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There are several pieces of music used in the film that do not appear on the soundtrack album, including "Gloria" by Laura Branigan "I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the "Adagio in G Minor" by Tommaso Albinoni. The music in Flashdance was supervised by Phil Ramone. It was certified gold by RIAA on June 17, 1983, and became multi-platinum on Octoand again on JIn Japan, the album topped the chart for 11 weeks in total, and became the biggest-selling album of 1983. The album was massively successful, selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. Both these singles peaked at #1 in the U.S. The film's two singles feature on the album, "Flashdance.What a Feeling" by Irene Cara and "Maniac" by Michael Sembello.
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The film is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and follows Alex, a welder and exotic dancer and her dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. It sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. What a Feeling", performed by Irene Cara, which was written for the film.įlashdance is the soundtrack to the 1983 American musical and romance film Flashdance, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri. Its soundtrack spawned several hit songs, among them "Maniac" performed by Michael Sembello and the Academy Award-winning "Flashdance. It had a worldwide box-office gross of more than $100 million. Flashdance opened to bad reviews by professional critics but was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1983 in the USA. The nightclub performances by Alex and her co-workers and other set pieces. Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic musical film that was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and its presentation of some sequences in the style of music videos was an influence on other 1980s films including Top Gun (1986), Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1983 American romantic drama film Flashdance, which tells the story of Alex Owens (played by Jennifer Beals ), a welder and exotic dancer who dreams of becoming a professional ballerina.