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Love on a Real Train
"Love on a Real Train" is a 1984 single by Tangerine Dream from the soundtrack for the film Risky Business.[1][2][3] Critics have noted the influence of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians on "Love on a Real Train".[4][5][6][7]
| "Love on a Real Train" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tangerine Dream | ||||
| from the album Risky Business soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Guido the Killer Pimp" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tangerine Dream | |||
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The song has been featured on other film soundtracks including Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale,[8] the television series Mr. Robot,[9] interactive Netflix film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,[10] the Netflix movie The Babysitter: Killer Queen.[11] and Ben Affleck's Air.
"Love on a Real Train" was voted one of the best 200 songs of the 1980s by Pitchfork magazine.[12]
References edit
- ^ Rapold, Nicolas (June 1, 2012). "Underscoring the Drama in the Dark: Tangerine Dream's Music in BAMcinématek Series". The New York Times.
- ^ "Love on a Real Train". AllMusic.
- ^ Lambert, Molly (August 4, 2016). "Stranger Things And How Tangerine Dream Soundtracked The '80s: Molly Lambert on the German Synthrock Bands TV Moment". MTV.
- ^ Pope, Shelby (September 6, 2016). "Steve Reich's Turning 80 — Here's Where You've Heard Him Before". KQED.
- ^ Beta, Andy (January 26, 2015). "Synth Sorcerer: Eight Essentials by the Late Tangerine Dream Founder Edgar Froese". Pitchfork.
- ^ Rutherford-Johnson, Tim (March 27, 2013). "The Influence Engine: Steve Reich And Pop Music". NewMusicBox. New Music USA.
- ^ Judd, Timothy (March 4, 2016). "Steve Reich's Piano Phase: What Are You Afraid Of?". The Listener's Club.
- ^ Askew, Robin (September 29, 2017). "Review: Anathema, Marble Factory". Bristol24-7.
- ^ Davis, James (September 21, 2015). "'Mr. Robot' is a show of questions". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
- ^ Suarez, Gary (December 29, 2018). "In 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,' Should You Pick Tangerine Dream Or Tomita?". Forbes.
- ^ Hough, Q.V. (September 13, 2020). "The Babysitter: Killer Queen Soundtrack - Every Song In The Netflix Movie". Screen Rant.
- ^ "The Best 200 Songs of the 1980s". Pitchfork. August 24, 2015.
External links edit
- Love on a Real Train: The Film Legacy of Tangerine Dream