The Goonies by Dave Grusin

[Charlie Brigden 7]

I grabbed this from SAE recently, glad I did now.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I completely forgot I had this. Need to listen to it again.

[Jay 46,243]

Yea you know, I kinda have too. It's weird but, despite it being one of my grails for the past 25 years, and listening to it 3 times in a row the first week I had it, I haven't listened to it or thought about it that much since, not sure why. But I recently added it to my ipod and plan on revisiting it real soon

[Delorean90 47]

Nuts...I hate to ask this of anyone, but here's the situation...I see that there seem to be some left at SAE, and I have not gotten a hold of this one. I am extremely tight on funds at the moment, but I get paid on Friday. Could I get some kind soul to snag a copy for me, and then I can send money to said kind soul on Friday through PayPal or some other route? Please PM me if you can do this.

[Jay 46,243]

There will still be copies at all the major retailers (screen archives, movie music, intrada), etc for weeks to come once varese's stock runs out, which also might not even happen this week. I wouldn't worry yet, especially since Friday is only 2 days from now

[Delorean90 47]

Okay. Thanks, Jason. I just panicked because I tried moviemusic.com and they were out. Friday, then.

[Jay 46,243]

Erm, I guess I vastly underrated the drive of the speculators out there, because this is now sold out at Varese, Intrada, SAE, and moviemusic. Sorry about that.

Looks like there is at least one new copy on amazon for $29.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003BWDO20/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&qid=1274987328&sr=1-1&condition=all

[Demondm810 473]

Holy cow. I missed out too!

[Frank Vincent 301]

It's still available at Colosseum.

[Jacob 1]

Even being unfamiliar with the movie I decided to pick this up anyway after the low quantity alert.

Jason's high enthusiasm for the score and the samples won me over.

I guess that makes this my first 'blind buy'.

I ordered from SAE on the 26th at about 10:00 PM EST and it arrived today just two days later (that was fast) complete with complimentary FSM magnet featuring the one and only John Williams (and those three other guys) as per my request.

Putting on the CD now...

[Jay 46,243]

Jason's high enthusiasm for the score and the samples won me over.

I guess that makes this my first 'blind buy'.

Woah! Cool!

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Received this from SAE today. But no magnet

[Jacob 1]

I just finished with my second listen and I believe I can say that I'm happy with my purchase.

I was kind of disappointed after the first listen. The themes from the samples weren't as prevalent as I hoped they'd be.

Fratelli Chase is a great opening, but then the score moves into subtler territory that didn't really click.

And also, I was kind of put off by the synths.

Still, the more swashbuckling material was so fun and catchy that I couldn't wait to listen to it again.

I already had the Fratelli's and Goonies themes stuck in my head.

With my expectations 'cut down to size' as it were, my second listen was more enjoyable (which is actually not too infrequently the case when experiencing new soundtracks or movies that I've been anticipating -- sometimes it just takes a second run-through before things settle in and feel right).

This score may not be one of the greats, but it's a lot of fun and I can definitely say that The Goonies will be getting frequent playtime. *commences third listen*

Also, I found this higher resolution cover (for those that care):

http://filmmusicreporter.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/goonies.jpg

Received this from SAE today. But no magnet

On SAE's website, just before you confirm your order, there's a place for comments. I specifically requested one featuring Williams.

They probably can't honor that every time, but I was pleasantly surprised.

[Jay 46,243]

I think if The Goonies had originally been released as like a 45 minute score album, it would be much better received, and this complete release would be most welcomed. To suddenly go from NO score to ALL the score is jarring, and the CD is ALOT to take in at once. It really took me until my 3rd listen to fully appreciate it the way I expected to before it was released.

I still may cut it down to the best 45 minutes or so before putting it on my ipod

[Delorean90 47]

Does anyone know what kind of shipping charges I can expect at Colosseum?

[Charlie Brigden 7]

I think if The Goonies had originally been released as like a 45 minute score album, it would be much better received, and this complete release would be most welcomed. To suddenly go from NO score to ALL the score is jarring, and the CD is ALOT to take in at once. It really took me until my 3rd listen to fully appreciate it the way I expected to before it was released.

I still may cut it down to the best 45 minutes or so before putting it on my ipod

That's true, although if you suggested that with a JW score you'd be burned at the stake.

This is a brilliant score, by the way. I was grinning from ear to ear when I put it on.

[Bellosh 4,531]

So I ended up finding a used copy on Amazon for $30. It's not really used, just opened, so it worked out!

I am really glad I spent the money on this!

The highlights:

Map and Willie

The Goondocks

Plumbing

They're Here and Skull Cave Chase (:53-1:35 is my favorite part of the score)

Water Slide and Galleon

Sloth & Chunk

I grew up with the Goonies, so this is a fantastic score to own!

