GoldenEye [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists (Artist), Eric Serra (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00008BL4W
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #113,060 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underappreciated, April 26, 2008

By	J. Brewer (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After a 6 year hiatus, James Bond returns in Goldeneye, yet this time with the help of French composer, Eric Serra to bring him strongly into the 90s. This combination has lead to what is easily the most unique and powerful Bond soundtrack out there. It's dark, it's beautiful, and it's different (in a good way). Many have claimed that his work here is "bland" and features too much "computer music". These haters are simply Barry-fanboys that wish the same, tired, 20-year old formula to be repeated endlessly throughout decades on end. Don't listen to them. And as for the "computer music", yes, the score is definitely very electronic in its nature. Yet, the 90s where a big time for electronica and the beginning of the rave scene so this was inevitable, seeing as Eric and the producers wanted a new sound. The film has a certain dark undertone to it, which he perfectly captures with this new sound. "Fatal Weakness", with its dark industrial grinds and building percussion, greatly succeeds in this as does "The Goldeneye Overture", which works as a nice precursor to what the rest of the movie would sound like. Yet, the score also triumphs in its more orchestral offerings. "We Share The Same Passions" and "That's What Keeps You Alone" are both sweeping and cinematic, easily recalling Barry's classic 70s period Bond works. I can go as far as saying that these rival his compositions. "Run, Shoot, And Jump", another orchestral highlight, is easily one of the best Bond action melodies written. It's a shame it's so short. Then there is the controversial "A Pleasant Drive In St. Petersburg", which ended up not being in the film. Instead it was replaced by a more typical, Hollywood soundtrack that sounds so out of place in the movie. A mistake in my opinion. The first half of "Dish Out of Water" is another favorite of mine and makes the fight between Bond and Xenia in the movie even better. The dark electronic drones at the beginning of the track mimic the spinning helicopter blades that Xenia jumps out of, before diving into a repeating metallic tribal rhythm assault. The only weaker moment here is "Ladies First", which sounds a tad bit dated. I'm not nuts over Tina Turner's Goldeneye theme, but Eric's singing effort makes "Experience of Love" a good song, incorporating a few elements from the actual score. Nicely done but also a little on the cheese side.

If you've read the whole review, you're wasting your time. If you enjoyed the movie, or just want something a little different, check this out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Much Different and Innovative James Bond Soundtrack , October 11, 2005

By	Alamo_guy - See all my reviews

If anything positive can be said about Eric Serra's score for this James Bond film it undeniably is innovative and absolutely different from any of the previous scores. The score is pensive and brooding and seems to fit the intention of the mood that the film's director wanted. The disappointment here is that Eric Serra just does not handle the James Bond Theme in a conventional or traditional fashion. Being objective, I think the rest of the score is actually good.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but missing some, December 13, 2003

By	"bondsfan007" (Rootstown, OH USA) - See all my reviews

I love the sounds of this cd but its missing a lot of tracks.It stinks.Especially the beginning part down the gun barrel and the track in the streets, its not the same as in the movie.They need to make a new cd with every single piece of music in the movie.