Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
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- The official video for the theme from Miami Vice, composed by Jan Hammer.
Miami Vice: The Complete Collection, the definitive compilation of Jan Hammer's music from the landmark television series is available for digital download at:
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I am so privileged to have lived through the 80s
Dude I totally drove a trans Am and had a Coke problem
You and me both brother!!! This theme song kicked ass!!😉👍🏻👍🏻
Same here..
No joke.
Very sentimental
The end of the analog times. The 80s were this sweet spot where there was enough technology to aid us but not too much to overwhelm us...
100%
Yup. Got it!
Well I mean if you were an elderly person back then or lived in a rural area I'm sure you would've been overwhelmed by all the technology.
Couldn’t agree more. I honestly believe we peaked in the 80’s. The 90’s were great and we levelled off. The 00’s were a slow decline and the ‘10’s up to now have been an absolute car crash. Take me back to the mid/late 80’s please 🙏🏻
Yes its crazy how much the world has changed this was pre internet cell phones were just coming out on the market now it'd a.i running our lives and we are all cyborgs now walking around with our smart phones all the time😢
One of the best ever TV themes, still kicks ass in 2024
No doubt, the opening for shows like Miami Vice, Magnum PI, Airwolf etc. were outstanding. I even miss the Jeffersons. It's good to be a kid again.
@@RommelsAsparagus As I have said elsewhere, theme tunes were like an event in themselves in those days.
Yours or mine?
second only to the theme of SWAT
Damn Right
For 2 minutes 42 seconds I was back in my 20's again. Thanks for that.
Ja 14
Just dont know they messed that movie up so badly
It's funny but I can remember every bit of the opening credits.
@@simonchandler1735You're not alone.
@@simonchandler1735Me too. Loved Monday nights at 22:00.
Jan Hammer's sound was such a huge part of defining the 80's
This theme, WAS WHAT THE 80S WAS IN JUST 2 MINUTES!
Him and Georgio Moroder
@@elitecombatfitnesscentral6170 And Harold Faltermeyer. How ironic and interesting that all three hail from the very small area in Central Europe perhaps like 300km apart (Prague, Munich and Tirol).
And Alan Silvestri too.
Did not know he was in one of the episodes
This tune screams 1980's like no other, believe me I was there and know.
Are you high?
You was there, while it was filmed?
One of the greatest TV show themes of all time.
Not one of the greatest
THE GREATEST!!!
No show intro was so fast ,exciting and thrilling. A ride all by itself
@@whateveritwasitis This and the Original Hawaii 5-0 theme -
@@cheskybaba4864 Miami Vice is the greatest TV show of all time and my favorite
Probably the greatest
When you heard this song, you knew you were in for an hour's worth of excitement, glamour, fashion and hot music. The best show on TV deserved the best opening song and this is it. WOW!!
Knight rider, Airwolf and magnum p.i. good as well. Also Axel F.
It’s not a song. Songs have lyrics. This doesn’t. It’s a tune.
De las mejores series de todos los tiempos no solo por sus argumentos también por su música y porque impusieron moda de lo mejor
@@guyharrison909A team
Speedboats, sport cars and sun-kissed skins
This guy made the soundtrack for the 80s
As a teen in the 80’s I looked forward to Friday nights and this show!!
To say Jan Hammer was the man would be an understatement.
One of the best police programmes I always watched without fail during my school days.
This song defined an era.
Legend opening theme !
Was it ever
@shellyweiers121 A-team and night rider eat your heart-out.
My husband and I were dating when this show was at its hiatus. He showed up at my door one evening with one of those jackets, sleeves pushed up, sunglasses on. He was so hot. ❤ we are celebrating 39 years next October
I can can sense you still love him
"Hiatus"?
@@MAte925 very much so and he me. We still laugh and have fun together. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@joshuabekel9700 oops, you're right. I used the wrong word. I should have used height. Or zenith or apex.
@@lisawillis8227 😆
Back when men could run really really really fast and far far far in loafers without socks. Never any blisters. That was the day, man. That was the day. That, and layered synth tracks.
And cocaine - lots of cocaine.
no, i think you're just getting old 🤷
lmfao
Haha I love the last part, layered synth, I didn't know what it was actually called, but it sure sounds amazing!
And shooting at helicopters with a pistol.
Almost 40 years later and still epic. Good ol'days of 1985
GREATEST THEME IN TELEVISION HISTORY BY FAR!!!!!!!!
