Various Artists / Miami Vice: Music From the Television Series

The Original Miami Vice Theme

Various Artists · Miami Vice: Music From the Television Series (1985)

-12.8 LUFS
-1.0 True peak
6.0 Loudness range
15.3 Dynamic range
-11.3 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Synth-Pop · 1980s louder than 97% of 19 tracks (median -15.4 LUFS)

Rock · 1980s (secondary) louder than 95% of 55 tracks (median -15.1 LUFS)

Soundtrack · 1980s (secondary) louder than 97% of 19 tracks (median -15.4 LUFS)

-29 to -28 LUFS: 1 track-28 to -27 LUFS: 0 tracks-27 to -26 LUFS: 0 tracks-26 to -25 LUFS: 0 tracks-25 to -24 LUFS: 0 tracks-24 to -23 LUFS: 0 tracks-23 to -22 LUFS: 0 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 0 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 5 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 0 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 2 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 2 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 5 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 1 track -12.8 -29 LUFS -21 LUFS -12 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Stephen Marcussen (all tracks) louder than 53% of 51 tracks (median -13.1 LUFS)

Stephen Marcussen × Synth-Pop louder than 50% of 21 tracks (median -12.8 LUFS)

-20 to -19 LUFS: 3 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 0 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 0 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 2 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 4 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 5 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 12 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 8 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 11 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 6 tracks -12.8 -20 LUFS -15 LUFS -10 LUFS

Studio cohort

Precision Mastering (all tracks) louder than 53% of 51 tracks (median -13.1 LUFS)

1st loudest of 11 on this release

Metadata

Year
1985
Label
MCA Records
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-09
Engine
mastering-to@5603b08
Discogs

Note: Performed by Jan Hammer