John Hughes

Demon Music group have announced the first official compilation of music from the movies of legendary filmmaker John Hughes, curated by Hughes’ music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, covering the classic period of 1983 – 1989. The collection, titled Life Moves Pretty Fast, will be released 11 November via Demon/Edsel. 

The 74 tracks on the deluxe 4CD boxset feature music from Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Planes, Trains And Automobiles, She’s Having A Baby, The Great Outdoors and Uncle Buck. 

The films of John Hughes are some of the most iconic of the 1980s, and they have created a lasting cultural impact still felt and referenced across TV, film and music. 

Hughes and his team revolutionised the way music was used in movies, commissioning artists such as Kate Bush (This Woman’s Work for She’s Having A Baby) and OMD (If You Leave for Pretty In Pink) to write new song and giving bands such as Simple Minds and The Psychedelic Furs their biggest hits.

Hughes’ son James Hughes on his father’s relationship with music: “It serves as a reminder not just to the musicians he championed in the 1980s, but to how intensely his search for music expanded beyond this era. Until his final days, he was still collecting outrageous amounts of music from around the world, galaxies removed from the New Romantic and new wave sounds that, to many, still define him.”

One of John’s closest collaborators was music supervisor and band manager Tarquin Gotch: “Back when we were working on these movie soundtracks, the best way to send music around the world was cassettes by Fedex. We sent John cassettes of newly released music, of demos, of just finished mixes and in return he would send VHS videos of the scenes that needed music. John said he only made movies so he could choose what music to put in them, so as his success at the Box Office grew, and thus his power with the studios, the number of tracks in his films, by up-and-coming UK bands, steadily grew.”  

Life Moves Pretty Fast – The John Hughes Mixtapes, is released as a limited edition 4CD 74-track deluxe CD set also includes a 14-track cassette and re-issue of the 7” single “Beat City” / “I’m Afraid” originally distributed to the John Hughes fan club mailing list upon the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It is also available as a limited-edition RED vinyl 6LP boxset, a 25-track black vinyl 2LP version and a standard 4CD 74-track set.

All formats feature imagery of the tapes that John played on set as well as compilations that he made and exclusive interviews and memories from Matthew Broderick, James Hughes, Tarquin Gotch, Ron Payne as well as track-by-track sleeve notes. 

LIMITED EDITION 74 TRACK 4CD DELUXE SET + BONUS 7” SINGLE & CASSETTE

CD1

1. Kajagoogoo – Kajagoogoo (Instrumental)

2. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave

4. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science

5. Furniture – Brilliant Mind

6. Dave Wakeling – She’s Having A Baby

7. The Flowerpot Men – Beat City

8. The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

9. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy

10. Dr. Calculus – Full Of Love

11. Lick The Tins – Can’t Help Falling In Love

12. Steve Earle & The Dukes – Six Days On The Road (Album Version)

13. Kirsty MacColl – You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby (Soundtrack Version)

14. Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson – Left Of Center

15. Pete Shelley – Do Anything (Soundtrack Version)

16. Carmel – It’s All In The Game

17. The Dream Academy – Power To Believe (Instrumental)

18. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work 

19. New Order – Elegia

 

CD2

1. The Beat – March Of The Swivelheads

(Rotating Heads – Dub Version)

2. Nick Heyward – When It Started To Begin

3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Tesla Girls

4. Big Audio Dynamite – BAD

5. Killing Joke – Eighties

6. The Specials – Little Bitch

7. Gene Loves Jezebel – Desire (Come and Get It) (US Club Mix)

8. Flesh For Lulu – Slide

9. Love And Rockets – Haunted When The Minutes Drag

10. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix) 

11. Lords Of The New Church – Method To My Madness

12. The Jesus And Mary Chain – The Hardest Walk (Single Version) 

13. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses

14. General Public – Tenderness

15. The Blue Room – I’m Afraid

16. Belouis Some – Round, Round

17. Thompson Twins – If You Were Here

18. The Dream Academy – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental) 3.07

 

CD3

1. Yello – Oh Yeah

2. Book Of Love – Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)

3. Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness 

4. Patti Smith – Gloria: In Excelsis Deo

5. Westworld – Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

6. Divinyls – Ring Me Up

7. Topper Headon – Drummin’ Man

8. Billy Idol – Catch My Fall

9. The Association – Cherish

10. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music For A Found Harmonium 

11. Zapp – Radio People

12. The Blue Room – Cry Like This

13. Ray Charles – Mess Around

14. Joe Turner – Lipstick, Powder and Paint

15. Darlene Love – (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry

16. Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

17. Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra And The Ray Charles Singers – Juke Box Baby

