My Year of Mixtapes Week 47: Giorgio Moroder

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A lot of people have been asking me for this one. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Giorgio Moroder was a key figure in the mid-to-late-1970s Eurodisco scene, and one of real pioneers of using synthesizers in dance music (or pop music in general, really).
The early part of his career took place in Munich, where he made his name by discovering Donna Summer (and writing/producing the bulk of her catalog). In the late 1970s he moved to L.A., and ended up doing a ridiculous amount of film-work. Seriously, if we're talking 80s pop trash and cheesy film soundtracks, Giorgio's name is bound to come up: he scored American Gigolo, Scarface, Midnight Express, Top Gun, Flashdance, The Neverending Story, and some fly-by-night B-movie fare like the horrible colorized recut of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and the Mr. T vehicle D.C. Cab. He wrote/produced "Call Me" by Blondie, "Take My Breath Away" for Berlin... (full text at http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com/20...)

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Featuring tracks by Giorgio, Madleen Kane, Munich Machine, Sparks, Giorgio Moroder and more

Spring Affair Buy By Donna Summer	1
Chase Buy By Giorgio Moroder	2
Ooh La La Buy By Suzi Lane	3
The Runner Buy By The Three Degrees	4
Trouble Maker (Chrissy Murderbot Re-Edit) Buy By Roberta Kelly	5
Our Love Buy By Donna Summer	6
Whiter shade of pale Buy By Munich Machine	7
"I Wanna Rock You" Buy By Giorgio	8
Utopia - Me Giorgio Buy By Giorgio	9
I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega-Edit) Buy By Donna Summer	10
Valley of the Dolls Buy By Giorgio Moroder	11
SUNSET PEOPLE Buy By Donna Summer	12
She's On Fire Buy By Amy Holland	13
Thief of Hearts Buy By Melissa Manchester	14
You can Buy By Madleen Kane	15
The Neverending Story Buy By Limahl	16
E=MC2 Buy By Giorgio	17
‘When I’m With You’ Buy By Sparks	18