Hearts On Fire + Up The Mountain - Rocky IV. Instrumental cover

This is my instrumental cover of Hearts on Fire from Rocky IV by John Cafferty and Vince DiCola. I've included a slightly remixed version of my cover of Vince Dicola's Up The Mountain at the end as it is played in the movie.
I made this track on the back of many requests for it after the success of my covers of Training Montage • Vince DiCola's TRAININ... , and War • Vince Dicola's WAR (fr... by Vince DiCola from the same movie. I hope you enjoy it.
Regarding the technical production of this cover song, I produced it in Cubase 11 Pro using a wide variety of VST instruments only.
Everything you hear has been worked out by ear and I don't have sheet music for it.
The rapid synth line in the middle section of this track is crazy, I attempted to play it in real time, but it needed lots of editing! So you don't see me play this part in the video... my fingers aren't as supple as they used to be!
Many thanks to all those who have asked for this track, and huge respect to John Cafferty and of course Vince DiCola who I think is one of the most under appreciated film score composers of all time.
If you enjoyed this, you might want to check out my 80's cover collection here:
• 80s Music covers
Please leave me a comment and don't forget to like and subscribe if you haven't already. :)

[@hokplays]

Sorry, i just had to pick my jaw up off the floor - because that was stunning! DRAAAGOOOOO

[@juliancroot]

I appreciate that, and it makes me happy to know you enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@ra1der162]

@@juliancroot Goose bumps every single time I watch and hear this! OUTSTANDING!

[@juliancroot]

@@ra1der162 thank you. 🙏

[@contafina]

DRAGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Nuevenueveunoseisceronueve904]

@@juliancroot like por el bello gato 🐱❤️🌈que se quedó dormido escuchando esta hermosa canción de Rocky 4

[@Emanuel-bd8yw]

No pain , no pain....

[@wackojim]

To me, Heart's on Fire is the most uplifting and motivational piece of music in the entire history of music and this is by far the best instrumental version I've heard of it. Warmest congratulations mate!! 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@juliancroot]

Wow, thanks. Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching. :)

[@WanderFeetChronicles]

I’m with you! It’s very motivational, makes me move. Makes me think I do anything.

[@carlosarias2011]

I'm flying through NYC traffic on my bike hooked on this song.

[@davidfbenko]

I’m speechless. Magnificent.

[@juliancroot]

Thanks for the great comment David. Cheers 👍

[@emin777]

Duude! How were you able to get this so similar to actual soundtrack? Bravo sir!

[@juliancroot]

This one took a while 🙂.

[@Avefenixfuego8]

Dioooooosssss!!!!! Espectacular un 10!!!

[@AngryAverageGo-Karter]

Brilliant How have I only just found yo ur channel Incredible

[@juliancroot]

Thank you. I don't know 😀, but I appreciate you stopping by and leaving comments.

[@WanderFeetChronicles]

Dude. DUDE. Perfect recreations and great talent you have. Thanks for the memories. I’m now in my shorts, topless, running around my living room shouting for Adrienne. No black eye though.

[@juliancroot]

@@WanderFeetChronicles thanks for watching 😁. Please don't injure yourself because of me 😆

[@moonlambo5229]

Awesome setup and editing! You got talent. Keep posting!

[@kevinblanchard1328]

Outstanding; your cat is a good addition

[@juliancroot]

He'll appreciate that. I don't get to choose when he makes an appearance...I just accept there's not much I can do about it when he does 😊

[@annababi2615]

Monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brunor6131]

Esta música me traz tão boas sensações de uma época tão distante.

[@CaulfieldT1]

Maestro! Deberías hacer definitivamente Gonna Fly Now.

[@michelscor1793]

j écoute votre version minimum 1 fois par semaine..la meilleure que j ai entendue!! / I listen to your version at least once a week.. the best I've heard!!

[@juliancroot]

Its very nice to know it stands up to repeat listening and that you enjoyed it. Thank you 👍

[@soulrydaz]

Vince DiCola would be proud💯, great job

[@juliancroot]

Thank you.

[@DavidHerron-d8b]

Im a serious gym user and my guilty pleasure is this as well as montage and war, its more powerful than steroids when you need that go get boost ! And now my freind im gonna be blasting your renditions hard. Bevause GOD DAM 🎉 you deserve SO much more exposure. Im gonna share these like flu at the gym

[@juliancroot]

lol, lets hope you don't actually share the flu. I appreciate the support and glad you enjoy my rendition. Thank you. :)

[@ftronkoso]

“Dragooooo!” 😮🤣

[@РоманИсраелян-й3ю]

Wonderful!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@8-BitEric]

Amazing! I love it!

[@juliancroot]

Thank you.

[@Voluminum]

Phenomenal! The screw call Draco ate the end , superb!

