Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. The album was originally released in 1985 on the Capitol Records label and reissued numerous times on different labels. In addition to 26 minutes of the original orchestral score composed by Maurice Jarre and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the album includes Tina Turner's US #2 and UK #3 single "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)", which played over the end titles of the film. The single was released
Mad Max 2 the release of "Mad Max", director George Miller received a number of offers from Hollywood, including one to direct "First Blood". However, Miller instead decided to pursue a rock and roll movie under the working title of "Roxanne". After working with writer Terry Hayes on the novelization of "Mad Max", Miller and Hayes teamed up to write "Roxanne" in Los Angeles but the script was ultimately shelved. Miller then became more intrigued with the idea of returning to the world of "Mad Max", as a larger budget would allow him to be more ambitious. "Making "Mad Max" was a very