This movie was recently rebroadcast so I watched it again.
During the discotheque scene(s) some cool music is played. Can anyone tell me what bands are featured and what songs are played? The soundtrack listing here on IMDB doesn't give that much info...
The two main songs from the shoot out scene in the discotheque are 'Brown Sugar' by the Rolling Stones, and 'I'm A Man' by Keith Emerson. That song is heard during the great staredown scene between DaSilva and Wulfgar. Hope this info helps.
shareWell, at least now I have a title to search for. It probably is "I'm a man", because that's an unknown song to me.
Thanks, Modano26!
I recently acquired the CD soundtrack to the film and included were some linear notes. Stallone was a huge fan of Chicago's version of the song 'I'm A Man' and had suggested to have the song used in the film. The song was originally sung by Steve Winwood. It was suggested that composer Keith Emerson record his own version but then the idea of getting another singer to do it came in. Names such as Tom Waites, Teddy Pendegrass, and even the original singer, Steve Winwood, were mentioned. But in the end they chose Keith Emerson to do his great version of the song which is heard in the film. The song on the CD sounds just a bit different as Emerson likely chose to add some score to the song in the film, late in production.
shareI was so annoyed with the DVD because Brown Sugar has been replaced with some other music. It's probably the best scene of the movie and they changed it!
shareI agree, but it was the replacement of the second song 'I'm A Man' by Keith Emerson that was the biggest crime. The song fit so well with the scene where DaSilva and Wulfgar exchange stares. To hear a generic song in the altered version is a travesty.
shareHear, hear. It definitely is. Does anybody have a clue why on earth they replaced it by this rubbish?
shareYeah was annoyed by that too! I wnet to this forum because I could have sworn that Brown Sugar was in this movie. They replaced it with an instrumental track by Keith Emerson. It makes the film less menacing/realistic too, never been in a club where they played the Nighthawks score ;-)
shareVery cool. I was just watching Nighthawks tonight on AMC and I was wondering what that song was during the staredown scene.
When they rebroadcast it a couple hours later, It seemd kind of obvious. I have heard the original version of "I'm a Man", and once I knew to think about it, the music is obviously in Keith Emerson's style. (I am an ELP fan). But it would never occur to me that it was him. Thanks. All I need to do is find a copy of it, which seems much trickier.
(Also, I agree with the other poster, that a song later one sounds like one from the Terminator. )
Yes, i did have a listen to the scene the person was referring to. It does sound similar to Brad Fiedel's score from The Terminator. Good to hear that the version shown on AMC was the unaltered version with the original songs intact.
shareJust a quick point. Steve Winwood co-wrote and performed the song 'I'm a Man' as a teenager with the Spencer Davis Group in the 60's. It's one of the many songs he wrote as a kid that started him on his way to his first zillion.
shareOriginally, I was a featured extra in this movie and remember having to wear the same clothes for three days of shooting the disco scene at a club called Xenon in New York city, one of the places i partied at as a clubkid. I was with a gorgous blond named Sherry Slonim who was wearing a very tight sparkly gold gown and jest happened to have dated Sylvester Stalone, according to her, this i believe is mainly the reason we were totally cut out of the movie. The sexy brunette who is wearing a red dress and is seen with Rutger right before the shooting starts was a friend of ours we knew from Studio 54, but i cant remember her name now. The song that was played durring that three days of shooting was by KC + The Sunshine band, and was either, Im your boogieman, or Get down tonight, but was not featured in the movie. The song, Im a man, was also a remake which was a huge disco hit in the late 70s by a group called The Skat brothers, i think, i would have to check my disco album collection to be sure, they also did a great song called, Walk the night, when i get those boxes out of storage, i will have the info on that very hot song, peaceout
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Being a huge fan of the film, its great to hear stories like the last one. The brunette in the red dress is beautiful. I was wondering also what her name was. I had often wondered whether the extras in this film were chosen from various night clubs in NYC. Now i know. Thanks for the story, Miestorm.
shareThe beautifull brunette in the tight red dress, is Rita Tellone, i should have reolized she would be listed in the credits, the tight, sexy, dress that Rita is wearing was picked out by Silvester Stallone, to bring attention to Ritas fabulous figure and make her stand out, according to sorces at that time, within the club circit. Rita was also a model around the same time as gorgous Patty Hanson, who i also knew from Studio 54, i have club pictures from both of these ladies that will be reproduced in a book about my life including my six year rein as a star clubkid, its become a very exciting and difficult project in the making, Rita also stared in the movie "Eyes of Laura Mars" in 1978.
shareI think one of the most interesting element of the movie is music,especially in two moments:
1)during the conversation between Wulfgar and the courier who will be killed by the terrorist after the three policemen(in London apartment)
2)in the scene of the New York disco when Da Silva looks for Wulfgar(BROWN SUGAR)and then when he discovers him and they begin staring for a long time(I'M A MAN)
I think movie's original soundtrack is fantastisc and appropriate to all scenes and themes the movie deals with
My husband and I watched the movie today and my husband swears that the original music includes a song during the chase scene called voodoo. I am looking for the original soundtrack and since you mentioned it, was wondering if you know the actual name and how to acquire it?
shareAre you referring to the chase scene immediately after the disco shootout? If so, the only music used during the chase scene was Keith Emerson's original score to the film. I own the CD soundtrack of the film and the track is simply titled 'The Chase'.
