The Final Countdown | Soundtrack Suite (John Scott)
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- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1980). Composed and Conducted by John Scott.
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Playlist:
00:00 Main Titles
01:56 The USS Nimitz On Route
03:04 Into The Time Warp
04:29 Rig The Barricades
06:01 Last Known Position
06:57 Splash Two
07:28 Laurel And Owen
08:52 General Quarters
09:49 The Storm Reappears
10:35 The Planes Return
11:57 The Admirals Arrive
12:44 Mr. And Mrs. Tideman
Music Source:
JOS Records JSCD 129
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I was stationed aboard USS NIMITZ during the filming of this movie. I got to meet Kirk Douglas and all of the other actors; I was knocked down (but not hurt) by Martin Sheen when he was jogging inside the ship (a bad idea); I even had a bit part playing the RF-8G pilot looking down on Pearl Harbor and seeing all of the battleships lined up along Ford Island. Watching the dogfight scenes (F-14s versus the Zeros) still brings tears to my eyes.
Still a badass movie!
One of my favs thanks for sharing!
WOw! I salute you
How cool is that? Thank you for sharing.
My favorite scene is during the 'Splash the Zeros' dogfight when the Toms are playing with the Zeros... The one Tom just seems to hang in the air then pushes nose over like it's dropping off the edge of a cliff...
Saw this film in the theaters on my 12th Birthday. I joined the Navy 5 years later and was assigned to VA 35 (A6 Intruders), aboard the Nimitz. Loved serving aboard such an iconic ship. When I hear this music I swell with pride.
You don’t know how incredible this sounded inside the movie theater!!! I experienced it!! Unbelievable!!!
I'd have loved to hear it! I remember how well good soundtracks sounded back in the late 90s. Music was so well written back then and to hear such orchestral pieces in full dolby 5.1 was an inmersive experience I haven't felt with modern cinema anymore.
When the Intrepid Air and Space Museum first opened they had a Navy flight ops film made from all the extra footage using this music, constantly playing on the hanger deck.
USN!
This movie is one of those diamonds in the rough that so often gets overlooked, and only known about if you had prior knowledge of it. For what it is, it's one one of my personal favorite films, and still stands the test of time. If they were to do a remake of this film, it would only disgrace the original. You can't repeat a unique film like this.
Greatly underrated, highly entertaining, well produced movie - the complete package. This is another rare instance when the right music/composer showed up and was used.
And one of the truly outstanding pieces of F-14 porn too!
Underrated Film. Brilliant Soundtrack!
This movie has been in the box office sellout for quite sometime in 1980 worldwide.The storm in the movie acted just 'right' for the Japanese lost all their aircraft carriers at Midway !
I liked it but was terribly disappointed with the ending, because the moral question of whether they should interfere with history was never resolved. The storm came by in the nick of time and saved them from having to make a decision. That seemed such a cheat to me!
Honestly, it was a campy movie, but, the thoughts it invoked were pretty powerful. The part where the capture Japanese pilot was told of all of Japan's secret plans, ships, times, codewords, etc, and he was stunned, momentarily in shock really. Heck wouldn't any of us be?
Mushdogful- I respectfully disagree with you on the moral question: Kirk Douglas's character made the decision to have the Nimitz launch a strike, regardless of the consequences on the 'space-time continuum.' He deemed it the duty of the Nimitz, as a US man o' war to defend the nation.
12:44 the most beautiful yet haunting piece in the soundtrack
Yep. That part takes me right back to 1983, sitting on the shag carpet of my mom and dad‘s living room floor. Cannot tell you how many times I watched and re-watched that movie growing up.
@@Falc0n215 such a good movie
"Splash the Zero" (smile) LOVED this movie and the track is SO good.
Still a piece that makes you site up straight, smile and feel proud. A very under-rated film with an outstanding orchestration. I'd have Laurel and Owen playing at my funeral - a stunningly emotive composition.
My Dad took me to see this in the theater. Thank you Dad.
That's great!
Me and my Dad watched this movie whenever we had the chance.
It was a tradition for us.
For me, it's one of those perfect Sunday afternoon movies. Could watch anytime! Good double bill with The Philadelphia Experiment.
This is a super under-rated film. It was very original, had a good story, good actors and the giant set piece, a 100,000 ton active duty US Aircraft carrier. The score was fantastic. I suggest you go and check this out ASAP.
On this Navy/Army Saturday, I was stationed on board Nimitz ‘81-84. Music still emotional
Thank you for posting this. I love this movie no matter what others say. My dad was in the Navy for 4 years and loved tomcats and E-2s. I watched this movie with him for the first time
(His first time) He said the carrier ops scenes were so good he thought he was actually on the ship.