[airmanjerm 84]

I'm resurrecting this old thread just in case anyone out there is interested....hope this isn't old news, I didn't see it posted anywhere.

If you're really, really....and I mean REALLY....interested in a breakdown of every single note of anything even remotely considered "musical" in the film, there's a giant breakdown - complete with timings both in the film and each one on its own - of the film's score (including source music, etc) here:

http://www.grusin.net/the_goonies.htm

[Frank Vincent 301]

Varèse Sarabande is releasing The Goonies on CD again. This time unlimited without the bonus tracks of the limited edition release. Release date: June 21, 2019.

 

https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/goonies-original-motion-picture-score

 

[Sunshine Reger 3,714]

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[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

What a coincidence this thread was upped, I just heard they're re-releasing this score! Not that I care for it much though.

[1977 2,134]

Goonies and Ghostbusters scores re-issued after being OOP for years? Could this be the start of a new film score release Renaissance?

[crocodile 9,724]

I might get that actually.

 

Karol

[Jay 46,243]

10 hours ago, The Original said:

What a coincidence this thread was upped, I just heard they're re-releasing this score! Not that I care for it much though.

 

That's the opposite of a coincidence.  It was bumped BECAUSE of the new announcement.

[mstrox 7,348]

Speaking of Grusin's Goonies score, Varese is looking to rerelease this one on CD soon.

[Jay 46,243]

I just heard!

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

19 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

That's the opposite of a coincidence.  It was bumped BECAUSE of the new announcement.

 

No wai!

[Ollie 1,375]

I hear Goonies is getting a reissue from Varèse.

[Quintus 6,496]

 

[Jay 46,243]

Nice!

[Quintus 6,496]

Seeing it played, it really highlights what a wonderfully fun opening cue it is. Genuinely legendary in the pantheon of great film music, well remembered.

 

If you can get past the cringeworthy conducter, it's a gem of a channel that.

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

Opinions wanted...  I missed out on getting the 2010 version of this and want to get it.  I have enough in Amazon GCs to buy it but really don't want to spend around $100 or so for it.  Discogs is pricy too.  Should I bite the bullet and get it on Amazon w/ GC $$ or wait for a better deal?  I don't want to get the latest version that just came out, my OCD won't allow it LOL

[Jay 46,243]

Bite the bullet and get it now it will only keep going higher

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

Well, I bid on a sealed copy on eBay and won, I was the only bidder surprisingly.  Shipped from the UK and just received it today about 3 weeks later, not to shabby all things considered.  Pretty good buy around $65 for a sealed item!  Just finished listening so glad to finally have this in physical form.

[Bellosh 4,531]

Wait, is it this presentation?

 

http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.11906/.f

[Jay 46,243]

14 minutes ago, ATXHusker said:

Well, I bid on a sealed copy on eBay and won, I was the only bidder surprisingly.  Shipped from the UK and just received it today about 3 weeks later, not to shabby all things considered.  Pretty good buy around $65 for a sealed item!  Just finished listening so glad to finally have this in physical form.

 

Timely bump; I just listened to this album today while working!  Hadn't listened in years.  Fell in love with the score all over again, maybe more than I ever had before.  Really great stuff.

 

5 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

Wait, is it this presentation?

 

http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.11906/.f

 

That's the 2019 reissue; The original 2010 release had bonus tracks.

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

No, that's the reissue that does not include the bonus tracks (34 tracks total from 2010).

[Bellosh 4,531]

Oh dang!

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

5 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

Timely bump; I just listened to this album today while working!  Hadn't listened in years.  Fell in love with the score all over again, maybe more than I ever had before.  Really great stuff.

 Yes!  I may have to dial up David Collins' podcast on it again for old time's sake until Superman gets posted on Wednesday

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

I just finished watching this Goonies reunion, too bad they couldn't add Grusin to the Zoom call but it was really fun to watch, wish there was more!

 

 

 

[Bellosh 4,531]

Wow, even Spielberg joined!

[Thor 9,362]

Yes, I saw that yesterday. Fun stuff! As you say, shame Grusin wasn't invited too.

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

They did have his music playing throughout at least...

[Jay 46,243]

Footage from the scoring sessions has turned up

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiyHOVlBp3/

[bruce marshall 1,988]

The film is horrible!

Can't believe it has such a devoted following.

But, I have the soundtrack which is " very enjoyable".😁😜

[Xander Harris 9,674]

It's definitely not a horrible movie.

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

Not horrible, but forgettable. 

[mstrox 7,348]

I love it.  It captured my imagination at just the right time - I’m sure without that nostalgia it would be a completely different thing.

[Dr. Rick 1,387]

It's definitely a film enjoyed by multiple generations as my wife, kids and I all love the movie.

[mstrox 7,348]

One time as a teenager we showed a friend Labyrinth for the first time and he thought we all were idiots.