. Like so many of you, Chris has wanted the score since he was very young, and now in his twenties, he is trying to do something about seeing that you all (not to mention himself) finally receive what is deserved.We've been denied for too long!!

This soundtrack collection of pop songs is fine for nostalgia reasons, but if you want the score music, (not the re- orchestrated music from the over-rated Best Of Adventure CD)you need to sign Chris'petition, which is on [...] has a message board, on which he has been posting all of his progress thus far being made with Varese Sarabande's Soundtrack Club Dept.According to Varese, they are very interested in offering the score, but need ample proof that it will sell. Chris has already submitted many of these disgruntled reviews to them, and according to Varese, their office has been flooded lately with requests via email/telephone.

There is contact information for Varese on their site, or through Chris' posting on thegoonies.org, under the miscellaneous tab. The post is called, "Hoping To Start Things Up".You can also access these links through www.grusin.net (The Dave Grusin Archive)through their Goonies page as well.

If you want Dave Grusin's beautiful,rich score as it was intended to be heard, please support the cause.Sign the petition, contact Varese Sarabande.Thank you!

I had searched forever for this CD for my oldest son who is a huge Goonies fan. I could not find it anywhere but Amazon.com. Lucky for me, I kept it in my "save for later" section, and the price dropped in my favor right before I had to purchase it! YEAH! But according to my son, the FAN, it is absolutely the best 25th anniversary CD money could buy!

I do not have this CD, but like so many soundtrack albums, the producers include a lot of the pop songs but only a tidbit of the orchestral score. I would like to see a full score of The Goonies released. Dave Grusin did a fine job with the music here, and I'm not sure what all is included in the one track "Theme From The Goonies".

I totally love this cd. I've watched the Goonies alot and I decided that I loved the soundtrack. Anyone who likes the movie will absolutely LOVE the soundtrack.

Goonies sounds a bit like a classic adventure/pirate soundtrack, but with a 1980s twist. It has its moments in the movie itself, but this CD doesn't capture it. In fact, it's quite forgettable. I'd only recommend this for hardcore fans of the movie.

Twenty Years later, finally a complete Goonies Soundtrack!! Sound quality is quite superb! Why did it take so long to release a complete Goonies Soundtrack, I have had MP3's that I have found on the net for years but not every track. I also own a import CD of the Pop Soundtrack which only had one Dave Grusin track on it :( If your a Goonies Fan and enjoy movie soundtracks you MUST own this CD!