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[DEUTSCH]

 

Giorgio Moroder

 

Giorgio Moroder auch Hansjörg, standesamtlich Giovanni Giorgio , (* 26. April 1940 in St. Ulrich in Gröden, Südtirol, Italien) ist ein italienischer Produzent und Komponist. Moroder gilt als Erfinder der Synthesizer-Disco-Musik.

 

Giorgio Moroder.jpg
Giorgio Moroder in 2007
Background information
Birth name Hansjörg Moroder
Also known as Giorgio
Born 26 April 1940 (age 73)
Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy
Genres Disco, synthpop, electronic, Italo disco, pop, rock
Occupations Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments Synthesizers, vocals, Guitar
Years active 1965–present
Labels London, Oasis, Casablanca, Hansa, RCA, Virgin
Associated acts Donna Summer, Harold Faltermeyer, Freddie Mercury, Daft Punk
Website www.moroder.net

 

Biografie

Der aus einer ladinischen Familie stammende Moroder wuchs in Gröden auf und begann als Teenager mit dem Gitarrespiel. Ab seinem 19. Lebensjahr tourte er mit Bands durch Europa. Er begann seine Karriere im Aachener Scotch-Club. Von 1967 an konzentrierte er sich aufs Songwriting und Komponieren. Unter anderem schrieb er gemeinsam mit Michael Holm einen Hit für Ricky Shayne. 1969 war er dann als „Giorgio“ mit der Bubblegum-Nummer Looky, Looky in den französischen, italienischen und spanischen Hitparaden recht erfolgreich. Moroder interessierte sich schon damals für die Musikproduktion, vor allem für die neuartigen elektronischen Innovationen dieser Jahre. 1970 produzierte er den ersten deutschsprachigen Hit, in dem ein Synthesizer verwendet wurde: Arizona Man in der Version von Mary Roos kletterte bis auf Platz neun der Charts. Anfang 1971 erwarb er einen Moog-Synthesizer. Sein nächster und erster größerer eigener Hit Son of My Father von 1972, bereits gemeinsam mit dem langjährigen Arbeitspartner Pete Bellotte produziert, war ebenfalls unter Verwendung des Synthesizers entstanden, auch wenn die Elektronik hier noch nicht im Vordergrund stand.

Moroder hatte inzwischen in München sein eigenes Studio eingerichtet, Musicland. Ab 1973 arbeitete Giorgio Moroder mit der Ex-Bostonerin und ehemaligen Musical-Sängerin Donna Summer zusammen. Summer, gebürtige LaDonna Andrea Gaines, hatte es nach einer Europatour des Hippiemusicals Hair nach München verschlagen, wo sie zu dieser Zeit als alleinerziehende Mutter lebte. Im Team mit dem Arrangeur Harold Faltermeyer, Drummer und Co-Autor Keith Forsey und dem Toningenieur Jürgen Koppers kreierte Moroder für sie einen energetischen Discosound. Der ausgekoppelte Song The Hostage aus ihrem ersten Soloalbum Lady of the Night von 1974 lief in Holland und Frankreich recht erfolgreich. Der Durchbruch für Summer wie für Moroder kam aber erst 1976 mit dem erotischen Lied Love to Love You, Baby, das von der BBC boykottiert wurde.

Anfang 1976 veröffentlichten Moroder und Bellotte unter dem Bandprojektnamen MLS (Musicland Set) auch die Instrumental-Single Take Five/Enterprise, die aber ebenso wenig kommerziellen Erfolg hatte wie Einzelgänger, das auf deutsch gesungene Soloalbum Moroders, das er ein Jahr zuvor veröffentlicht hatte und später wieder vom Markt nahm, indem er versuchte, sämtliche noch verbliebenen Exemplare aufzukaufen. Im Februar 1976 erreichte Love to Love You, Baby Platz 2 der US-Charts (Billboard Hot 100), das Disco-Genre war geboren. Moroder: „Ich glaube, wir erfanden den Bass-Drum- und Bass-Sound, der Teil der modernen Discomusik wurde.“ Der Produzent räumt dabei ein, aus zahlreichen Quellen geschöpft zu haben, so z. B. vom Philadelphia- oder Philly Soul, vom Motown-Stil, aber auch von zeitgenössischen elektronischen Bands in Deutschland, wie Popol Vuh oder Tangerine Dream. Der Titel wurde veröffentlicht, ohne dass der Bassist Dave King als Co-Komponist genannt wurde. Das veranlasste King zu einem Rechtsstreit gegen Giorgio Moroder, den King jedoch nach einigen Jahren verlor. King hatte angegeben, die Basslauf-Figur auf der Single sei seine Erfindung gewesen, nicht die Moroders, und habe dem Musiktitel erst als prägendes Element zu weltweitem Erfolg verholfen.

