Editing Giorgio Moroder (section)

==Career==
He began teaching himself to play the guitar, at age 15, inspired by [[Paul Anka]]'s [[Diana (Paul Anka song)|''Diana'']].<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> At age 18, he began touring Europe as a professional musician.<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> He performed at night, and during the day, made recordings with two [[Revox]] recorders.<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> Around age 25 he moved to his aunt's in Berlin, working as a sound engineer.<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> [[Ricky Shayne]]'s single "Ich sprenge alle Ketten" ("I bust all the chains"), composed by then-unknowns Moroder and [[Michael Holm]], became a German hit.<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> The second hit was Moroder's and Holm's cover of [[Sir Douglas Quintet]]'s single, [[Mendocino (album)|''Mendocino'']].<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> After two years in Berlin, Moroder moved to Munich.<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli">{{cite web|last1=Valtorta|first1=Luca|title=Giorgio Moroder, l'italiano che creò la disco: "Il suono del futuro? Non vi dico qual è"|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2015/07/17/news/giorgio_moroder-119281902/|website=la Repubblica|access-date=4 October 2021|language=it|date=19 July 2015|archive-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004093142/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2015/07/17/news/giorgio_moroder-119281902/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moroder made his first steps in music in the [[Scotch Club]] in [[Aachen]] and then released a few singles under the name "Giorgio" beginning in 1963 after moving to Berlin, singing in Italian, Spanish, English, and German.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

===1963–1983: Contribution to electronic music===
[[File:Arabella-Haus_Muenchen-1.jpg|thumb|left|Moroder's [[Musicland Studios]] was located in the basement of the pictured [[Arabella Hochhaus]] High-Rise Building.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lewis|first=Dave|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oFWS0Xx3esYC|title=Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files|date=4 March 2010|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-85712-220-9|language=en|page=40|access-date=26 April 2020|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906222139/https://books.google.com/books?id=oFWS0Xx3esYC|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

In 1968, he moved to [[Munich]] and came to prominence when "[[Looky Looky]]" was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] in 1970.<ref name="tagesspiegel">{{cite news|last=Holm|first=Michael|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/pop/hommage-zum-70-geburtstag-giorgio-moroder-lucky-looky/1808378.html|title=Giorgio Moroder: Lucky Looky|newspaper=[[Der Tagesspiegel]]|language=de|date=26 April 2010|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-date=1 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051445/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/pop/hommage-zum-70-geburtstag-giorgio-moroder-lucky-looky/1808378.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/259 259]|isbn=0-214-20512-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/259}}</ref> He then founded the [[Musicland Studios]] in the early 1970s. Moroder first implemented synthesizers into his work during the making of his album ''Son of My Fathe''r (1972), on which he used the groundbreaking [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]] synthesizer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wolk|first=Douglas|date=April 30, 2014|title=Giorgio Moroder, Dance Music Legend, on Remixing Coldplay's 'Midnight' and 'Crazy' Lana Del Rey: The 74-Year-Old Italian Electronic Music Pioneer, Who's Worked with Everyone from Donna Summer to Daft Punk, Opens up about His Craft.|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/giorgio-moroder-dance-music-legend-on-remixing-coldplays-midnight-and-crazy-lana-del-rey|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906222144/https://www.thedailybeast.com/giorgio-moroder-dance-music-legend-on-remixing-coldplays-midnight-and-crazy-lana-del-rey <!-- Account Required https://www.proquest.com/docview/1648956796/ -->|archive-date=2023-09-06|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=2024-04-29}}</ref> Often collaborating with lyricist [[Pete Bellotte]], Moroder had a number of hits in his own name including "[[Son of My Father]]"<ref name= Always /> in 1972, a No. 1 hit in the UK for [[Chicory Tip]], before releasing the synthesizer-driven ''[[From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder album)|From Here to Eternity]]'', a chart hit in 1977. That same year he co-wrote and produced the [[Donna Summer]] hit single "[[I Feel Love]]",<ref name= Always /><ref name= undr>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1745806.stm|title=Hitler's filmmaker to release new film|publisher=BBC|date=7 January 2002|access-date=17 December 2008|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819025118/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1745806.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> the first track in the [[Hi-NRG]] genre. The following year he released "[[Chase (instrumental)|Chase]]", the theme from the film ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]''. These songs achieved some chart success in the United Kingdom, the United States and across Europe, and disco-mania was spreading. ''Midnight Express'' and "Chase" brought his first [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] in [[51st Academy Awards|1979]].
