Musical Montage Musical Montage: The Prime Movers “Strong As I Am” August 16, 2021 With director Michael Mann being a frequent attendee to their live shows in Los Angeles in the mid-80s, he added The Prime Movers’ “Strong As I Am” to the soundtrack for Manhunter in 1986 and the song got a movie-themed music video to go along with it.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Red 7 “Heartbeat” July 13, 2020 Apparently a favorite song of director Michael Mann, “Heartbeat” by the short-lived band Red 7 was not only in an episode of Miami Vice but also as the end credits song for the first cinematic adaptation of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon, Manhunter, in 1986.
Musical Montage Musical Montage: Miami Vice June 4, 2012 Don’t be confused by the title but we’re not actually talking about the music of the show, Miami Vice, but rather, the hilariously bad attempts at music careers by the stars of the 80’s classic, Don Johnson and Phillip Michael Thomas.