Various Artists - Life Moves Pretty Fast - The John Hughes Mixtapes (140g Red Vinyl) [6LP]

Demon Records Curated Compilation

£77.38
~~£140.38~~

Format: 6 x LP, 140g Red Vinyl
Catalogue No.: DEMRECBOX71
Barcode: 5014797907799
Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Genre: Soundtrack

Demon Music group in conjunction with the Hughes family are proud to present the first official compilation of music from the movies of legendary filmmaker John Hughes, covering the classic eighties period 1983 – 1989.

For anyone growing up in the 1980s, the films of John Hughes are some of the most iconic of the decade and have created a lasting cultural impact still felt and referenced across TV, film and music. As well as the characters and stories created in these iconic movies, what made John Hughes’ movies different from the rest was the symbiotic relationship between scene and music. Whether Cameron Frye staring at the painting in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off set to The Dream Academy’s “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental)”, Duckie and Andie from Pretty In Pink at prom set to Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s “If You Leave”, or even Neal and Del’s classic “Those aren’t pillows” scene from Planes, Trains and Automobiles set to Emmylou Harris’ “Back In Baby’s Arms”.

“Music was a huge part of filmmaking for him, it was a thing he seemed to like the most.” Matthew Broderick

Curated by John Hughes’ music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, this 6LP vinyl boxset includes 73 tracks from the movies National Lampoon’s Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Planes, Trains And Automobiles, She’s Having A Baby, The Great Outdoors and Uncle Buck.

“Back when we were working on these movie soundtracks, the best way to send music around the world was the cassette, by Fedex. We sent John cassettes of newly released music, of demos, of just finished mixes (and in return he would send VHS videos of the scenes that needed music).” Tarquin Gotch

The films of John Hughes spawned many classic tracks, some licensed for the films, some commission specifically, and many going on to become huge international hits from acts such as Simple Minds, Kate Bush, Furniture, Yello, and The Psychedelic Furs.

“It serves as a reminder not just to the musicians he championed in the 1980s, but to how intensely his search for music expanded beyond this era. Until his final days, he was still collecting outrageous amounts of music from around the world, galaxies removed from the New Romantic and new wave sounds that, to many, still define him.” James Hughes

Also includes an extensive 24-page booklet including memories from Matthew Broderick, James Hughes, Tarquin Gotch, Ron Payne, plus track-by-track sleeve notes.

“John said he only made movies so he could choose what music to put in them, so as his success at the Box Office grew, and thus his power with the studios, the number of tracks in his films, by up and coming UK bands, steadily grew.” Tarquin Gotch

Side A
1. Kajagoogoo - Kajagoogoo (Instrumental) From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
2. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) From The 1985 Movie The Breakfast Club
3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
4. Oingo Boingo - Weird Science From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
5. Furniture - Brilliant Mind From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
6. Dave Wakeling - She’s Having A Baby From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
Side B
1. The Flowerpot Men - Beat City From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
3. Flesh For Lulu - I Go Crazy From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
4. Dr. Calculus - Full Of Love From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
5. Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
6. Steve Earle & The Dukes - Six Days On The Road (Album Version)
From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
Side C
1. Kirsty MacColl - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby (Soundtrack Version)
From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
2. Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson - Left Of Center From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
3. Pete Shelley - Do Anything (Soundtrack Version) From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
4. Carmel - It's All In The Game From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
5. The Dream Academy - Power To Believe (Instrumental)
From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
6. Kate Bush - This Woman's Work From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
Side D
1. The Beat - March Of The Swivelheads (Rotating Heads - Dub Version)
From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Nick Heyward - When It Started To Begin From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
4. Big Audio Dynamite - BAD From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
5. Killing Joke - Eighties From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
6. The Specials - Little Bitch From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
Side E
1. Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire (Come and Get It) (US Club Mix)
From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
2. Flesh For Lulu - Slide From The 1989 Movie Uncle Buck
3. Love And Rockets - Haunted When The Minutes Drag
From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
4. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix)
From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
5. Lords Of The New Church - Method To My Madness
From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
Side F
1. The Jesus And Mary Chain - The Hardest Walk (Single Version)
From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
2. Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses
From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
3. General Public - Tenderness From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
4. The Blue Room - I'm Afraid From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
5. Belouis Some - Round, Round From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
6. Thompson Twins - If You Were Here From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
7. The Dream Academy - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental) 3.07
From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Side G
1. Yello - Oh Yeah From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Book Of Love - Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes) From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
3. Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
4. Patti Smith - Gloria: In Excelsis Deo From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
5. Westworld - Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
6. Divinyls - Ring Me Up From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
7. Topper Headon - Drummin' Man From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby

Side H
1. Billy Idol - Catch My Fall From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
2. The Association - Cherish From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
3. Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Music For A Found Harmonium
From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
4. Zapp - Radio People From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
5. The Blue Room - Cry Like This From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
Side I
1. Ray Charles - Mess Around From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
2. Joe Turner - Lipstick, Powder and Paint From The 1989 Movie Uncle Buck
3. Darlene Love - (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry
From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
4. Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
5. Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra And The Ray Charles Singers - Juke Box Baby
From The 1989 Movie Uncle Buck
6. The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman From The 1989 Movie Uncle Buck
7. Ray Anthony And His Orchestra - The Peter Gunn Theme
From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
Side J
1. Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road From The 1983 Movie National Lampoon's Vacation
2. Emmylou Harris - Back in Baby's Arms From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
3. Hugh Harris - Rhythm Of Life From The 1989 Movie Uncle Buck
4. Spandau Ballet - True From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
5. Propaganda - Abuse - Here From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
6. The Dream Academy - The Edge of Forever From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Side K
1. Yello - Lost Again (Album Version) From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
2. Bryan Ferry - Crazy Love From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
3. The Rave-Ups - Positively Lost Me From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
4. Los Lobos - Don't Worry Baby From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
5. Steve Earle - Continental Trailways Blues (Album Version)
From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
6. The Revillos - Rev Up! From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
Side L
1. Boston - More Than A Feeling From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
2. Balaam And The Angel - I'll Show You Something Special
From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles
3. The Rave-Ups - Rave Up/Shut Up From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
4. Pop Will Eat Itself - Beaver Patrol From The 1988 Movie The Great Outdoors
5. The Vapors - Turning Japanese From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
6. Silicon Teens - Red River Rock From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles