Risky Business (soundtrack)
| Risky Business | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists / Tangerine Dream | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack[1] | |||
| Length | 42:37 (LP) or 45:42 (CD) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Various Artists / Tangerine Dream | |||
| Various Artists / Tangerine Dream chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Risky Business soundtrack | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Risky Business is the twenty-first major release and fourth soundtrack album by Tangerine Dream. It is the soundtrack to the 1983 film Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise,[2][3] and also includes songs by Bob Seger, Muddy Waters, Jeff Beck, Prince, Journey and Phil Collins.[4] The Tangerine Dream selections consisted of two new compositions and three reworkings of previously released material (from 1979 and 1981), retitled to correspond to scenes in the movie.[5] Steve Reich later commented that it "was an out-an-out ripoff of Music for 18 musicians. I should have sued".[6]
Although the film included "Every Breath You Take" by the Police, "Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen, and "Swamp" by Talking Heads (which includes the lyric "risky business"), these were not released with the soundtrack.[7]
AllMusic noted that the soundtrack is a mix of electronic music from Tangerine Dream, plus rock, blues and funk songs from other music artists.[1] Paul Stump described the album as "hot commercial potential" while noting that the Tangerine Dream contribution is 'dignified and aloof from the MOR horrors elsewhere on the album".[8] Maryann Janosik noted that the soundtrack "integrates music that underscores the plot, theme, and action".[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old Time Rock and Roll" | Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (Thomas E. Jones III, George Jackson, Bob Seger) | 3:16 |
| 2. | "The Dream Is Always the Same" | Tangerine Dream | 2:20[a] |
| 3. | "No Future (Get off the Babysitter)[b]" | Tangerine Dream | 2:00 |
| 4. | "Guido the Killer Pimp[c]" | Tangerine Dream | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Lana[d]" | Tangerine Dream | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Mannish Boy (I'm a Man)" | Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield, Mel London, Ellas McDaniel) | 4:02 |
| 7. | "The Pump" | Jeff Beck (Tony Hymas, Simon Phillips) | 5:47 |
| 8. | "D.M.S.R." | Prince | 5:05 |
| 9. | "After the Fall" | Journey (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain) | 4:20 |
| 10. | "In the Air Tonight" | Phil Collins | 5:26 |
| 11. | "Love on a Real Train (Risky Business)" | Tangerine Dream | 2:15[e] |
- ^ 3:42 on CD version
- ^ edited and remixed version of "Exit" from the album of the same name
- ^ edited and remixed excerpt from "Cloudburst Flight" from the album Force Majeure, also incorporating new material
- ^ edited and remixed excerpt from "Force Majeure" from the album of the same name, also incorporating new material
- ^ 3:58 on CD version
Personnel
- Edgar Froese – keyboards, electronic equipment, guitar
- Christopher Franke – synthesizers, electronic equipment, electronic percussion
- Johannes Schmoelling – keyboards, electronic equipment
Audio Movie Kit
Risky Business - The Audio Movie Kit was released to radio stations to promote the film. The kit was two LPs with trailers, interviews and eight music clips.[10]
References
- ^ a b c McDonald, Steven. Original Soundtrack— Risky Business at AllMusic
- ^ Fulk, Kirkland A. (2020-11-01). Sounds German: Popular Music in Postwar Germany at the Crossroads of the National and Transnational. Berghahn Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-78920-475-9.
- ^ Saunders, Jesse; Cummins, James (2007). House Music the Real Story. SandlerComm. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-60474-001-1.
- ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Risky Business". Voices in the Net.
- ^ Schütte, Uwe (2022-10-27). The Cambridge Companion to Krautrock. Cambridge University Press. pp. 138–9. ISBN 978-1-316-51107-7.
- ^ Kostelanetz, Richard; Flemming, Robert (1999-01-01). Writings on Glass: Essays, Interviews, Criticism. University of California Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-520-21491-0.
- ^ "Cue Sheet – Music from the film 'Risky Business' | 360°Sound". 360degreesound.com. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Stump, Paul (1997). Digital Gothic: A Critical Discography of Tangerine Dream. SAF Publishing Ltd. pp. 96–8. ISBN 978-0-946719-18-1.
- ^ Janosik, Maryann (2006). The Video Generation, 1981-1990. Greenwood Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-313-32943-2.
- ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Risky Business - The Audio Movie Kit". Voices in the Net.