What happens when you're in quarantine? You watch a LOT of movies! That's when Chris Laney (PRETTY MAIDS) realized how many fantastic soundtracks there are out there. After an online chat with Allan Sørensen (PRETTY MAIDS, ROYAL HUNT) and Morten Sandager (PRETTY MAIDS, MERCENARY), they decided to contact some friends asking them to join in for some quarantine fun. When Björn “Speed” Strid (SOILWORK, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA), Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL), Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND) and Linnéa Vikström Egg (KAMELOT, THERION) joined, “At The Movies” was born.
The group set out to record and release videos of ten movie soundtracks from the 80’s over the course of ten weeks. The songs were recorded in everyone’s home studio, production and mixing was done by Chris Laney while Allan Sørensen and Pontus Egberg shared video editing duties.
On the song “We Don’t Need Another Hero” the group was also joined by heavy weights like Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS) and Jacob Hansen (star producer of VOLBEAT/AMARANTHE/PRETTY MAIDS) as guest stars.
The anthem “No Easy Way Out” from Rocky IV was the first one out and is already praised by its original singer Robert Tepper. The ten songs featured are:
1. No Easy Way Out (Robert Tepper - Rocky IV)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Solo guitar
2. Maniac (Michael Sembello - Flashdance)
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg - Bass
Pontus Norgren- Solo guitar
3. St. Elmo’s Fire (John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Solo guitar
4. A View To A Kill (Duran Duran – James Bond 007 – A View To A Kill)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Solo guitar
5. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life (Billy Medley, Jennifer Warnes – Dirty Dancing)
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Solo guitar
6. Wouldn’t It Be Good (Nik Kershaw – Pretty In Pink)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards, Solo
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Solo guitar
7. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Tina Turner – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome)
Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) – Lead Vocals
Bruce Kulick (ex-Kiss) – Solo guitar
Jacob Hansen – Guitars & Backing Vocals
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars, Backing Vocals
Allan Sørensen- Drums, Backing Vocals
Morten Sandager- Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Pontus Egberg- Bass, Backing Vocals
Pontus Norgren- Guitar, Backing Vocals
8. The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis And The News – Back To The Future)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Guitar
9. The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey – Beverly Hills Cop)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Guitar
10. The Neverending Story (Limahl – The Neverending Story)
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Guitar
11. Far From Over (Frank Stallone - Staying Alive) - BONUS TRACK
Björn Speed Strid- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Linnéa Vikström Egg- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Chris Laney- Guitars
Allan Sørensen- Drums
Morten Sandager- Keyboards
Pontus Egberg- Bass
Pontus Norgren- Guitar