Beat Street (1984)

Released the same year as that other break-dancing movie, Beat Street is the East Coast breaker's movie. What's the difference, you say? Less poppin' n' lockin' and more spinning! Lots and lots of spinning! This one has a slightly more serious tone and decidedly less breaking, as it focuses more on an aspiring DJ (Guy Davis) and his troubled friends' lives growing up in the Bronx. Still, much like Krush Groove, it features a lively soundtrack and cameos from many of the artists in the film. With five added bonus tracks, this is one mighty fine collection.

Tracks:

01 Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five - Beat Street Breakdown

02 The System - Baptize the Beat

03 Africa Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force feat. Shango - Frantic Situation

04 Juicy - Beat Street Strut

05 Sharon Green, Lisa Counts & Debbie D - US Girls

06 Cindy Mizelle - This Could Be The Night

07 Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge

08 Jazzy Jay - Son Of Beat Street

09 Juicy - Give Me All

10 Tina B. - Nothin's Gonna Come Easy

11 The Treacherous Three - Santa's Rap

12 Jenny Burton - It's Allright By Me

13 Rocker's Revenge - Battle Cry

14 Ralph Rolle - Phony Four MC's-Woppin' (Bubblehead)

15 La La - Into The Night

16 [Bonus] 4 By Four - Don't Put the Blame On Me

17 [Bonus] Jenny Burton & Patrick Jude - Strangers in a Strange World

18 [Bonus] Ruben Blades - Tu Carino (Carmen's Theme)

19 [Bonus] GLOBE & Whiz Kid - Play That Beat

20 [Bonus] Freeez - I.O.U.

21 [Bonus] Jazzy Jay - Son Of Beat Street (Film Version)

"You better eat your eggs before I break your legs."

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

I was hoping to get this one up in time for Thanksgiving (as it is the quintessential Thanksgiving movie and one of my all-time favs), but couldn't track it down in time. As with all John Hughes movies, this one has a great soundtrack - including Dream Academy's "Power to Believe" and Blue Room's cover of "Every Time You Go Away" (as a bonus!). Unfortunately, this soundtrack is a really hard one to come by. Over at the Inferno Music Blog you can find the "Newborn Extended Version" with additional score tracks as well.

Tracks:

01.E.T.A. - I Can Take Anything

02.Westworld - Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

03.Balaam & The Angel - I'll Show You Something Special

04.Book Of Love - Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)

05.The Dream Academy - Power To Believe

06.Steve Earl & The Dukes - Six Days On The Road

07.Dave Edmunds - Gonna Move

08.Emmylou Harris - Back In Baby's Arms

09.Silicon Teens - Red River Rock

10.Stars Of Heaven - Wheels

11 [Bonus] Blue Room - Every Time You Go Away

12 [Bonus] Yello - Lost Again

13 [Bonus] Steve Earle & The Dules - Continental Trailways Blues

14 [Bonus] Ray Charles - Mess Around

15 [Bonus] Lou Christie - Beyond the Blue

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Roadie (1980)

Yet another one I haven't got around to watching yet. As far as I know, the soundtrack was only released on vinyl and it seems fairly hard to find. Since this was the source for these files, they are not the best quality. However, most of these tracks are available on other albums anyway.

Tracks:

01 Cheap Trick - Everything Works If You Let It

02 Pat Benatar - You Better Run

03 Joe Ely Band - Brainlock

04 Alice Cooper - Road Rats

05 Teddy Pendergrass - Can't We Try

06 Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away

07 Stephen Bishop & Yvonne Elliman - Your Precious Love

08 Jay Ferguson - A Man Needs A Woman

09 Styx - Crystal Ball

10 Sue Saad & The Next - Double Yellow Line

11 Blondie - Ring of Fire

12 Alice Cooper - Pain

13 Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris - That Lovin' Feelin' Again

14 Jerry Lee Lewis - (Hot Damn) I'm a One Woman Man

15 Hank Williams, Jr. - The American Way

16 Asleep At the Wheel - Texas, Me and You

17 [Bonus] Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed

18 [Bonus] Cheap Trick - Gonna Raise Hell

19 [Bonus] B-52s - Dance This Mess Around

20 [Bonus] Roy Orbison & Hank Williams - The Eyes Of Texas

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White Water Summer (1987)

I'll admit, this entry isn't much - HOWEVER this is one of my favorite movies and it never had a soundtrack release. If you haven't seen this movie, check it out. It's a classic 80s adventure film - starring Kevin Bacon as Vic, the do-it-all adventure guide who's job is to make men of a group of boys. And he takes their training a little too far, putting their lives in danger on more than one occasion. Sean Astin is the whiny runt of the group who eventually toughens up and becomes the hero. You might also recognize Matt Adler from the awesome surfing movie North Shore and Teen Wolf. If you have seen this movie, I'm sure you'll agree that it DESERVES an accompanying album. Alas, this is something we will never see - and something that is impossible to create - because nearly half of the songs are IMPOSSIBLE to find, as they were never released elsewhere. However, the few songs that are available make this a worthy find. If anyone has a scoop on the missing tracks - let me know!

Tracks:

1. Cutting Crew - Life in a Dangerous Time

2. Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Wild Frontier

3. Journey - Be Good To Yourself

4. Bruce Hornsby & The Range - On the Western Skyline

5. The Cult - Aphrodisiac Jacket

6. Roy Ward - Hot Shot (with movie audio)

7. Mark Boals - Restless Heart (Demo, terrible quality)

Missing songs (from credits):

Kaylee Adams - Paradise

Michael Boddicker - Streetwalker

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