Tina Turner - Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome) - Soundtrack

Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome)

Soundtrack / Singles / Movie (1985)

Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome) is the soundtrack album for the same named movie from 1985, starring Mel Gibson as Mad Max and Tina as the Aunty Entity of Bartertown. The album comes with a wonderful gatefold cover, featuring many pictures from the movie and includes a giant poster with Tina & Mel. In addition to the original orchestral score composed by Maurice Jarre and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, it includes two new recorded songs from Tina: One Of The Living, which was the film's opening track and We Don’t Need Another Hero, played during the end credits of the movie and

Release: July 1985
Label: Capitol / EMI
Format: Vinyl (Colored) / CD / Cassette
Charts: Germany: #7 / Europe: #16 / USA: #39 / Australia: #31

Tina Turner - Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome - Soundtrack

Tracks

  1. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Extended) 6:07
    2. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
  2. One Of The Living (Soundtrack Version) 5:59
    3. Written by Holly Knight
  3. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Instrumental) 6:30
    4. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
  4. Bartertown 8:27
  5. The Children 2:12
  6. Coming Home 15:12
    7. Composed by Maurice Jarre / Produced and Conducted by Maurice Jarre / Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

We Don’t Need Another Hero

is the first single, to promote the Mad Max movie and soundtrack. The song was a massive worldwide success and Tina's first #1 in Germany. The power ballad with London's King's House School choral received a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award nomination. After the release of the single, Tina added the song to the setlist of her ongoing Private Dancer Tour and performed it since then live in every concert.

The music video shows Tina standing on a bright spotlight and dressed in her Auntie Entity costume, with various scenes from the movie in-between. At the end, she is accompanied by the King’s House school children's choir and Timmy Capello playing the saxophone part. The clip was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award in the category 'Best Female Video' in 1986.

Writer: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Producer: Terry Britten
Illustration: Amsel 
Release: June 1985 (USA) / July 1985 (Europe)
Format: 7“ Vinyl (Picture) / 12“ Vinyl / Cassette
Charts: Germany: #1 / USA: #2 / UK: #3 / Europe: #4, #1 (Airplay) / #1 in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Spain
Certifications: Germany: 1x Gold / UK: 1x Silver
Grammy: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Nomination 1986)
Music Video: 4:04 / George Miller (Director, Producer)

Tracks
  1. We Don’t Need Another Hero 4:16
  2. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Instrumental) 4:45
    3. From the 7" single
  3. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Extended Mix) 6:10
  4. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Dub Mix) 6:31
    5. From the 12" single

One Of The Living

is a very powerful rock song and won a Grammy Award the following year. Tina added the song to the setlist of her Private Dancer Tour, and promoted it at the Australian TV-Show Countdown on December 22, 1985. The version at the beginning of the Mad Max movie is different and the song is also available in a never official released extended version. The pictures on the single cover were taken from the music video.

The shooting for the video took place in a crumbling prison near Philadelphia, where Tina is walking through the corridors in a leather jacket and boots, playing a red guitar. Later she comes to a hall with a fireplace, dancing around with her band in the background, while Timmy Capello plays the instrumental saxophone part. It’s a very fast video, with some scenes from the movie in black & white in between.

Writer: Holly Knight
Producer: Mike Chapman
Release: September 1985
Format: 7“ Vinyl / 12“ Vinyl
Charts: Germany: #6 / USA: #15 (Pop), #6 (Dance) / Europe: #23 / UK: #55 / Australia: #34
Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (1986)
Music Video: 4:01 / George Miller, Jeff Tannebring (Director) / Toby Phillips (Producer)

Tracks
  1. One Of The Living 4:12
    2. From the 7" single
  2. One Of The Living (Dub Version) 5:23
    3. From the 7" & 12" single
  3. One Of The Living (Special Club Mix) 7:49
  4. One Of The Living (Instrumental) 6:11
    5. From the 12" single / Remix: Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
  5. One Of The Living (Extended) 8:09
    6. Unreleased version
  6. One Of The Living (Movie Version) 1:55
    7. From the motion picture 'Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome'

Mad Max (Beyond Thunderdome)

is an Australian post-apocalyptic adventure movie from 1985 with Mel Gibson as „Mad Max“ and Tina Turner as „Aunty Entity“, produced and directed by George Miller. It’s the sequel to „Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior)“ and the first real starring role for Tina in an action movie. The shooting took place in late 1984, while Tina was on tour in Australia. The theatrical trailer for the movie is available on all formats of the home movie as a bonus. The „Making of Mad Max“ was narrated by Tina Turner and includes some interesting behind the scenes information and one cut stunt scene.

Producer: George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Terry Hayes
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Clothes: Norma Moriceau
Release: September 1985 (Movie) / March 1986 (Video) / 1999 (DVD) / 2015 (Blu-ray)
Label: Warner
Format: VHS / LaserDisc / DVD / Blu-ray
Time: 107 Min.

Go Ahead…Make Me Mad, Max! The soundtrack album of the summer is here. It’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome featuring two new hits by Tina Turner. Bring it home and let Tina take you to the Max.

Billboard - July 27, 1985

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