Die elektronischen Einflüsse waren noch deutlicher 1977 auf dem von Moroder produzierten Donna-Summer-Hit I Feel Love zu hören. Der Song kletterte im Juli des Jahres auf die Spitzenposition der britischen Charts. Mit seinen repetitiven Synthesizer-Loops beeinflusste er noch in den 1990er Jahren zahlreiche Produzenten der elektronischen Tanzmusik. I Feel Love führte erneut zu einem Rechtsstreit, dieses Mal von Seiten Eberhard Schoeners, der reklamierte, die Synthesizer-Sequenz habe sich Moroder bei ihm abgeschaut; auch dieses Mal gewann Moroder. 1978 übersiedelte Moroder in die USA und komponierte den Soundtrack zu dem Hollywood-Film 12 Uhr nachts – Midnight Express, sein erster Versuch auf diesem Gebiet wurde sofort mit einem Oscar belohnt. Insgesamt komponierte und produzierte er im Anschluss über ein Dutzend Filmmusiken, darunter auch für bekannte Werke wie Top Gun, Scarface, Katzenmenschen, Flashdance und American Gigolo. Außerdem steuerte er für die Olympischen Spiele von Los Angeles 1984 mit (Reach Out) den offiziellen Song bei, ebenso für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 1988 in Seoul (Hand in Hand) sowie für die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1990 (Un’estate Italiana) bei. 1992 komponierte er für die Zeichentrickserie Als die Tiere den Wald verließen die Abspannmusik mit dem Titel Gib niemals auf. Der Song Forever Friends für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 2008 in Peking stammt ebenso von ihm.

Giorgio Moroder arbeitete in seiner Karriere mit zahlreichen Größen des Musikgeschäfts zusammen, beispielsweise mit den Sparks, mit Elton John, mit den Three Degrees, mit David Bowie, Phil Oakey, Freddie Mercury, mit Blondie, Barbra Streisand, Pat Benatar, Roger Daltrey, Chaka Khan und Cher. Er remixte u. a. Musik der Eurythmics und von Heaven 17. Ihm wurden drei Oscars, drei Grammys und vier Golden Globes verliehen. Seine Musikproduktionen gaben dabei immer Anlass zu Spekulationen über die angeblich seelenlose „Music-Machine“ als Grundlage seiner Musik. „Ich bin Produzent, kein Politiker“, erklärte Moroder nüchtern, „also mache ich Musik und keine Storys.“ Neben dem Musikgeschäft widmet sich Giorgio Moroder seit einigen Jahren auch computergenerierter Video- und Fotokunst, ferner war er an einem Supersportwagen-Projekt beteiligt (Cizeta Moroder).

Moroders musikalischer Beitrag zur umstrittenen 1984er Neufassung des Stummfilm-Klassikers Metropolis verprellte manchen, der bleibende Einfluss seiner Arbeit auf neuere Musikrichtungen wie Techno wird jedoch anerkannt. 1987 produzierte er das Duett von Falco und Brigitte Nielsen Body Next to Body. Ein recht bekannter Titel entstand im Jahr 2000: ein Trance-Remix von Jam & Spoon seines 1970er-Jahre-Titels The Chase.

