La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1986 action adventure film The Golden Child. The 3 CD set includes both John Barry’s unused score and Michel Colombier’s score from the Paramount Pictures-produced movie. The soundtrack set marks the premiere release of Barry’s unused score. Also included are Barry’s unused song Dance A Little Closer performed by Randy Edelman, as well as the composer’s song Best Man in the World performed by Ann Wilson. The release is limited to 5000 copies. To order the 3-Disc collections and to listen to audio clips, visit La-La Land Records’ webpage. The Golden Child directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis and Charles Dance centers on a private detective specializing in missing children who is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate.
Here’s the CD set track list:
DISC 1
Music Composed and Conducted by John Barry
1. 1M1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
(The Child Is Taken) 5:55
2. The Best Man in the World
(Barry–Wilson–Wilson–Ennis)
Performed by Ann Wilson
Produced by Ron Nevison 3:21
3. 2M1 1:45
4. 2M2 2:11
5. 3M1/2/3/4 3:36
6. 3M5/6A (Tin Can Man)
(Includes “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
composed by Irving Berlin) :53
7. 3M7/4M0 (Follow That Bird) 2:54
8. 4M1 (Best Man) 2:03
9. 4M2 :58
10. 5M2 1:12
11. 5M3 1:51
12. 5M4/6M0 2:34
13. 6M1 (Chandler’s Dream) 6:18
14. 7M1 :50
15. 7M2 (Love Theme) 2:21
16. 7M3AR/C :35
17. 7M4/8M0/1 6:13
18. 8M2 2:32
19. 9M1 (Bottomless Pit) 4:51
20. 9M2R (Wisdom of the Ages) 3:50
21. 10M2/3 2:19
22. 10M4 (Kee Nang Gets the Arrow) 2:58
23. 11M1 3:04
24. 11M2/A/B/C/D/E/F
(The Final Act) 10:23
25. 12M1 1:04
DISC 2
Music Score by Michel Colombier
1. Sardo and the Child 5:27
2. Blood in Oatmeal 1:47
3. Child in Warehouse 1:21
4. Astral Projection 1:57
5. The Bikers :43
6. We Sold Her 4:16
7. Demons 1:58
8. Kee’s Tied Up :34
9. Dream Sequence—Last Part 1:19
10. Kee Nang Offers Herself :47
11. Child in Truck/Chandler Follows Bird 2:09
12. Take It :24
13. The Mountain 1:17
14. The Corridor 2:14
15. The Knife Retrieval 3:35
16. Golden Love 3:47
17. Malibu/Battle at Malibu House 4:47
18. Looking for Sardo 3:07
19. Confrontation 5:31
20. Sardo Is Back 1:01
21. Kee Nang Lives :49
22. The Chosen One (Michel Colombier)
Performed by Robbie Buchanan 3:55
23. Love Goes On (Love Theme From The Golden Child)
(Colombier–Ashford–Simpson)
Performed by Ashford & Simpson 4:52
DISC 3
Additional Music Composed and Conducted by John Barry
1. The Best Man in the World
(Instrumental) (4M1R/2M2R) 3:39
2. 2M1R 1:21
3. 12M1R 1:04
4. 2M4 (Source) 1:53
5. Dance a Little Closer
(Barry–DeShannon–Edelman)
Performed by Randy Edelman 4:19
Additional Songs From the 1986 Soundtrack Album
6. Deeper Love (Diane Warren)
Performed by Meli’sa Morgan 4:25
7. Shame on You (M. Price–D. Chang)
Performed by Martha Davis 4:14
8. Body Talk (Croucier–De Martini–Pearcy)
Performed by Ratt 3:47
9. (Let Your Love Find)
The Chosen One
(M. Jackson–K. Wakefield)
Performed by Marlon Jackson 5:02
