Shop Music Sell Music Community Digs Various – The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984

Availability:

Collections: Sound Tracks

Product type: Used Vinyl

Vendor: Power Plant Records

$21.98

Notify me

Enter your email and we will inform you when the goods appear in stock

Description Delivery

@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!

Title: Various – The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Soundtrack, Olympic / Contemporary, Los Angeles, California

Matrix #: BJS 39322

Condition: Excellent  

Cultural Facts:

1. Political Science: The Soviet Union and 13 allies boycotted the 1984 Games, making this soundtrack part of a very visible Cold War spectacle.

2. Personal Struggle: Philip Glass drove taxis and worked as a plumber for years because composing alone couldn’t pay his bills.

3. Studio Lore: Eleven major artists were commissioned to create sport-specific themes, including John Williams, Quincy Jones, Toto and Herbie Hancock.