The Karate Kid (1984 Film) - Music

Music

The soundtrack album (containing songs from the film) was released on Casablanca Records. Of particular note is Joe Esposito's "You're the Best", featured during the tournament montage near the end of the first film. Bananarama's 1984 hit song "Cruel Summer" also made its first U.S. appearance in the movie but was excluded from the film's soundtrack album. Other songs featured in the film were left off the album, including "Please Answer Me", performed by Broken Edge, and "The Ride" performed by The Matches. "The Ride" has never been released on any album, but was made available on iTunes, Amazon.com and Rhapsody in April 2009 for the film's 25th anniversary.

The instrumental scores for all four Karate Kid films were composed by Bill Conti, orchestrated by Jack Eskew, and featured pan flute solos by Gheorge Zamfir. On March 12, 2007, Varèse Sarabande released all four Karate Kid scores in a 4-CD box set limited to 2,500 copies worldwide.

Track listing for 1984 soundtrack
  1. "The Moment of Truth" (Survivor)
  2. "(Bop Bop) On the Beach" (The Flirts, Jan & Dean)
  3. "No Shelter" (Broken Edge)
  4. "Young Hearts" (Commuter)
  5. "(It Takes) Two to Tango" (Paul Davis)
  6. "Tough Love" (Shandi)
  7. "Rhythm Man" (St. Regis)
  8. "Feel the Night" (Baxter Robertson)
  9. "Desire" (Gang of Four)
  10. "You're the Best" (Joe Esposito)
Track listing for 2007 Varèse Sarabande score
  1. "Main Title" – 3:30
  2. "Fight Nite" – 2:01
  3. "A Bumpy Ride" – 1:37
  4. "Dan Ducks Out" – 0:55
  5. "Bonsai Tree" – 0:43
  6. "Decorate the Gym" – 0:39
  7. "Miyagi Rattles Bones" – 2:21
  8. "Miyagi Intercedes" – 1:28
  9. "On to Miyagi's" – 1:33
  10. "The Pact" – 2:12
  11. "Feel the Night" – 1:56
  12. "Troubled Lovers" – 0:33
  13. "Japanese Sander" – 1:26
  14. "Daniel Sees the Bird" – 2:38
  15. "Fish and Train" – 2:28
  16. "Training Hard" – 2:29
  17. "The Kiss" – 1:02
  18. "Japanese Hand Clap" – 0:40
  19. "No Mercy" – 0:23
  20. "Daniel's Moment of Truth" – 1:52

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