Beverly Hills Cop II (soundtrack)


Beverly Hills Cop II: The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack to Tony Scott's 1987 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop II. It was released in 1987 through MCA Records. Composed of eleven songs, production was handled by André Cymone, Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, George Michael, Harold Faltermeyer, Howie Rice, Michael Verdick, Narada Michael Walden, Ready for the World and Stephen Bray.
The song "Hold On" as sung by Keta Bill plays during the scene wherein Axel, Rosewood and Taggart confront Dent at the Playboy Mansion. However, the film's soundtrack CD released by MCA Records includes only a different song entitled "Hold On", sung by Corey Hart. This song has different music and slightly altered lyrics. The film introduced George Michael's controversial song "I Want Your Sex", a number 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It also includes "Cross My Broken Heart" by The Jets and "Shakedown" by Bob Seger, as well as "Better Way" performed by James Ingram. The Pointer Sisters scored a moderate hit with "Be There", their single from the soundtrack. It was the second time the sisters had contributed to the Beverly Hills Cop franchise; they'd notched a top 10 single with "Neutron Dance" from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. Harold Faltermeyer's 1988 album, Harold F, includes a song called "Bad Guys", which is used as part of the film's score—an instrumental section of the song plays during the opening jewelry store robbery scene, and also during several other scenes throughout the film.
The soundtrack debuted at 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and spent 26 weeks on the charts. One song from the album, "Shakedown", was nominated for an Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. However, another song from the album, "I Want Your Sex", won the Razzie Award for Worst Song, despite it going on to achieve a platinum certification for sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Official score album

In 2016, La-La Land Records issued a limited edition album featuring the score from the movie composed by Harold Faltermeyer as well as the notable songs from the movie.
  1. "Adrianos"
  2. "Bogomil Oil Well Jog / Bogomil Gets Shot"
  3. "Axel Gets the News"
  4. "Warehouse"
  5. "Hospital Visit"
  6. "Mansion"
  7. "Loyalty / Drive to Shooting Club"
  8. "Boys Car Talk"
  9. "Shoot Screens / Meet Dent and Cain"
  10. "I'll Be Sure to Duck"
  11. "Drive to Bogomil's"
  12. "Axel Shoes / Boys at Mansion"
  13. "Splash / Drive to 385"
  14. "Shootout"
  15. "Boys at Rosewood's"
  16. "Axel Calls Jeffrey"
  17. "Fingerprint"
  18. "Sneak to Shooting Club"
  19. "Jeffrey Calls Todd / Lutz Calls Jeffrey"
  20. "City Deposit"
  21. "The Tread to Hef's / Drive to Bernstein's"
  22. "Racetrack"
  23. "Drive to Oil / Hit Vic"
  24. "Sneak to Shack / Alarm"
  25. "Oil Field Shootout / Kill Dent and Karla"
  26. "Wrap Up"
  27. "Goodbye"
  28. "Loyalty"
  29. "Bad Guys" - Keith Forsey
  30. "Shakedown" - Bob Seger
  31. "I Want Your Sex" - George Michael
  32. "The Heat is On" - Glenn Frey
  33. "Be There" - The Pointer Sisters
  34. "All Revved Up" - Jermaine Jackson
  35. "Better Way" - James Ingram
  36. "In Deep" - Charlie Sexton