Back to the soundtrack. The leadoff track is John Parr's "Two Hearts," which he wrote and gives a good introduction to the film and its characters. It was released as a single but didn't chart, which is unfortunate because it was a quite strong follow-up to Parr's St. Elmo's Fire chart-topper of 1985 and fits in well with the testosterone-fueled soundtracks of the time like Rocky IV and Top Gun. Here it is, played over American Anthem's opening credits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q82QhhE1kro
Unfortunately, most of the rest of the soundtrack isn't on YouTube, so I'll summarize it. Graham Nash performs "Wings To Fly," written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock, the same talent behind "Danger Zone" from Top Gun, the top movie of that year. As you can tell by the title, the song has nothing to do with gymnastics. I'm guessing it's from the Top Gun junk bin, perhaps?
Andy Taylor, guitarist for Duran Duran and Power Station, contributes the most tracks of anyone - three. They were all co-written with ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones and "Take It Easy" would make #24, certifying Taylor as a one-hit wonder.(The album itself hit #91.) The best of the three, the instrumental "Angel Eyes," is the only thing other than Parr's track to make this album worth searching for.
For anyone still curious, here's the original American Anthem trailer. I can guess why Gaylord didn't win any Oscars that year. I probably will have to track this down eventually and watch it just for its "1980s-ness."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EswsTaTCQhw