Giorgio Moroder lebt heute in Los Angeles (Beverly Hills) mit seiner mexikanischen Frau Francisca und seinem Sohn Alex, geboren 1989. Im Grödnertal besitzt er noch ein Haus, wo er seinen Urlaub verbringt. Im Jahr 2005 wurde er vom italienischen Staatspräsidenten Carlo Azeglio Ciampi zum Commendatore im Verdienstorden der Italienischen Republik ernannt. Am 5. September 2010 wurde ihm der Große Verdienstorden des Landes Südtirol verliehen.

Giorgio Moroder wirkte teilweise beim Daft Punk-Album Random Access Memories mit, das am 17. Mai 2013 bei Columbia Records erschienen ist: In einer Aufnahmekabine ließen sie Moroder über sein Leben erzählen. Die Kabine war mit verschiedenen Mikrofonmodellen ausgestattet, die jeweils typisch für ihre Zeit waren – von den 1960er Jahren bis heute –, wobei die Intention von Daft Punk war, jeweils das Mikrofon zu verwenden, das aus der Zeit stammt, über die Moroder gerade erzählt. Teile des aufgenommenen Monologs wurden für den Song Giorgio by Moroder verwendet. Außer dieser Vocal-Aufnahme hat Moroder an dem Album nicht mitgewirkt.

 

Trivia

  • Sein Album Einzelgänger (1975) gehört zu den Raritäten auf Musikbörsen; einzelne Exemplare erreichten besonders hohe Erlöse.
  • Das Südtiroler Wochenmagazin ff schätzt Moroders Vermögen auf etwa 300 Millionen Euro.
  • Moroder war zeitweise beteiligt am Projekt des Supersportwagens Cizeta V16T und besitzt bis heute den Prototyp, der noch den Namen „Cizeta-Moroder“ trug.
  • In dem PSP-&-PS2 Spiel Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories wird in dem Radiosender „Flashback FM“ Giorgio Moroders Musik gespielt, auch The Chase (von 12 Uhr nachts – Midnight Express).
  • Auf dem Album Random Access Memories der Band Daft Punk ist ihm der Track "Giorgio by Moroder" gewidmet, bei dem er vom Beginn seiner Karriere und der Genese seiner Lieder erzählt, abwechselnd sowie parallel dazu läuft im Hintergrund Musik.

 

Diskografie Singles (Auswahl)

als Giorgio
  • Stop / Believe in Me – Hansa 1966
  • Bla Bla Diddley / How Much Longer Must I Wait – Hansa 1966 (als Giorgio and the Morodians)
  • Lilly Belle / Love’s Morning Land – Hansa 1967
  • Yummy, Yummy, Yummy / Make Me Your Baby – Hansa 1968
  • Cinnamon / Reesy-Beesy – Hansa 1968
  • Looky, Looky / Happy Birthday – Hansa 1969
  • Máh-Ná-Máh-Ná / Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo – Hansa 1969
  • Moody Trudy / Stop – Hansa 1969
  • Arizona Man / Sally Don’t You Cry – Hansa 1970
  • Underdog / Watch Your Step – Hansa 1971
  • Son of My Father / I’m Free Now – Hansa 1971
  • Everybody Join Hands / London Traffic – Hansa 1971
  • Today’s a Tomorrow / Pauline – Hansa 1972
  • Take It, Shake It, Break My Heart / Spanish Disaster – Hansa 1972
  • Lonely Lovers’ Symphony / Crippled Words – Philips 1973
  • Heaven Helps the Man (Who Helps Himself) / Sandy – Philips 1973
  • Marrakesh / Nostalgie – Philips 1974
  • Lie, Lie, Lie / Collico – Philips 1974
  • Bricks and Mortar / It’s a Shame – Philips 1975
  • Rock Me to My Soul / Dark and Deep and Inbetween – Philips 1975 (als Giorgio’s Common Cause)
  • Einzelgänger – Philips 1975
  • Knights In White Satin 1976
als Giorgio Moroder
  • I Wanna Funk with You Tonite / Oh, L’Amour – Oasis 1976
  • Let the Music Play / Oh, L’Amour – Oasis 1977
  • From Here to Eternity / Utopia – Me Giorgio – Oasis 1977
  • Love’s in You (Love’s in Me) / I Can’t Wait – Oasis 1978 (Giorgio & Chris)
  • E=mc² / Oasis (1979)
als Spinach (mit Michael Holm)
  • America / America (Rhythm of Love) – Liberty 1970
  • Action Man part 1 & 2 – Liberty 1971
  • (Sweet Sixteen) You Know What I Mean / Knockin’ on Your Door – United Artists 1972

