Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts

Saturday, March 14, 2026

On this day in movie history - Crossroads (1986):


Crossroads

directed by Walter Hill,
written by John Fusco,
released in the United States on March 14, 1986.
Music by Ry Cooder.

Cast:

Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Robert Judd, Steve Vai, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., John Hancock, Allan Arbus, Gretchen Palmer, Al Fann, Wally Taylor, Tim Russ, Tom Donaldson / Tex Donaldson, Guy Killum, Akosua Busia, Edward Walsh, Allan Graf, Royce Wallace, J.W. Smith, Diana Bellamy, Johnny M. Reyes, Karen Huie, Robin Townsend, Jeanne Kiely, Winifred Freedman, Dolores Aguanno, Debra Laws, Diane Robin, Leslie Morris, Gloria Delaney, Jo Marie Payton / JoMarie Payton-France, Angela Robinson Witherspoon, Deborra Hampton, Le Van Hawkins, Jason Ross, Natasha Peacock, Agnes Narciso, Frank Frost, John Price, Otis Taylor, Richard 'Shubby' Holmes, Terry L. Evans, Bobby A. King, Sam King, Arnold McCuller, Willie J. Greene Jr., Marina Anderson, John Otrin, Ray Pourchot, Skip Rose, Arthur Tovey, Tom Willett, Cal Wilson.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

On this day in music history:

Dreamflight by Herb Ernst (1986)
Dreamflight II by Herb Ernst (1987)
Dreamflight III by Herb Ernst (1990)
Bringers of the Dawn by Herb Ernst (1996)
Diamond Soul by Herb Ernst (2012)
The Schubert Album Renée Fleming and Christoph Eschenbach (1997)
Atmospheres by Rudy Adrian (2014)
The Long Goodbye by Laura Sullivan (2021)


Dreamflight
Album by Herb Ernst,
released March 11, 1986.
Track list: Awakening Stars; Candlelighting; Sea Quest; Liquid Indigo; Celestial Descent; Celestial Ascent; Voyage into Silence; (a) The Voyager; (b) The Silence; (c) The Return.


Dreamflight II
Album by Herb Ernst,
released March 11, 1987.
Track list: Gaia's Song; Galaxy Delight; The Crystal Forest; Ancient Castles, Secret Mists; The Light of Forever; Midnight Ocean Reflections; Silver Aura; The Healing; Shannons Song.


Dreamflight III
Album by Herb Ernst,
released March 11, 1990.
Track list: The Enchanted Dance; Crystal Echos; Prima Materia; Song of the Rose; Accension; The Freedom of Forgiveness; Shimmering Wings; The Monastery; Song of the Soul.


Bringers of the Dawn
Album by Herb Ernst,
released March 11, 1996.
Track list: Stardust and Moonlight; Moonchild; Joey's Angel; Song of the Inner Child; Hilde Hope; Mooncradle in Dreamland; Unicorn Dreamride; Gentle Moment; Hilde Hope Reprise; Angel's Birth; Brahm's Lullaby.


Diamond Soul
Album by Herb Ernst,
released March 11, 2012.
Track list: Celestial Vespers; Forever Rapture; Angel Passion, Angel Prayer; Into the Sacred; Heaven's Child; Memories of Innocence; Redemption; Your Golden Soul; The Gift of Grace; Merciful Power.


The Schubert Album
by Renée Fleming and Christoph Eschenbach,
released March 11, 1997.
Track list: Heidenroslein, D257; Die Forelle, D550; An Die Nachtigall, D 497; Im Fruhling, D882; Die Junge Nonne, D 828; Nacht Und Traume, D827; Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen, D774; Ave Maria, D839; Fruhlingsglaube, D686; Gretchen Am Spinnrade, D118; Du Bist Die Ruh', D776; Der Tod Und Das Madchen, D531; Viola, D786; Die Manner Sind Mechant!, D866.


Atmospheres
Album by Rudy Adrian,
released March 11, 2014.
Track list: Apple Tree Bay; Atmospheres; Willow Bank; Blue Horizon; Through a Cave into Another World; Amber Skies; Beyond the Silver River; The Temple on an Island; Dreams of SUBAntarctica.


The Long Goodbye
Instrumental track by Laura Sullivan,
released March 11, 2021.

Saturday, March 7, 2026

On this day in movie history - Highlander (1986):


Highlander

directed by Russell Mulcahy,
written by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood and Larry Ferguson,
based on a story by Gregory Widen,
was released in the United States on March 7, 1986.
Music by Michael Kamen and Queen.


Cast:

Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Beatie Edney, Alan North, Jon Polito, Sheila Gish, Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Malcolm, Peter Diamond, Celia Imrie, Billy Hartman, James Cosmo, Edward Wiley, Corinne Russell, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Sam Fatu, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

On this day in music history:

Enya by Enya (1986)
Arctic Sunrise by Kerani (2014)
Altered States: Music for the Journey Within by Uma Silbey (2016)
Story of Ghosts by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2018)


Enya
Album by Enya,
released March 1986.
Exact release date unknown.
Track list: The Celts; Aldebaran; I Want Tomorrow; March Of The Celts; Deireadh An Tuath; The Sun In The Stream; To Go Beyond (l); Fairytale; Epona; Triad: St. Patrick/Cu Chulainn/Oisin; Portrait; Boadicea; Bard Dance; Dan Y Dwr; To Go Beyond (ll).


Arctic Sunrise
Album by Kerani,
released March 1, 2014.
Track list: Arctic Sunrise; Ice Kingdom; Far Away from Home; Norway; Drifting Ice; Aurora Sky; Discovery; Spirit of the Last Wilderness.


Altered States: Music for the Journey Within
Album by Uma Silbey,
released March 1, 2016.
Track list: Voices from the Deep; Morning Embrace; Mountain; Streaming; Cloudscapes; Levitation; Remembering; Moonscape; Tide Travel; Destination Infinity; Lightfield; Heartfelt.


Story of Ghosts
Album by Fiona Joy Hawkins,
released March 1, 2018.
Track list: Song For Dunnie; Story of Angels; Contemplating (Solo); Blue Dream (Solo); The Solo Tango; The White Light; Story of Ghosts; Twilight; Story of Insanity; Before The Light.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Hitcher (1986):


The Hitcher

directed by Robert Harmon,
written by Eric Red,
was released in the United States on February 21, 1986.
Music by Mark Isham.


Cast:

Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, John M. Jackson, Billy Greenbush, Jack Thibeau, Armin Shimerman, Gene Davis, Jon Van Ness, Henry Darrow, Tony Epper.