Album

Heavy Metal (Music From The Motion Picture)

Various

1981 · Rock, Stage & Screen

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Heavy Metal (Music From The Motion Picture) by Various

Heavy Metal (Music From The Motion Picture) is a Soundtrack & Scores album by Various, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 56 pressings tracked, owned by 27 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Heavy Metal3:50
  2. A2Heartbeat4:20
  3. A3Working In The Coal Mine2:48
  4. A4Veteran Of The Psychic Wars4:48

Side B

  1. B1Reach Out3:35
  2. B2Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)5:00
  3. B3True Companion5:02
  4. B4Crazy (A Suitable Case For Treatment)3:24

Side C

  1. C1Radar Rider2:40
  2. C2Open Arms3:20
  3. C3Queen Bee3:11
  4. C4I Must Be Dreamin'5:37

Side D

  1. D1The Mob Rules2:43
  2. D2All Of You4:18
  3. D3Prefabricated2:59
  4. D4Blue Lamp3:48

Sound DNA

  • Soundtrack & Scores
  • Compiled Soundtrack
  • heavy
  • aggressive
  • cinematic

Album notes

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Official Soundtrack of the film "Heavy Metal (opens in a new tab)"
First released in 1981 by Full Moon/Asylum (North America) and Epic (Europe).
Reissued on CD in 1995 by Elektra (North America) and Columbia (Europe), just one year before the Film was finally released on Home Video for first time [Official Home Video release was delayed for years, due to Music Licensing problems].
Source of Tracks:
A1 - Standing Hampton (Released as Single (opens in a new tab))
A4 - Fire Of Unknown Origin
C2 - Escape
The Rest was created exclusively for the Soundtrack, with two exceptions:
⇒ Black Sabbath's "Mob Rules" as present on this album, is an early demo. It was later Re-recorded on "Mob Rules".
⇒ Trust's "Prefabricated" is English-Language version of "Prefabriques", which appeared on "Trust" (a.k.a. "L'Élite").
Singles From the Album:
- Working In The Coal Mine by Devo
- Reach Out / I Must Be Dreamin' by Cheap Trick
- Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) / All Of You by Don Felder
- True Companion / All Of You by Donald Fagen (Promo-Only)
Order of track appearances in the film (tracks marked with asterisks appeared in the movie, but not in OST): 9→4→7→2→16→10→5→6→12→11→8→14→1→15→13→*→3→**
* - "Through Being Cool" (from "New Traditionalists" by Devo)
** - "E5150" (from "Mob Rules" by Black Sabbath)

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Cori GlazerPRODUCER [PRODUCTION ASSISTANT]
  • Irving AzoffCOMPILED BY, EXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Irving AzoffEXECUTIVE PRODUCER, COMPILED BY
  • Irving AzoffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
  • Irving AzoffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [ABLUM]
  • Irving AzoffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [ALBUM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER]
  • Irving AzoffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [ALBUM]
  • Irving AzoffEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER, COMPILED BY [ALBUM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER]
  • Ivan ReitmanPRODUCER [HEAVY METAL]
  • Laurie GormanPRODUCER [PRODUCTION ASSISTANT]
  • Leonard MogelEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER [HEAVY METAL]
  • Nina AvramidesPRODUCER [PRODUCTION ASSISTANT]

Songwriting

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