Giorgio Moroder and 80s film soundtracks. They’re like strawberries and cream, or apple and brie. Each perfects the other in a perfect symphony of simple…
Film Soundtracks
26/11/2020: “Snow Creatures” by Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones is on the more ‘experimental’ end of Jazz. Frankly, a lot of his music dives into glittering pools of weirdness and splashes iridescent…
22/10/2020: “Funeral March Of Queen Mary” by Wendy Carlos
Credit where credit’s due – “Funeral March Of Queen Mary” was originally composed by Henry Purcell in 1695. It’s a somber, dignified and timeless piece….
12/11/2019: “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin
Giorgio Moroder, Tom Cruise, fighter jets, sunsets – and a price comparison website advert. You can’t win ’em all… Still, this is undoubtedly one of…
10/11/2019: “La Petite Fille De La Mer” by Vangelis
More evidence that Vangelis has made some of the most beautiful music ever, this haunting piece was written for a French animal documentary called L’Apocalypse…
18/06/2019: “Angoisse” by Serge Gainsbourg
“Angoisse” is from the soundtrack to the film “L’eau A La Bouche”, translated as “Mouth Watering”. The song and film were released in 1960, the…
02/11/2018: “Chase” by Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder is a highly significant figure in the history of electronic dance music. Because of his pioneering work in Italo-disco circles in the early…
09/06/2018: “Cat People” by David Bowie
I didn’t know whether to choose the original 1982 soundtrack version produced by disco legend Giorgio Moroder, or the 1983 album version off Let’s Dance, which features…