Goldfinger CD soundtrack

Music composed, arranged and conducted by John Barry, except where noted. * = [Bricusse - Newley].

Total playing time : 41:12

Soundtrack review

John Barry continues his previous excellent work with the CD soundtrack to Goldfinger. Sadly the full score to Goldfinger is not present, however the tracks that are available make up for this. The CD springs into life with 'Bond Back In Action Again' which leads very nicely into perhaps one of the most famous title themes ever with Shirley Bassey singing her striking rendition of 'Goldfinger'. The style of the CD is brash, bold and brassy (maybe not to everyone's taste) with 'Dawn Raid On Fort Knox' and the instrumental version of 'Goldfinger' being good examples. The tense, chilling tracks are still here with the famous 'Laser Beam' sequence and 'Auric's Factory' to name but a few. Highlights have to be the previously mentioned 'Bond Back In Action Again' with its great use of The James Bond Theme, and 'Laser Beam', where you can imagine Bond becoming increasingly uncomfortable!

Play listing

While you may prefer to listen to the tracks as they are presented, below is a list of the tracks arranged in the order they appear in the movie, which is my personal preference of listening to the James Bond CD's.

5 Bond Back In Action Again (2:31)
1 Goldfinger Main Title / Goldfinger* (2:48)
2 Into Miami (0:57)
12 Golden Girl (2:10)
3 Alpine Drive / Auric's Factory (4:27)
13 Death of Tilly (2:04)
14 The Laser Beam (2:54)
15 Pussy Galore's Flying Circus (2:46)
6 Teasing the Korean (2:16)
7 Gassing the Gangsters (1:05)
4 Oddjob's Pressing Engagement (3:08)
8 Goldfinger [Instrumental] (2:10)
9 Dawn Raid on Fort Knox (5:48)
10 The Arrival of the Bomb and Countdown (3:29)
11 The Death of Goldfinger / End Titles (2:34)