 

Werke (als Produzent)

 

Einzelne Songs oder Alben für

 

Auszeichnungen

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ITALIANO]

 

Giorgio Moroder

 

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (nato Hansjörg Moroder; Ortisei, 26 aprile 1940) è un produttore discografico, compositore e disc jockey italiano.
 
 
Giorgio Moroder con alcuni dei suoi trofei (Golden globe, Oscar, Grammy award)
Giorgio Moroder con alcuni dei suoi trofei (Golden globe, Oscar, Grammy award)
 
Nazionalità Italia Italia
Genere Musica elettronica
Disco
Italo disco
Periodo di attività 1966 – in attività
Strumento Sintetizzatore
Etichetta Miura, First
Album pubblicati 8
Studio 8
Sito web moroder.net
 
 

Biografia

Nato in Val Gardena, territorio ladino, da una famiglia di media borghesia, è stato totalmente autodidatta. Proviene da una famiglia di talentuosi scultori, pittori, scrittori. Dal 1953 al 1959 ha frequentato una scuola d'arte presso Ortisei e successivamente ha studiato presso l'istituto tecnico per geometri di Bolzano. Iniziò a suonare la chitarra all'età di 15-16 anni. Giorgio Moroder, con il suo lavoro innovativo con i sintetizzatori durante gli anni settanta, ebbe una particolare influenza sulla disco music e la musica elettronica in generale.

L'etichetta di un 45 giri di Moroder

Tra il 1959 e il 1966 girò l'Europa con diverse band; la più nota fu The Happy Trio, che suonò al London's Savoy Hotel.

 

Dal 1967 al 1979:

Nel 1967 si stabilì a Berlino e decise di non voler più girare con band musicali. Si concentrò nello scrivere canzoni e demo. Registrò brani con suo cugino Alex e capì che quella era la sua strada. Tra il 1967 e il 1970 fece demo per altri artisti ed iniziò a scrivere per se stesso e per altri. Ebbe il suo primo successo con Ricky Shayne ed il brano Ich Sprenge Alle Ketten.

Inizia l'attività come cantante di musica leggera nel 1968, incidendo vari 45 giri con i nomi d'arte Giorgio e George dapprima per la Miura e poi per la First; partecipa inoltre al Cantagiro 1970 con Luky Luky.

Nel 1971 si spostò a Monaco di Baviera e creò il suo primo studio di registrazione Arabella House (Musicland Studios). Una sua produzione con Chicory Tip ebbe successo con il brano Son Of My Father. Nel 1972 si presentò in America con il brano "Giorgio", accreditato come Giorgio & Friends. Il brano fu il primo successo internazionale. Nello stesso anno incontra Pete Bellotte ed inizia una partnership. Scrivono e producono l'album di Giorgio Son Of My Father, pubblicato in America da ABC/Dunhill Records.

Negli anni successivi scrissero canzoni demo nella speranza di essere notati da qualche artista. Con la voce di una cantante americana fecero delle demo da inviare a Three Dog Night che registrava per la ABC/Dunhill. Il brano non vendette ma si creò una collaborazione con la cantante che cambiò la storia della musica; la cantante era Donna Summer. Usarono Donna per sessioni di lavoro e il primo successo fu Hostage. Registrarono un album nel 1974, Lady Of The Night. Nel 1975, Bellotte, Moroder e Donna Summer scrissero il brano divenuto un successo planetario, Love to Love You Baby.

Nel 1977 ha un primo notevole successo per la collaborazione con le Munich Machine per il brano Get on the Funk Train, ballatissimo nelle discoteche di quegli anni. Moroder ha prodotto anche diversi successi di disco elettronica per The Three Degrees (come la famosa The Runner), per gli Sparks (l'album No. 1 in Heaven e in particolare Beat the Clock, un brano che ebbe grande successo nel 1979).

