Editing Giorgio Moroder (section)

{{short description|Italian composer and music producer (born 1940)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Giorgio Moroder
| image             = Giorgio Moroder - First Avenue Minneapolis - The Current (44776142702).jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Moroder at [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]], Minneapolis, in 2018
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = Giovanni Giorgio Moroder
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|4|26}}
| birth_place       = [[Urtijëi]], [[South Tyrol]], [[Kingdom of Italy]]<br />(now [[Italy]])
| discography       = [[Giorgio Moroder discography]]
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Euro disco]]<ref name="eurodisco">{{cite book|editor=[[Michael Ahlers]]|editor2-first=Christoph|editor2-last=Jacke|first=Thomas|last=Krettenauer|year=2017|title=Perspectives on German Popular Music|chapter=Hit Men: Giorgio Moroder, Frank Farian and the eurodisco sound of the 1970s/80s|publisher=[[Routledge]]|location=London|isbn=978-1-4724-7962-4}}</ref><ref name="guardian_20150814">{{Cite news|last=Allen|first=Jeremy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/aug/14/giorgio-moroder-10-of-the-best|title=Giorgio Moroder – 10 of the best|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 August 2015|access-date=17 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108205701/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/aug/14/giorgio-moroder-10-of-the-best|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Composer|record producer}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1958–1993|2012–present}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[London Records|London]]|Oasis|[[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]|[[Hansa Records|Hansa]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| website           = {{url|giorgiomoroder.com}}
| spouse            = {{Marriage|Francisca Gutiérrez|1990|2022|end=d}}
}}

'''Giovanni Giorgio Moroder''' ({{IPA|it|dʒoˈvanni ˈdʒordʒo moˈrɔːder|lang}}, {{IPA|de|mɔˈʁoːdɐ|lang}}; born 26 April 1940)<ref>{{cite news|title=Giorgio Moroder zum Siebzigsten: Ich fühle Liebe|author=Tobias Rüther|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/giorgio-moroder-zum-siebzigsten-ich-fuehle-liebe-1653148.html|newspaper=[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]|date=26 April 2010|access-date=20 May 2012|archive-date=14 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114053902/http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/giorgio-moroder-zum-siebzigsten-ich-fuehle-liebe-1653148.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Giorgio-Moroder|title=Giorgio Moroder|publisher=laut.de|access-date=21 May 2012|archive-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615035233/http://www.laut.de/Giorgio-Moroder|url-status=live}}</ref> is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Father of Disco]]",<ref>"This record was a collaboration between Philip Oakey, the big-voiced lead singer of the techno-pop band the Human League, and Giorgio Moroder, the Italian-born father of disco who spent the '80s writing synth-based pop and film music." {{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r59464|pure_url=yes}}|title=Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Overview|access-date=21 December 2009|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|author=Evan Cater}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blisspop.com/legacy-giorgio-moroder/|title=The Legacy of Giorgio Moroder, the "Father of Disco"|date=27 August 2018|publisher=Blisspop|access-date=23 March 2019|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019161038/https://www.blisspop.com/legacy-giorgio-moroder/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/father-of-disco-giorgio-moroder-announces-glasgow-date-on-first-ever-live-tour/|title='Father of Disco' Giorgio Moroder announces Glasgow date on first ever live tour|work=The Sunday Post|date=10 October 2018|access-date=23 March 2019|archive-date=23 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323154014/https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/father-of-disco-giorgio-moroder-announces-glasgow-date-on-first-ever-live-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moroder is credited with pioneering [[Euro disco]] and [[electronic dance music]].<ref name="guardian_20150814"/><ref name="mixmag_moroder">{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Brewster|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/i-feel-love-donna-summer-and-giorgio-moroder-created-the-template-for-dance-music-as-we-know-it|title=I feel love: Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder created the template for dance music as we know it|publisher=[[Mixmag]]|date=22 June 2017|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218230131/https://mixmag.net/feature/i-feel-love-donna-summer-and-giorgio-moroder-created-the-template-for-dance-music-as-we-know-it|url-status=live}}</ref> His work with synthesizers had a significant influence on several music genres such as [[hi-NRG]], [[Italo disco]], [[synth-pop]], new wave, house, and techno music.<ref name="mixmag_moroder"/><ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Poe|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/may/29/giorgio-moroder-10-groundbreaking-tunes|title=Giorgio Moroder: 10 groundbreaking tunes|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308142742/https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/may/29/giorgio-moroder-10-groundbreaking-tunes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3701060/giorgio-moroder-interview-dance-music/|title=Giorgio Moroder: Godfather of Modern Dance Music|magazine=Time|access-date=23 March 2019|archive-date=23 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323155509/https://time.com/3701060/giorgio-moroder-interview-dance-music/|url-status=live}}</ref>