18. The Chordettes – Mr. Sandman

19. Ray Anthony And His Orchestra – The Peter Gunn Theme

 

CD4

1. Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road 

2. Emmylou Harris – Back in Baby’s Arms

3. Hugh Harris – Rhythm Of Life

4. Spandau Ballet – True

5. Propaganda – Abuse – Here

6. The Dream Academy – The Edge of Forever 

7. Yello – Lost Again (Album Version)

8. Bryan Ferry – Crazy Love

9. The Rave-Ups – Positively Lost Me

10. Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby

11. Steve Earle – Continental Trailways Blues (Album Version)

12. The Revillos – Rev Up!

13. Boston – More Than A Feeling

14. Balaam And The Angel – I’ll Show You Something Special

15. The Rave-Ups – Rave Up/Shut Up 

16. Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol 

17. The Vapors – Turning Japanese 

18. Silicon Teens – Red River Rock

 

CASSETTE

Side A

1. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

2. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave 3. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science

4. Yello – Oh Yeah

5. Dave Wakeling – She’s Having A Baby

6. Lick The Tins – Can’t Help Falling In Love

7. The Flowerpot Men – Beat City

8. Steve Earle & The Dukes – Six Days On The Road

– Album Version

9. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work

 

Side B

1. The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

2. Furniture – Brilliant Mind

3. Killing Joke – Eighties

4. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix)

5. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy

6. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses

7. General Public – Tenderness

8. Kirsty MacColl – You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby

9. The Dream Academy – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental)

 

7” SINGLE

Side A

1. The Flowerpot Men – Beat City

Side B

1. The Blue Room – I’m Afraid

 

LIMITED EDITION 73 TRACK RED VINYL 6LP SET

Side A

1. Kajagoogoo – Kajagoogoo (Instrumental)

2. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave 

4. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science

5. Furniture – Brilliant Mind

6. Dave Wakeling – She’s Having A Baby

 

Side B

1. The Flowerpot Men – Beat City

2. The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

3. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy

4. Dr. Calculus – Full Of Love

5. Lick The Tins – Can’t Help Falling In Love

6. Steve Earle & The Dukes – Six Days On The Road (Album Version)

 

Side C

 

1. Kirsty MacColl – You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby (Soundtrack Version) 

2. Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson – Left Of Center

3. Pete Shelley – Do Anything (Soundtrack Version)

4. Carmel – It’s All In The Game

5. The Dream Academy – Power To Believe (Instrumental)

6. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work 

 

Side D

1. The Beat – March Of The Swivelheads (Rotating Heads – Dub Version) 

2. Nick Heyward – When It Started To Begin

3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Tesla Girls 

4. Big Audio Dynamite – BAD

5. Killing Joke – Eighties

6. The Specials – Little Bitch

 

Side E

1. Gene Loves Jezebel – Desire (Come and Get It) (US Club Mix)

2. Flesh For Lulu – Slide From The 1989 Movie 

3. Love And Rockets – Haunted When The Minutes Drag

4. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix)

5. Lords Of The New Church – Method To My Madness

 

Side F

1. The Jesus And Mary Chain – The Hardest Walk (Single Version)

From The 1987 Movie

2. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses

3. General Public – Tenderness

4. The Blue Room – I’m Afraid

5. Belouis Some – Round, Round

6. Thompson Twins – If You Were Here

7. The Dream Academy – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental) 3.07

 

Side G

1. Yello – Oh Yeah

2. Book Of Love – Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes) 3. Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness

4. Patti Smith – Gloria: In Excelsis Deo

5. Westworld – Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

6. Divinyls – Ring Me Up

7. Topper Headon – Drummin’ Man

 

Side H

1. Billy Idol – Catch My Fall 

2. The Association – Cherish 

3. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music For A Found Harmonium

4. Zapp – Radio People

5. The Blue Room – Cry Like This

 

Side I

1. Ray Charles – Mess Around

2. Joe Turner – Lipstick, Powder and Paint

3. Darlene Love – (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry

4. Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

5. Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra And The Ray Charles Singers – Juke Box Baby

6. The Chordettes – Mr. Sandman From The 1989 Movie Uncle Buck

7. Ray Anthony And His Orchestra – The Peter Gunn Theme

 

Side J

1. Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road

2. Emmylou Harris – Back in Baby’s Arms

3. Hugh Harris – Rhythm Of Life

4. Spandau Ballet – True

5. Propaganda – Abuse – Here

6. The Dream Academy – The Edge of Forever

 

