It would be the victor on any other album, except it squares off solely against Hearts On Fire and Eye of the Tiger. In the running for most bad ass movie montage song ever.
Jimbo shimmies out his trademark for 4 minutes and 43 seconds. As for the song, typical James Brown material. Performed live by the hardest working man in show biz, James Brown, Living In America welcomes Apollo Creed to the ring. Lots of badassery, culminating in the mega huge Rocky theme music at 5 minutes and 24 seconds. Roy! Roy, Roy, Roy! War / Fanfare from RockyĪ great instrumental track. I do miss the Starbucks commercial though. The droning, repeating single note is elegant in its simplicity. Everything that has been said about this song has already been said. The movie montage song of movie montages. Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)Įye of the Tiger makes its second Rocky soundtrack appearance, following up its masterful performance in Rocky III.
I can't tell whose voice I prefer, that is how phenomenal Kenny Loggins is. Gladys probably rolled this one in one take. Loggins, and 80s soundtrack frequenter ( Over the Top), is a national treasure. Double or Nothing (Kenny Loggins & Gladys Knight) I equally love the lazy hanging/floating chorus at 4:00. I'll be damned if I'm going to sit here and not have you belt it out in the upper register. Speaking of which, key changes are an ABSOLUTE must for this echelon of training montage song. Plays deceptively well into the key change. Tony Robbins level motivation stuff they are.
I mean, have you ever read the Hearts On Fire lyrics? So powerful. The chorus is so outrageously "mmmerrika". Cafferty drops another gem in Hearts On Fire (also On The Dark Side). Interesting transition after the opening melody line. Could have fit anywhere in the Rocky series. Jimi Jameson nails "rising like a spire" with room to spare. Oh, and the guy who did the music to the animated Transformers movie, Vince DiCola, does the instrumentals. 80s Fight Movie frequenters Survivor and John Cafferty round out the album. James Brown may be the most famous person to grace the Rocky 4 Soundtrack, but Kenny Loggins and Gladys Knight aren't too far behind. Sidenote: Mike Hsu needs to play more Rocky IV songs on 100.1 The Pike. Play it twice if you're playing on "Tom Brady Mode". And, if we're being totally honest, it's best to kick off your Super Bowl party with the Rocky IV soundtrack, especially if you're playing the Super Bowl drinking game. Nothing says TIME TO START DRINKING like hearing Hearts On Fire turned up to 11. Dragooooo!Ĭranked the Rocky 4 Soundtrack to jolt everyone out of bed at a bachelor party in Tampa. The very best 80s movie training montage music.
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