Diversi sono anche i successi ottenuti assieme a dei cantanti, tra cui From Here to Eternity del 1977, cantata da Philip Oakey. The Chase, dell'anno seguente, è tratto dalla colonna sonora del film Fuga di mezzanotte e gli è valso il suo primo Oscar.

Nel 1979 vince il premio Oscar alla migliore colonna sonora per il film Fuga di mezzanotte; nello stesso anno produce Last Dance cantata nel film Thank God, It's Friday da Donna Summer: il brano si aggiudica l'Oscar per la migliore canzone.

Brian Eno e David Bowie erano a Berlino nel 1977, nello studio di registrazione Hansa Tonstudio, durante la lavorazione di “Heroes”. Eno entrò in studio e disse: “Ho sentito il suono del futuro”, mise su “I Feel Love” di Donna Summer (firmata Summer-Moroder-Bellotte, arrangiamento di Giorgio Moroder, produzione Moroder-Bellotte). “Eccolo qui, non cercate oltre. Questo disco cambierà la musica da discoteca per i prossimi 15 anni..."

 

Dal 1980 agli anni 90:

Negli anni ottanta lavora alle musiche di film come American Gigolò, Flashdance (secondo premio Oscar personale), Scarface, Top Gun (terzo premio Oscar). La colonna sonora di Scarface è tornata alla ribalta dopo essere stata usata nel videogioco Grand Theft Auto III e Scarface: The World is Yours, contenente l'intera colonna sonora del film. Altre sue composizioni, quelle del 1977 e 1978, sono state riprese anche nel videogioco Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

Nel 1984 lavora al restauro e alla riedizione del famoso film muto Metropolis. La sua versione del film introduceva una nuova e moderna colonna sonora rock, oltre a essere stata riformattata a 24 immagini al secondo e a integrare le didascalie nel film stesso come sottotitoli. Questa versione del film è della durata di soli 87 minuti. La "versione Moroder" di Metropolis innescò un acceso dibattito tra cinefili e fan, con critiche aperte e apprezzamenti che si divisero equamente in due. Con Freddie Mercury ha scritto il brano Love Kills.

Moroder ha inoltre composto la musica per le Olimpiadi di Los Angeles nel 1984 e per i Giochi di Seul nel 1988, oltre alla canzone To Be Number One per il campionato mondiale di calcio di Italia '90 (in italiano Un'estate italiana, interpretata da Edoardo Bennato e Gianna Nannini che ne scrissero il testo italiano). Ha composto anche la canzone "Forever Friends" per le Olimpiadi di Pechino nel 2008.

Fra il 1989 e il 1990 scrive le canzoni Strike Like Lightning e Shadows, interpretate dai Mr. Big, per il film Navy Seals - Pagati per morire.

 

Giorgio Moroder ha lavorato con:
 
 

Album:

45 giri

 

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[ENGLISH]

 

Giorgio Moroder

 

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni ˈdʒordʒo ˈmɔːroder], born Hansjörg Moroder, Urtijëi, 26 April 1940) is an influential Italian record producer, songwriter, performer and DJ.

Moroder is frequently credited with pioneering Synth Disco and electronic dance music.

When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He collaborated with Donna Summer during the era of disco (including "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love") and is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, which was used as a recording studio by artists including the Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Elton John.

In addition to producing several hits with Donna Summer, Moroder also produced a number of electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, a handful of songs on Bonnie Tyler's album Bitterblue as well as her 1985 single "Here She Comes" and a score of songs for performers including David Bowie, Irene Cara, Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan, and France Joli.

