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{{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]], 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}}, 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 record 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>

==Early life==
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-talks.com/interview/giorgio-moroder/|title=Giorgio Moroder: 'I Was Always Interested in the Hits' (Interview)|date=17 December 2014|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121021156/https://the-talks.com/interview/giorgio-moroder/|url-status=live|quote=I actually didn't change my name, that is a misconception. My name is Giovanni Giorgio, that's how it is in my passport and that's what my birth certificate says. But my mommy called me Hansjörg, it's a translation from Italian to German... So I actually didn't change it...}}</ref> was born to [[Ladin people|Ladin]] parents on 26 April 1940 in Italy in [[Ortisei]].<ref name=Poglio>{{cite news|last1=Poglio|first1=Gianni|date=21 February 2014|title=Giorgio Moroder: vi racconto l'età dell'oro della "disco"|url=https://www.panorama.it/magazine/giorgio-moroder-disco-music-donna-summer-flair|work=Panorama|language=it|location=Milan, Italy|publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=20 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620003539/https://www.panorama.it/magazine/giorgio-moroder-disco-music-donna-summer-flair|url-status=live}}</ref> His father was a hotel [[concierge]].<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> He has three brothers, one of whom is  artist [[Ulrich Moroder]].<ref name="repubblica-spettacoli"/> Moroder grew up in a mixed [[Ladin language|Ladin]]-, Italian- and German-speaking environment in South Tyrol, with his mother calling him [[Hansjörg]] ({{IPA|de|ˈhansjœʁk|pron}}), a German version of his two first names.<ref name= Always>{{cite web|first=Giorgio|last=Moroder|title=Giorgio Moroder: 'I Was Always Interested in the Hits'|url=http://the-talks.com/interviews/giorgio-moroder/|work=The-Talks.com, excerpting Purple Fashion Magazine|date=17 December 2014|interviewer=Sven Schumann|access-date=19 April 2015|archive-date=21 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421030534/http://the-talks.com/interviews/giorgio-moroder|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/giorgio-moroder-loves-edm/|title=Giorgio Moroder Loves EDM|last=Yeboah|first=Anna|date=17 April 2015|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030700/https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/8q3xaa/giorgio-moroder-loves-edm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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 Father'' (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, the first of which remade several songs originally recorded by [[Donna Summer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moroder |first=Giorgio |author-link=Giorgio Moroder |title=Music |url=https://www.giorgiomoroder.com/music/ |access-date=11 November 2025 |website=giorgiomoroder.com}}</ref> 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/music/pop/giorgio-moroder-kylie-minogue-drop-single-right-here-right-now-6443612/|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/pro/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>

==Awards==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Giorgio Moroder}}
[[File:Giorgio Moroder.jpg|thumb|right|Moroder with some of his awards in 2007]]
Moroder has won three [[Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] for ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYGnxGYqYFI|title=Music Oscars® for "Midnight Express" and "The Buddy Holly Story"|date=10 September 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=8 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908010323/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYGnxGYqYFI|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]] for "[[Flashdance...What a Feeling]]", from the film ''[[Flashdance]]'' (1983)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fpbQrdVDpc|title="Flashdance...What a Feeling" winning Best Original Song Oscar®|date=24 November 2010|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=8 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908015436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fpbQrdVDpc|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]]  for "[[Take My Breath Away]]", from ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4y19tWzDGQ|title="Take My Breath Away" winning Best Original Song Oscar®|date=4 February 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=8 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908031713/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4y19tWzDGQ|url-status=live}}</ref> Moroder also won two of his four [[Grammy Awards]] for ''Flashdance'': Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". The third was awarded for Best Dance Recording for the song "Carry On".

Moroder also won four [[Golden Globe]]s: two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] for "Midnight Express" and "Flashdance", and two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away".

On 20 September 2004, Moroder was honoured at the [[Dance Music Hall of Fame]] ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as a producer. In 2005, Moroder was named a ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=158014|title=Presidenza della Repubblica|publisher=Quirinale.it|date=26 May 2005|access-date=15 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116073743/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=158014|archive-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> and in 2010 [[Bolzano]] awarded him the ''Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano''. In 2011, he was awarded the [[World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement|Lifetime Achievement Award]] by the [[World Soundtrack Academy]]. In 2014, Moroder won his fourth [[Grammy Award]] for [[Daft Punk]]'s ''[[Random Access Memories]]'' (Album of the Year).

