Iron Eagle (soundtrack)

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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
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Soundtrack album
ReleasedJuly 23, 1986[5]
GenreRock, Glam metal, Heavy metal
Length40:30
LabelCapitol
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "One Vision" by Queen – 4:03
  2. "Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)" by King Kobra – 3:33
  3. "These Are the Good Times" by Eric Martin - 3:48
  4. "Maniac House" by Katrina and the Waves - 4:54
  5. "Intense" by George Clinton - 4:34
  6. "Hide in the Rainbow" by Dio - 3:58
  7. "It's Too Late" by Helix - 3:08
  8. "Road of the Gypsy" by Adrenalin - 4:29
  9. "Love Can Make You Cry" by Urgent - 4:20
  10. "This Raging Fire" by 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]

  1. "Old Enough to Rock and Roll" by Rainey Haynes
  2. "Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Spencer Davis Group
  3. "Eyes of the World" by Eric Martin
  4. "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
  5. "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner
  6. "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
Basil Poledouris
ReleasedJuly 9, 2008[2]
GenreFilm score
Length52:11
LabelVarèse Sarabande

Track listing[]

  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/Minister Sinister (3:54)
  15. Flight Line I (2:25)
  16. Flight Line II (:54)
  17. Chappy Talks (1:49)
  18. Slappy's Place (4:25)
  19. Slo-Slappy (1:29)
  20. Army Air Corps (2:19)

Tracks 14-17 are alternate cues; tracks 18-20 are source music pieces.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The SoundtrackInfo Project - Iron Eagle
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The SoundtrackInfo Project - Iron Eagle (score)
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1986-03-22
  4. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/queen/chart-history
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic review

External links[]

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