Various Artists - Life Moves Pretty Fast - The John Hughes Mixtapes (140g Black Vinyl) [2LP]

Demon Records Curated Compilation

£34.18

Format: 2 x LP, 140g Black Vinyl
Catalogue No.: DEMREC826
Barcode: 5014797904392
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.

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 Simple Minds’ classic “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” The Breakfast Club.

“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 2LP vinyl release includes 25 tracks from the movies 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.

“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 Echo & The Bunnymen, 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

“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. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) From The 1985 Movie The Breakfast Club
2. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
3. Oingo Boingo - Weird Science From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
4. Yello - Oh Yeah From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
5. Thompson Twins - If You Were Here From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles
6. Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
7. Kate Bush - This Woman's Work From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
Side B
1. The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
2. Furniture - Brilliant Mind From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
3. Big Audio Dynamite - BAD From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4. Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
5. General Public - Tenderness From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
6. The Dream Academy - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I
Want (Instrumental) From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Side C
1. Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson - Left Of Center From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
2. Dave Wakeling - She's Having A Baby From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
3. Dr. Calculus - Full Of Love From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
4. Killing Joke - Eighties From The 1985 Movie Weird Science
5. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix) From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
6. Flesh For Lulu - I Go Crazy From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
Side D
1. Kirsty MacColl - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
2. Pete Shelley - Do Anything From The 1987 Movie Some Kind Of Wonderful
3. The Flowerpot Men - Beat City From The 1986 Movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4. Bryan Ferry - Crazy Love From The 1988 Movie She’s Having A Baby
5. The Rave-Ups - Positively Lost Me From The 1986 Movie Pretty In Pink
6. Steve Earle & The Dukes - Six Days On The Road - Album Version From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles

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