If anyone knows where I could find the soundtracks to either "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" or "Adventures in Babysitting", please let me know.

> If anyone knows where I could find the soundtracks to either "Ferris
> Bueller's Day Off" or "Adventures in Babysitting", please
> let me know.

I've been looking Adventures in Babysitting for a friend for quite some time, and I can safely say it's not easy to find...

As for the Ferris Bueller's Day Off Soundtrack, it doesn't exist. John Hughes said he didn't release one because the songs didn't mesh together as a compilation. The one place you can listen to the bootleg version of the Ferris Soundtrack in it's entirity is on the 80s server (WWW.80s.com) and you can listen to every song from the movie.

> As for the Ferris Bueller's Day Off Soundtrack, it doesn't exist. John
> Hughes said he didn't release one because the songs didn't mesh together
> as a compilation. The one place you can listen to the bootleg version of
> the Ferris Soundtrack in it's entirity is on the 80s server (WWW.80s.com)
> and you can listen to every song from the movie.

you're right, I found the FAQ on Deja. and they list out the songs you need to find, which I've copied below. As far as the 80s server, I went there to see if I could find it, but all I found was a bunch of trivia games and some real audio jukeboxes. The mpeg USENET newsgroup recently featured all the tracks from the movie though...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Director John Hughes refused to release a soundtrack album for his film FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF because he didn't think that the diverse collection of songs in the movie would "work" together. People have been looking in vain for that album ever since. The closest thing that exists is a promotional single featuring tracks from the film; the single was distributed through the mail and at sneak previews around the time of the film's release and contained the Flowerpot Men and Blue Room songs.

This listing will help you find the albums and singles where the songs used in the film originally appeared. Armed with this information, you can compile your own version of the mythical Ferris Bueller's soundtrack. The songs are listed below, accoupanied by the scenes in which they were used and the releases on which they are most readily available in the US. CDs are listed where possible, but some tracks are difficult to find in any format. If you have information not included here, please pass it along. Maybe someday some enterprising bootlegger will pull these all together and release a soundtrack of their own... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scene: Opening of the film, after Ferris fools his parents Song: Sigue Sigue Sputnik: "Love Missile F1-11 (dance mix)" [edit for movie] On: "Love Missile F1-11" (US 12": EMI-Manhattan V-56021)

Scene: Ferris trying to convince Cameron to come over Song: "Theme From I DREAM OF JEANNIE" On: Television's Greatest Hits Volume II (US CD: Tee Vee Toons...)

Scene: "The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California" Song: Yello: "Oh Yeah" On: "Oh Yeah" (single, all fmts), Stella (album), One Second (US album)

Scene: Aerial shots entering Chicago Song: The Flowerpot Men (Ben Watkins/Adam Peters): "Beat City" On: The Janice Long Sessions (UK 12": Strange Fruit SFNT 007)

Scene: Leaving the Ferrari with the Garage Psychos (heard on the radio) Song: Big Audio Dynamite: "B.A.D." On: This Is Big Audio Dynamite (US: Columbia 40220)

Scene: Rooney tracks Ferris to the arcade -- or so he thinks Song: Unknown

Scene: Garage Psychos in the Ferrari Song: "Theme from STAR WARS" On: Star Wars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (US CD: Col. 800 096-2) On: The Star Wars Trilogy (US 4CD: 20th Century Fox 07822-11012-2)

Scene: Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron in the Art Museum Song: Dream Academy: "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (inst.)" On: "Please Please Please..." (UK 12": Blanco Y Negro NEG 20T) On: The Dream Academy (US Laserdisc: Pioneer Artists CLD86-003) [vocal vers] [The instrumental version of the song has never been issued as a sound recording in the States.]

Scene: Ferris sings at the parade Song: Wayne Newton: "Danke Schoen" On: Collector's Series (US CD: Capitol CDP 591364) On: Many other Wayne Newton compilations

Scene: The Parade Song: The Beatles: "Twist And Shout" On: Please Please Me (US CD: Capitol 46435-2)

Scene: Returning from Chicago Song: Zapp: "Radio People" On: The New Zapp IV U (US CD: Warner Bros. 26327-2)

Scene: At the beach? Song: Blue Room: "I'm Afraid" On: Unknown

[The only Blue Room release I've ever been able to find is a 1986 EP called The Wages Of Fear, released on Disturbing Records in Chicago. It doesn't have this track.]

Scene: At the pool Song: General Public: "Taking The Day Off" On: Hand To Mouth [IRS Vintage Years edition] (US CD: IRS X2-13179)

Scene: Ferris says goodbye to Sloane Song: Dream Academy: "The Edge Of Forever" On: The Dream Academy (US CD: Warner Bros. 25265-2)

Scene: Ferris beats feet for home Song: The (English) Beat: "March Of The Swivel Heads" On: "Jeanette" (UK 12": Go-Feet Records FEET 1215) On: "I Confess" (US 7": IRS Records)

["March..." is a remix of the song "Rotating Head".]

Scene: Closing credits, Rooney on the bus Song: Yello: "Oh Yeah (dance mix)" On: "Oh Yeah" 12" single

> you're right, I found the FAQ on Deja. and they list out the songs you
> need to find, which I've copied below. As far as the 80s server, I went
> there to see if I could find it, but all I found was a bunch of trivia
> games and some real audio jukeboxes.

If you go to the 80s server, there is a link to the Save Ferris web site, on this website is all the tracks to the movie. The problem is, however, that you must be an 80s server VIP member (4 bucks a month) to listen to all the tracks.

> If you go to the 80s server, there is a link to the Save Ferris web site,
> on this website is all the tracks to the movie. The problem is, however,
> that you must be an 80s server VIP member (4 bucks a month) to listen to
> all the tracks.

I've never really seen the point of paying to access a web site, especially to hear bootlegged music, doesn't seem quite right... I actually have an 80s radio station now, maybe I'll convert my copy to be played on it and stick them up there..