I've never heard a negative word about it. Next to Field of Dreams, it's my favorite, especially the music. Kind of a movie Twilight Zone. I've watched it many dozens of times.
THUMBS UP..... GREAT MOVIE......
I just soloed today and all I want to do is listen to the first 2 minutes of this as I think about how amazing this day was.
I'm so pissed off by CZcams ads. 5 of them! 5! Why can't they let me enjoy this masterpiece!
Marvelous music for the marvelous movie......
7:25 to 8:55 is the most impressive part of an impressive movie score.
The Soundtrack is amazing.🤩🏆🌈🥁🥁
What Triumphant music !!!!
When this movie opend,I was fifteen years old.
"The Final Countdown" has, when you think about it a pretty 'curious' story line, but it sells it well and makes it an exciting adventure, with help of the great Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen and under direction of Don Taylor.
John Scott provides a magnificent score with a very catchy main theme.
Enjoy!
Whoa,Don Talyor directed it?
Yes, if I am correct it was his last job, too, after The Omen II.
" Pretty curious " , yes in the scence of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. I liked the movie but the cuts in it where to hectic. The book to the movie based on an earlier draft had also been better, less caotic and easier to follow.
@Badger070
Same here. Remember? "Russian trawler!" "What's he doing?" "Not much fishing!"
And then you see her.
U.S.S. Nimitz. CVN-68.
1,092 feet long.
100,000 tons.
Two nuclear reactors.
Speed "greater than 32 knots" (classified).
90 aircraft.
Sea Sparrow, Phalanx, and other defensive weapon systems.
Crew complement, 3,532 plus 2,480 air wing.
The most awesome instrument of mobile destruction ever conceived and created by the mind of man.
Here's to you, Old Salt.
I saw this in theaters when I was 5. The opening shot of the F-14 taking off still sends a chill up my spine and plasters a smile across my face! Thank you for posting this!!
John Conti with that C-141A in the background
@@DougKahn There's a starlifter in the backround?
last part of this soundtrack is really nice. almost 90'
7:28, "Laurel & Owen"; so simple, yet so moving and profound somehow.
In the movie, I love the sweet way Laurel asks: "What's going on?".
12:44 - A variation of this wonderful theme
This movie was actually pretty good,methinks.
Jonathan Pinckney ..One must agree.
If you enjoy movies about time travel and a ww2 buff this movie is it!
as sci-fi and toughfull time travel dilemas on a political level it is certainly...
IMO the best time travel movie out there and goes with the theory that if you could go back, you couldn’t make a mass change.
My favorite part was the vortex/storm. The effects were creepy and neat. The rest of the movie was just fine. A whole movie of planes taking off and landing on an air craft carrier. When I was 5, this was fine by me! :) The actor who played the japanese pilot was in loads of other shows that I enjoyed. And oh yeah, the soundtrack was phenomenal!
Had Empire Strikes Back not been released around the same time, this would have been bigger than Top Gun.
A master piece...
Indeed...
This movie was pretty good. Wouldn't have been nearly as good without this fine piece of music.
When my nephew was serving on the Kitty Hawk during the time this movie was released, they blasted the soundtrack on the carrier deck!
好きな映画でした
One of the greatest and most beautiful film themes ever composed and produced! 😍
Great soundtrack from a great film. Love it. Hope they put it back on the big screen next yr. for it's 40th anniversary.
This is much better than, danger zone.
Great musical score. As an old Army bandsman, I even liked Scott's arrangement of the Navy Song (Anchors ⚓ Away).
The movie was a far better rendition of modern Naval Aviation than the one with Tom Cruise in it...
"Splash the Zeros" Epic!
Incredible optimistic music
I watched this movie for the first time in 2013 during a severe thunderstorm, and the music at the end after Mr. Laski gets into the car, kinda gives me slight chills. HaHa.
Great movie. Glad I found the soundtrack on here! Thanks for posting!
F in awesome Fred, I brief ex F-14 pilots who now fly Hornets, old guys but love this movie and the soundtrack!) They are all commanders and old now but the spirit goes on.
タイムトラベルは夢かな
Don't know much about this gentleman! But he nailed it on the music!
Liked this movie!! But the soundtrack was best part of this movie!!
juste magnifique ! Thanks john scott
Good movie; great score. The music really elevated the whole experience. Very majestic. Surprised the US Navy hasn't adapted it in some way to play (Navy bands) at parades, concerts, Army-Navy game, etc.
It would be great for the aircraft carriers to play it out at sea when the planes take off and also during unresponsive & ver trees at sea. I’m a Navy veteran.
Oh my god. You so totally made my day when I saw this. Thanks so much for posting this!
At 07:29 "Laurel And Owen" is beautiful.
