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 AbeFroman
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Mon May 28, 2012 1:13 am Post subject: 80s Invasion playlist for SST |
 
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This playlist provides ammunition for anyone who wishes to organize an 80s Invasion (or go it alone) on StreamingSountracks.com (SST) 
The obvious way to put 80s music in the Queue on SST can be done by simply going to the Requests search page for the Years 1980-1989, pick an album from the 7 or so pages that come up and then pick a greenie from that album.
What this "80s Invasion" list provides are recommendations for music and movies (and TV shows), that stick out in our minds as being especially 80s-ish. For the most part, if it's a song made in the 80s, it's on the list. In the case of instrumental music, it might be chosen simply based on it being done by an "80s artist" like Faltermeyer, Moroder, Tangerine Dream, etc. Or it could be a case where it's orchestral music from a major blockbuster from the 80s, like The Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, etc. Or maybe a movie that became a cult classic.
Please be careful not to flood the SST queue with vocal tracks (from any year, not just the 80s). Most regular listeners do not come to SST for that kind of listening experience. An occasional song mixed in with the instrumental picks is fine. Try to keep your picks "balanced" when it comes to musical styles and genres.
A nice by-product of doing this will be finding (and REQUESTING) some songs (and very popular instrumentals) that already exist on SST that would also be great to have in the playlist here on 1980s.FM.
This list is still very much under construction.
* - We also have the track (song or instrumental) on 1980s.FM
========== Songs ==========
48 Hrs. - The Bus Boys - Tracks 09; 10; 11; 12
Against All Odds - Phil Collins - Track 01*
Back To The Future - Huey Lewis - Tracks 01*; 05*
Bloodsport - Stan Bush - Track 21
The Breakfast Club - Simple Minds - Track 01*
Caddyshack - Kenny Loggins - Track 01*
The Falcon And The Snowman - David Bowie - Track 05
Flash Gordon - Queen - Track 01*
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton - Tracks 01*; 07 (Rage)
Frantic - Simply Red - Track 01
Gremlins - Tracks B01* (Michael Sembello); B02* (Quarterflash); B03* (Peter Gabriel)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space - The Dickies - Track 01*
A Kind Of Magic - Queen - 06*; 07; 09
Labyrinth - David Bowie - 01*; 03*; 05*; 07*; 09*; 12*
The Land Before Time - Diana Ross - Track 04
The Last Unicorn - America - Tracks 01; 02; 03; 04; 05
Lethal Weapon - Honeymoon Suite - Track 17*
Legend - Tracks 01 (Bryan Ferry); 07 (Jon Anderson)
Lily Was Here - Track 08 (Annie Lennox)
The Living Daylights - Chrissie Hynde - 01 (a-ha); 07; 12
Licence To Kill - 01* (Gladys Knight); 03 (Tim Feehan); 05* (Patti LaBelle); 12
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome - Tina Turner - Tracks 01*; 02*
Miami Vice - Tina Turner - Track 08*
Miami Vice II - Phil Collins - Track 03*
The NeverEnding Story - Limahl - Track 01*
Never Say Never Again - Lani Hall - Tracks 02*; 26
Nonni Und Manni - Lisa Lagoda - Track 01
Octopussy - Rita Coolidge - Track 14*
Oliver & Company - 01* (Heuy Lewis); 06 (Bette Midler); 07* (Myhanh Tran)
Parenthood - Randy Newman - Track 01; 10
The Princess Bride - Willy DeVille - Track 12
Rambo: First Blood - Dan Hill - Track 19
Rambo 2 - Frank Stallone - Track 21
Risky Business - Tracks 08 (Prince); 09* (Journey); 10* (Phil Collins)
Rocky III - Frank Stallone - Tracks 03; 06
Rocky IV - Various - Tracks 01*; 02*; 03*; 04*; 06*; 07*; 08*; 09*
Romancing The Stone - Eddy Grant - Track 22
Spaceballs - The Spinners - Track 25
Splash - Rita Coolidge - Track 20
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr - Track 01*
Tootsie - Stephen Bishop - Track 01
Top Gun - Various - 01*; 02*; 03*; 04*; 05*; 06*; 07*; 08*; 09*; 15
Transformers: The Movie - Various - 01*; 02*; 04*; 06*; 14*
TRON - Journey - Track 02*; 11*
UHF - Weird Al - Track 06*
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran - Track 15
WarGames - The Beepers - Tracks 02; 06; 34 (Yvonne Elliman)
When The Wind Blows - Various - 01; 02; 04; 07
---------- Other Songs ----------
The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective - Track 17
Back To The Future - Tracks 09; 10
Blue Velvet - Track 14
Little Shop Of Horrors - All Tracks
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi - Track 14
The Thorn Birds - Track 25
========== Pop Instrumentals ==========
2010: The Year We Make Contact - David Shire - Track 01
American Gigolo - Giorgio Moroder - Track 06 (sounds like "Call Me")
Arthur - Burt Bacharach - Track 09