Side K

1. Yello – Lost Again (Album Version) 2. Bryan Ferry – Crazy Love

3. The Rave-Ups – Positively Lost Me 

4. Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby

5. Steve Earle – Continental Trailways Blues (Album Version)

From The 1987 Movie Planes, Trains And Automobiles

6. The Revillos – Rev Up! From The 1984 Movie Sixteen Candles

 

Side L

1. Boston – More Than A Feeling 

2. Balaam And The Angel – I’ll Show You Something Special

3. The Rave-Ups – Rave Up/Shut Up 

4. Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol 

5. The Vapors – Turning Japanese

6. Silicon Teens – Red River Rock

 

25 TRACK BLACK VINYL 2LP SET

Side A

1. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

2. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave 

3. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science

4. Yello – Oh Yeah

5. Thompson Twins – If You Were Here

6. Lick The Tins – Can’t Help Falling In Love

7. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work

 

Side B

1. The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

2. Furniture – Brilliant Mind

3. Big Audio Dynamite – BAD

4. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses 

5. General Public – Tenderness

6. The Dream Academy – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental)

 

Side C

1. Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson – Left Of Center 

2. Dave Wakeling – She’s Having A Baby

3. Dr. Calculus – Full Of Love

4. Killing Joke – Eighties

5. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix) 

6. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy

 

Side D

1. Kirsty MacColl – You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby 2. Pete Shelley – Do Anything

3. The Flowerpot Men – Beat City

4. Bryan Ferry – Crazy Love

5. The Rave-Ups – Positively Lost Me

6. Steve Earle & The Dukes – Six Days On The Road – Album Version

 

74 TRACK 4CD SET

CD1

1. Kajagoogoo – Kajagoogoo (Instrumental)

2. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave

4. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science

5. Furniture – Brilliant Mind

6. Dave Wakeling – She’s Having A Baby

7. The Flowerpot Men – Beat City

8. The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

9. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy

10. Dr. Calculus – Full Of Love

11. Lick The Tins – Can’t Help Falling In Love

12. Steve Earle & The Dukes – Six Days On The Road (Album Version)

13. Kirsty MacColl – You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby (Soundtrack Version)

14. Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson – Left Of Center

15. Pete Shelley – Do Anything (Soundtrack Version)

16. Carmel – It’s All In The Game

17. The Dream Academy – Power To Believe (Instrumental)

18. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work 

19. New Order – Elegia

 

CD2

1. The Beat – March Of The Swivelheads (Rotating Heads – Dub Version)

2. Nick Heyward – When It Started To Begin

3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Tesla Girls

4. Big Audio Dynamite – BAD

5. Killing Joke – Eighties

6. The Specials – Little Bitch

7. Gene Loves Jezebel – Desire (Come and Get It) (US Club Mix)

8. Flesh For Lulu – Slide

9. Love And Rockets – Haunted When The Minutes Drag

10. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (Ultraviolence Mix) 

11. Lords Of The New Church – Method To My Madness

12. The Jesus And Mary Chain – The Hardest Walk (Single Version) 

13. Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses

14. General Public – Tenderness

15. The Blue Room – I’m Afraid

16. Belouis Some – Round, Round

17. Thompson Twins – If You Were Here

18. The Dream Academy – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental) 3.07

 

CD3

1. Yello – Oh Yeah

2. Book Of Love – Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)

3. Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness 

4. Patti Smith – Gloria: In Excelsis Deo

5. Westworld – Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

6. Divinyls – Ring Me Up

7. Topper Headon – Drummin’ Man

8. Billy Idol – Catch My Fall

9. The Association – Cherish

10. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music For A Found Harmonium 

11. Zapp – Radio People

12. The Blue Room – Cry Like This

13. Ray Charles – Mess Around

14. Joe Turner – Lipstick, Powder and Paint

15. Darlene Love – (Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry

16. Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

17. Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra And The Ray Charles Singers – Juke Box Baby

18. The Chordettes – Mr. Sandman

19. Ray Anthony And His Orchestra – The Peter Gunn Theme

 

CD4

1. Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road 

2. Emmylou Harris – Back in Baby’s Arms

3. Hugh Harris – Rhythm Of Life

4. Spandau Ballet – True

5. Propaganda – Abuse – Here

6. The Dream Academy – The Edge of Forever 

7. Yello – Lost Again (Album Version)

8. Bryan Ferry – Crazy Love

9. The Rave-Ups – Positively Lost Me

10. Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby

11. Steve Earle – Continental Trailways Blues (Album Version)

12. The Revillos – Rev Up!

13. Boston – More Than A Feeling

14. Balaam And The Angel – I’ll Show You Something Special

15. The Rave-Ups – Rave Up/Shut Up 

16. Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol 

17. The Vapors – Turning Japanese 

18. Silicon Teens – Red River Rock