Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you might miss something...like La-La Land Records' newest soundtrack title, the first-ever release of a soundtrack from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

An all-time classic since it was first released in 1986, John Hughes' seminal comedy (which he wrote in under a week and also directed) tells the story of the titular teen slacker (Matthew Broderick), who takes a day off from school and recruits his neurotic best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) to turn Chicago into their playground. Meanwhile, the villainous dean of students Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) and Ferris' younger sister Jeannie (Jennifer Grey) separately suspect Ferris is faking his supposed illness and try to catch him in the act.

Packed with hilarious sequences, winning supporting turns by the likes of Edie McClurg (Rooney's dimwitted secretary), Ben Stein (the monotonous economics teacher) and Charlie Sheen and beautiful footage of Chicago, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a gem in the late, great Hughes' already heavy crown of '80s teen comedies (which by 1986 included Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science and the script for Pretty in Pink). What Ferris didn't have that the others did, however, was a soundtrack album. Despite memorable pop tunes like Yello's "Oh Yeah" and Wayne Newton's "Danke Schoen" and a brief, smart score by composer Ira Newborn, Hughes felt that the material wouldn't work cohesively.

That all changes with La-La Land's CD. Featuring nine of the pop tracks from the film, including the CD debuts of The Flowerpot Men's "Beat City" and Blue Room's "I'm Afraid" (released as a promo single by Hughes at some screenings of the film) and the complete score from the original elements with alternates and source cues, this is the definitive Ferris collection. (We suggest making sure you have The English Beat's "March of the Swivelheads" and The Beatles' "Twist and Shout" on hand to augment the disc; enterprising audio editors might even overlay Newborn's marching band version of the latter over the original track, just like in the movie!)

Packed with new liner notes by Tim Greiving featuring new quotes from music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, editor Paul Hirsch and Hughes' son James, this release looks to be a hit. Limited to 5000 copies, it's available to order on September 13 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific time. Make sure you'll go, you'll go, you'll go to La-La Land's official site when it's time!

Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Limited Edition (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1391 - original film released 1986)

1. Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix) - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
2. Oh Yeah - Yello
3. Beat City - The Flowerpot Men
4. A.D. - Big Audio Dynamite
5. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Dream Academy
6. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton
7. Radio People - Zapp
8. I'm Afraid - Blue Room
9. The Edge of Forever - The Dream Academy

Original score by Ira Newborn

10. Ferris in Bed
11. Cameron in Bed/Ferris Goes Hawaiian
12. I'll Go (Unused)
13. Nurse
14. Ferris on Line 2
15. Bueller, Ferris Bueller
16. Mom Checks on Ferris
17. Jeannie Turns Ugly
18. Rooney on Patrol
19. Save It, Ferris (Unused)
20. Rooney Sneaks Around/Star Wars (Main Title)
21. Going to Take a Stand (Unused)
22. Cameron Takes the Heat
23. Oh Shauna Jeannie
24. He's Gonna Marry Me (Unused)
25. Dog Food Rooney/Ferris Goes to Bed
26. Mom, Dad and Ferris
27. Ferris on Line 2 (Alternate)
28. Theme from Star Trek (Unused)
29. Cameron Takes the Heat (Alternate)
30. Coughlin Bros. Mortuary (Source)
31. Celebrated Minuet (Source)
32. Ballpark Baloney (Source)
33. Polka Medley (Source)
34. I'm Afraid (Instrumental Film Version) - Blue Room
35. Twist and Shout (Marching Band Overlay)