| Days of Thunder | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | June 26, 1990 |
| Genre | AOR,pop rock,adult contemporary |
| Length | 51:58 |
| Label | DGC (US) CBS/Sony (Japan) Epic (International)[1] |
| Producer | Various Artists |
| Singles from Days of Thunder (soundtrack) | |
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Filmtracks | [4] |
| Select |   [5] |
Days of Thunder is thesoundtrack from thefilm of the same name, released in 1990 in theUS byDGC Records, inJapan byCBS/Sony and internationally byEpic Records.[1]
"The Last Note of Freedom" was co-written byHans Zimmer,Billy Idol andDavid Coverdale.
Maria McKee's "Show Me Heaven" was released as a single alongside the movie and reached number one in the music charts of the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway.
The album is also notable for the inclusion ofGuns N' Roses' cover ofBob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", a year before the song was released with a slightly different mix on the 1991 albumUse Your Illusion II. The version recorded for the soundtrack featured these spoken word responses in the second verse, which are omitted from the later album recording:
Mama put my guns in the ground (It's wasn't their fault)
I can't shoot them anymore (How were they even supposed to know?)
That cold black cloud is coming down (All things can be healed in time)
Feels like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door (Why, why do which you're doing?)
TheCher song "Trail of Broken Hearts" was released as a B-side on the single "Love And Understanding" and belongs to the recording sessions of her 1989 albumHeart of Stone.
The song "Gimme Some Lovin'" is credited toTerry Reid, but the version in the movie is actually fromThe Spencer Davis Group. "Gimme Some Lovin'" also featured on Reid's 1991 solo album,The Driver, along with an alternate version of "The Last Note of Freedom" with different lyrics, titled "The Driver (Part 2)".
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Last Note of Freedom" (performed byDavid Coverdale) | Billy Idol | Hans Zimmer | Trevor Horn | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Deal for Life" (performed byJohn Waite) |
| 4:36 | ||
| 3. | "Break Through the Barrier" (performed byTina Turner) | André Cymone | 4:47 | ||
| 4. | "Hearts in Trouble" (performed byChicago) |
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| 5:14 | |
| 5. | "Trail of Broken Hearts" (performed byCher) |
| Richie Sambora | 4:32 | |
| Total length: | 24:53 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (performed byGuns N' Roses) | Bob Dylan | Mike Clink | 5:36 |
| 2. | "You Gotta Love Someone" (performed byElton John) |
| Don Was | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Show Me Heaven" (performed byMaria McKee) |
| Peter Asher | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Thunderbox" (performed byApollo Smile) |
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| 3:48 |
| 5. | "Long Live the Night" (performed byJoan Jett and the Blackhearts) |
|
| 3:57 |
| 6. | "Gimme Some Lovin'" (performed byTerry Reid) | Trevor Horn | 5:01 | |
| Total length: | 27:09 | |||
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 31 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 16 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 10 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 41 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 17 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 29 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 32 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 2 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 14 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 11 |
| UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[16] | 4 |
| USBillboard 200[17] | 27 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Days of Thunder | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | November 5, 2013 |
| Recorded | 1989–1990 Media Ventures (Santa Monica, California) Record Plant Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
| Genre | Score,instrumental pop,melodic rock,pop rock,hard rock |
| Length | 71:14 |
| Label | La-La Land Records[22] |
| Producer | Hans Zimmer, Paul Straveley O'Duffy |
The film score toDays of Thunder was composed and arranged byHans Zimmer and featuredJeff Beck on guitar. While bootlegs were available for years, an official album containing the score was not released until 2013, when La-La Land Records released the film's score, with bonus tracks, for the first time.[22]
While looking back at the film's production, Zimmer said, “It was complete insanity, but again because it was [directorTony Scott] he’d just keep it recklessly fun.” Zimmer elaborated on this by explaining how the film's production was behind schedule and what originally was a day trip to meet with producers inDaytona turned into a three-month composing gig done inside a studio built within a warehouse.[23]
The last track, although marked as an alternate version of the main title, is in fact an instrumental version of "The Last Note of Freedom", with some studio outtakes of Jeff Beck performing parts of "Darlington - Cole Wins" and "The Last Race" at the end. The track also includes some studio chatter, presumably between Jeff Beck and editor Chris Lebenzon.