That is so true!! Love theme in the middle of a war movie!! I liked it anyway. (Do not tell anyone!!!) Mr. And Mrs. Tideman theme!!!
I love this fim and soundtrack! Thanks for posting!🖖
they don’t make them like this no more ! shame.
They don't make movies like these anymore.... Damn ! Time went by so fast ! Every time I see a military parade I remember this soundtrack! I wish they would make a nice remake !
Time goes by the same just looking back on it. It seems to have gone by fast
"Gentlemen, this debrief comes under the National Security Act in various sections. This debrief will be secured under code-word level security and has the usual threats of penalties of monetary fines and jail times. Not to mention losing your military pensions and benefits.
Are there any questions at this time in regards of this classified event? No? Very well. The loss of life is regrettable and will be filed as accidental incidents while underway, and the bodies were buried at sea, or marked as missing. The loss of the CAG will be filed, as lost at sea. Being single makes it convenient for all parties.
The carrier itself will stay alongside dock while it is inspected by specialists and technicians of all sorts. All crew members are to be released from their duties save for the nuclear watch, until our own nuclear watch teams come on board."
"Are there any questions or comments at this time? If so, they will be screened and the responses be filed as classified. A pity if you wanted to court-martial the command staff for getting the NIMITZ, "lost"."
"I therefore declare this debrief as closed. Have a nice day everyone."
I always imagined a sequel or remake with Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen playing the roles of their dads. Still not too late for it.
Großartig und farbenprächtig! Die spätromantische Klassik ist noch am Leben in der Welt der Filmmusik.
Still think it’s a dream
7:29 Love the blue air of this part.
I know the Navy actually used the theme song of this movie in their recruiting films as I saw it when I was on the Intrepid.
The US Navy kicks ass!
FRED, GRAN PARTITURA DE J. SCOTT. MUY CREATIVA MUSICA. GRAN SOUNDTRACK. GRACIAS FRED. MUY BUENO!!!
This is a rerecording of a much shortened suite (there's considerable reverb on this one) - first release of original soundtrack was on vinyl in '80 on Casablanca NBLP 7232. One of John Scott's better works.
You can actually get the complete soundtrack for this movie?
Sounds like the perfect anthem that the Space Force would use in going at it with invaders from beyond the stars! Sign me up!
Everbody gangsta until A Jet Powered Interceptor fly by your vehicle
I love these songs. And I play jazz. Guess I'm kind of a nerd.
From a movie as good as the soundtrack.
Last known position is my personal favorite
Star trek good but this wow awesome
いいねぇ✨最高😃⤴⤴
Movies about the Navy such as Midway, In Harms Way, the Final Countdown are underrated and that damned Patton was way far too overrated. As a Navy Veteran that has a nephew that is a Chief in the Naval Reserves and a future nephew in law that is a Naval Academy Graduate that will make Lieutenant within the next year, and a newphew that is a Major in the Marine Corps Reserves it would be great if movies about the Navy in World War II as well as the Marine Corps be given the top spot light for a change.
Christopher S. O' my whole family are Navy vets. Dad, both grandfathers, uncle, and great uncles. My Gramps was even wounded in Korea. I agree. Navy is the coolest branch because they literally do everything.
Midway had action elements that were largely copied from other films, most notably Tora! Tora! Tora!, a vastly superior film with far more effort put into it from a production design perspective. Midway was rather lazy. We remember Patton because of its excellent production design and iconic performances. Yeah, the navy deserves better movies than it gets, I'll agree with you on that, but Midway would not be my choice of poster child. What sells a war movie is typically good production design, and I'll say that In Harm's Way had excellent production design for when it was made, and I for one would love to see a movie about for example, the battle of Leyte Gulf done with a reliance on solid practical effects, but for whatever reason, the last stand of the Tin Can Sailors just doesn't gain enough backing in Hollywood.
Joseph Glatz, I just read your comment. A very good comment. My Uncle-The late William C. O’Rourke was a Gunnermate station on board the USS Southerland DD-743 which he was a plank owner, he was in the Battle for Leyte Gulf. It would be great if they ever do a movie about that and give it top billing, also include the Naval Amphibious Force that lands the troops & equipment ashore. The Navy’s supply and repair class of ships are the true & real battle Navy, without the supply & repair ships the rest of the fleet can’t do their jobs and their functions. The saying All for One and One for All, the Navy best fits that describition.
Best Theme Music Ever on The Final Countdown for the Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz going back in time to the day bomb Pearl Harbor attack on December 6,1941.
December 7, 1941. My Dad was 25 years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
Great movie, great soundtrack. Much of the soundtrack seems like it would be extensible to remixes and the like. Is anyone aware of such works? Every time I search on "Final Countdown" and and variation of "Mix", I end up with the Europe song.
