Love on a Real Train explained

Love on a Real Train
Cover:Love_on_a_Real_Train.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tangerine Dream
Album:Risky Business soundtrack
B-Side:Guido the Killer Pimp
Released:1984
Genre:Electronic
Label:Virgin
Prev Title:Warsaw in the Sun
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Flashpoint
Next Year:1984

"Love on a Real Train" is a 1984 single by Tangerine Dream from the soundtrack for the film Risky Business.[1] [2] [3] Critics have noted the influence of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians on "Love on a Real Train".[4] [5] [6] [7]

The song has been featured on other film soundtracks including 1987 comedy Three O%27Clock High, Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale,[8] the television series Mr. Robot,[9] interactive Netflix film ,[10] the Netflix movie [11] and Ben Affleck's Air.

"Love on a Real Train" was voted one of the best 200 songs of the 1980s by Pitchfork magazine.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The New York Times. Underscoring the Drama in the Dark: Tangerine Dream's Music in BAMcinématek Series. Rapold. Nicolas. June 1, 2012.
  2. Web site: Love on a Real Train. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: MTV. Stranger Things And How Tangerine Dream Soundtracked The '80s: Molly Lambert on the German Synthrock Bands TV Moment. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805175322/http://www.mtv.com/news/2914736/molly-lambert-on-the-german-synthrock-bands-tv-moment/. dead. August 5, 2016. Lambert, Molly. August 4, 2016.
  4. Web site: Steve Reich's Turning 80 — Here's Where You've Heard Him Before. Shelby. Pope. September 6, 2016. KQED.
  5. Web site: Synth Sorcerer: Eight Essentials by the Late Tangerine Dream Founder Edgar Froese. Andy. Beta. January 26, 2015. Pitchfork.
  6. The Influence Engine: Steve Reich And Pop Music. Tim. Rutherford-Johnson. March 27, 2013. NewMusicBox. New Music USA.
  7. Web site: Steve Reich's Piano Phase: What Are You Afraid Of?. March 4, 2016. Timothy. Judd. The Listener's Club.
  8. Web site: Review: Anathema, Marble Factory. Askew, Robin. September 29, 2017. Bristol24-7.
  9. Web site: The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. 'Mr. Robot' is a show of questions. Davis, James. September 21, 2015.
  10. Web site: In 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,' Should You Pick Tangerine Dream Or Tomita? . Suarez. Gary. Forbes. en. December 29, 2018.
  11. Web site: The Babysitter: Killer Queen Soundtrack - Every Song In The Netflix Movie. Q.V.. Hough. September 13, 2020. Screen Rant.
  12. Web site: The Best 200 Songs of the 1980s. Pitchfork. August 24, 2015.

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