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How Miami Vice Changed TV Music Forever
Posted by James Duncan on
Okay, let’s hop into our white Ferrari Testarossa and head back to the mid-80s to talk about the groundbreaking soundtrack album: Music From The TV Series Miami Vice. Wait, perhaps you preferred the Ferrari Daytona, which was actually a modified Chevy Corvette? That was around until Ferrari protested the use of a replica, prompting the show’s producers to blow up Crockett’s prized car in an episode entitled “When Irish Eyes Are Crying". Either way, the soundtrack was groundbreaking, becoming the first television soundtrack to produce both a Billboard #1 hit single and album, selling an impressive four million copies. Music...