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Track Listings
| 1. Burning Heart |
| 2. Hearts On Fire |
| 3. Double Or Nothing |
| 4. Eye Of The Tiger |
| 5. War/Fanfare From Rocky |
| 6. Living In America |
| 7. No Easy Way Out |
| 8. One Way Street |
| 9. The Sweetest Victory |
| 10. Training Montage |
| 11. Man Against The World |
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the music people usually associate with Rocky but IV has its own charm,
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This review is from: Rocky IV (Audio CD)
To most fans of the Rocky franchise, the music found in the first and second Rocky film are the best soundtracks out of the entire series. I can understand that because the first two soundtracks in the 1970's were so innocent, pure and have some great instrumentals as well. With the 1980's the series shifted in a different direction and so did the music in the films, Rocky III featured more popular music and 1990's Rocky V soundtrack had some rap in it. While the first Rocky is an undeniable cinematic masterpiece and remains the favorite Rocky film, Rocky IV had its own charm and was a great movie as well. The soundtrack is particularly memorable for the montages that were in the movie, it's also very good 1980s popular music in general and catchy songs as well.One of the most famous soundtrack songs of all time has to be Survivor's 'Eye of TheTiger' which debuted on the Rocky III soundtrack and makes a second appearance here. 'Burning Heart' from Survivor was in Rocky IV, a good rock track, and on this edition of Rocky 4 'Man Against The World' has also been included. 'No Easy Way Out' is a good, catchy 80's song, I loved it in the movie it fit the scene it was in so well. Got to hand it to Vince Dicola (more famous for his work on the Transformers series in the 80's) his compositions for the soundtrack are nothing short of epic: 'War' and 'Training Montage' were terrific songs and highlights of not only the soundtrack but the movie as well. Some songs here are great for a workout as well, for instance 'Hearts on Fire' and 'Training Montage' are sure to get you fired up and sweating. I love the inclusion of James Brown here, 'Living In America' is a great song and it had a nice part in the movie in which Brown himself appeared and sang the song. However some of the material here is slightly edited to be shorter and the sound has been remastered, I think the sound is very good and while I would've preferred the songs to be left as they were I don't think the editing really ruins anything. The musical sound that is on the soundtrack for Rocky IV is very rooted in the 1980's, it sounds like music of its era which is great, it's almost like a time capsule for popular music in 1985! If you're visiting this page you probably have a good idea of this soundtrack, I suggest that you buy it if you're a collector or if you were someone who enjoyed the songs featured in Rocky IV. If you're not a fan of 1980's music I say stay far away! You could also go for 'Rocky Balboa: The Best Of' (4 songs from Rocky IV) or 'The Rocky Story' (6 songs from Rocky IV) who both have a few songs from Rocky IV, rating : 3.5/5.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews) 27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Volcano/Legacy dropped the ball on this one...,
By J. Maher - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rocky IV (Audio CD)
When I first heard that Rocky IV was being re-issued, I was excited because I really felt a little cheated with the original release. As great as the songs were, it was still missing a few songs/musical cues. I was REALLY hoping that this re-release would actually be an expanded version of the previous release... It was "expanded", but not what I was hoping for. The ONLY difference between the two versions (besides being remastered) was the inclusion of "Man Against The World" by Surivor. This song was supposed to be in the film, but was cut at the last minute. So now we have TWO songs that were not in the movie on the soundtrack (the other is "The Sweetest Victory" by Touch, also on the original release). I was hoping to get the full-length version of "Hearts On Fire". The part of the song where Rocky climbs the mountain was ommited from the orignal soundtrack. The full version should have been included on this release. We were also subjected to inferior versions of "Training Montage" and "War". Why couldn't they just include the (superior) movie versions instead? This re-issue would have been the perfect opportunity. I also wanted to hear more of Vince DiCola's score. I know that one of the 45's (on vinyl) from the album had "Apollo's Death" as a b-side. That should've been on here as well. When Legacy re-released "Footloose" and "Top Gun" they got it right (mostly), but they dropped the ball on this one. I am so disappointed.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Fair and Honest Review,
By Kyle "Mr. Vegas" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rocky IV (Audio CD)
Ok, let me start by defeating some of the claims against this release. It's not as "different" as the reviews make it out to be. In fact, most of the "differences" are improvements. First and foremost, the remastering improves the sound noticably but is not overdone. To give a fair review, here's a track by track comparison of this remastered version to the original.1. Burning Heart (Same) 2. Hearts On Fire (Same) 3. Double Or Nothing (Intro has been fixed) 4. Eye Of The Tiger (Plays 17 seconds longer!) 5. War (Same) 6. Living In America (Intro has been fixed) 7. No Easy Way Out (Same) 8. One Way Street (Same) 9. The Sweetest Victory (The only major difference, this song has been entirely remixed - it's not better or worse to me, just different) 10. Training Montage (Same) 11. Man Against The World (Bonus track, cut from film and not on original release of soundtrack) There you have it, that's the run down. While I personally love this new remastered edition, the CD loses one star for not including the original mix of The Sweetest Victory and another star for not including more of the films music, such as Apollo's Death and the extended version of Heart's On Fire. A five star tracklist would have included everything on the original release PLUS Man Against The World, Heart's On Fire (Extended) and Sweetest Victory (Remix) and the other neglectic music all as bonus material. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Amazing!!!,
By Karen S. Emerson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rocky IV (Audio CD)
This is hands down my favorite motion picture soundtrack of all time!!! If you like a crisp, intense 80s sound, this is the cd for you. This cd is loaded with high-energy tracks that will inspire you to accomplish tasks that require great will. If there were six stars, that's what I would give this track!!!
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