This week, I watched To Live and Die in L.A. again after a while, and I’m still totally psyched about it. The kind of psyched I imagine the Miami face-eater was. Though I’m very much against that kind of culinary escapade. I don’t even know what the carb/protein ratio is in a face.
Inspired by the movie, I compiled some legendary 80s movie tunes on Spotify. The inventor of synthesizer deserves Nobel Peace Prize. Otherwise that prize doesn’t mean anything.
Here’s what you will hear, if you listen very closely:
Wang Chung – To Live and Die in L.A. (To Live and Die in L.A., 1985)
Harold Faltermeyer – Fletch Theme (Fletch, 1985)
Amy Holland – She’s on Fire (Scarface, 1983)
Glenn Frey – You Belong to the City (Miami Vice, 1985. TV series exception that makes the rule.)
Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead (The Hunger, 1983)
Bangles, The – Hazy Shade of Winter (Less Than Zero, 1987)
Michael Sembello – Maniac (Flashdance, 1983)
Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero (Footloose, 1984)
John Carpenter – The Bank Robbery (Escape from New York, 1981)
New Order – Shellshock (Pretty in Pink, 1986)
Simple Minds – Don’t You [Forget About Me] (The Breakfast Club, 1985)
Ollie & Jerry – Breakin… There’s No Stopping Us (Breakin’, 1981)
Madonna – Into The Groove (Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985)
Red 7 – Heartbeat (Manhunter, 1986)
Paul Engemann – Scarface [Push It to the Limit] (Scarface, 1983)
Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone (Top Gun, 1986)
Vangelis – Chariots of Fire (Chariots of Fire, 1981)
John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire [Man in Motion] (St. Elmo’s Fire, 1985)
Thompson Twins – In The Name of Love (Ghostbusters, 1984)
Duran Duran – A View To A Kill (A View To A Kill, 1985)
Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop, 1984)
G Tom Mac – Cry Little Sister (The Lost Boys, 1987)
John Carpenter – The Duke Arrives / Barricade (Escape from New York, 1981)
Depeche Mode – Stripped (Say Anything…, 1989)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – If You Leave (Pretty in Pink, 1986)
Modern English – I Melt With You (Valley Girl, 1983)
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days (To Live and Die in L.A., 1985)
David Bowie – Cat People [Putting out Fire] (Cat People, 1982)
Grace Jones – I’ve Seen That Face Before [Libertango] (Frantic, 1988)
Limahl – The NeverEnding Story (The NeverEnding Story, 1984)
Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train (Risky Business, 1983)
Vangelis – Blade Runner [End Titles] (Blade Runner, 1982)
Giorgio Moroder – The Fight [Instrumental] (Over the Top, 1987)
Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain (Purple Rain, 1984)
Again, here’s the Spotify link. Have a blast!
