The 1980s was the golden age of movie soundtracks, and these overlooked albums still hold some of the decade’s best music.

The '80s and '90s weren’t just transformative years for filmmaking; they were fertile ground for some of the greatest movie soundtracks in history. These soundtracks didn’t just complement the ...

Recently, some colleagues and I got into a discussion about the theme song to “St. Elmo’s Fire,” the 1985 movie starring Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, and the rest of the Brat Pack. My boss hated John Parr’s ...

In the 1980s, movie soundtracks were often tantamount to a film’s success. If you got the right needle drops, then you had the audience in the palm of your hands. Directors knew this, screenwriters ...

"Footloose" is Loggins' only song to reach the No. 1 spot, though his hit song "Danger Zone," from the blockbuster film Top Gun, came close when it peaked at No. 2 in July 1986. Loggins, often ...

Most of us tend to think of singer-songwriters as self-contained individuals. We imagine them toiling away to write songs that they then record for public consumption. But many of them branch out and ...

TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn ...