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Captures the early (and unfortunately, the more popular)seasons of "Vice". The Jan Hammer instrumentals are important, as is "In the Air Tonight", indelibly a "Vice" song. Others are a waste. Strongly recommend "Vice" music fans who want it all should go directly to Jan Hammer's "Escape From Television" album (which contains other "Vice" instrumentals, including the all-important "Crockett's Theme")and go episode by episode, compiling other songs, such as Godley & Creme's "Cry", Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms", Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive", etc. The show really hit its zenith, musically and creatively, AFTER ITS POPULARITY WANED.
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One of the things that made Miami Vice such and cool and popular show was its use of music within the show. Creating an almost music video like setting, the show incorporated hits of the day along with some airy instrumentals by Jan Hammer. The theme to the show is one of the most instantly recognizable themes in TV history and quite catchy besides. The song was a major hit and went to number one in 1985 and is the last instrumental to reach the top of the charts. The other instrumentals by Mr. Hammer are okay, but they work much better in the context of the show then separately. Glenn Frey contributes two songs, the vividly written "Smuggler's Blues" was previously released on his The Allnighter album and it became the title and basis of an episode in which Mr. Frey guest starred and the airy "You Belong To The City" which was specifically written for the show. The song has that dark, brooding sound that captures the essence of the show. "Vice" by Grandmaster Melle Mel is an old school rap song that is decent and Chaka Khan's "Own The Night" is passable. The one song that fit perfectly and captured the mood of the show is Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight". The deep, moody song is one of Mr. Collins' best. The album was a major hit spending ten weeks at the top of the charts.
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As a child of the 1980's, Miami Vice was one of those TV shows that was worth the watch. While some were watching Knight Rider, Dallas and Magnum PI, there was Miami Vice. Miami Vice was one of the hottest action shows on NBC from 1985-1989. And then came along a soundtrack to go with it. I'm not really much of a fan of soundtracks, but hey, it was Miami Vice. It featured.....of course the 2 versions of the "Miami Vice Theme" songs, which was a must have for every Miami Vice fan. Plus it also featured other gems as well, but to be more blunt and too the point, the whole soundtrack captures the whole Miami Vice era and keeps the spirit alive and well, meaning........the whole soundtrack is great from start to end.
One sad thing though, Miami Vice Soundtracks II and III just didn't capture the magic that the first one did. Get the one and original and by far the best. As an 80's fan, this soundtrack will always live on in my heart and bring back those wonderful moments of TV from 1985. Get this, it's well worth the buy.
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Tense and intense lifestyles, inner dramas, what would be Miami Vice without its music? We were then in the videoclip days and in the highest manifestation of the eighties in television. For now, Miami Vice may be not more than TV history, but surely was hard to make a good cops show after. Hopefully, in time, the show may be remembered not as a fashion that passed, but as an incredible source of ideas, language, and television pop art. Like it or not, Vice is unique.
And what would be its music without the images? It's impossible to hear "In The Air Tonight" or "Chase" without remembering the dark Daytona Ferrari crossing the Miami streets at night, Crockett and Tubbs with their minds faster than the car, time seems to stop moving. "Evan" and "You Belong to the City" bring us Crockett's conflicts. "Miami Vice" the extended version had an unforgettable videoclip, an edition of episodes making a tiny episode with composer Jan Hammer as a bad guy, and well... he surpasses the heroes. Unfortunatelly this extended version has a remix version not released in CD. Jan's music for the show was a show apart. It surely deserves to be released in CD completely: it's no less important than Don Johnson acting... "The Original Miami Vice Theme" alone shows the Vice world in a minute's glance (despite of being almost imperceptibly different from the original show version). The voice of Tina Turner in "Better Be Good to Me" personalizes Gina, Trudy and their "female cops in hooker's skin" storms. "Flashback" is for Tubbs' grieve, revenge for his brother's death. Those are just some moments of uncountable moments this series made during five years of such real characters in a shocking colored world.
This Cd is a souvenir from Vice... In this show image is sound and sound is story.
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Its amazing how far ahead of its day this music was. Even today, twenty years later, I am astounded at the wide variety of genres and styles presented. Very good music even if, like me, you detested the show.
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