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NTA

Kung Fu Panda 3 
Like the first two. Not as good as either.

antipodean

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="572228" data-time="1460612005">Bob is certainly not without his charms but in terms of 70s soft American rock I preferred the Doobs and Steely Dan.</blockquote> Bob Seger wrote some great songs, a few that lend themselves to a harder edge:

Just turned 10.0 Earthquake off after less than 10 mins. Truly awful. One day I'll try to make it through to the end. Probably just after being told I have terminal cancer.

Milk

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="572219" data-time="1460611172">
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The interesting thing is that the quintessential 80's soundtrack hit didn't have any sax at all. It was just that good.
 
Peak of western civilisation right fucking there.</div>
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It certainly has the on-the-nose lyrics required of an 80s movie soundtrack.
"It's a given, L.A. law someone's faster on the draw"... and of course the entire chorus about taking down and busting people.
 
I've always been partial to Burning Hearts from Rocky 4 because of the "Is it East versus West or man against man" line. Rocky 4 has my favourite training montage too.
 
Then there's the obvious Ghostbusters theme song and any of these would have done the job:

But my nomination for quintessential 80s soundtrack:

Although apparently it got some criticism because "History repeats itself" doesn't apply to this story (was originally supposed to be the song for Rock 3)

Tim

Fun fact: You're the Best Around was written by the same person as the Neutron Dance from the Beverly Hills Cop OST.

Mokey

Talking of Joe Esposito - best soundtrack for 80's film is without a doubt Flashdance.

Milk

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="572318" data-time="1460664728">
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Fun fact: You're the Best Around was written by the same person as the Neutron Dance from the Beverly Hills Cop OST.
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Didn't know that, but just looked her up on Wiki and apparently she did the theme song from Friends too. I should have known who Allee Willis is because she appears to be an icon of three of my favourite guilty pleasures: 70s funk, cheesy 80s movie themes and 90s sitcoms.

MN5

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mokey" data-cid="572319" data-time="1460664822">
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Talking of Joe Esposito - best soundtrack for 80's film is without a doubt Flashdance.
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You're such a girl Mokey.
 
I remember doing the title track in music class at school. twenty something xylophones all in "unison" and every bit as horrific as you'd imagine.
 
Ha, good old Joe Esposito, shame he didn't come back for the second one cos that cheesefest from Peter Cetera didn't inspire me to learn Karate like the original did.

Tim

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mokey" data-cid="572319" data-time="1460664822">Talking of Joe Esposito - best soundtrack for 80's film is without a doubt Flashdance.</blockquote>
 
The Moroder connection.

taniwharugby

this thread suuuucks now! ;)
 
You guys need to move over to that music thread or start up an 80's music-vid thread

Tim

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2400463/?ref_=tt_rec_tt'>The Invitation</a>.
 
Pretty good, suspenseful, "locked room" thriller. When John Carroll Lynch showed up you knew that sinister plots were afoot!
 
7/10

Tim

BTW, the song writer/producer who connects all these soundtrack hits we're discussing is Keith Forsey.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-forsey-mn0000077886'>http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-forsey-mn0000077886</a>

Milk

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="572353" data-time="1460676240">
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BTW, the song writer/producer who connects all these soundtrack hits we're discussing is Keith Forsey.
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-forsey-mn0000077886'>http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-forsey-mn0000077886</a>
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Wow, what a legend. Even did "Don't You (Forget About Me)" for The Breakfast Club.

Tim

Yeah, I was reading about these songs the other day, and his name kept coming up, and up, and up. Must have made a mint from royalties.
 
In the words of JD Ryznar, he's a "hit machine with the soul of a rocker."

MN5

Ha, everyone ignoring TR......his powers are useless !

Tim

The "true song fact" that really blows my mind is that What's love got to do with it was originally written for Cliff Richard.

Crucial

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Wow, what a legend. Even did "Don't You (Forget About Me)" for The Breakfast Club.
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However he is also the guy that ruined two really good bands (Simnple Minds and Psychedelic Furs) with shit songs, wrote for Kajagoogoo and (as the real pointer as to why Tim knows all about him) contributed to this album
 
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Tim

I won't hear a word against Ce Ce Peniston.

MN5

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="572388" data-time="1460684927">
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I won't hear a word against Ce Ce Peniston.
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I'm glad it happened to you, finally......

Nepia

There's so many Mods fucking up this thread who are usually so precious about keeping on topic! I'm with you TR. Viva la pelÃculas.
 
 
 
 
 
TBF, there may not be any Mods on here right now, but there's so many that I thought it I lob something somewhere it will stick!

Tim

You should watch The Invitation.

The Silver Fern

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