Cocoon (film) - Soundtrack

Soundtrack

The score for Cocoon was composed and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released twice, through Polydor Records in 1985 and a reprint through P.E.G. in 1997 and features eleven tracks of score and a vocal track performed by Michael Sembello. Despite the reprint, it is still considered a rarity among soundtrack collectors.

1. "Through the Window" (2:54)
2. "The Lovemaking" (4:21)
3. "The Chase" (4:27)
4. "Rose's Death" (2:10)
5. "The Boys are Out" (2:35)
6. "Returning to Sea" (4:13)
7. "Gravity" (4:52) - written and performed by Michael Sembello
8. "Discovered in the Poolhouse" (2:45)
9. "First Tears" (1:49)
10. "Sad Goodbyes" (2:22)
11. "The Ascension" (5:55)
12. "Theme from Cocoon" (6:03)

James Horner would return in 1988 to compose the score for Cocoon: The Return.

Howard directed the music video for "Gravity," and also has a cameo appearance as himself, investigating Michael Sembello's "disappearance." "Gravity" was Howard's first, and to date only, music video.