[[File:Giorgio Moroder (1979 Casablanca Records press photo).jpg|thumb|upright=0.84|Moroder in 1979]]
Moroder released  ''[[E=MC² (Giorgio Moroder album)|E=MC²]]'' in 1979. He released three albums between 1977 and 1979 under the name Munich Machine. He composed and produced two film soundtrack albums: the first for ''[[Foxes (film)|Foxes]]'', and the second for ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (both 1980). A double album of the [[Foxes (soundtrack)|''Foxes'' soundtrack]] was released on the disco label [[Casablanca Records]] which includes [[Donna Summer]]'s hit single "[[On the Radio (Donna Summer song)|On the Radio]]", which Moroder produced and co-wrote. The ''Foxes'' soundtrack contains a song titled "Bad Love", written and performed by [[Cher]] and produced by Moroder. The [[American Gigolo (soundtrack)|''American Gigolo'' soundtrack]] featured the Moroder-produced "[[Call Me (Blondie song)|Call Me]]" by [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], a US and UK number one hit. The combined club play of the album's tracks was number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=288}}</ref> 

Moroder wrote the soundtrack of the film ''[[Cat People (1982 film)|Cat People]]'' (1982), including the hit single "[[Cat People (Putting Out Fire)]]" featuring [[David Bowie]], and produced the [[Scarface (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for the film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983). During its initial release, the album was only available in a few countries and strictly through import in the United States. Moroder-produced tracks included "[[Scarface (Push It to the Limit)]]" by [[Paul Engemann]], "[[Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)|Rush Rush]]" by [[Debbie Harry]] and "[[She's On Fire (Amy Holland song)|She's on Fire]]" by [[Amy Holland]].

===1984–1993: Recognition and hiatus===
[[File:Donna Summer Bruce Sudano Giorgio Moroder Beverly Hills.jpg|thumb|upright=0.84|Moroder with his longtime collaborator [[Donna Summer]] and her husband [[Bruce Sudano]]. On the left is Moroder's wife Francisca Gutierrez.]]
In 1984, Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the [[silent film]] ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (1927)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAVS0OC6Ts|title=Giorgio Moroder presents Metropolis (DVD Blu-ray Trailer)-kinolorber on YouTube|date=24 August 2011|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106120118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAVS0OC6Ts|url-status=live}}</ref> and provided it with a contemporary soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/43797072|title=Giorgio Moroder presents: Metropolis|website=Vimeo.com|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801043515/https://vimeo.com/43797072|url-status=live}}</ref> This soundtrack includes seven pop music tracks from [[Pat Benatar]], [[Jon Anderson]], [[Adam Ant]], [[Billy Squier]], [[Loverboy]], [[Bonnie Tyler]] and [[Freddie Mercury]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/30698349|title=METROPOLIS (Giorgio Moroder Version) (Fritz Lang, 1927/1984)|website=Vimeo.com|date=17 October 2011|access-date=4 October 2020|via=Vimeo|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801020455/https://vimeo.com/30698349|url-status=live}}</ref> He integrated the original [[intertitle]]s into the film as subtitles as a means of improving continuity. Since the original speed was unknown this choice was controversial. Known as the "Moroder version", it sparked debate among film buffs, with outspoken critics and supporters of the film falling into equal camps.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Metropolis Sparks Controversy at Cannes|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=16 May 1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=Michael|editor-last1=Minden|editor-first2=Holger|editor-last2=Bachmann|year=2002|title=Fritz Lang's Metropolis: Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=1-57113-146-9|quote=Moroder's reissue...was bound to offend the purists if only because it smacked of such crass commercialism and seemed so evidently calculated to jump the culture barrier.|first=Thomas|last=Elsaesser|page=124|chapter=Innocence Restored? Reading and Re-reading a 'Classic': Georgio Moroder's ''Metropolis''|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOO_HNw0KQC&pg=PA124|via=Google Books|access-date=18 August 2017|archive-date=21 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921003420/http://books.google.com/books?id=oyOO_HNw0KQC&pg=PA124|url-status=live}}</ref> Most critics agree that, the opinion of film purists aside, Moroder's version was a welcome addition.<ref>{{cite journal|quote=Although harshly criticized for its synthesized rock score, Moroder's reconstruction does have the virtue of clarifying a muddled plotline...Moroder's new version provides some illuminating changes in narrative continuity and character motivation, while still preserving the integrity of Lang's extravagant satiric vision.