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Demon Music group in conjunction with the Hughes family are proud to present the first official compilation of music from the movies of legendary filmmaker John Hughes, covering the classic eighties period.For anyone growing up in the 1980s, the films of John Hughes are some of the most iconic of the decade and have created a lasting cultural impact still felt and referenced across TV, film and music. As well as the characters andnbspstories created in these iconic movies, what made John Hughesrsquo movies different from the rest was the symbioticnbsprelationship between scene and music. Whether Cameron Frye staring at the painting innbspFerris Buellerrsquos Day Offnbspset tonbspThe Dream Academyrsquos ldquoPlease, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want Instrumentalrdquo, Duckie and Andie fromnbspPretty In Pinknbspat prom set to Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darkrsquos ldquoIf You Leaverdquo, or Simple Mindsrsquo classic ldquoDonrsquot You Forget About MerdquonbspThe Breakfast Club.ldquoMusic was a huge part of filmmaking for him, it was a thing he seemed to like the most.rdquo Matthew BroderickCurated by John Hughesrsquo music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, this 2LP vinyl release includes 25 tracks from the moviesSixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Buellerrsquos Day Off, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Planes, Trains And Automobiles, Shersquos Having A Baby.ldquoBack when we were working on these movie soundtracks, the best way to send music around the world was thenbspcassette, by Fedex. We sent John cassettes of newly released music, of demos, of just finished mixes and in return henbspwould send VHS videos of the scenes that needed music.rdquo Tarquin GotchThe films of John Hughes spawned many classic tracks, some licensed for the films, some commission specifically, and many going on to become huge international hits from acts such as Echo amp The Bunnymen, Kate Bush, Furniture, Yello, and The Psychedelic Furs.ldquoIt serves as a reminder not just to the musicians he championed in the 1980s, but to how intensely his search fornbspmusic expanded beyond this era. Until his final days, he was still collecting outrageous amounts of music from aroundnbspthe world, galaxies removed from the New Romantic and new wave sounds that, to many, still define him.rdquo JamesnbspHughesldquoJohn said he only made movies so he could choose what music to put in them, so as his success at the Box Officenbspgrew, and thus his power with the studios, the number of tracks in his films, by up and coming UK bands, steadilynbspgrew.rdquo Tarquin Gotch.nbsp Various Artists 2LP is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £63