Music from the Televisions Series "Miami Vice" (1985)

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Feb 28, 2025

Title: Music from the Televisions Series "Miami Vice"
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Synthpop
Released: 1985

Tracks:
1 - The Original Miami Vice Theme (instrumental) - 1:05
2 - Smuggler's Blues - 3:53
3 - Own the Night - 4:54
4 - You Belong to the City - 5:53
5 - In the Air Tonight - 5:31
6 - Miami Vice (instrumental) - 2:30
7 - Vice - 5:04
8 - Better Be Good to Me - 5:13
9 - Flashback (instrumental) - 3:22
10 - Chase (instrumental) - 2:42
11 - Evan (instrumental) - 3:08

Overview:

One of the things that made Miami Vice such and cool and popular show was its use of music within the show. Creating an almost music video like setting, the show incorporated hits of the day along with some airy instrumentals by Jan Hammer. The theme to the show is one of the most instantly recognizable themes in TV history and quite catchy besides. The song was a major hit and went to number one in 1985 and is the last instrumental to reach the top of the charts.

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