|last=Jurkiewicz|first=Kenneth|date=March 1990|title=Using Film in the Humanities Classroom: The Case of Metropolis|journal=[[The English Journal]]|volume=79|number=3|pages=47–50|doi=10.2307/819234|jstor=819234}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author1-link=Giorgio Bertellini|last=Bertellini|first=Giorgio|date=Autumn 1995|title=Restoration, Genealogy and Palimpsests|journal=Film History|volume=7|number=3|pages=277–290}}</ref> In 1984, Moroder worked with [[Philip Oakey]] of [[the Human League]] to make the album ''[[Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder]]'', which was a UK singles chart hit with "[[Together in Electric Dreams]]", title track to the 1984 film ''[[Electric Dreams (film)|Electric Dreams]]''. The same year saw him collaborating with [[Kajagoogoo]] frontman [[Limahl]] for his worldwide hit "[[The NeverEnding Story (song)|The NeverEnding Story]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WN0T-Ee3q4|title=Limahl – Never Ending Story (Official Music Video) on RHINO's YouTube channel|date=11 July 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905173434/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WN0T-Ee3q4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protégé [[Harold Faltermeyer]] (of "[[Axel F]]") and lyricist [[Tom Whitlock]] to create the score for the film ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986) which included [[Kenny Loggins]]' hit "[[Danger Zone (song)|Danger Zone]]" and [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]]'s "[[Take My Breath Away]]". He wrote the theme song to the film ''[[Over the Top (1987 film)|Over the Top]]'', "[[Meet Me Half Way]]", also performed by Loggins. In 1987, Moroder produced and co-wrote [[Falco (musician)|Falco]]'s song "Body Next to Body". Moroder wrote the official theme songs, "[[Reach Out (Olympic theme song)|Reach Out]]", for the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles Olympics]], and "[[Hand in Hand (Olympics)|Hand in Hand]]", for the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul Olympics]] and "[[Un'estate italiana]]" for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]. On 12 March 1992, Moroder released his fourteenth studio album, ''Forever Dancing'', his last solo project for years and he began a long hiatus in 1993.<ref name="Giorgio Moroder – Forever Dancing">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-dancing-mw0000537470|title=Giorgio Moroder – Forever Dancing|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 September 2014|archive-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318002145/http://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-dancing-mw0000537470|url-status=live}}</ref> For two decades he released no new albums,<ref name= undr /> focusing largely on remixes and visual art during most of the 1990s and early 2000s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/giorgio-moroder|title=The Comeback of the Summer: Disco King Giorgio Moroder|first=Jason|last=Lamphier|date=5 May 2015|work=Out.com|publisher=Here Media Inc.|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021527/http://www.out.com/music/2015/5/05/giorgio-moroder|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=spin /> With Daniel Walker he produced a soundtrack for [[Leni Riefenstahl]]'s last film ''[[Impressionen unter Wasser]]''. His song ''Forever Friends'' was featured in the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twice Olympic Theme Song Writer Competing for a Third -- china.org.cn|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/220215.htm|access-date=30 August 2021|website=www.china.org.cn|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830213145/http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/220215.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CREDITS|url=https://www.giorgiomoroder.com/credits/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=Giorgio Moroder|language=en|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016170016/https://www.giorgiomoroder.com/credits/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2012–present: Return and collaborations===
[[File:Giorgio Moroder Melt! 2015 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Moroder at [[Melt! Festival]] 2015]]
In 2013, Moroder returned to music with the soundtrack for Google's ''[[Google_Chrome_Experiments#Racer|Racer]]: A [[Google Chrome|Chrome]] Experiment''<ref name="Google/Moroder/Racer">
*{{cite web|last1=Moroder|first1=Giorgio|title=Racer by Giorgio Moroder|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0k99hCY5I|website=[[Google Chrome]]|via=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Google]]|access-date=24 August 2024|date=15 May 2013|quote=The soundtrack to Racer: A Chrome Experiment (g.co/racer). Original music by Giorgio Moroder.}}
