Miami Vice Theme
Jan Hammer
1985
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Jan Hammer
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Jan Hammer's keyboard career links jazz fusion with electronic soundtrack music. A classically trained musician from Prague, he was an original member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra before developing solo synthesizer projects such as The First Seven Days. His work for Miami Vice brought his sound to television audiences, while collaborations with Jeff Beck and Al Di Meola connected him with other instrumental players.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Jan Hammer artist biography
Licensed biography read for Prague, classical training, original Mahavishnu membership, solo synthesizer work, Miami Vice and named collaborators. No first-release or recording-lineup assumptions. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer appears at number 27 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1985. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1985 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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Billboard year-end 1985 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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