This Instrumental Went To Number 1 On The Billboard Hot-100 Chart In 1985.
Nov 9, 1985 (had to look it up for the exact date) I was listening to Casey Kasem's countdown that morning. I thought yeah buddy!!!
@@muffs55mercury61 Casey Kasem Was And Still Is The King Of The Countdown.
@@raymondmalcuit8361 Yes he is ! Great memories for many years. In the 80s back home they started airing it twice a day so if we missed one then we could catch it later. Fortunately all but a small few of the broadcasts still survive.
Yeap, hit #1, but only stayed there for a week because it was knocked out by "We Built This City" by Starship.
But of course! Anything else would be uncivilized...
This music takes me away, I miss those days. Still one of my all time favorite programs.
I am 46 right now...this song back to my 10 years old...my ears never forget!!..Best intro evermade!!
I'm watching this with my 12-year-old son right now. I am also 46 and verbatim just set out loud what I saw in your comment. Absolutely insane!
Same there such an inspiration thats why i live in Miami For a While 😊
#YEPP!
I am 46 also lol. I watched Miami Vice religiously back in the day as well as Knight Rider and Airwolf. Just recently bought the series on dvd and been binge watching lol. God I miss the 80's and being young again.
I'm 44 and I remember it like it was yesterday !!! 😆 I had the Miami Vice soundtrack on tape and listened to it every night !
Jan Hammer plus Michael Mann equals MIAMI VICE, the most wonderful series of all time
Apparently the basis of this track even pre-dates the making of Miami Vice. He handed Michael a tape with a demo on it. To ever hear that demo would be amazing.
@@80sandretrogubbins25Micheal man knew how to handle it everyone ate off that buffalo 🦬
I was born in 2004 but I watched Miami Vice with my mother on a television channel where retro series like Magnum, The A Team, among others, were shown, very good memories of those afternoons as a child with my mother who loves this series.
Welcome to the 80s genx here grow up watching is show as kid
Can't forget Airwolf, KR, and Murder she Wrote.
Your mother has raised you well.
Greatest theme song ever
This theme gives me the chills each time I listen to it. Pure genius. Jan is a legend.
Me too! I thought i was alone feeling that ! Lol
And entirely done on a synthesizer.
@Teal VR Hahahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's the linear non linear syncopation between the timbale pattern and the bass drum pattern that I love if that makes any sense.
@@mikestanley9176guitar part too?
Hammer's music MADE this show. It is the only show where I would watch the entire introduction, to hear the music and watch the windsurfer drop her head into the water.
Yeah how good was that. Just all of it.
The jiggle inside the bikini top wasn't bad either. :)
@@swalk813 The two girls walking away from the camera for me ;)
It did indeed. The show was never the same after he left.
The world is a better place because of this kind of music. And because of Miami Vice.
At least no Sox attire anyways😊
@@phillm156 MV arrire was AWESOME! No socks, designer pants, jackets, shirts. & of course FERRARI automobiles; esp. the TESTAROSSA!!!
best soundtrack ever!
the most iconic score for a tv series EVER! Jan Hammer is a genius! I think the show had that much success because of his music too!
I so agree! Jan has indeed such talent when it comes to a TV show which needs
music, and the Fairlight is his weapon of choice. He would use the CMI for apparently
from 1984 to 1989 and his legacy lives on! Without his superb genius Miami
Vice wouldn’t air in the 80s!
@@jamiemiles1979 This theme was the first to go to #1 on the charts in 20 years.
Can anyone here name the previous champ?
@@a.barnard3205 I'm going to guess the theme to the original Hawaii Five-O
more iconic than knight rider?
@@jeremysaint2911 Good question - I guess both are very much famous :)
80's and 90's the golden age of TV series
They say there is no such thing as perfection. This is perfect.
👌
Now they just said.
The 2 in the bikinis a tree perfect !!
Legendary theme song to a legendary TV show.
Bring This Series Back From The Start Seriously.
Put It On That's TV Please 😀
I still blast this loud in my car.
Hell yeah!!
When this comes on my Spotify playlist, the volume goes all the way up and my right foot sinks to the floor. Same thing happens when Eminence Front comes on 😆
@@samschossig334 I used to blast Eminence Front same as this while coming back from work. Excellent choice of music.
@@clone-2322 it’s my favorite song of all time. There’s just something about it. It’s an absolute masterpiece, and same to you! 😁
Now all you need is to be cruising down the Florida coast.
I never tire of Miami Vice's intro and never fast forward directly to the show whenever I play the DVD box set series.
Jan Hammer's music theme is so energetic and an absolute icon.
Kamaráde, Jan pochází z České republiky a jeho oba rodiče byli v Jazzové hudbě velmi nadaní, otec významný lékař a hudebník, maminka zpěvačka... syn je skvělý po nich... je to další Čech, co dobyl Ameriku...th-cam.com/video/j8h4Iubgrog/w-d-xo.html maminka Vlasta Průchová, s otcem jen zvukový záznam nebo rozhovor...th-cam.com/video/_ejJtkliFik/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/jAQbHA6HVEs/w-d-xo.html nechte si to od Čechů v USA přeložit...
Please stand for the Floridaman National Anthem.
this is good one, real good
Es el himno de MIAMI✊🏾
great song that really made the series that pretty much defined a decade!!
Apparently he had the idea for a piece similar to this theme before he knew what Miami Vice even was. Which makes the dude a total badass.
Jan Hammer was a pure genius, but he was EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE performing the song LIVE or appearing in music videos.
All in all, he did quite well in the video. As you said, he was a brilliant composer, but hardly an actor.
This man made me buy a synth and a sequencer 35 years ago.
The man is here!! Jan Hammer great.
The best TV show on TV ever. 😎👍
Highly underrated so much creativity and art
the most powerful track of 80s .. jan hammer .. thank you
You're welcome and thank you for your support!!!
The heavy guitar riff is the icing on the cake 👍
I’ve been watching Miami Vice for 40 years and never knew what Jan Hammer looked like until now.
Masterpiece of the 80's themes !
Not what I was expecting the guy who created one of the all time coolest TV theme songs to look like. Dude looks like such a geek, but man can he rock.
@Durwood Same with the late great Jeff Porcaro of Toto! Looked more like a teacher than a world famous rock drummer!
When you make soundtracks this amazing you're allowed to look as geeky as you wish.
So much irony for feeling like you can judge who’s a “geek”, music videos are filmed in two stages, the musical and (vocals, optional) are recorded pre rolling, and then lip / instrument syncing is carried out after the song is made. I feel like he wasn’t all involved in this.
Lol, yeah looks like George from Seinfeld
I'm back in the 80's and life is good!
Very, VERY good, pal…!
Legendary! His music, Michael Mann and Don Johnson made the show become paramount
Not Paramount.... This show was Universal at it's peak.
@@shaneharrisnj3484 That's not what he meant by "paramount"...
@@StuntFan I know, I was being Funny...
@@shaneharrisnj3484 Oh, was it a pun? Sorry then, lol
@@StuntFan yup. It's a corporate pun 😅
Miss the 80'S so much....wish I could be back again.
When Music and videoclips were pure talent.
I LOVE this video! I also like Jan playing the role of the bad guy too.
I think he did in a episode too.
He’s here…. Lol
@@mr_demeanor6008 ah really? Do you know the title?
From the 80s to now. This still gives me chills.
Hello ,how are you doing?
Hammer time!
Possibly the greatest TV theme of all time. Changed the way cop shows were made & scored from that day till now & probably beyond.
Yes it is ✅
Gotta go with the Hawaii 5-0 theme song as the most recognizable and greatest theme song from a cop show.
Hill Street Blues and Rockford Files as well…
Dont forget baywatch theme also.. think its also amazing!
Bringing back alot of memories, and still timeless in 2023...
Just blew me back to the 80's!
The theme song for the 80's decade! Happy Birthday, MR. HAMMER 🎶🎂🍾🌴🦩🎶
Pure 80s Brilliant music
Enduring talent! 🌎
Awesome music by the talented Jan Hammer!
Absolutely epic video!
When you are Jan Hammer, all music gets nailed.
Yes Sir!...and don`t forget his time with Mahavishnu Orchestra !
My man was rockin!! God bless this man
What a ground breaking show, PURE Americana baby. Those cuban drums? Forgeddahbouiittt hot pink Ray-Bans...lol I used to sneak teen girl mags to get pics of Don Johnson for my wall
This really is an amazing piece of music.
It is a great composition.
The video is intentionally cool too 😆
@@yasserressay7755 Intentionally cool? Jan Hammer is so cool, he can just turn his cool on and off at will.