*[https://www.chrome.com/racer g.co/racer]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgio-moroder-rac|title=Giorgio Moroder – Racer (2013)|author=GiorgioMoroder|website=[[SoundCloud]].com|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716005345/http://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgio-moroder-rac|url-status=live}}</ref> Moroder contributed to [[Daft Punk]]'s 2013 studio album ''[[Random Access Memories]]'', admitting that he was a fan of their song "[[One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time]]" before working with the group.<ref name="Daft-Punk-RAM">{{cite web|last=Cubarrubia|first=RJ|title=Giorgio Moroder: Daft Punk's New Album Is 'A Step Forward' for Dance Music|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/giorgio-moroder-daft-punks-new-album-is-a-step-forward-for-dance-music-20130403|work=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|access-date=3 April 2013|date=3 April 2013|quote=[...] [[Thomas Bangalter|Thomas]] and [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo|Guy-Manuel]], they are perfectionists (4:21 min). They had to do something which is different. Still dance, still electronic; but give that human touch back. (7:40 min)|archive-date=3 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403221559/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/giorgio-moroder-daft-punks-new-album-is-a-step-forward-for-dance-music-20130403|url-status=live}}</ref> His voice and story are on the album track "[[Giorgio by Moroder]]". On the track, he states "My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio".
In the summer of 2013, he DJ'd at the [[Red Bull Music Academy]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/22/4356200/listen-to-giorgio-moroders-us-dj-debut-at-brooklyns-output-club|title=Listen to Giorgio Moroder's US DJ debut at Brooklyn's Output club|website=The Verge|date=22 May 2013|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210162734/http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/22/4356200/listen-to-giorgio-moroders-us-dj-debut-at-brooklyns-output-club|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgio-moroder-live-at-deep|title=Giorgio Moroder – DJ Set – Live @ Deep Space (New York)|author=GiorgioMoroder|website=Soundcloud.com|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714082208/https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgio-moroder-live-at-deep|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2014, Moroder reworked an old classic from the 1960s called "Doo Bee Doo" (2014 version), which was used in the [[Volkswagen]] 2014 [[Super Bowl]] commercial, "Wings".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns-p0BdUB5o|title=2014 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial: Wings|via=YouTube|date=28 January 2014|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=27 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727185827/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns-p0BdUB5o|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Doo-2014-feat-Caroline-Brooks/dp/B00I938A20/|title=Doo Bee Doo 2014 (feat. Caroline Brooks): Giorgio Moroder: MP3 Downloads|website=Amazon|date=29 January 2014|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=16 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216133410/http://www.amazon.com/Doo-2014-feat-Caroline-Brooks/dp/B00I938A20|url-status=live}}</ref> He also announced that he was planning to work with electro-pop producer [[Madeon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GiorgioMoroderOfficial/photos/a.132011813543769.32971.108533245891626/649931821751763/?type=1&theater|title=Giorgio Moroder – Timeline Photos|work=Facebook.com|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517123722/https://www.facebook.com/GiorgioMoroderOfficial/photos/a.132011813543769.32971.108533245891626/649931821751763/?type=1&theater=|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}} and American singer [[Lana Del Rey]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Douglas|last=Wolk|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/30/giorgio-moroder-dance-music-legend-on-remixing-coldplay-s-midnight-and-crazy-lana-del-rey.html|title=Giorgio Moroder, Dance Music Legend, on Remixing Coldplay's 'Midnight' and 'Crazy' Lana Del Rey|newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=30 April 2014|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805214420/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/30/giorgio-moroder-dance-music-legend-on-remixing-coldplay-s-midnight-and-crazy-lana-del-rey.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.lessthan3.com/2014/04/madeon-collaborating-with-giorgio-moroder/|title=Madeon Collabs With Giorgio Moroder|publisher=Blog.lessthan3.com|date=2 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711081637/http://blog.lessthan3.com/2014/04/madeon-collaborating-with-giorgio-moroder/|archive-date=11 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 9 June 2014, [[Adult Swim]] released a new [[Hi-NRG]] [[Disco]] single by Moroder (named "Giorgio's Theme").