The Karate Kid (1985 film) [IMPORT] [SOUNDTRACK]

Bill Conti

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B00000B8UB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,711 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Soundtrack to the classic coming of age blockbuster, originally released in 1984. Includes tracks from, Survivor-'The Moment of Truth', Paul Davis-'(It Takes) Two to Tango', The Flirts and Jan & Dean-'(Bop Bop) on the Beach' and Gang Of Four-'Desire'. Standard jewel case.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great soundtrack but incomplete, October 5, 2003

By A Customer

11 years after hearing the soundtrack to the Karate Kid on LP I had to have it. Unfortunatly it was not on cd at the tine, For the most part most the soundtrack is here on the cd with a few noteable exceptions the following songs WERE NOT included

1.Broken Edge Please answer me unavailable elsewhere only featured in the film

2.Bananarama Cruel summer it is rumored that the first batch of cds featured this song on the soundtrack but is easy to find

3.Matches The Ride the song is briefly played during the scene Johnny and co arrive at the beach on their dirt bikes in the movie and sadly is only heard for a few seconds and again this is not available anywhere

Lastly theres the pan flute music performed by Gheorghe Zamfir I don't think this was EVER released anywhere although I could be wrong. This would be a great addition to anyone's 80's cd collection (big fan of the 80's myself) What needs to be done is a re-release remastered edition including the missing tracks and sleeve notes.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Anthology, June 25, 2001

By	J. Maher (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first soundtrack to the Karate Kid movies is the best of the four... even though it is missing the ever popular Bananarama hit, "Cruel Summer" and "The Ride" (played when the Kobra Kai rode onto the beach on their motorbikes) and does not include ANY of Bill Conti's fantastic score. But a CD that has "Moment of Truth" and "You're The Best" on there is alright in my book. What they really oughta do is release "The Karate Kid Anthology" with the most popular songs from all 4 movies, the highlighs from the scores, and the songs that were missing from the original soundtracks. Glenn Mederios has a song called "High Wire" in the 3rd movie played in the dance club and it is not on the soundtrack and is not on any of his solo albums. The only way to get it is on the b-side of the out-of-print cassette single of "Listen To Your Heart" by Little River Band (the theme from Karate Kid III). This too should be included on that anthology. It would be fitting too, since Part II and III are coming out on DVD on July 10.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best '80s soundtracks ever heard, December 30, 1999

By	"rockyblboa" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

If you are a fan of "The Karate Kid," this soundtrack is definitely for you. Excellent pop music from the movie. Listening to it really gets ya' thinking about the movie itself. Very strong. I only had one regret: that they didn't add "The Ride," by the group called The Matches. This was the music heard in the beach scene when Johnny and the Cobra Kai were riding their bikes down the path to talk to Ali. Being that this was (even though brief) one of my personal favorite songs in the movie, and that they did not include this, is a big disappointment. If anyone has any information abou the group "The Matches," please e-mail me at:[e-mail]