 

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder.jpg
Giorgio Moroder in 2007
Background information
Birth name Hansjörg Moroder
Also known as Giorgio
Born 26 April 1940 (age 73)
Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy
Genres Disco, synthpop, electronic, Italo disco, pop, rock
Occupations Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments Synthesizers, vocals, Guitar
Years active 1965–present
Labels London, Oasis, Casablanca, Hansa, RCA, Virgin
Associated acts Donna Summer, Harold Faltermeyer, Freddie Mercury, Daft Punk
Website www.moroder.net

 

Music career

Moroder made his first steps in music in the Scotch-Club in Aachen[citation needed] and then released a few singles under the name "Giorgio" beginning in 1966 after moving to Berlin, singing in Italian, Spanish, English, and German. He came to prominence in 1969, when his recording "Looky Looky", released on Ariola Records, was awarded a gold disc in October 1970. He then began making a name for himself in studios around Germany in the early 1970s. Often collaborating with lyricist Pete Bellotte, Moroder had a number of hits in his own name including "Son of My Father" in 1972, a No. 1 hit in Great Britain for Chicory Tip, before releasing the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity, a notable chartbuster in 1977, and in the following year releasing "Chase", the theme from the film Midnight Express. "Chase" is often used on the American syndicated late night radio show "Coast to Coast". These songs achieved some chart success in the United Kingdom, the United States, and across Europe, and everywhere disco-mania was spreading. The full film score for Midnight Express won him his first Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979. In 1979, Moroder released his album E=MC². Text on the album's cover stated that it was the "first electronic live-to-digital album." He also released three albums between 1977–1979 under the name Munich Machine.

In 1984, Moroder worked with Philip Oakey of The Human League to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder; which was a UK singles chart hit with "Together in Electric Dreams", title track to the 1984 film Electric Dreams. The same year saw him collaborating with Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl for their worldwide hit "The NeverEnding Story". In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protégé Harold Faltermeyer (of "Axel F.") and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create the score for the film Top Gun (1986) which included Kenny Loggins' hit "Danger Zone" and Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". He also wrote the theme song to the film Over the Top "Meet Me Half Way" which was also performed by Kenny Loggins. "Chase" was also used as an entrance theme for wrestling's group The Midnight Express. In 1987, Moroder produced and co-wrote Falco's song "Body Next to Body".

In 1997, Moroder and Donna Summer won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song "Carry On".

On 20 September 2004 Moroder was honored at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his many outstanding achievements and contributions as producer. In 2005, he was given the title of Commendatore by the then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. On September 5, 2010 Moroder received the Great Order of Merit of the South Tyrol.

Moroder contributed to Daft Punk's 2013 studio album Random Access Memories, admitting that he had been a fan of their song "One More Time" before working with the group. His voice and story is featured on the album's track "Giorgio by Moroder". On the track he states, "My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio."

Moroder is working on a new album. The title and tracklist haven't been revealed yet.

 

Film work

Throughout much of his musical career, Moroder has been involved in soundtrack work for various motion pictures. In 1978, he wrote the Academy Award-winning soundtrack to Midnight Express, which featured one of his best-known pieces, "Chase".

In 1980, he composed and produced two film soundtrack albums: the first for Foxes and the second for American Gigolo. A double album of the Foxes soundtrack was released on the disco label Casablanca Records which includes Donna Summer's hit single "On the Radio", which Moroder both produced and co-wrote. The Foxes soundtrack also contains a song titled Bad Love, written and performed by the singer-actress Cher and produced by Moroder. The American Gigolo soundtrack featured the Moroder-produced Blondie's "Call Me", a US and UK number one hit. All singles from the album also went to number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts. In 1982 he wrote the soundtrack of the movie Cat People, including the hit single "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" featuring David Bowie.

In 1983, Moroder produced the soundtrack for the film Scarface. During its initial release, the album was only available in a few countries and strictly through import in the United States. Notable Moroder-produced tracks included "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)" by Paul Engemann, "Rush Rush" by Debbie Harry, and "She's on Fire" by Amy Holland. In 2006, the soundtrack was featured in the game Scarface: The World Is Yours, which is based on the film and also includes some previously-unreleased instrumentals by Moroder.

In 1984, Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the silent film Metropolis (1927) and provided it with a contemporary soundtrack. This soundtrack includes seven pop music tracks from Pat Benatar, Jon Anderson, Adam Ant, Billy Squier, Loverboy, Bonnie Tyler and Freddie Mercury. He also integrated the old-fashioned intertitles into the film as subtitles as a means of improving continuity, and he also increased the film's framerate to 24 frames a second. Since the original speed was unknown this choice was controversial. Known as the "Moroder version", it sparked debate among film buffs, with outspoken critics and supporters of the film falling into equal camps.