==Legacy==
[[File:Giorgio Moroder @ Pitchfork, Chicago, 7 18 2014 (14753458585).jpg|thumb|left|Moroder at [[Pitchfork Music Festival]] 2014]]
The British [[alternative rock]] duo [[Curve (band)|Curve]] covered "[[I Feel Love]]" in 1992. The song was later included on the double CD compilation ''[[The Way of Curve]]'', released in 2004. [[Bronski Beat]] covered "[[I Feel Love]]" and "Love to Love You Baby" for their debut album ''[[The Age of Consent (Bronski Beat album)|The Age of Consent]]'' (1984). "[[On Fire (Lil Wayne song)|On Fire]]", the second single from rapper [[Lil Wayne]]'s seventh studio album ''[[Rebirth (Lil Wayne album)|Rebirth]]'', contains allusions from [[Amy Holland]]'s song "She's on Fire" and was inspired in its entirety by ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |date=4 December 2009 |title=Lil Wayne's 'On Fire' Inspired By 'Scarface,' Producer Dre Says |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627696/20091204/lil_wayne.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207015803/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627696/20091204/lil_wayne.jhtml |archive-date=7 December 2009 |work=MTV News}}</ref> "[[Push It (Rick Ross song)|Push It]]", the second single from rapper [[Rick Ross]]' debut album ''[[Port of Miami (album)|Port of Miami]]'', samples "[[Scarface (Push It to the Limit)]]" and the story of the video has a very similar theme to the film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''. It was produced by [[J. R. Rotem]].

His song "Tears" was sampled and used as the basis of the [[DJ Shadow]] song "Organ Donor" on his 1996 album ''[[Endtroducing.....]]''. Canadian [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Swollen Members]] sampled the song in "Fuel Injected" and "Meltdown". It also appears on the song "Tragedy" by [[RZA]]. The main melody and chord progression form the basis of "[[Queen of Denmark (album)|Marz]]" by folk musician [[John Grant (musician)|John Grant]] and "[[Cinema (The Cat Empire album)|Only Light]]" by Australian ska band [[the Cat Empire]]. Hip hop duo [[Mobb Deep]] used a sample from the song "Tony's Theme" in their song "[[G.O.D. Pt. III]]". His song "E=MC²" was sampled and used for [[J. Dilla]]'s song of the same title. One of his early compositions, "Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo" from 1969, was featured for many years in silent sketches on ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' as part of a medley that also included "[[Mah Nà Mah Nà]]", a 4/4 adaptation of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s "Für Elise", and "[[Gimme Dat Ding (song)|Gimme Dat Ding]]".

The theme from ''Midnight Express'' was sampled by hip-hop duo [[OutKast]] for their song "Return of the Gangsta", and by hip-hop producer [[J Dilla]] for "Phantom of the Synths", a beat later used by [[MF Doom]] for "Gazzillion Ear" and by [[Jay Electronica]] for "Dimethyltryptamine".

[[File:Giorgio Moroder - First Avenue Minneapolis - The Current (43014735240).jpg|thumb|right|Moroder performing at [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, 2018]]

"[[Chase (instrumental)|Chase]]" was used as the entrance theme music for the [[professional wrestling]] [[tag team]] [[The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)|the Midnight Express]] throughout the early 1980s as well as in a number of montage videos for [[NBC]]'s [[Major League Baseball]] coverage and [[CBS]]'s coverage of the [[NBA]]. [[Art Bell]] also frequently used the song as the main theme and bumper music for his late-night [[talk radio]] programs [[Coast to Coast AM]] and Midnight in the Desert.

Moroder's opening theme from the 1983 film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' is sampled by [[Nas]] and [[Mobb Deep]] for the track "It's Mine". "Leopard Tree Dream" from ''Cat People'' is sampled by [[Cannibal Ox]] in the song "Iron Galaxy". "The Legend of Babel" theme from the ''Metropolis'' soundtrack was covered by [[DJ Dado]]. British electronica musician [[Little Boots]] covered "Love Kills", which was written in collaboration with [[Freddie Mercury]]. "Future Lovers", a song from American recording artist [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna's]] 2005 album ''[[Confessions on a Dance Floor]]'', has a bass line inspired by Donna Summer's Moroder-produced hit "[[I Feel Love]]". Furthermore, Madonna opened her 2006 [[Confessions Tour]] with a medley of "Future Lovers" and "[[I Feel Love]]". The version of "[[Live to Tell]]" that Madonna performed on The Confessions Tour heavily samples Moroder's song "Tears". [[Suns of Arqa]]'s album "Technomor" includes the track "Moroder Vibe" which contains elements of "[[I Feel Love]]". [[Underworld (band)|Underworld's]] 1999 album, ''[[Beaucoup Fish]]'', contains a song titled "[[King of Snake|Shudder/King of Snake]]", which contains an interpolation of the bass line from "[[I Feel Love]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/underworld-beaucoup-fish/|title=Underworld: Beaucoup Fish|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930184951/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/underworld-beaucoup-fish/|url-status=live}}</ref>