While in [[Munich]] in the 1970s, Moroder started Oasis Records, later a subdivision of [[Casablanca Records]]. He is the founder of the former [[Musicland Studios]] in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Electric Light Orchestra]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], and [[Elton John]].<ref name="mjunikdisco">{{cite book|last1=Hecktor|first1=Mirko|last2=von Uslar|first2=Moritz|last3=Smith|first3=Patti|last4=Neumeister|first4=Andreas|date=1 November 2008|title=Mjunik Disco – from 1949 to now|isbn=978-3936738476|pages=212, 225|publisher=Blumenbar|language=de}}</ref> He produced singles for [[Donna Summer]] during the mid-to-late 1970s [[disco]] era, including "[[Love to Love You Baby (song)|Love to Love You Baby]]", "[[I Feel Love]]", "[[Last Dance (Donna Summer song)|Last Dance]]", "[[MacArthur Park (song)#Donna Summer version|MacArthur Park]]", "[[Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)|Hot Stuff]]", "[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer song)|Bad Girls]]", "[[Dim All the Lights]]", "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]", and "[[On the Radio (Donna Summer song)|On the Radio]]". During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven ''[[From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder album)|From Here to Eternity]]'' (1977) and ''[[E=MC² (Giorgio Moroder album)|E=MC<sup>2</sup>]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/giorgio-moroder-primer|title=The Giorgio Moroder Primer|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|first=Terry|last=Richardson|date=16 June 2015|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801031519/https://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/giorgio-moroder-primer|url-status=live}}</ref>

He began to compose film soundtracks and scores, including ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'', ''[[American Gigolo (soundtrack)|American Gigolo]]'', ''[[Superman III (soundtrack)|Superman III]]'', ''[[Scarface (soundtrack)|Scarface]]'', ''[[The NeverEnding Story (song)|The NeverEnding Story]]'', and the 1984 restoration of ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)#Giorgio Moroder version (1984)|Metropolis]]''. Moroder's work on the film ''Midnight Express'' (1978), which contained the international hit "[[Chase (instrumental)|Chase]]", won him the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]. He also produced a number of electronic disco songs for [[the Three Degrees]] and two albums for [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]]. In 1990, he composed "[[Un'estate italiana]]", the official theme song of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].

Moroder has created songs for many performers including [[David Bowie]], [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], [[The Weeknd]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Irene Cara]], [[Bonnie Tyler]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Madleen Kane]], [[Melissa Manchester]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Japan (band)|Japan]] and [[France Joli]]. Moroder has stated that the work of which he is most proud is [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]]'s "[[Take My Breath Away]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4253475.htm|title=He felt love with Donna Summer, now its Deja Vu for Giorgio Moroder – 11/06/2015|date=11 June 2015|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-date=5 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805191030/https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/730|url-status=live}}</ref> which earned him the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]] after appearing in the film ''[[Top Gun]]'' in 1986; he had earned the same awards in 1983 for "[[Flashdance... What a Feeling]]" (as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for all of his work on ''[[Flashdance]]''). In addition to the three Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, Moroder has also received four [[Grammy Awards]], two [[People's Choice Awards]], and more than 100 Golden and Platinum discs. In 2004, he was inducted into the [[Dance Music Hall of Fame]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=Disco stars to enter Hall of Fame|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3627796.stm|date=4 September 2004|access-date=13 July 2010|work=BBC News|archive-date=3 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103084001/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3627796.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>