Moroder also scored other films in the 1970s and 1980s, including Flashdance, The Never Ending Story, Thief of Hearts, Electric Dreams, Cat People and Over the Top. In 2002, he wrote the score for Leni Riefenstahl's final film, Impressionen unter Wasser, a marine documentary.

 

Video games

His score for "Scarface" has been used in the video game Grand Theft Auto III while Moroder's "From Here to Eternity" and "Chase" were used in the Sony PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. "Together In Electric Dreams", a collaborative effort of Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey (of The Human League) features in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. More recently he composed, produced and performed the theme music for Google's "Racer"

 

Sporting events and other media

Moroder wrote the official theme songs, "Reach Out", for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and "Hand in Hand", for the 1988 Seoul Olympics and "Un'estate italiana" for the 1990 Football World Cup. "The Chase" is now also used as the theme bumper-music for the US AM talk radio program Coast to Coast AM. The BBC used Moroder's film soundtrack "Ivory Tower" as theme song during the display of the starting grid during the motor-racing programme Formula 1 Grand Prix, during the late 1980s and the early/mid-1990s. He also composed the song "Forever Friends" for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

 

Other

In the late 1980s, Moroder collaborated with Claudio Zampolli to create the Cizeta supercar.

In summer 2013, Giorgio started to DJ. He is touring around the globe and playing his classics from the 70s and 80s but also new Remixes and tracks of his upcoming album.

 

Awards

Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978); Best Song for "Flashdance...What a Feeling", from the film Flashdance (1983); and Best Song for "Take My Breath Away", from Top Gun (1986).

Moroder also won two of his three Grammy Awards for "Flashdance": Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". The third was won for Best Dance Recording for the song "Carry On".

In 2005, Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana,[9] and in 2010 Bolzano awarded him the Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano.

 

Notable collaborations

 

Discography

Sampling and other uses

 

See also

 

References

  • ^ Tobias Rüther (26 April 2010). "Giorgio Moroder zum Siebzigsten: Ich fühle Liebe". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  • Jump up ^ "Giorgio Moroder". laut.de. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  • Jump up ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 259. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  • Jump up ^ Cubarrubia, RJ (April 3, 2013). "Giorgio Moroder: Daft Punk's New Album Is 'A Step Forward' for Dance Music" (YouTube video). Rolling Stone. RollingStone.com. Retrieved April 3, 2013. "[...] Thomas and Guy-Manuel, they are perfectionists (4:21 min). They had to do something which is different. Still dance, still electronic; but give that human touch back. (7:40 min)"
  • Jump up ^ Giorgio Moroder's official Facebook-page: www.facebook.com/GiorgioMoroderOfficial
  • Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 288.
  • Jump up ^ "New Metropolis Sparks Controversy at Cannes." Variety. May 16, 1984. For an analysis of both sides, with critics mostly supporting Moroder's version, see: Michael Minden and Holger Bachmann. (2002) Fritz Lang's Metropolis: Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 1-57113-146-9. "Moroder's reissue...was bound to offend the purists if only because it smacked of such crass commercialism and seemed so evidently calculated to jump the culture barrier." Thomas Elsaesser, p. 124. Most critics agree that the opinion of the film purists aside, Moroder's version was a welcome addition: "Although harshly criticized for its synthesized rock score, Moroder's reconstruction does have the virtue of clarifying a muddled plotline...Moroder's new version provides some illuminating changes in narrative continuity and character motivation, while still preserving the integrity of Lang's extravagant satiric vision." Jurkiewicz, Kenneth. (March 1990). "Using Film in the Humanities Classroom: The Case of Metropolis." The English Journal. 79:3 p 47. For a brief but in-depth analysis of Moroder's restoration, see: Bertellini, Giorgio (Autumn, 1995) "Restoration, Genealogy and Palimpsests". Film History. 7:3 pp. 277-290.
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