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Jan Hammer
(Miami Vice Theme, Crockett’s Theme, MV Score 1984-1988)
 
When the Soviet Red Army brutally invaded his native Czechoslovakia in 1968, Jan Hammer fled to America and fulfilled his vow to become a U.S. citizen.

After over 15 years of touring, collaborating with various musicians(such as Jeff Beck, Neal Schon, Carlos Santana…) and designing the original strap-on keyboard “The Probe”, Hammer was tapped by TV producer Michael Mann to compose and perform the unique New Age/Rock N’Roll score of Miami Vice, which won him a massive American audience. The Miami Vice theme music shot to #1 in America in 1985, also earning him 2 Grammys in 1986 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Composition.

The often-featured “Crockett’s Theme” topped the European charts in 1987. Later that year Jan released sort of a ‘Greatest Hits’ album from his work on Vice, entitled Escape From Television, which featured both #1 hits.

Unfortunately, after four seasons, Jan left Miami Vice in 1988, leaving a noticeable gap in the show’s format for its fifth and final season. Jan went on to write more musice for several computer games including ‘Police Quest 3: The Kindred’ (1991) and ‘Outlaw Racers (1997). Jan’s soundtrack work went on with the early computer-animation film “Beyond The Mind’s Eye” in 1992. His work as a recording artist is still moving forward with the CD’s ‘Melodies (Late 80’s), ‘Drive (1995) and ‘Snapshots 1.2’ (2000).

Jan lives in Kent, NY where he is still composing music in his own Red Gate Studios.

 Miami Vice: Complete Collection
Jan Hammer

Miami Vice: Complete Collection 
Music Tracks

Episodes                                               

Miami Vice	                                                   Opening Theme	
Crockett's Theme	                                                   Calderon's Return	
New York Theme	                                                    Prodigal Son	
Tubbs & Valerie	                                                    Rites Of Passage	Prodigal Son
Evan	Evan	
Rum Cay	                                                    One Way Ticket	
One Way Out	                                                    Lombard	
Flashback	                                                    Brother's Keeper	Calderon's Return
Chase	                                                                    Brother's Keeper	
Theresa	                                                                    The Savage	                 Theresa
Colombia	                                                     Prodigal Son	
Marina	                                                                     The Great McCarthy	Mirror Image
Last Flight	                                                      One Way Ticket	
Night Talk	                                                     Made For Each Other	Trust Fund Pirates
Payback	                                                                     Payback	
Poem	                                                                     Free Verse	
Rico's Blues	                                                     The Great McCarthy	Better Living Through Chemistry
The Trial & The Search	                                     Golden Triangle	Tale Of The Goat
Wedding	                                                                     Like A Hurricane	
Miami Vice	                                                     Radio Single	
Candy	                                                                     Golden Triangle	
Voodoo Dance	                                                     Calderone's Return	
Lombard Trial	                                                     Lombard	
Boat Party	                                                    Cool Runnin'	
Angelina	                                                                    Sons And Lovers	
Rain	                                                                    Milk Run	
Clues	                                                                    The Home Invaders	      Out Where The Buses Don't Run
Crockett's Return	                                                    Give A Little, Take A Little	A Bullet For Crockett
Shadow in The Dark	                                    Shadow In The Dark	
Incoming	                                                                    Various Episodes	
The Talk	                                                                    Evan	
Gina	                                                                    Brother's Keeper	
Stone's War	                                                    Back In The World	Stone's War
El Viejo	                                                                    El Viejo	
Airport Swap	                                                    No Exit	
Russian Story	                                                    Bushido	
Cool Runnin'	                                                    Cool Runnin'	
Texas Ranger	                                                    El Viejo	
The Great Boat Race	                                    The Great McCarthy	
Golden Triangle	                                                    Golden Triangle	
Runaround	                                                    Little Prince	
Turning Point	                                                    Various Episodes	
Escape From Television -- Jan Hammer ©1987 MCA Records


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Posters
Movie Posters

Crockett's Theme
Theresa
Colombia
Rum Cay
The Trial & The Search
Tubbs & Valerie
Forever Tonight
Last Flight
Rico's Blues
Before The Storm
Night Talk
Miami Vice Theme
Forever Tonight (extended mix)
From the Album Snapshots

Jan Hammer's Snapshots 1.2



 
Additional Information

Music List

 

A Modern Affair

This was the theme to a 1997 movie.

Nova

 Added to the CD before its North American release.

Eurocops

 Theme of a 90's cop show in Europe.

Marina

 From the Episodes: The Great McCarthy, Mirror Image

Too Much To Lose

 This song's video featured Jeff Beck & Ringo Starr.

Poem 

From the Episode: Free Verse 

One Way Out

 From the Episode: Lombard

Red Dragon 

 

Skipchaser 

 

The Runner

 Used in a series of English TV ads.

Trance

 A hit single on the European dance charts.

Russian Night 

 

Payback

 From the Episode: Payback

Later works from Jan Hammer- Purchase Beyond the Mind's Eye Drive 

 

Thanks to the fellow Vice fan who put this info together for me, and answers a lot of the questions on the message board.