The NeverEnding Story

Good soundtrack, shame about some slightly different tracks

I'm pleased with this product, it arrived in good time, was in good condition and worked when I played it, however some of the songs at the beginning of the soundtrack aren't like the originals that you hear in the movie. I however already knew this when I was ordering the product so I knew what I was getting. Other than that, most of the songs are from the movie and for any fan this would be a good item for their collection.

On another note, if you've bought this soundtrack/considering buying it, you might want to check out the iTunes Music Store - [...]
with this album, which is the German version of this soundtrack which contains some different songs again to the above product.

Other than all of that, I'm pleased with this product and don't regret purchasing it. July 17, 2008

Gotta love It!!

Anyone who likes this movie should get the soundtrack. It is marvelous. The songs are so cool. I love to turn the volume up on the theme song and sing along. This is one of the best movies ever and the soundtrack is just as good!! April 16, 2008

Good deal

Great cd, nice to know in this day and age there is a way us Generation X-ers can find stuff that reminds us of our childhood, the things we grew up with. This CD was one of them. All the music from the movie, the original version of the Ivory Tower, kinda jazzier then what was heard in the movie, and of course The "Neverending story" theme song, with that deffinately 80s sound, gotta love it! December 23, 2007

Good orchestral pop - A good buy even with omissions

I've owned this CD for quite some time, and despite a lot of fans of the movie and Klaus Doldinger/Giorgio Moroder fans accurately stating that the orchestral version of "Ivory Tower" can't be found, I would say this is still worth your money. While it's true that some of the songs have been re-orchestrated with more synthesizers, most of the centerpieces of this soundtrack remain intact and are well worth the money for the nostalgia and pristine pop orchestra sound alone. The main attraction is "Bastian's Happy Flight" which is 3:16 in length and is THE theme in full that you hear in The Never Ending Story with lots of flourishing French Horns and sweeping strings. "Happy Flight" is simply the reprise of that same theme, it's the track that you hear at the end of the film when Bastian rides Falcor and scares off those bullies.

Other highlights on this CD are the tracks "Atreju meets Falcor" (which is the softly lilting string melody that you hear when Atreju first rides Falcor as he continues his quest), "Atreju's Quest" (which is the song that plays when Atreju enters the Princess' tower to take on the quest to find the human child), "The Auryn" (which is the vocal choir theme when Atreju enters the Princess' chambers at the end to tell her he failed in his quest).

Unfortunately, the "Ivory Tower" track that all of the nay-sayers are complaining about cannot be found at all - not on this soundtrack or the German-titled version called "Die Unendliche Geschichte". It looks like fans will have to settle for listening to it off of their DVD.

It's worth noting that this soundtrack was conceived of by two composers: Klaus Doldinger (German and classically trained saxophonist and jazz musician and composer) and Giorgio Moroder (Italian record producer and father of 70's and 80's emergence of electronic music). This is why you have a dichotomy and sometimes a fusion of orchestral and synthesized sounds in this soundtrack. It's quite easy to see how some tracks ended up being the Doldinger orchestral version and some ended up being Moroder versions when you have two people's vision being thrown into the mix together.

Perhaps someday Doldinger and Moroder and the record execs will see fit to release a more comprehensive version of this soundtrack including "The Ivory Tower" film version track that many people desire... but until that time, this soundtrack is a good buy. January 17, 2007

Incredibly Enchanting and Inspirational

I bought this CD on a whim because I remembered loving that first scene as a kid with the clouds and the Limahl song at the beginning of the movie. I remember there being more music in the movie but I was surprised to discover that every track on this CD is magical, and often times inspirationally uplifting as well as touchingly sad in a beautiful nostalgic way. If you ever believed that the world was a truly magical place, this is the soundtrack for you because it will remind you of how you felt, and maybe make you believe again. Rarely do many days go by that I don't play these wonderful tracks. January 1, 2007

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