Wish those days were here again, Legend of series from a Legendary time .
People in Miami need to bring this back!!! A DJ out there should should make a longer remix and tear shit up at the clubs with this masterpiece. Focus on the first part of it. Good Lord, this brings back memories, good memories and people would line up to hear this. Lol
The song is so simple but such an Masterpiece.
How's it simple? It's pretty involved and there's quite a lot going on.
"Jan hammer" was the name for God on the lips and hearts for us Synthesizer Kids in the 80s.
I remember having this on cassette tape
The first ever electronic rock ("Synth") composition to hit the number one on the pop charts in the US.
Perfect!
THIS THEME SONG STILL ROCKS!! BADASS!! LOVE IT!!!❤❤💯💯💯🙂
this is a Diamond Opus , one of the best electronic music of the 80s
For those of who missed the 80s, if you want to know what that decade was like, this song really crystallizes it well!
Well...
@philaman1972 It sure did. Name anuther 80`s show: NIGHT RIDER? Nope. STINGRAY? Uh-uh. HARD CASTLE & McCORMICK? MAGNUM P.I.? Pretty ok but, it aint MV. MV wins.
His outfit too
Yes Miami Vice was one of those shows that defined the '80s. I still get the goose pimples when watching one of their DVDs and of course hearing the music. Almost like time travel.
As much as like Crockett's theme, i wish this got played in radio instead. I was born in 1988, so i'm too young to remember the 80s.
Still in love with that song ever since. Thanks Jan !
One of the greatest era defining themes of all time! A Masterpiece!!
Possibly one of the best examples of Fairlight CMI programming. This is something I definitely come back to every once in a while and I enjoy it a lot.
Gotta love the programming.
What is Fairlight CMI Programming?
@kfurt9513 The Fairlight CMI is the synth used in the video and song. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairlight_CMI#Series_II:_1982%E2%80%931985
@@toddphillips5590 thanks 👍. Now I know what all of that was. What kinds of machines or software are used these days for the same kind of work, i.e. synthesizing music?
I love the ancient computer with the 8 inch floppy drive! It's amazing what they could do with it. Good song too.
Did an awesome floor exercise to this in gymnastics when I was a kid. Gotta love the 80's
Keyboards and synths are just awesome. A great theme.
MASTERPIECE .....SPEECHLESS.
38 Years Ago Tonight I'd Be Watching Miami Vice On NBC And Hearing That Absolutely Splendid Music By Jan Hammer...What Splendid Memories...I Received The Soundtrack For Christmas Of That Year: 1985...
From what I understand, this piece is a historical first in digital music. It was the first fully digital recording. It was composed, mixed, edited, and played on (synthesized) a computer. The birth of synth-pop.
No. Kraftwerk.
YMO from japan had the kind of this tech quite long before jan hammer
I was at the time Miami Vice was starting on TV in 1984 12 years old. Best Tv show of the 80's. Greetings from Belgium.
Huge Miami Vice fan. I've never seen this. It's incredible
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Before the days of TH-cam took me a while before I heard the full version of this, and it's still bangs!
In 1984 this was as cool as it got.
still is
still great in 2022
In 2024, this is as cool as it gets.
Jan Hammer made this show epic
Jan is a pure genius! The true embodiment of the 80’s!
best of the best!
Notice how Jan Hammer is in the video like he played an actual character on Miami Vice (well he did once... but not a criminal...) I love that.
Oddly, I end up singing/whistling this tune all the time
This is the most 80s thing I've ever seen. I remember my step dad had the Miami Vice soundtrack on vinyl - it was a big damn deal back then.
I was today years old when I learned Jan Hammer had a video for his Miami Vice Theme. How the hell being the Miami Vice/Hammer fan that I was growing up never knew this existed???
VH-1 played the video many times back in the 80s .
This song is great and still is, it aged well! Long live the 80s 🎉🎉
He's here.
This is the finest theme song ever!!
I remember those good Times. Greetings from Austria.
Two great legends in the music industry, Jan Hammer and the Fairlight CMI.
This man was a genious when he made this master piece of art Miami Vice was the best police show
Miami Vice... Who can forget that awesome and iconic theme... The photography and the tight scripting... And the jiggling whoppers at 1:14...
Jiggling yes. Whoppers no.
Jiggling Whopper Juniors 🍔 at best.