Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Back to the Future: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the hit 1985 film Back to the Future
. The album included two tracks culled from Alan Silvestri's compositions for the film, two tracks from Huey Lewis and the News
, two songs played by Marvin Berry and The Starlighters
, one played by Marty McFly and The Starlighters, and two pop songs that are only very briefly heard in the background of the film.
Songs not included on the soundtrack album:
To put the tracks in the chronological order they first appear in the film, the listing would be as such: 1, 2, 7, the first 90 seconds of 6, 8, 9, 10, the remainder of 6, 4, 5 and 3. Note: the "Back to the Future Overture" on the original album is made up of the following cues as released on the subsequent score album:
A 1999 CD release entitled The Back to the Future Trilogy featured additional compositions by Silvestri from the first film. However, these were re-recordings by the Scottish National Orchestra and not Silvestri's original recordings.
, Marvin Berry and the Starlighters in the film, was recorded by Harry Waters, Jr.. as 'Marvin Berry' and Mark Campbell as 'Marty McFly', and the guitar solo by Tim May. (Campbell and May received a "Special Thanks" acknowledgment in the film's end credits, with the recording credit going to the fictional characters.) Berry's group also plays the song "Night Train", first recorded by Jimmy Forrest
in 1951.
, who later wrote music for Forrest Gump
and numerous other films, many of them directed by Robert Zemeckis
. The memorable themes in his "Back to the Future Overture" have since been heard in the film's sequels (also scored by Silvestri), in Back to the Future: The Ride
, and as ambient music at the Universal Studios
theme parks. A remix of the main theme was heard in the opening sequence for MCA-Universal Home Video
from 1990 to 1997. The upbeat soundtrack, featuring two new songs by Huey Lewis and the News
, also contributed to the film's popularity. "The Power of Love" became the band's first song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100
and was nominated for an Academy Award. Huey Lewis
portrayed the high-school band audition judge who rejects Marty McFly
's band, the Pinheads, as they perform the short instrumental hard-rock version of "The Power of Love".
There is also another album version of the soundtrack, with only the original score by Silvestri. This is called the "DeLorean" version, so rare that most fans only have it in bootleg.
None of the songs from the first album are included in this score-only album, and for moments in the film where Silvestri's score was shortened (i.e. the final moments of "Einstein Disintegrated" and "Peabody Barn; Marty Ditches DeLorean"), the full score cue is presented as originally recorded.
The set was a limited edition of 10,000 units and sold nearly 6,000 by the end of January 2010. As of October 2011, the set is still available from Intrada.
CD 1 Track Listing:
Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
CD 2 Track Listing:
The Creation of a Classic... Alternate Early Sessions
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Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
. The album included two tracks culled from Alan Silvestri's compositions for the film, two tracks from Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
, two songs played by Marvin Berry and The Starlighters
Marvin Berry and The Starlighters
Marvin Berry and The Starlighters is a fictional band portrayed in the 1985 film Back to the Future. The members of the band are Harry Waters Jr. performing lead vocals and guitar, and The Starlighters: Tommy Thomas on saxophone, Granville 'Danny' Young on the upright bass, David Harold Brown on...
, one played by Marty McFly and The Starlighters, and two pop songs that are only very briefly heard in the background of the film.
Track listing
- "The Power of Love" – Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
(3:58) - "Time Bomb Town" – Lindsey BuckinghamLindsey BuckinghamLindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...
(2:48) - "Back to the Future" – The Outatime Orchestra (3:20)
- "Heaven Is One Step Away" – Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
(4:13) - "Back in TimeBack in Time"Back in Time" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News written for and featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future. The song is heard near the end of the film when Marty McFly wakes up to the song playing on the radio while in his own bed after returning from 1955. It is also played during the...
" – Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
(4:22) - "Back to the Future Overture" - The Outatime Orchestra (8:19)
- "The Wallflower (Dance with Me Henry)" – Etta JamesEtta JamesEtta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
(2:45) - "Night TrainNight Train (song)"Night Train" is a twelve bar blues instrumental standard first recorded by Jimmy Forrest in 1951.-Origins and development:"Night Train" has a long and complicated history. The piece's opening riff was first recorded in 1940 by a small group led by Duke Ellington sideman Johnny Hodges under the...
" – Marvin Berry and The StarlightersMarvin Berry and The StarlightersMarvin Berry and The Starlighters is a fictional band portrayed in the 1985 film Back to the Future. The members of the band are Harry Waters Jr. performing lead vocals and guitar, and The Starlighters: Tommy Thomas on saxophone, Granville 'Danny' Young on the upright bass, David Harold Brown on...
(2:17) - "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)Earth Angel"Earth Angel " is an American doo-wop song, originally released by The Penguins in 1954 on the Dootone label , as the B-side to "Hey Señorita." The song became a major hit for The Crew-Cuts in 1955, reaching the Billboard charts on January 29, 1955. It peaked at #3 on the Disk Jockey chart, #8 on...
" – Marvin Berry and The Starlighters (3:02) - "Johnny B. GoodeJohnny B. Goode"Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock and roll song written and originally performed by American musician Chuck Berry. The song was a major hit among both black and white audiences peaking at #2 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song is one of Chuck Berry's...
" – Marty McFly and the Starlighters (3:06)
Songs not included on the soundtrack album:
- "Mr. SandmanMr. Sandman"Mr. Sandman" is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in that year by The Chordettes. The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr...
" - Performed by The Four AcesThe Four AcesThe Four Aces is an American male traditional pop music quartet, popular since the 1950s. Over the last half-century, the group amassed many gold records. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Stranger in Paradise", "Tell Me... - "The Ballad of Davy CrockettThe Ballad of Davy Crockett"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn.The first recording of the song was made by Fess Parker, quickly followed by versions by Bill Hayes and Tennessee Ernie Ford...
" - Performed by Fess ParkerFess ParkerFess Elisha Parker, Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955-56 TV mini-series and as TV's Daniel Boone from 1964-70... - "Pledging My LovePledging My Love"Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.The song's theme is captured in the title and the opening lines:-Johnny Ace:The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace...
" - Performed by Johnny AceJohnny AceJohnny Ace , born John Marshall Alexander, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, was an American rhythm and blues singer. He scored a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s before dying of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound....
To put the tracks in the chronological order they first appear in the film, the listing would be as such: 1, 2, 7, the first 90 seconds of 6, 8, 9, 10, the remainder of 6, 4, 5 and 3. Note: the "Back to the Future Overture" on the original album is made up of the following cues as released on the subsequent score album:
- Marty's Letter
- Clocktower (:50 - 5:35)
- '85 Lone Pine Mall (1:41 - end)
A 1999 CD release entitled The Back to the Future Trilogy featured additional compositions by Silvestri from the first film. However, these were re-recordings by the Scottish National Orchestra and not Silvestri's original recordings.
"Johnny B. Goode"
The musical material ostensibly performed by the characters Marty McFlyMarty McFly
Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly, Sr. is the protagonist in the Back to the Future film trilogy, and is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. Marty was also the protagonist in the animated series where he was voiced by David Kaufman...
, Marvin Berry and the Starlighters in the film, was recorded by Harry Waters, Jr.. as 'Marvin Berry' and Mark Campbell as 'Marty McFly', and the guitar solo by Tim May. (Campbell and May received a "Special Thanks" acknowledgment in the film's end credits, with the recording credit going to the fictional characters.) Berry's group also plays the song "Night Train", first recorded by Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest was an African American jazz musician, who played tenor saxophone throughout his career....
in 1951.
Miscellaneous
The film's musical score was by Alan SilvestriAlan Silvestri
Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American film composer and conductor.-Career:Silvestri is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Romancing the Stone , the Back to the Future trilogy , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Death Becomes Her , Forrest Gump , Contact ,...
, who later wrote music for Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise...
and numerous other films, many of them directed by Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis
Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future film series, as well as the Academy Award-winning live-action/animation epic Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,...
. The memorable themes in his "Back to the Future Overture" have since been heard in the film's sequels (also scored by Silvestri), in Back to the Future: The Ride
Back to the Future: The Ride
Back to the Future: The Ride is a simulator ride based on and inspired by the Back to the Future trilogy and is a mini-sequel to 1990's Back to the Future Part III. In the United States, it was replaced by The Simpsons Ride...
, and as ambient music at the Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
theme parks. A remix of the main theme was heard in the opening sequence for MCA-Universal Home Video
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is the home video division of Universal Pictures...
from 1990 to 1997. The upbeat soundtrack, featuring two new songs by Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
, also contributed to the film's popularity. "The Power of Love" became the band's first song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and was nominated for an Academy Award. Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
portrayed the high-school band audition judge who rejects Marty McFly
Marty McFly
Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly, Sr. is the protagonist in the Back to the Future film trilogy, and is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. Marty was also the protagonist in the animated series where he was voiced by David Kaufman...
's band, the Pinheads, as they perform the short instrumental hard-rock version of "The Power of Love".
There is also another album version of the soundtrack, with only the original score by Silvestri. This is called the "DeLorean" version, so rare that most fans only have it in bootleg.
Score Album
In November 2009, Intrada released an official 2-CD album containing Silvestri's complete score. The first disc contained the complete orchestral score as recorded for the finished film, along with two source cues that Silvestri wrote. The second disc consisted of alternate approaches that Silvestri took with a large portion of the score, with a darker, more serious tone.None of the songs from the first album are included in this score-only album, and for moments in the film where Silvestri's score was shortened (i.e. the final moments of "Einstein Disintegrated" and "Peabody Barn; Marty Ditches DeLorean"), the full score cue is presented as originally recorded.
The set was a limited edition of 10,000 units and sold nearly 6,000 by the end of January 2010. As of October 2011, the set is still available from Intrada.
CD 1 Track Listing:
Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Logo (:20) [unused cue]
- DeLorean Reveal (:46)
- Einstein Disintegrated (1:22)
- ’85 Twin Pines Mall (4:43)
- Peabody Barn; Marty Ditches DeLorean (3:09)
- ’55 Town Square (1:18)
- Lorraine’s Bedroom (:47)
- Retrieve DeLorean (1:15)
- 1.21 Jigowatts (1:37)
- The Picture (1:09) [unused cue]
- Picture Fades (:17)
- Skateboard Chase (1:39)
- Marty’s Letter (1:20)
- George To The Rescue – Pt. 1 (:50)
- Marvin Be-Bop (2:25)
- George To The Rescue – Pt. 2 (2:34)
- Tension; The Kiss (1:33)
- Goodnight Marty (1:31)
- It’s Been Educational; Clocktower (10:30)
- Helicopter (:19)
- ’85 Lone Pine Mall (3:46)
- 4 x 4 (:40)
- Doc Returns (1:14)
- Back To The Future (End Credits) (3:16)
CD 2 Track Listing:
The Creation of a Classic... Alternate Early Sessions
- DeLorean Reveal (:40)
- Einstein Disintegrated (1:25)
- Peabody Barn (2:17)
- Marty Ditches DeLorean (1:56)
- ’55 Town Square #1 (Trumpet Open) (1:35)
- ’55 Town Square #2 (Trumpet Mute) (1:35)
- Retrieve DeLorean (1:16)
- 1.21 Jigowatts (1:36)
- The Picture (1:08)
- Skateboard Chase (1:40)
- George to the Rescue (4:13)
- Tension; The Kiss (1:42)
- Clocktower (11:02)
- ’85 Lone Pine Mall (3:50)
- Doc Returns (1:19)
- Bonus Track: Unused Source Cue from the Scoring Sessions Ling Ting Ring (2:01)
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External links
- www.alan-silvestri.com MCA official soundtrack album
- www.alan-silvestri.com DeLorean bootleg score album