Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)

Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 1984 (1984-12)
Genre
Length39:14
LabelMCA
ProducerVarious artists
Beverly Hills Cop series soundtrack chronology
Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1984) 		Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album
(1987)
Singles from Beverly Hills Cop
  1. "The Heat Is On"
    Released: November 1984
  2. "New Attitude"
    Released: December 1984
  3. "Axel F"
    Released: March 1985
  4. "Stir It Up"
    Released: June 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop. It was released in December 1984 by MCA Records.[2] The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists whose tracks were included in the movie plus some other tracks not included in the movie but are similar in electronic style. The instrumental title tune, "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists.

The soundtrack was reviewed by Billboard magazine in the issue dated December 15, 1984[3] and debuted on the US Billboard 200 the week ending January 12, 1985 at number 177.[4] It hit number one on the US Billboard 200 album chart on June 22, 1985.[5]

The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 1986.[6] The Grammy was awarded jointly to Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin, David "Hawk" Wolinski, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen and Allee Willis.

A key song in the movie, "Nasty Girl" by Vanity 6, played during the strip club robbery scene, is not included in the soundtrack.

  1. ^ "Beverly Hills Cop [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1984-12-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1984-12-15. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1985-01-12. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  5. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1985-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 August 2015.