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Giorgio Moroder
Birth name Hansjörg Moroder
Born April 26, 1940 (1940-04-26) (age 68)
Genre(s) Dance, Rock, Disco, Pop, Electronic Italo Disco
Occupation(s) songwriter, producer
Instrument(s) Synthesizers
Years active 1966–present
Website http://www.giorgiomoroder.com

Giorgio Moroder (born Hansjörg Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy)[1] is an Academy Award-winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s and 1980s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Italo-Disco, is a very wide term that describes the 80's non UK European Disco productions A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Urtijëi (Ortisei (Ortisei Ladin: Urtijëi; German: St Ulrich in Gröden; Latin: Urticetum) is a small town Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Particularly well known are Donna Summer's disco hits produced by Moroder, including "I Feel Love". Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define " I Feel Love " is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday. Moroder is also the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, which served as a recording home for artists ranging from Led Zeppelin and Queen to Elton John for much of the 1980s and 1990s. Musicland Studios was a recording studio based in Munich Germany. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Led Zeppelin were Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer

Moroder was one of the producers of "Love to Love You Baby" -- Donna Summer's 17 minute opus -- along with Pete Bellotte. Love to Love You Baby is the second album by Donna Summer, and her first to be released internationally Peter Bellotte (born 28 August 1947) is a British songwriter and producer most famous for his main body of work with Donna Summer alongside his partner Moroder also produced a number of electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, and a variety of others including Swedish-born Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Debbie Harry and France Joli. The Three Degrees are a female Philly soul and Disco vocal Musical group formed in 1963 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Sparks is an American rock and Pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards and Russell Mael (vocals Madleen Kane is a model and singer born in Malmö, Sweden in 1958 to a Swedish father and American mother Melissa Manchester (born on February 15, 1951 at New York, New York) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1 1945 is an American Singer-songwriter and Actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the Punk France Joli is a Canadian singer (born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1963 best known for Pop, Urban and Hi-NRG

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History

Often collaborating with lyricist Bellotte, Moroder scored a number of hits in his own name including "Son Of My Father" in 1972 and "From Here to Eternity" in 1977, and in the following year releasing "Chase", the theme from the film Midnight Express. All were hits in the UK. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - From Here To Eternity is a 1977 album composed produced and performed by Giorgio Moroder. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Midnight Express is a 1978 film, based on Billy Hayes ' book of the same name adapted into screenplay by Oliver Stone. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The full movie score for Midnight Express won him his first Academy Award for best film score in 1978. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 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, frontman of the popular synthpop group, The Human League, to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Philip Oakey (born on 2 October, 1955, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England) is a Composer, Singer, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder was a collaborative album released in 1984 by Philip Oakey, lead singer of the electronic band The Human League and In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protege Harold Faltermeyer (of "Axel F." fame) and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create the score for the popular film Top Gun (1986), with the most noteworthy hit being the Berlin classic, "Take My Breath Away", which went on to become a huge hit for the group. Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German Musician, Keyboardist, Composer and Record " Axel F " is the electronic Instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. Tom Whitlock is a Songwriter and Lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song " Take My Breath Away Top Gun is a 1986 American Film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Berlin is an American new wave band featuring lead singer Terri Nunn. " Take My Breath Away " is the name of a Love song from the film Top Gun, written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock, performed "Chase" was also used as an entrance theme for wrestling's (then) popular heel group The Midnight Express. Chase is one of the instrumental songs by Giorgio Moroder from the Academy Award -winning soundtrack and album ''Midnight Express''. In 1987, Moroder produced Falco's song "Body Next to Body". Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian

On September 20, 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. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2003 when music industry veteran John Parker ( Robbins Entertainment) thought that something needed to be done to honor In 2005, he was given the title of Commendatore by the then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. The official title of Commendatore is awarded by decree of the President of Italy to individuals who are given this honour in the Italian Order of Merit known as the Ordine The President of the Italian Republic (Presidente della Repubblica Italiana is the Head of State of Italy, and as such is intended to represent national unity (born 9 December 1920) is an Italian politician and banker He was Prime Minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994 and was President from 1999

Film work

In 1984, Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the famous silent film Metropolis and provided a new modern rock-and-roll soundtrack to the film. Metropolis is a silent Science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and Thea von Harbou. This soundtrack includes pop tracks from the likes of Pat Benatar, Adam Ant, Billy Squier, Loverboy, Bonnie Tyler and Freddie Mercury. Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 is an English Musician, who gained popularity as the Lead singer of 1980s William Haislip "Billy" Squier (born on May 12, 1950 in Wellesley Massachusetts) is a rock Musician. Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary Alberta. Bonnie Tyler (born June 8 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh rock Singer. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead He also integrated the old-fashioned intertitles into the film as subtitles as a means of improving continuity, and he also played the film at a rate of 24 frames per second. In Motion pictures an intertitle (also known as a title card) is a piece of filmed printed text edited into the midst of (i Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs usually displayed at the bottom of the screen Since one does not know the correct film speed this choice was controversial. The slightly faster speed makes this version only 80 minutes in length. Known as the "Moroder version", it sparked heated debate among film buffs and fans, with outspoken critics and supporters of the film falling into equal camps. If nothing else, it introduced the silent classic to a new generation of fans.

He also scored other popular films in the 1970s and 1980s including Midnight Express, American Gigolo, Flashdance, The Never Ending Story, Thief of Hearts, Electric Dreams, Cat People and Scarface. American Gigolo is a 1980 feature film written and directed by Paul Schrader. Flashdance is a musical / Romance film released in April 1983 and was one of the most successful films of the early 1980s The NeverEnding Story (Die unendliche Geschichte is a 1984 Fantasy film based on the German novel of the same name by Michael Ende Not to be confused with the song by Madonna, see Erotica (album for further details ' Scarface' is a 1983 Crime film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana The latter score has recently regained popularity due to its use in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto III (and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories). Grand Theft Auto III (abbreviated as GTA III) is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure Video game developed by Rockstar North and Rockstar Moroder's "From Here to Eternity" and "The Chase" were also used in the Sony PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure Video game developed by Rockstar North and Rockstar "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. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure Video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with 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 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Hand in Hand (Korean name Son-e Son Japgo (손에 손 잡고) was the theme song of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in "The Chase" is now also well-known as the theme bumper-music for the popular late-night AM talk radio program Coast to Coast AM. Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently

Notable collaborations

Moroder has worked with:

Partial discography

1969 : That's Bubblegum - That's Giorgio

1972 : Son of My Father

1974 : Giorgio's Music

1975 : Einzelganger

1976 : Knights in White Satin

1977 : From Here to Eternity

1978 : Giorgio and Chris - Love's in You, Love's in Me

1978 : Midnight Express (soundtrack)

1978 : Battlestar Galactica (soundtrack)

1979 : E=mc2

1980 : American Gigolo (soundtrack)

1982 : Cat People (soundtrack)

1983 : Solitary Men (with Joe Esposito)

1983 : Scarface (soundtrack)

1984 : Metropolis (soundtrack)

1990 : To Be Number One

1992 : Forever Dancing

1998 : Moroder and Moroder Art Show (limited to 100 copies)

Sampling and other uses

See also

External links

References

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