[@juliancroot]

Thanks. Lol, the Dragon shout at the end was a last minute decision... Glad you approve. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@HansSchneider-v6t]

Excellent

[@Peck_Bull]

BRAVOOOOO!!!!!

[@christianvargas8925]

Jajajja tu grito final . Lo fue todo 😏😏💪💪💪

[@rahmatburhan3341]

ok. tomorrow i will going to work out💪💪

[@BLACKCOVERS]

Finally, Julian :-)) This got absolutely brilliant, mate. I remember figuring out this song, a tough one😀👏👏 Great roarr at the end

[@juliancroot]

Thanks Ingo. Yes it was a tough nut to crack this one. That synth line in the middle is rediculous! No idea how they did that in the original without modern day editing facilities. Your version was excellent too my friend, and its nice to know it wasn't just me who found this one a challenge.

[@Moondance_Gregory]

I was watching this film last night and now we got a cover here. It's great, no... it's AWESOME! Great job!

[@juliancroot]

Thanks. Hope you enjoyed the movie too 😁

[@jean-pauljesstiece5987]

Worth so many more hits

[@juliancroot]

Thanks for the kind comment.

[@manuelgalvez5233]

Great!!!!

[@melanchlorin]

Fantastic!

[@EmixMotoTech]

SUPER BRAVO!!!

[@EmopunkDr]

Good Lord, that was some monster playing. Unbelievably good.

[@pheijaumn]

I see a strong desire within this one!

[@RantingBrummie]

Plays most motivational peice of music from a soundtrack ever... ... cat's like "nah, I'll just vibe thanks".

[@seachris]

I love this !!! Good job hands down Love your music

[@jean-pauljesstiece5987]

This is absolutely fantastic a total belter and this is completely original there is no such standard of cover of this track on KZbin. I been looking for years trust me. Even the Directors cut doesn't have this at the end titles.

[@juliancroot]

The fact the original complete movie version doesn't officially exist anywhere was an incentive to get this done. Thanks for watching.

[@benjimusic6720]

Absolutely love it 😍 well done Sir 👏 you're incredible 👊 would love to lay down some vocals to this 🤘

[@ra1der162]

Workout, Homework...best motivation to keep thinks going forward while repeating THIS version over and over again . Imho this version is the best one in YT. Does anyone knows where I can get "Hearts on Fire" as a Midi File, just the Tracks including all the notes? Cant find it anywhere on the internet. And Julian, keep up the great work!

[@juliancroot]

I get asked a lot for MIDI/project files for my covers, and this one seems to be by far the most popular request, so I don't think it must exist anywhere. I make everything by ear. Thanks for watching.

[@ra1der162]

@@juliancroot You're right. Free sites, pay sites...not a single midi file out there. Since 1987 is this song my "companion" during gym,. 10 miles running and first and for most the song a had on my ears before the next tennis match starts. Well, back then I was 14. Now, 50 years old, I play along to lots of 80's songs on my MODX6, KORG Minilouge, M-Audio by uising FL Studio an a lot of VST's. All just for fun. If you would put a 100 Pounds price tag on this pure mide file, guess who's the first one opening his wallet

[@kaio62324]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD YES YES YES

[@MrThepaco]

Man, I love your work and your cat is the ultimate touch of class! Wish you were a bandmate of ours. 🤟🏻

[@juliancroot]

Thank you. I'll pass your compliment on to 😺 too. He'll always be the star of the show when he makes an appearance 😁

[@ge0music307]

Great job, that looks fairly tricky putting that together 🤯

[@juliancroot]

Yeah, it took a fair bit of working out. Glad its done now and I can pick something a bit easier next time!!

[@devnexen]

Wow only by ears, it s impressive !

[@juliancroot]

This was certainly one of the tougher nuts to crack. Thank you. 👍

[@davideBosco]

I love this song ever.... and i love your arrangiament!!!!

[@amodomiopiano]

WOWOWWOWWWWW! i need the midi file!!!!!!

[@ra1der162]

Same here. I cant find not a single midi version of this song.

[@stevensanchez2951]

❤‍🔥

[@ryancoulburn]

Amazing cover! :) Would love to see you do some mixing and production tutorials for 80s electronic music

[@juliancroot]

Thanks Ryan. I've done a couple on here, and I'll be doing more.

[@teti_99]

YOU MY FRIEND ARE A LEGEND!!! IT'S 2AM HERE AND I WANNA RUN OUT IN THE STREET AND FIGHT RUSSIANS

[@juliancroot]

😁

[@tommybe21]

Well done, sounds very good! I wanna love to hear a Rambo Cover :)

[@juliancroot]

I'm contemplating it TommyTom.

[@sonoman741]

ROCKY ES LAPADULA.

[@francoisastorgano9735]

vous êtes super. J"ais adore. sublime. fantastique. merci beaucoup.

