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===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>
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