a whole site dedicated to the guy http://www.dj-empire.com/morobe.htm
his biog : Born in 1940 in Ortisei, Italy, Giorgio Moroder played guitar in small night clubs and theatres across half of Europe at the age of 19 before settling down in Berlin in 1967 to start his great career as a producer and composer in a somewhat unorthodox way: he wrote German schlager songs, and landed his first hit after just 6 months. He worked with singers like Michael Holm and Ricky Shayne and was soon an established composer on the schlager scene. Having shown at an early stage that he had an extraordinary instinct for mass audience appeal, Moroder started work as a producer after a spell at the Musicland Studios in Munich; by this time, it was clear that Giorgio Moroder did not crank out hits to a formula, but always let his intuition guide him. It was not long before he had mastered and integrated all the new studio technology. Moroder, who always dreamed of an American sound in Motown style, chose the bubblegum wave of 1969 as his launch-pad onto the international stage for a song he had not only composed and produced himself, but which for the first time featured English lyrics: the single "Lookie Lookie" was well received in Holland, Spain and France. Then the album with Pete Bellote, who has been his permanent partner since 1970, Chicory Tip - "Son of my Father" became a smash hit in England. His really big breakthrough, however, came with Donna Summer, who had initially auditioned as a background singer for Moroder and Bellote at the end of 1975: just 6 months later her interpretation of "The Hostage" climbed to the top of the Dutch and French charts. After the album "Lady of the Night" the trio recorded a not entirely serious track inspired by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's steamy hit "Je t'aime", adding more than a pinch of sex themselves. "Love to love you Baby" was initially a flop as a single, but when Moroder had the brilliant idea of extending the track into a 17-minute disco symphony and releasing it as an album, the whole world wanted to make love with Donna. "Love to love you Baby" was the first worldwide disco hit - the decisive breakthrough for disco music in general and one of the most frequently copied and sampled pieces of dance music ever recorded. As a result of this enormous success, Moroder, Bellote and Summer reached their creative climax in the mid-70s and released one record after another in a very short space of time: after the concept albums "A Love Triology" and "Four Seasons Of Love" (both 1976), the "I Remember Yesterday" LP was released in 1977 featuring the unbelievable "I Feel Love" with its famous galloping bass line, fiery electronic percussion and futuristically polished production, all of which contributed to giving the track the status of an unforgettable disco anthem. The Moroder/Bellote/Summer team released two more albums, one of them "Bad Girls" with its chart single "Hot Stuff". However, with an Oscar to his credit for the soundtrack to the Alan Parker Film "Midnight Express" in 1978, Moroder increasingly turned, at the beginning of the 1980s, to composing and producing film music. In addition to Flashdance - whose title song "What A Feeling" gained him another Oscar in 1983 - the best-known of his 40 soundtracks are those for "American Gigolo", "Scarface", "Top Gun" and his exciting and daring electro-pop re-setting of Fritz Lang's silent movie classic "Metropolis". Moroder has also written the official songs for two Olympic Games and the soccer World Cup. In the 1980s he produced bands like Sigue Sigue Sputnik and went into the remixing business with the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams". As if that was not enough, Moroder has exhibited his sculptures at numerous exhibitions and has designed a sports car which has won several awards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benn Glazier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 09:31 Subject: [313] Re: Georgio Moroder At 21:30 05/02/2002 +0000, you wrote: >From: "Maarten Baute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: georgio moroder > > | I want to get a clear vision on the impact that georgio moroder > | had in the late 70´s and later on house and techno.. Does anyone > | know a good text about this guy? And more important -> can I find > | some sound previews of what he has produced? > >Have you ever listened/watched the movie "Scarface"? A prime example of >Moroder's scoring... I haven't seen 'Midnight Express' mentioned yet... -- royal:one: - benn glazier http://www.royaltech.net - http://dj.royaltech.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 61 (0) 413 316 618 r720 royal exchange nsw 1225 australia --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
