The Rockford Files Mixtape
Stephen Arnell
Broadcast/VoD Consultant for TV & Film, Writer/Producer (Bob Fosse, Alex Cox, Prince, Sinatra etc), Media/Culture Commentator (BBC Radio, magazines, newspapers) & author (novel The Great One published November 2022)
Why the Rockford Files Reboot Failed
Ventura Highway - America
Santa Ana Winds - Steve Goodman
Down in Hollywood - Ry Cooder
Pontiac - Lyle Lovett
The Firebird - Stravinsky
Beth - Kiss
?You Angel You?- Manfred Mann
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Lawyers, Guns And Money - Hank Williams Jr.
Jimmy Jimmy - The Undertones
Fingerprint File - Rolling Stones
Undercover of the Night - Rolling Stones
Private Eyes - Mayer Hawthorne, Daryl Hall, Booker T, Live From Daryl's House
Malibu - The Driver Era
Gandy's Theme by Isaac Hayes
Becker · Wayne Krantz
Mr White - Khruangbin?
My Rival - Steely Dan
Glamour Profession - Steely Dan
Stake Out - Coleman Hawkins
Bunco Men - Guided By Voices
Identity - X-Ray Spex
Private Investigation (Dire Straits cover) - Discovery Lounge Trio
Watching the Detectives (Dub Version) - Michael Udelson Trio
8 Mile - Cause I Live At Home In A Trailer
EXTRAS
Rockford spin-off Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978)
Dream Themes - The Rockford Files theme (The Lexington, 1st Dec 2013)
Gone Fishin' - Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong
Rockford Files Answering Machine Messages (season two)