Movie Soundtrack King Kenny Loggins Marks Major 'Footloose' Milestone 40 Years Later

Loggins had to select five of his songs to be included on the Songwriters Hall of Fame ballot. He submitted "Footloose," " ...
The Daily Illini

Review | 40-year-old ‘Footloose’ soundtrack holds well, lack of diversity doesn’t

Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of one of the most iconic films of the ’80s: “Footloose,” starring Kevin Bacon. The film opens strong with the titular song by Kenny Loggins alongside a colorful ...
Digital Spy

Happy Birthday Kenny Loggins! 5 ways Footloose's king of the movie soundtrack defined the '80s

Footloose's Kevin Bacon may now be trading his '80s fame for a shot at noughties relevance and EE ad cash, but close your eyes, open your ears and it's the theme tune's singer Kenny Loggins who really ...
Yahoo

'Footloose' screenwriter says movie's book-burning scene was 'rewriting the status quo.' Nearly 4 decades later, he's 'still waiting for the climate to change.’

In the 1984 classic Footloose, city boy Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) moves to a small town where dancing and rock music have been banned. Determined to challenge the status quo, he ignites a fiery, ...
Washington Times

‘Footloose: 40th Anniversary SteelBook Edition’ 4K Ultra HD movie review

The quintessential 1980s long-form teenage music video finally debuts in the 4K format, and is even packaged in a Walkman-style metal case, for fans of director Herbert Ross’ toe-tapping teen drama ...