cd soundtrack information
Music, composed, arranged and conducted by John Barry.
Music originally recorded at Studio Davout, Paris in April 1979.
Total playing time : 30:50
cd soundtrack overview
John Barry returns to do the score for Moonraker after the relatively poor The Spy Who Loved Me CD soundtrack. While Barry comes up with the goods once more, sadly this CD soundtrack is one of the shortest out of the series. There are many explanations for this, but since it was a French-British production, the most logical reason is that the original master tapes must still be in French control or stored in some archive or vault.
The CD itself is a departure from Barry's usual style of brass, trumpets and horns but here we have a more elegant, slick and yet haunting score. While the title theme sung once again by Shirley Bassey never achieved the same success as 'Goldfinger', it still blends in seamlessly with the style of the film and adds an exotic romantic undertone. Sadly Moonraker marks the last time the now timeless '007' theme is heard when it is played in 'Bond Arrives In Rio/Boat Chase'.
The suspense and tension filled tracks are here once again with the excellent 'Bond Smells A Rat' and the slowly building haunting 'Centrifuge And Corrinne Put Down'. Action fans are not disappointed with 'Cable Car and Snake Fight' where Barry once again makes his mark. The real highlights of the Moonraker CD soundtrack are in the final songs. 'Bond Lured To Pyramid' has a romantic, exotic mystery bringing out the beauty of Bond surroundings. 'Flight Into Space' and 'Space Laser Battle' really stir the emotions as the cold, dark reality of space is portrayed excellently. After the previous stirring tracks, the up-beat remix of the Moonraker title theme is quite welcome here concluding the soundtrack on a happy note.
cd soundtrack play listing
A number of cues on this CD are difficult to position. The below playlist is only approximate and based on personal preference, so you may wish to move a couple of the tracks around. For example, track 4 features Snake Fight that is out of place with Cable Car. The only way to get this better would be to chop up the cues and recreate the playlist.
1. Moonraker : Main Title (3:11)
8. Centrifuge and Corrinne Put Down (2:37)
9. Bond Smells a Rat (2:25)
3. Miss Goodhead Meets Bond (2:49)
7. Bond Arrives in Rio and Boat Chase (2:39)
4. Cable Car and Snake Fight (3:09)
5. Bond Lured to Pyramid (2:07)
6. Flight into Space (2:49)
2. Space Laser Battle (2:49)
10. Moonraker : End Title (2:28)
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