Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rocky4.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 27, 1985
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
GenreAOR, pop rock
Length39:24
LabelScotti Bros.
Rocky soundtrack chronology
Rocky III
(1982) 		Rocky IV
(1985) 		Rocky V
(1990)
Singles from Rocky IV
  1. "Burning Heart"
    Released: October 1985 [2]
  2. "Living in America"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Heart's on Fire"
    Released: March 1986
  4. "No Easy Way Out"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[3]

Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack to the movie of the same name. It was released on November 27, 1985 on the Scotti Brothers label.

The soundtrack was hugely successful on the strength of two top-five singles, Survivor's "Burning Heart" (which Sylvester Stallone personally commissioned for the film and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100)[4] and James Brown's "Living in America", as well as Robert Tepper's lone top-40 hit, "No Easy Way Out". It reached the top ten on the US Billboard 200 album chart[5] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[6]

It is the only score to a Rocky film not composed by Bill Conti, but does feature some music he composed for the first film.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Burning Heart"Jim Peterik, Frankie SullivanSurvivor3:51
2."Heart's on Fire"
John Cafferty4:14
3."Double or Nothing"Paul Williams, Steve DorffKenny Loggins & Gladys Knight3:25
4."Eye of the Tiger"Peterik, SullivanSurvivor3:46
5."War"DiCola, Bill ContiVince DiCola5:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Living in America"Charlie Midnight, Dan HartmanJames Brown4:40
2."No Easy Way Out"TepperRobert Tepper4:32
3."One Way Street"Peter Cox, Richard DrummieGo West4:37
4."The Sweetest Victory"Jake Hooker, Duane HitchingsTouch4:26
5."Training Montage"DiColaVince DiCola3:37

Re-releases and covers[]

The 2006 reissue, remastered by BMG, featured the bonus track "Man Against the World" by Survivor, a song written for but ultimately cut from the final movie tracklist.[7] This release also used a different mix of the song "The Sweetest Victory".

In 2010, Intrada Records released the original score by Vince DiCola, which had been previously unavailable save two cues on the soundtrack. Both cues, "War" and "Training Montage," were re-recorded for the soundtrack album. The album recording of "War" includes a brief snippet of Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now." The Intrada album features the film recordings.

The Vince DiCola instrumental "Farewell" was the B-Side of the A-Side single of "Living in America" in the United States and United Kingdom and is featured on some foreign pressings of the soundtrack.

The Finnish symphonic metal band Northern Kings covered "Training Montage" on their 2008 album Rethroned.

The Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine covered "No Easy Way Out" as a bonus track on their 2008 second studio album Scream Aim Fire. The Canadian power metal/progressive metal band Borealis also covered "No Easy Way Out" in 2015, after the release of their AFM Records album Purgatory. The Finnish/Greek power metal band Beast in Black covered the song in 2019, on their album From Hell with Love.

The Vince DiCola track "War" would gain frequent use during National Football League telecasts during the 1980s and early 1990s. CBS Sports would often use the track in segments of their introductions discussing the San Francisco 49ers, while NBC would often feature the track in a similar manner for the play-by-play man to set up the action. The track is also used in the last sequence of video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. It is famously used by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs late in close home games at the AT&T Center

The hard rock band Eve To Adam released a cover of Robert Tepper's "No Easy Way Out" in their 2018 album named "Ithaca" and in 2019 completed a music video for their version of it.[8][circular reference][9][10]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[24] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[25] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/UniqueRecordingStudios/photos/a.649655181769411/649657001769229/?type=3&theater
  2. ^ "Survivor singles".
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "Burning Heart By Survivor Songfacts".
  5. ^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Feb 22 1986
  6. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
  7. ^ "Amazon.com".
  8. ^ Eve to Adam#Discography
  9. ^ https://www.evetoadam.rocks/
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lJwAC1s1k
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Rocky IV" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Rocky IV" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Rocky IV" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  18. ^ Rocky 4 (Soundtrack) - Original Soundtrack. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Accessed on August 9, 2013.
  19. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  24. ^ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. December 27, 1986. p. 33. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "French album certifications – B.O.F. – Rocky IV" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  26. ^ "British album certifications – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 10, 2020.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Rocky IV in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  27. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Rocky IV". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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