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Midnight Express (Expresso Da Meia-Noite) (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Giorgio Moroder
- Artist
- Giorgio Moroder
- Label
- Casablanca
- Catalog number
- 9128 018
- Format
- LP · Album
- Country
- Brazil
- Released
- 1979
- Genre
- Electronic
What’s on it
Midnight Express (Expresso Da Meia-Noite) (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) has 8 tracks, about 36:45 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1Chase
- Songwriter
- Giorgio Moroder
A2Love's Theme
- Songwriter
- Giorgio Moroder
A3(Theme From) Midnight Express
- Arranged By [String And Horn]
- Greg Mathieson, Harold Faltermeyer
- Songwriter
- Giorgio Moroder
B1Istanbul Blues (Vocal)
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
- Patrick McClure
- Arranged By
- David Castle
- Bass
- Rick Tierney
- Drums, Percussion
- Jerry Sommers
- Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Vocals
- David Castle
- Songwriter
- David Castle, Oliver Stone, William Hayes
B2The Wheel
- Songwriter
- Giorgio Moroder
B3Istanbul Opening
- Songwriter
- Giorgio Moroder
B4Cacophoney
- Songwriter
- Giorgio Moroder
B5(Theme From) Midnight Express (Vocal)
- Arranged By [String And Horn]
- Greg Mathieson, Harold Faltermeyer
- Songwriter
- Chris Bennett, Giorgio Moroder
- Vocals
- Chris Bennett
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Where it came from
Released in 1979 by Casablanca Records, this soundtrack was composed and produced by Giorgio Moroder for Alan Parker’s film, Midnight Express. The score represents a seminal moment in electronic music history, as it was one of the first major film soundtracks to rely almost exclusively on synthesizers and programmed rhythm tracks. Moroder, already established in the disco scene, aimed for an unsettling, atmospheric soundscape that mirrored the film's intense narrative regarding a young man's imprisonment in Turkey.
The soundtrack is widely credited with legitimizing the use of synthesizers in cinema, bridging the gap between underground electronic dance music and mainstream film scoring. Its centerpiece, the track Chase, became an iconic example of the arpeggiated, driving synth style that would define Moroder's subsequent work. Upon its release, the score received significant critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, marking a transformative moment for the composer's career and the broader production of film music.
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