I think the reason this movie is underrated is because people don't understand the story. they think going back or forth in time seems a bit unreal. The idea is fantastic that this carrier or anything anybody can move the timeline as they wish. Of course there is some limitation of doing that but no matter how we slice it it's spine chilling and exciting and much much more than our Earth related so called problems
Now days I bet they could not have such great access to the ship as they did ! it did make a great recruitment film I bet !
This could be a great movie remade except we need a huge battle at the end before the storm reappears. Then as soon as the 40's US forces try to follow the Nimitz through it closes behind them. :)
I would love to find the sheet music. I am the music director of a Philharmonic Orchestra in the US but have not been able to locate the music. It should be performed and would be if we could purchase or rent it.
You should do it! Have you found the sheet music yet?
Thanks ! merci :)
Great score. Why can’t you find it on Spotify or Apple Music???
@9:00 favorite part
Great movie,I was confusing it with the Philadelphia experiment.amazing soundtrack
Waiting on the remake
No!!!! Remakes usually fail, especially today. There would be dumb jokes, a whole romance thing, buzzing towers. No remakes!!!
@@Kgio-2112 *Cough Cough* Top gun
GOD LORD OHH MIGHTY SHES A BIG SHIP AND SO IS THE U.S.S GERALD FORD GOD LORD OHH MIGHTY
The opening theme in this video is not the same performance as in the movie. It sounds completely different.
See the video named "The Final Countdown(1980) - MainTitle(Theme Music)" for the actual original performance.
Albums released as original soundtracks but containing different versions of the actual music in the movie are a pet peeve of mine. It happened to the "soundtracks" for Star Wars and many other movies.
That's why it's called a "suite".
I think the F-14 Tomcat is the most beautifully shot movie.
In general, the F-14 Tomcat is a TOP GUN and a popular movie, but I don't like it because it doesn't show the beauty of the aircraft.
"splash the zeros"
Still think it’s a dream? It’s a nightmare..
Imaginen que viene gente del 2080 cual seria el poder de esa gente sobre nosotros? Su tecnología infinitamente superior a la nuestra? Si pero tendrían algo mucho más poderoso que eso ellos saben todo lo que va a pasar
underated fantasy great movie
“We’re just waiting to pick up Kag.”
“Kag?! What’s he doing in the water?”
08:52
I don’t know if I’m the only one but I remember seeing a few trailers for this on tv and two of them showed the -Cats and A-7’s actually attacking the Zeros, Kates, and Vals over Pearl. Either, I’m dreaming or that was a floor cutting moment...
Wow! I never saw or heard that. Would be nice if they are somewhere out there.
I bought the cd some years ago but some how got lost in one of my moves
This movie needs a remake! That would be so awesome.
without kirk douglas (whos still alive) no way!
No. It will be ruined like most remakes. It's a master piece as is.
Can one just imagine that the USS Nimitz had enough fire power to completely destroy the entire Japanese air attack and sunk the entire Japanese fleet! What would the world look like had that occurred? Interesting thought !
Wait! Where is "that" song?
アメリカにとっては零戦は時代をこえて脅威だったんだとおもいますね忘れることない敵として
Until the hellcats and corsairs shot all the zeros down.
Anyone know if this is up on Spotify?
F-14 vs Zero best
This movie would have a great recruiting tool
Very true. I served in the Navy. My late paternal grandfather served in the Navy in World War I, 2 of my uncles served in the Navy in World War II, 5 of my cousins and myself served in the Navy, a cousin in law of mine also served in the Navy, I have a nephew that is a Naval Reservist, a future nephew in law that is in the Navy, I have a nephew that is in the Marine Corps Reserves. My family is mostly Navy & Marine Corps, and I have a niece in law that served in the Coast Guard.
@@butleroutdoors low gun compared to this movie
Sounds very military ish"😁
Straordinaria e stratosferica colonna sonora per un film altamente spettacolare del 1980 con attori famosi ( a proposito auguri KIRK per i tuoi 103 anni ). Trama unica nel suo genere, la corazzata NIMITZ con le sue armi atomiche proiettata al 6 dicembre 1941. E quel povero giapponese che rimane incredulo perchè sapevano il codice d'attacco segreto "Salite sul monte Fujihama".
Is there a soundtrack for the Clint Eastwood movie 'Firefox'? I was watching a rerun this morning and I wad so absorbed I didn#t even THINK about background music. Add a Classical One - liner to the collection when Gant gets out of the Firefox and says to the submariner who gives him a coat 'Check the tyres and windshield.'
Hello Sue,
the music for "Firefox" was written by the great Maurice Jarre, but unfortunately the soundtrack hasn't been released since the movie came out.
Fred
@@SoundtrackFred Hmph! And that movie came out what - 36 years ago! Thanks for taking the time to answer!