[@muzik858]

YES!!.... DRAGOOOOOOO!!!!

[@eduardourutu622]

Obrigado irmão

[@darkenergy725]

Suena espectacular

[@PGspaceSound]

Wauw. This is awesome. Very good put together

[@juliancroot]

Appreciate that. Thank you

[@AD7Films]

Very very nice!

[@juliancroot]

Thanks.

[@bearzdlc2172]

up the mountain transition isnt the same without those hardcore quick drums going into it

[@juliancroot]

If I did it again, that's one of things I'd change. I don't think I've yet released anything I didn't want to do again, but as they say... Done is better than perfect.😀 Thanks for watching. 👍

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@juliancroot thank you for making this rocky 4 ost is just too damn good and your cover is great

[@christophergenovese9010]

Omg I'm so glad I stayed to the end, lol.

[@oocentron]

¡¡¡MAGISTRAL, AMIGO!!!

[@okaysarac]

Perfect!

[@raizgospelsertanejo469]

Uma das trilhas sonoras mais incríveis da história do cinema mundial. Você é show amigo. Leandro Brasil

[@juliancroot]

Thank you .

[@kaio62324]

I'm training to this on repeat

[@jonty2020]

Another great video Julian... Thanks!

[@juliancroot]

Thanks bud. 👍

[@coolrunning6269]

대단합니다. you are the best!!!

[@luisojeda2197]

Muy bueno .Felicidades

[@juliancroot]

Thanks 👍

[@musiomusic]

Amazing work!

[@juliancroot]

Thank you.

[@jmelia123]

Vert impressive, great job 👏 👍

[@motorsportfan1246]

Wow I was just listening to this today great worl

[@juliancroot]

Thanks 👍

[@triplea5860]

Bravo🇮🇹🥊❗ 🦅🅰️Wake🅰️Ware🅰️Lert🇺🇸

[@rock89ss]

Masterpieceee!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Deepizzaguy]

Outstanding.

[@laurentkasprowicz]

Awesome

[@marcoscosta5410]

damn it , you rocky with this soundtranck thanks a lot for uploading

[@easylivinglovely5264]

Lovely video ❤️❤️

[@juangabrielreyes1376]

Greetings excellent I like ir a lot it’s pretty close to the Original congratulations 🍾🎉🎊

[@tonynoay]

uuuuffffffff ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥 AWESOME BRO!!!

[@juliancroot]

Thanks for watching.

[@LukeMcHale]

picturedmedia awesome instrumental recording of hearts of fire! That's a lot of tracks! like # 30

[@juliancroot]

Thanks Luke. Actually, about double that number of tracks in total!

[@LukeMcHale]

@@juliancroot The 30 referred to I was the 30th person to click the like button 👍on the video😁. Not surprised the tracks are almost double that number!

[@alexmckee1]

DRRRRAAAAAAAGOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤

[@Texocracy]

So amazing. So perfect. Did you play the solo or just program it with midi? I’m sure you played it... but it wasn’t shown 😢 Maybe another video sometime 😅

[@juliancroot]

Thanks. I play everything by ear, and just tidy the tricky bits up in post... Like the solo in this... It's nuts.

[@art-gallery3257]

Nice👍

[@MarkBowenPiano]

Very nice.

[@gustabustamante]

amazing work

[@juliancroot]

Thanks very much.

[@Larodar]

Bravo 👍

[@LucasSiqueira-rj1zg]

Nossa, isso ficou perfeito. Parabéns!

[@juliancroot]

Thanks 👍

[@esttebanlemus5543]

This is Amazing!

[@juliancroot]

Glad you liked it. Thanks 👍

[@juanbaza3561]

Es épico el grito del final JAJAJA😆

[@silent.revolution2168]

OH YES! The extended solo just like in the original movie! And the "Up the mountain" part is so cool! Genius! Is it a "Dragooo"-like scream we hear at the end? (by the way I have uploaded a karaoke edit version using the OSTs and few movie samples, if you wanna check it)

[@juliancroot]

The 'Drago' scream at the end was a last minute decision, lol. Re your Karaoke edit, I listened and it sounds practically identical to a version I created as a reference version to help me identify the notes. I recorded the movie version and stripped out the vocals using Spectralayers in Cubase. I assume you did something similar?

[@Spiraw]

Bof bof bof !

[@tomfordbeauty8350]

Perfect song to go rollerskating while lifting girls at the same time.

[@TheNathtube]

Fucking brilliant ❤

[@fearfactorymark]

FUCKKKKK YEHHHHHHHHH

[@matascall]

Cold war

[@AntharessAnimeOficial]

MIDI please!

[@Gasmilepianiste]

HELLOOOO ECOSSE

[@felipec274]

FENOMENAL!!!