Goldfinger Soundtrack CD
Goldfinger.
1964, United Artists.
John Barry.
Capitol, CD, 2003, 72435-80891-2-7.
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Considered to be John Barry’s best contribution to the Bond series and written for one of the best Bond adventures, Goldfinger is packed full of strong melodies, enthusiastically realised with creative percussion, brass and electric guitar. The Jazz-influenced buzz of ‘Into Miami’, offers a highly evocative reflection of the swinging 60s, while ‘Oddjobs Pressing Engagement’ and ‘Bond Back In Action Again’ highlight Barry’s strength for action cues. There is a freshness and creative zeal to this score that Barry never really managed to recapture with many of his later Bond efforts; could it be that Goldfinger was one of Barry’s favourite movies? The main title performed by Shirley Bassey is amazing, used throughout in various forms to bind the score, but it is far from the only highlight; ‘Dawn Raid On Fort Knox’ almost manages to steal Bassey’s thunder as the stand-out track of the album. Re-mastered, this release includes four bonus tracks omitted from earlier issues and substantial liner notes.
Goldfinger Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Goldfinger (main title feat. Shirley Bassey)
2. Into Miami
3. Alpine Drive - Auric’s Factory
4. Oddjob’s Pressing Engagement
5. Bond Back In Action Again
6. Teasing The Korean
7. Gassing The Gangsters
8. Goldfinger (instrumental version)
9. Dawn Raid On Fort Knox
11. The Arrival Of The Bomb And Count Down
12. The Death Of Goldfinger - End Titles
13. Golden Girl
14. Death Of Tilley
15. The Laser Beam
16. Pussy Galore’s Flying Circus
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