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David Foster and John Parr were contracted to write a song for the film, but Parr struggled with inspiration for the lyrics. Foster showed Parr a news clip about the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour".
The theme song "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" was written by Foster and English musician John Parr, and also performed by Parr. Foster had been impressed by Parr's song "Naughty Naughty" and invited him to perform the title track. Originally another song was chosen which Parr disliked. "That song sounded like Fame II or Flashdance II", Parr ...
John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at No.1 in the US and No.6 in the UK, and for his 1984 US No.6 rock single "Naughty Naughty". [2]
Songs written by Foster, with original artists, co-writers and originating album, showing year released. ... John Parr: John Parr; St. Elmo's Fire OST: 1985 "Stand Up ...
David Foster " Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire " is the theme from the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire by David Foster . It was performed in two versions: one as an instrumental by Foster (released as a single) and another with lyrics added and performed as a duet by Amy Holland and Donny Gerrard , subtitled " For Just a Moment ".
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David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, film composer, and music executive.He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. [1] [2] Foster's career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s [3] before focusing largely on composing and production.
John Parr is the debut album by John Parr, released in 1984.It contains 3 Billboard Top 100 songs: "Magical" which peaked at #73, "Love Grammar" at #89, and the biggest of the three, "Naughty Naughty", which peaked at #23 and was a top 10 AOR hit.