First Official CD Release of The Final Countdown!

After over a year of waiting, the wait is now over. John Scott, through his own record label JOS Records has released an expanded soundtrack to The Final Countdown. This album is the first legitimate pressing of that soundtrack. This score is one of John Scott's best and most well known scores.  The main theme is extremely memorable, as anyone who has seen the movie will attest.

Track Listing

1. The Final Countdown-Main Titles (3:54) 
2. Mr. Tideman (2:25) 
3. The USS Nimitz on route (3:29) 
4. The approaching storm (4:23) 
5. Pursued by the storm (2:46) 
7. Rig the barricades (2:16) 
8. Last known position (2:13) 
9. An hour ago (1:01) 
10. December 7, 1941 (0:46) 
11. The Japanese navy (0:36) 
12. Shake up the zeros (2:14) 
13. Splash two (1:07) 
14. Laurel and Owen (2:23) 
15. Climb Mount Nitaka (2:11) 
16. On the beach (0:40) 
17. General quarters (1:48) 
18. Operation Pearl Harbor (1:00) 
19. The storm reappears (3:28) 
20. Back through the time warp (3:41) 
21. The planes return (1:27) 
22. The admirals arrive (1:30) 
23. Mr. and Mrs. Tideman (4:20) 

The CD timing is 53:35. That is about 15 minutes of additional music over the LP (and pirate CD).

History

The history of The Final Countdown has been a confusing one.  There was an original LP released on Casablanca records at the time the film was released.  However, in the early 1990's there was a CD release from Germany ("Special Edition For Tarantula Records) with the same content as the LP.  This CD has become very rare and sought after in the soundtrack world.  This Tarantula CD is most definitely a bootleg or pirate disc (for more information see John Scott's comment in the FAQ.

The CD release has been much delayed. According to John Scott, the editing of the actual CD was quite difficult. Then when they were ready to press the disc they discovered that their original manufacturer was not doing CDs any longer so they had to find another manufacturer to handle the production. These factors, among other things, contributed to the large delay.

Where do I get it?

John Scott's label, JOS Records, does not have large distribution. I don't expect this CD to be available in most music stores. It probably can't even be "special ordered". The best place to get it is probably via the Internet. Personally, I usually deal with Craig at Screen Archives Entertainment or Intrada. Both provide excellent service and competitive prices. I know that Screen Archives currently has the CD in stock.