Beverly Hills Cop - Harold Faltermeyer - Track 10*
Bloodsport - Michael Bishop - Track 22 .......\_same instrumental
Steal The Night - Michael Bishop - Track 02 /
Breakin' - Ollie and Jerry - Track 05
Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis - Track 01*
Das Boot - Klaus Doldinger - Track 24
Fame - Michael Gore - Tracks 08; 11; 12
Flashdance - Helen St.John - Track 03
A Kind Of Magic - Queen - Track 12
Lily Was Here - Track 01 (David A. Stewart & Candy Dulfer)
Making The Grade - Larry Lee - Track 18
The Natural - Randy Newman - Track 07
The NeverEnding Story - Klaus Doldinger - Track 06
An Officer And A Gentleman - Jack Nitzsche - Tracks 01; 10; 08 (Lee Ritenour)
Scarface - Tracks 05 (Giorgio Moroder); 10 (Helen St.John)
St. Elmo's Fire - David Foster - Tracks 06; 09
Superman III Track 24 (Helen St.John); 25 (Giorgio Moroder)
When The Wind Blows - 03 (Genesis); 05 (Paul Hardcastle)
========== Non-orchestral ==========
2010: The Year We Make Contact - David Shire
Against All Odds - Larry Carlton and Michel Colombier
American Gigolo - Giorgio Moroder
Arthur - Burt Bacharach
Blade Runner - Vangelis
Cat People - Giorgio Moroder
Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
Das Boot - Klaus Doldinger
Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder and Heaven 17
Escape From New York - John Carpenter
The Essential Mike Post TV Theme Collection - Mike Post - Tracks 03; 04; 05; 06; 08; 11; 12; 15
Flash Gordon - Queen
Legend - Tangerine Dream
Legend (Robin of Sherwood) - Clannad - (some vocals, song-ish, 1980s.FM has several)
Listen To The City - Spoons
The NeverEnding Story - Giorgio Moroder and Klaus Doldinger
Thief - Tangerine Dream
Thief Of Hearts - Harold Faltermeyer
TRON - Wendy Carlos
========== Orchestra ==========
...under construction
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Thanks Abe for this list  Waiting for the next attack  |
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AbeFroman
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I keep getting distracted after going through a year ... need to wrap up the decade on this little project.
For music that is instrumental, I'm usually looking for more electronic sounding stuff, not straight orchestral. But in some cases I break that rule because the movie itself was such a hit and considered an 80s classic, like "Back to the Future". So deciding what to highlight and what to ignore is turning out to be more difficult than I thought. What might seem like an "80s classic" to me may not be to someone else, and vice-versa. |
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Devin888
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good stuff AbeF. |
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FerrisBueller
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Yea, definitely time to wrap this project up, especially if more of the 80's soundtracks in the Requests forum are added both here and at SST. 
I'd say, add it all, and let those who are sticklers for "That's not an 80s soundtrack I'd consider" eliminate them based on personal preference.
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AbeFroman
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Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| FerrisBueller wrote: |
| Yea, definitely time to wrap this project up, especially if more of the 80's soundtracks in the Requests forum are added both here and at SST. |
I do plan to get back to it, honest!
Good point. I have been keeping one eye on the SST updates to see if they include anything in the years I've already looked at.
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| I'd say, add it all, and let those who are sticklers for "That's not an 80s soundtrack I'd consider" eliminate them based on personal preference. |
Actually, I'm thinking about trimming this down to just vocals or electronic-ish instrumentals, and leave pure orchestral stuff out altogether. There's no point in "adding it all" here because you can easily look it all up by year on SST. |
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AbeFroman
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Just did 1984, but I think I will take a different approach. I'm considering putting all the songs in one group; then non-orchestra in another group; then pure orchestra in last group. This will result in some SST albums being mentioned in multiple groups, but it will give a quick lookup for certain types of 80s music, with more attention paid to non-orchestral music.
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FerrisBueller
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Seems like a solid plan for those who are looking for a specific genre. Go for it!
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