Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack)

Did You Know?

• Turner's songs were not included in the 2010 deluxe edition due to licensing issues; Warner Music currently owns the copyrights to Turner's songs, while at the time it was EMI.
• Jarre's alternate cues from the original album were included as bonus tracks on the 2010 deluxe edition.

Background

The album contains 26 minutes of Maurice Jarre's original orchestral score performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, alongside two Tina Turner tracks. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" played over the film's end titles and reached the top three on both the US and UK singles charts. It was released the year after Turner's comeback with Private Dancer and was written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, who also wrote "What's Love Got to Do with It." The soundtrack presents the song as an extended vocal version and an extended instrumental, which were originally the A- and B-sides of the 12" single. The vocal 7" mix later appeared on the compilations Simply The Best and All the Best, while the alternate 7" instrumental mix has never been released on CD. The song received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. The second Turner track, "One of the Living," served as the film's opening titles song and reached No. 15 on the US chart. It was produced by Mike Chapman and composed by Holly Knight, the team behind "Better Be Good to Me," and was also credited to Knight's band Device on the film's end titles and the original vinyl album. Released as the follow-up single, it was remixed for both the 7" and 12" singles; only the 7" remix has appeared on CD, on The Platinum Collection. "One of the Living" won Turner a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. The album is available digitally, and both Turner tracks were included in the deluxe 30th anniversary edition of Private Dancer.