‘The Breakfast Club’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Comes To Vinyl
The 1985 film’s soundtrack is perhaps best known for Simple Minds’ ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me).’
The soundtrack to 1985’s The Breakfast Club is set to be re-released on vinyl in celebration of the generation-defining film’s 40th anniversary. It’s known for its all-star ensemble cast that included Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.
The limited-edition vinyl release will be available in a Fruit Punch Red color. The compilation also includes new unreleased photos of behind-the-scenes shots from the film and a bonus 7” single of Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” in its original release jacket. The song, which topped the Billboard Hot 100, received massive recognition via its iconic appearance in the film’s final scene.
The original motion picture soundtrack was produced by British pop musician Keith Forsey and hit No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. Along with “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, it features tunes like E.G. Daily’s “Waiting,” Wang Chung’s “Fire in the Twilight,” Keith Forsey’s “I’m The Dude,” and Jesse Johnson’s “Heart Too Hot to Hold” with Stephanie Spruill.
The Breakfast Club is one of the biggest coming-of-age films of the ‘80s, written, produced, and directed by the late John Hughes, who was also known for iconic teen movies like Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It follows five high school students from varying social cliques who find themselves spending a day together in detention: the socially awkward academic Brian Johnson (Hall), varsity wrestler Andrew Clark (Estevez), a withdrawn loner Allison Reynolds (Sheedy), the popular girl Claire Standish (Ringwald), and the rebellious delinquent John Bender (Nelson).
Back in April, the core cast reunited for the first time in 40 years at Chicago’s Comic and Entertainment Expo. “Hughes explained to us the differences between the young and old, so now is the time for him to show us where we meet in the end, cause we’re all older now,” said Judd Nelson.