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgios-theme|title=Giorgio Moroder – Giorgio's Theme (2014)|author=GiorgioMoroder|website=Soundcloud.com|access-date=28 July 2014|archive-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801065145/https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgios-theme|url-status=live}}</ref> Moroder also remixed [[Tony Bennett]] and [[Lady Gaga]]'s rendition of "[[I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby#Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga version|I Can't Give You Anything but Love]]".<ref name="BB">{{cite magazine|last1=Peters|first1=Mitchell|title=Giorgio Moroder to Release First Studio Album in Over 30 Years|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319826/giorgio-moroder-74-is-the-new-24-new-album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=10 February 2015|date=17 November 2014|archive-date=8 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208234557/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319826/giorgio-moroder-74-is-the-new-24-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moroder's solo studio album, ''[[Déjà Vu (Giorgio Moroder album)|Déjà Vu]]'', was released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Geslani|first1=Michelle|title=Listen to Britney Spears and Giorgio Moroder's surprisingly great cover of "Tom's Diner" — listen|url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/listen-to-britney-spears-and-giorgio-moroders-surprisingly-great-cover-of-toms-diner-listen/|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=29 April 2015|date=24 April 2015|archive-date=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427202832/https://consequence.net/2015/04/listen-to-britney-spears-and-giorgio-moroders-surprisingly-great-cover-of-toms-diner-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> It features collaborations with [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Sia]], [[Charli XCX]], [[Mikky Ekko]], [[Foxes (singer)|Foxes]] and [[Matthew Koma]], among others.<ref name="BB"/> On 16 January, the collaboration with [[Kylie Minogue]], "[[Right Here, Right Now (Giorgio Moroder song)|Right Here, Right Now]]", was leaked to the internet ahead of its official release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/giorgio_moroder-right_here_right_now_ft_kylie_minogue|title=Giorgio Moroder "Right Here, Right Now" (ft. Kylie Minogue)|website=Exclaim!|access-date=18 January 2014|archive-date=18 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118174112/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/giorgio_moroder-right_here_right_now_ft_kylie_minogue|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, along with a video teaser, was officially released on 20 January 2015<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6443612/giorgio-moroder-kylie-minogue-drop-single-right-here-right-now|title=Giorgio Moroder & Kylie Minogue Drop Single 'Right Here, Right Now'|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=20 January 2015|access-date=21 January 2015|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121140841/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6443612/giorgio-moroder-kylie-minogue-drop-single-right-here-right-now|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 18 April 2015 reached number one on the US [[Dance Club Songs]], becoming Moroder's first chart-topper in 15 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6612674/giorgio-moroder-returns-dance-charts|title=Giorgio Moroder Returns to Dance Charts After 38 Years|magazine=Billboard|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=26 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426050958/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6612674/giorgio-moroder-returns-dance-charts|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2015, Moroder supported Minogue during the Australian leg of her [[Kiss Me Once Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fonseca|first1=Nicholas|title=Giorgio Moroder will join Kylie Minogue for her Kiss Me Once tour|url=http://sydneyland.au.timeout.com/2015/02/13/giorgio-moroder-will-join-kylie-minogue-for-her-kiss-me-once-tour/|website=Sydneyland [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|access-date=29 April 2015|date=13 February 2015|archive-date=22 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422224123/http://sydneyland.au.timeout.com/2015/02/13/giorgio-moroder-will-join-kylie-minogue-for-her-kiss-me-once-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue teams up with Giorgio Moroder on 'Kiss Me Once' tour – watch|url=https://www.nme.com/news/kylie-minogue--2/83587|website=[[NME]]|publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]]|access-date=29 April 2015|date=16 March 2015|archive-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425061257/http://www.nme.com/news/kylie-minogue--2/83587|url-status=live}}</ref> Moroder