Electric Dreams (soundtrack)

Electric Dreams is a soundtrack album from the film Electric Dreams, released in 1984.[1]

Electric Dreams
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released1984
September 1998 (re-issue)
Recorded1984
GenrePop, new wave
Length34:25 (edited)
50:28 (extended)
LabelVirgin/Epic
ProducerGiorgio Moroder
Jeff Lynne
Steve Levine
Don Was
Greg Walsh

Overview

Several popular rock and new wave musicians of the 1980s contributed original music to the film's soundtrack. It was available throughout Europe but remained unreleased on compact disc in the U.S. until September 1998.

The song "Together in Electric Dreams" by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder was released as a single and became an international hit in 1984. It was later featured in their album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder (1985). Another song, "Video!" by Jeff Lynne, was also released as a single (with a non-album track, "Sooner or Later", as the B-side).

The soundtrack features two new recordings by Culture Club - "The Dream" and "Love Is Love" - as well as songs performed by Culture Club member Helen Terry ("Now You're Mine") and written by Boy George and Roy Hay ("Electric Dreams", by PP Arnold). All of these were released as singles (except "The Dream") with "Love Is Love" becoming a Top 3 in Canada and Top 10 in Japan in 1985.

Charts
Song Chart (1984) Peak
position
"Together in Electric Dreams" UK Singles (OCC)[2] 3
"Together in Electric Dreams" US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 20
"Video!" US Billboard Hot 100 85

Track listing
US CD, Cassette, LP release
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Together in Electric Dreams"Philip Oakey, Giorgio MoroderPhilip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder3:52
2."Video!"Jeff LynneJeff Lynne3:24
3."The Dream"George O'Dowd, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon MossCulture Club2:28
4."The Duel" (based upon the classical piece Minuet in G major)MoroderGiorgio Moroder3:47
5."Now You're Mine"Helen St. John, Rusty LemorandeHelen Terry4:05
6."Love Is Love"O'Dowd, Craig, Hay, MossCulture Club3:50
7."Chase Runner"Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware, Glenn GregoryHeaven 173:00
8."Let it Run"LynneJeff Lynne3:22
9."Madeline's Theme"MoroderGiorgio Moroder2:17
10."Electric Dreams"O'Dowd, HayP. P. Arnold4:20
Total length:34:25
Europe CD, Cassette, LP release (extended edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Electric Dreams"George O'Dowd, Roy HayP. P. Arnold6:50
2."Video!"Jeff LynneJeff Lynne4:53
3."The Dream"O'Dowd, Mikey Craig, Hay, Jon MossCulture Club3:16
4."The Duel" (based upon the classical piece Minuet in G major)MoroderGiorgio Moroder5:40
5."Now You're Mine"Helen St. John, Rusty LemorandeHelen Terry5:20
6."Love Is Love"O'Dowd, Craig, Hay, MossCulture Club5:53
7."Chase Runner"Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware, Glenn GregoryHeaven 174:53
8."Let it Run"LynneJeff Lynne5:37
9."Madeline's Theme"MoroderGiorgio Moroder2:48
10."Together in Electric Dreams"Philip Oakey, MoroderPhilip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder5:18
Total length:50:28
Europe CD, Cassette, LP release (edited edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Electric Dreams"George O'Dowd, Roy HayP. P. Arnold4:20
2."Video!"Jeff LynneJeff Lynne3:24
3."The Dream"O'Dowd, Mikey Craig, Hay, Jon MossCulture Club2:28
4."The Duel" (based upon the classical piece Minuet in G major)MoroderGiorgio Moroder3:47
5."Now You're Mine"Helen St. John, Rusty LemorandeHelen Terry4:05
6."Love Is Love"O'Dowd, Craig, Hay, MossCulture Club3:50
7."Chase Runner"Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware, Glenn GregoryHeaven 173:00
8."Let it Run"LynneJeff Lynne3:22
9."Madeline's Theme"MoroderGiorgio Moroder2:17
10."Together in Electric Dreams"Philip Oakey, MoroderPhilip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder3:52
Total length:34:25

Charts
Chart (1984/85) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 54

References
  1. Allmusic.com
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. "Giorgio Moroder Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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