''GoldenEye: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the United Artists film'' is the soundtrack to the

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film of the same name and was composed by

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. It was released by

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on 14 November 1995. Serra composed and performed a number of synthesizer tracks, including the radically reworked version of the "

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" that plays during the gun barrel sequence, while John Altman and David Arch provided the more traditional symphonic music. The producers had Altman write a more traditional, orchestral score piece for the tank-chase scene in

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, Russia. Serra's original, unused track for that sequence can still be found on the soundtrack album as "A Pleasant Drive in St. Petersburg". The theme song "

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" was written by

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and

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of the Irish

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band U2 and was performed by the American singer

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. The song was later covered by

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for the 2010 remake of the '' GoldenEye 007'' video game. The Swedish pop band

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was also involved at one point, producing a different theme song—also called "GoldenEye"—which does not appear in the film or soundtrack. This song was later released with slightly revised lyrics as " The Juvenile" on their fourth studio album ''

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'' (2002), replacing the word "GoldenEye" with "Juvenile". The soundtrack does not feature the comedic rendition of the

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song " Stand by Your Man" from the film, which was sung by Irina (

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). Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair arranged, produced and recorded a version of the "James Bond Theme" for the ''Goldeneye'' trailer.

Track listing

# "

" –

# "The GoldenEye Overture: Half of Everything is Luck / The Other Half is Fate / For England, James"Contains the "

", originally composed for the ''Dr. No'' soundtrack. # "Ladies First" # "We Share the Same Passions: The Trip to Cuba / The Same Passions" # "Little Surprise for You:

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/ D.M. Mishkin" # "The Severnaya Suite: Among the Dead / Out of Hell / The Husky Tribe" # "Our Lady of Smolensk" # "Whispering Statues: Whispers / Two Faced" # "Run, Shoot, and Jump" # "A Pleasant Drive in St. Petersburg" # "Fatal Weakness" # "That's What Keeps You Alone" # "Dish out of Water: A Good Squeeze / The Antenna" # "The Scale to Hell: Boris and the Lethal Pen / I Am Invincible" # "For Ever, James" # "The Experience of Love" –

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References

External links

Filmtracks GoldenEye page
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