Miami Vice is a 2006 American crime drama film about two Miami police detectives, Crockett and Tubbs, who go undercover to fight drug trafficking operations. The film is an adaptation of the 1980s TV series of the same name, written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann. The film stars Jamie Foxx as Tubbs and Colin Farrell as Crockett, as well as Chinese actress Gong Li.
Music
The original Miami Vice television series composer, Jan Hammer, is completely absent from the film and soundtrack. Michael Mann did not want to use the theme song in the film.[9] Furthermore Mann didn’t want any association with the TV series at the behest of Universal executives.[9] Fans of the series e-mailed Universal thousands of letters to include the theme, but ultimately Mann said no.[9] As Hammer put it: "I was completely surprised they didn’t have a remake of it. I think it’s a matter of being too cool for school."[9]
Phil Collins' famous hit "In the Air Tonight", which was featured in the debut episode of the television series, is featured in the film and the soundtrack. The song, however, is a cover done by Miami-based rock band Nonpoint.[10]
* 1. Nonpoint - "In the Air Tonight"
* 2. Moby feat. Patti LaBelle - "One of These Mornings"
* 3. Mogwai - "We're No Here"
* 4. Nina Simone - "Sinnerman (Felix da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)"
* 5. Mogwai - "Auto Rock"
* 6. Manzanita - "Arranca"
* 7. India.Arie - "Ready for Love"
* 8. Goldfrapp - "Strict Machine"
* 9. Emilio Estefan - "Pennies in My Pocket"
* 10. King Britt - "New World in My View"
* 11. Blue Foundation - "Sweep"
* 12. Moby - "Anthem"
* 13. Freaky Chakra - "Blacklight Fantasy"
* 14. John Murphy - "Mercado Nuevo"
* 15. John Murphy - "Who Are You"
* 16. King Britt & Tim Motzer - "Ramblas"
* 17. Klaus Badelt & Mark Batson - "A-500"
The RZA was supposed to contribute to the film's score but dropped out for unknown reasons.[11][12] Organized Noise jumped onboard instead.
The music included on the soundtrack has several differences from what was featured in the film:[citation needed]
* Of the first four songs featured in the film's first sequence inside The Mansion nightclub, three are on the soundtrack and Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" is the only song to be featured in its original form. Jay-Z and Linkin Park's "Numb/Encore" is not found on the soundtrack despite being heavily used to promote the film (it was featured in both of the film's trailers) and the fact that it's the first song in the film. Furthermore, the version of Goldfrapp's "Strict Machine" is the "We Are Glitter" remix of the song. and both it and Funky Chakra's "Blacklight Fantasy" are edits from Sasha's mix album Fundacion NYC. Neither version appears on the soundtrack.
* Clips of two Audioslave songs, "Wide Awake" and "Shape of Things to Come", are featured in the film, but the songs do not appear on the soundtrack. This was possibly because the two songs were brand-new and were set to be featured on Audioslave's new album Revelations, which had a release date close to the film.
* The version of Moby's "Anthem" on the soundtrack does not appear in the film. Instead, prominent placement is given to Moby's "Cinematic Version" of the song.
* King Britt's "New World in My View" is featured in the film but is missing the spoken-word lyrics of Sister Gertrude. The song plays instrumentally in the background at one point in the film