Jan Hammer

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Born

1948-04-17

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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Jan Hammer

Biography

Jan Hammer (born April 17, 1948 as Jan Hamr) is a Czech-American musician, keyboardist, and songwriter who composed the background score music for the first four seasons of Miami Vice (although he was joined by John Petersen for much of season 4). As the show's original composer, he composed the famous "Miami Vice Theme" that was featured in all 111 episodes of the series.

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