Giorgio Moroder - film songs with a beat

Born in Italy, Giorgio Moroder has proved phenomenally successful as a composer of film music, particularly songs for film. His music and songs are typically though not invariably identifiable by their pulsating beat and use of synthesisers and other electronic effects. Moroder was certainly something of a pioneer in this field and has many imitators.

Films by Giorgio Moroder:

• Midnight Express - compelling Alan Parker film with atmospheric Turkish-sounding music and the "Chase" track which has all the Moroder trademarks, and electronics and arranging with help from Harold Faltermeyer
• American Gigolo
• Cat People
• From Here to Eternity
• Emc2
• Flashdance - including the title song "What a Feeling"
• Scarface
• Superman 3 - a song contributed to this film
• Electric Dreams
• Metropolis - the 1984 edited and reconstructed version with colour tints
• The Neverending Story 1, 2 - the catchy title songs
• The Money Pit
• Top Gun - songs for this including "Take my Breath Away" written with Tom Whitlock
• Beverly Hills Cop 2 - songs

TV themes by Giorgio Moroder:

• Hand in Hand

Recommendations:

You'll find keyboard arrangements of some of Moroder's songs in various collections of famous film music.