^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles".^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987" (in Dutch).^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles".^ " – Jan Hammer – Crockett's Theme" (in German).^ "Jan Hammer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".^ " Jan Hammer – Crockett's Theme" (in Dutch).^ " The Irish Charts – – Crockett's Theme".^ " Jan Hammer – Crockett's Theme" (in German).In 2002, "Crockett's Theme" was featured in the soundtrack of video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (as a part of Emotion 98.3 in-game radio station), which itself is heavily based on Miami Vice. It reached number 47 in the UK Singles Chart. It was subsequently re-released as a single in May 1991 in the United Kingdom as an A-side and B-side with Hammer's theme tune for Chancer. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.īetween 19, the song was featured in a series of adverts for NatWest in the United Kingdom. ![]() Sales and certifications Certifications for "Crockett's Theme" Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Crockett's Theme" ![]() Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Crockett's Theme" It peaked at number two in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The song was a hit in western Europe, reaching number one in Belgium and the Netherlands, for two and four weeks respectively. It also appeared on Jan Hammer's 1987 album Escape from Television. The song was composed by Jan Hammer and appears on the album Miami Vice II, the second volume of music from the television show. The initial version of the theme first appeared in the episode " Calderone's Return: Part 1 – The Hit List", which aired on October 19, 1984. The surname Crockett refers to Don Johnson's character, James "Sonny" Crockett. The goal is to find all the specific sound banks, models of instruments and presets used." Crockett's Theme" is an instrumental song written for the hit NBC series Miami Vice. I don't know the specific instrument, if it was recorded live in the studio or they used a preset bank) Brass instrument (at the 1:33 minute mark we hear a brass instrument play. This is the same piano that continues until the end of the song, where it plays that melody that we hear when we complete a mission) Piano (pretty sure it's a Rhodes electric piano, this one plays in the "chorus" of the song, the moment of most intensity, along with the Sax mentioned below. Guitar (Jan Hammer uses a very similar sound in the Miami Vice OST. It's kinda fitting that this effect presents itself at the beginning and end. I believe at the end it also presents a Phaser-like effect, just like the beginning sequence does. It's a synth bass, but I have no clue where it's from. ![]() Clap (maybe from the Linn drum machines) Kick & Snare (very possibly from the Linn drum machines of the 80s) Also worth pointing out that it seems to have a small Phaser-like effect on it. This is reminiscent of Jan Hammer's style (Miami Vice OST for reference). The very first thing we hear is what I believe to be an arpeggio sequence. I may be skipping an instrument or two so feel free to join on the hunt and help I've been doing that for a while now, but I figure this could be a team effort, and what better way to start this than with the classic theme of the game that introduced me to Grand Theft Autoīelow is a list of the different groups of instruments i've identified, along with some notes on the side. Long story short, i've been producing music for over a year now, and i've caught an interest in analysing some of my favourite songs of all time, trying to better understand the theory & the inner workings behind the madness, to grasp why those pieces of music work.
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