Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the TriStar Pictures film Iron Eagle, released on July 23, 1986 by Capitol Records.[1] A separate film score by Basil Poledouris titled Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Score was released on July 9, 2008 by Varèse Sarabande.[2]
The soundtrack itself peaked on the Billboard top 200 album chart at position #54 in late March, 1986,[3] and features its only song that charted, "One Vision" by Queen, a minor hit pop single (position #61) on the Billboard Hot 100 and #19 hit on the Album Rock Tracks chart.[4]
Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | July 23, 1986[5] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 40:30 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Vision" | Queen | Queen | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)" |
| King Kobra | 3:33 |
| 3. | "These Are the Good Times" | Myles Hunter | Eric Martin | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Maniac House" | Kimberley Rew | Katrina and the Waves | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Intense" | George Clinton | George Clinton | 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hide in the Rainbow" | Ronnie James Dio | Dio | 3:58 |
| 2. | "It's Too Late" |
| Helix | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Road of the Gypsy" | Adrenalin | Adrenalin | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Love Can Make You Cry" |
| Urgent | 4:20 |
| 5. | "This Raging Fire" | Bob Halligan Jr. | Jon Butcher Axis | 4:10 |
Not included in the album
The following songs were featured in the film, but not included in the soundtrack album:[1]
- "Old Enough to Rock and Roll" by Rainey Haynes
- "Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Spencer Davis Group
- "Eyes of the World" by Eric Martin
- "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
- "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner
- "There Was a Time" by James Brown
Music video
A music video for King Kobra's "Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)" was made to promote the film. The video features Louis Gossett Jr. reprising his role as Col. "Chappy" Sinclair, who has the band cut their hair and undergo boot camp training for them to prove themselves as pilots.
Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Score
| Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | July 9, 2008[2] | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 52:11 | |||
| Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
| Producer | Basil Poledouris | |||
| Basil Poledouris chronology | ||||
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Track listing
All music is composed by Basil Poledouris, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iron Eagle - Main Title" | 1:59 | |
| 2. | "Shot Down" | 1:15 | |
| 3. | "Hallway" | 1:41 | |
| 4. | "Ted on Trial" | 1:28 | |
| 5. | "Three Days/Minister Sinister" | 2:37 | |
| 6. | "The Gallows/Flight Line I" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "Chappy's Story/Appetite" | 3:30 | |
| 8. | "Iron Eagle Story/Flight Line II/The Coast" | 4:12 | |
| 9. | "Chappy Gets Hit/Chappy Crashes/Chappy Talks" | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "Ted To Tarmac/The Tower" | 2:26 | |
| 11. | "Doug and Dad" | 2:41 | |
| 12. | "Think You Can Handle the Music?" | 2:49 | |
| 13. | "Missing Man/You've Earned Them" | 2:29 | |
| 14. | "Three Days/Mister Sinister" (Alternates) | 3:54 | |
| 15. | "Flight Line I" (Alternate) | 2:25 | |
| 16. | "Flight Line II" (Alternate) | 0:54 | |
| 17. | "Chappy Talks" (Alternate) | 1:49 | |
| 18. | "Slappy's Place" (Source Music) | 4:25 | |
| 19. | "Slo-Slappy" (Source Music) | 1:29 | |
| 20. | "Army Air Corps" (Source Music) | Robert MacArthur Crawford | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 52:11 | ||
References
- 1 2 The SoundtrackInfo Project - Iron Eagle
- 1 2 The SoundtrackInfo Project - Iron Eagle (score)
- ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "Queen Chart History | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24.
- 1 2 Allmusic review
External links
Soundtrack
- Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at AllMusic
- Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at Discogs (list of releases)
Score
- Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Score at AllMusic
- Iron Eagle: Original Motion Picture Score at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