and [[Sia]] collaborated in May 2015 on the title track from Moroder's LP ''Déjà Vu''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYFpTLazvA|title=Giorgio Moroder – Déjà vu ft. Sia|via=YouTube|date=5 May 2015|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-date=23 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823104638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYFpTLazvA|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2015, Moroder was featured on [[Kylie Minogue]]'s EP ''[[Kylie + Garibay]]'' on the song "Your Body". In 2016, he and [[Raney Shockne]] wrote and composed the music to the video game ''[[Tron RUN/r]]''. The soundtrack album was released on 31 May 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7370632/giorgio-moroder-tron-runr-video-game-soundtrack-release|title=Giorgio Moroder's 'TRON RUN/r' Video Game Soundtrack Getting Release With Remixes|magazine=Billboard|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603015531/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7370632/giorgio-moroder-tron-runr-video-game-soundtrack-release|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65532-giorgio-moroder-releasing-tron-soundtrack-with-autechre-plaid-bibio-remixes-more|title=Giorgio Moroder Releasing Tron Soundtrack With Autechre, Plaid, Bibio Remixes, More|website=Pitchfork|date=17 May 2016|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807032650/https://pitchfork.com/news/65532-giorgio-moroder-releasing-tron-soundtrack-with-autechre-plaid-bibio-remixes-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2016, Moroder produced "One More Day" for [[Sistar]], a Korean girl group.<ref name="popcrush.com">{{Cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/sistar-giorgio-moroder-one-more-day-music-video/|title='One More Day': Sistar's Giorgio Moroder Collabo Is a LGBT Vengeance Thriller|website=PopCrush|date=21 November 2016|access-date=22 November 2016|archive-date=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122154801/http://popcrush.com/sistar-giorgio-moroder-one-more-day-music-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> They debuted the song live on 8 October, at Korea's DMC Festival 2016, with Moroder being present in the audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://officiallykmusic.com/sistar-collaborates-legendary-giorgio-moroder-new-song-one-day/|title=Sistar Collaborates With Legendary Giorgio Moroder On Their New Song 'One More Day'|website=OfficiallyKmusic.com|date=9 October 2016|access-date=25 October 2016|archive-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025173702/http://officiallykmusic.com/sistar-collaborates-legendary-giorgio-moroder-new-song-one-day/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuMGh-Wnu4|title=[2016 DMC Festival] SISTAR (Produced by.Giorgio Moroder) – One More Day, 씨스타 – 원 모어 데이 20161008|date=8 October 2016|via=YouTube|access-date=25 October 2016|archive-date=8 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008083547/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuuMGh-Wnu4&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video for the song was released on 22 November, alongside the official digital release of the track.<ref name="popcrush.com"/> 2021 saw Moroder return to the studio with [[Duran Duran]], co-writing and producing two tracks, "Tonight United"<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=24 September 2021|title=Duran Duran Team With Giorgio Moroder for New Single 'Tonight United'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/duran-duran-giorgio-moroder-tonight-united-1231456/|access-date=18 November 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=18 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118025844/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/duran-duran-giorgio-moroder-tonight-united-1231456/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Beautiful Lies" for their 2021 album ''[[Future Past (Duran Duran album)|Future Past]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 October 2021|title=Duran Duran » DURAN DURAN News|url=http://www.duranduran.com/wordpress/new-site-news/|access-date=14 February 2023|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009132842/http://www.duranduran.com/wordpress/new-site-news/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2025, Moroder co-produced [[The Weeknd]]'s album ''[[Hurry Up Tomorrow]]'', as well as co-writing the songs "Big Sleep" and "Without a Warning", serving as a sonic influence on the entire album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2025-01-10 |title=The Weeknd on the ‘Breakdown’ That Inspired His ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Album and Film, and Why He Might Retire the Weeknd: ‘It Never Ends Until You End It’ |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/the-weeknd-hurry-up-tomorrow-interview-ending-career-1236268897/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>