The only two songs used inside the disco club, right before the shootout, were 'Brown Sugar' and 'I'm A Man'. Some versions, however, contain generic music in its place, likely due to song rights.
The soundtrack to the film was only available on LP and cassette until 2002 when Keith Emerson's own record label released 1000 limited edition CD copies online on his website. The site no longer has the CD listed, which would indicate they sold out all 1000 copies. I've seen CD copies a lot of times on EBAY. That is where i landed my copy. Your best best is to try there.
I sware there's a piece from Terminator in Nighthawks (or vice versa) - when Hauer comes out of that thing surrounded with hostages in the night and cops watch them.
shareI'll have a listen. The Terminator was released in 1984, three years after Nighthawks, so it is unlikely composer Keith Emerson used any of Brad Fiedel's score from The Terminator. I'm pretty sure in this instance, it's a simple case of one piece of a film score sounding like a piece from another film score.
shareThere must have been some music/copyright issues. I remember Brown Sugar clearly in the theatrical version (I love tis film and saw it 3 times in the theaters). But when it came to HBO around 1982, Brown Sugar was already cut out and replaced. So it has nothing to do with the recent DVD version. The music was changed right after the theatrical release.
shareYes, we were aware already that the song changes were not specific to the 2004 Universal DVD release, and yes, we were aware also that the song changes were made shortly after the film's release. There are different versions out there, some which contain the original songs and some versions that dont. Please have a look at the Alternate Versions section concerning this.
shareI own a copy of the original (I presume, considering the posts on this string/ it is produced by "Good Times" Home Video in NYC), unmolested and complete version of this film... It has the Rolling Stones' 'Brown Sugar' in that scene, leading into the Keith Emerson version of 'I'm a Man'... and then, of course the chase scene track... I just investigated any existing copies of the film's original soundtrack... I found a lot of outside sources offering the original pressings of the vinyl LP, and also CD-R copies from various shady sources, but... I finally landed on Keith Emerson's own website which has links to a boxed set of selected movie soundtrack work that he contributed called "At the Movies"... including all the the tracks on the soundtrack album from "Nighthawks" and various other films he did...
Here is the link:
http://www.keithemerson.com/Store/KE-store.html
You can also find it at Amazon UK at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000A7BD3Q/qid=1136233192/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/026-8577623-6271657
The one at his store is $35 US/ autographed, but the one at Amazon is much cheaper of course...
Thanks for the info.
shareLooks like I got all the original music on my dvd. I just checked. Ive had my copy for a few years but never really watched it cuz I'd seen it so many times on cable back in the 80s. I first heard of the movie back in '82 when I was in a record store in Philly and saw the soundtrack. Im an ELP fan so I was surprised to see this LP that Id never heard of. I bought it and still own it. They should have let Steve Winwood sing "Im a Man" though. Musical genius that he is, Keith Emerson is no singer.
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Thanks for the great information. You mentioned KC And The Sunshine Band songs during the disco filming. In the first disco scene of the movie, when Rutger is cases the place out after arriving in New York, and walks up to the woman with champagne and two glasses, there is a unknown disco song playing. Do you or anyone know what this tune is? I'd like to add it to my extended soundtrack. Thanks for the help.
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Hello, I just wanted to post since it's so cool that I'm watching movie now on Amc and decided to look this movie up on this site and found this board. Kinda cool how you guys were talking about the music, particularly the shot where they are in the disco and and the stare down between DaSilva and Wulfgar. I'm kinda getting interested in Rutger Hauer that is why I've decided to watch this movie and the fact that someone wrote a plot outline calling it a "classic film" ha ha. Seems like Rutger Hauer is always playing a bad guy in movie.
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It's great to see Hauer making a bit of a comeback with roles in high profile films such as Sin City and Batman Begins. I wouldn't consider Nighthawks to be a classic film but it is definitely an underrated film. It was certainly one of Stallone better performances.
shareI could swear the first time I saw this movie there was scene in a club where a latin band was playing. The lead singer had this really cool jacket. I watched this flick today and taped it, looking for that jacket, thinking I wanted one like it for my own little act.
Neve did find that scene. Am I making this up?
I recall reading some time ago that Rutger Hauer, before making films in the USA, was a popular actor in his homeland of Holland where he usually played the hero.
I guess, like most actors feel, playing the bad guy is more challenging and a lot more fun!!
He was. But, having acomplished anything he could possibly want in Holland, he made his way to Hollywood. I think his better known Dutch films (Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange) are still largely available on dvd, in the US as well.
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Does anyone know what the music is on the trailer included on the dvd?
sharethe movie is on now on encore channel. what a good cop film this is. i also love that the new yourk scenes are really new york not la or vancouver. i hate when a movie is supposed to be set in new york and it actually isnt.
shareI own the soundtrack on lp released on the Backstreet/MCA label. It's in mint condition too. It has the score by Keith Emerson.
shareI heard Stallone always wished Chicago's version of I'm a Man was in the movie instead of Keith Emerson's.
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