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Jan Hammer
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Jan Hammer was born in Prague in 1948 and studied at the music academy there. After the Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968 he left for the United States, where he received a scholarship to Berklee in Boston. From 1971 he played keyboards in guitarist John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was one of the first to play the Minimoog live. From 1984 he wrote the music for the police series Miami Vice, for roughly ninety episodes, in his own studio on a farm in New York State. The Miami Vice Theme was number one on the American chart in 1985 and won two Grammys. It was 2013 before another instrumental track topped the chart.
Listening
Magical Dog · Jan Hammer, 1976- Oh, Yeah? · Jan Hammer, 1976
- Evolve · Jan Hammer, 1976
Miami Vice Theme · Jan Hammer, 1984
Crockett's Theme · Jan Hammer, 1986
Beyond · Jan Hammer, 1992
Discography
Studio albums
- 1974Like Children
- 1975The First Seven Days
- 1978Black Sheep
- 1979Hammer
- 1981Untold Passion
- 1982Here to Stay
- 1983The Midweek Blues
- 1985City Slicker
- 1989Snapshots
- 1992Beyond the Mind’s Eye
- 1992Šíleně smutná princezna (soundtrack)
- 1994Drive
- 2006Police Quest 3 - The Kindred Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2018Miami Vice: Special Edition
- 2018Seasons, Pt. 1
- 2020Sketches in Jazz
- 2022Seasons, Pt. 2
- ?Hip Address
- ?Secret Admirer (soundtrack)
- ?Time Is Free
Other work
- 1976Oh, Yeah?
- 1977Melodies
- 1985Miami Vice Theme
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 5NL Reader
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 8NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Disco and synth-pop scores Genre
Jan Hammer brought that sound to television in the same year with Miami Vice.
- Classic television music Genre
Jan Hammer made the music for Miami Vice (1984) with synthesizers and scored a number 1 hit with it.