"I Feel Love" was inducted into the [[National Recording Registry]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Complete National Recording Registry Listing|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416153614/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/|archive-date=16 April 2021|access-date=3 December 2017|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>

In 2013, a dance club named after Moroder called Georgio's opened in Hollywood's [[Standard Hotels|Standard Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2013|title=Hollywood Nightlife: Inside the Exclusive Giorgio's, the New Spot That's Drawn Mick Jagger|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-nightlife-inside-giorgios-new-667061/|access-date=18 November 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=18 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118035938/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-nightlife-inside-giorgios-new-667061/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moroder even visited it and for the first time saw people dancing to his music, stating: "I never saw people dancing to my music. I was too busy working. I was always in the studio. I never took the coca."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rabin|first=Bryan|date=27 January 2021|title=Bidding Farewell to The Standard Hotel After Its 22-Year Run (Guest Column)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/bidding-farewell-to-the-standard-hotel-after-its-22-year-run-guest-column-4122198/|access-date=18 November 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=18 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118040726/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/bidding-farewell-to-the-standard-hotel-after-its-22-year-run-guest-column-4122198/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
 
In February 2016, [[Shooter Jennings]], the son of [[outlaw country]] singer [[Waylon Jennings]], released a tribute album entitled ''[[Countach (For Giorgio)]]'', his seventh studio album.<ref name="Sterdan"/> Shooter Jennings stated that Moroder's music from the movies ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978), ''[[Cat People (1982 film)|Cat People]]'' (1982) and ''[[The NeverEnding Story (film)|The NeverEnding Story]]'' (1984) had a major influence on him as a child which "...set the foundation for the music of my entire life."<ref name="Sterdan">Sterdan, Darryl. "Lord of Moroder" in ''The Ottawa Sun''. 19 March 2016</ref>

Before his career reboot with Daft Punk, Moroder dedicated decades to his personal hobbies/projects. He designed a car with Marcello Gandini and ex-Lamborghini personnel Claudio Zampolli, the [[Cizeta-Moroder V16T]]. Also in a 2013 interview, he spoke about the architectural design of a pyramid-like apartment that was supposed to take place in Dubai. It was never built. Other projects included creating his own cognac liquor and getting involved with digital and neon art and putting on shows.<ref name=spin>{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/05/giorgio-moroder-daft-punk-donna-summer-interview-2013/|title=Giorgio Moroder: Back to the Future|newspaper=Spin|date=22 May 2013|access-date=29 March 2017|archive-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426071344/http://www.spin.com/2013/05/giorgio-moroder-daft-punk-donna-summer-interview-2013/|url-status=live|last1=Marchese|first1=David}}</ref>

Moroder is a character in ''[[Summer: The Donna Summer Musical]]'', in reference to his work with disco diva Donna Summer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/summer-donna-summer-musical-theater-review-1105049|title='Summer: The Donna Summer Musical': Theater Review &#124; Hollywood Reporter|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|date=23 April 2018|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129210503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/summer-donna-summer-musical-theater-review-1105049|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Moroder currently lives in [[Los Angeles]], California. He was married to his Mexican manager, Francisca Gutiérrez, from 1990 until her death in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Hit-Musiker Moroder trauert um Ehefrau: "Auf Wiedersehen, meine Schöne"|url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/hit-musiker-moroder-trauert-um-ehefrau-auf-wiedersehen-meine-schoene-80132820.bild.html|access-date=13 February 2023|website=[[Bild]]|date=18 May 2022|language=de|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213064209/https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/hit-musiker-moroder-trauert-um-ehefrau-auf-wiedersehen-meine-schoene-80132820.bild.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1524112125848915968|user=giorgiomoroder|title=Adiós Guappita, amore nostro 1962 Pegueros Mexico - 2022 Beverly Hills USA|author=Giorgio Moroder}}</ref> Their son, Alessandro (b. 1989),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/giorgio-moroder-interview-not-party-guy-anyway/|title=Giorgio Moroder interview: 'I'm not a party guy anyway'|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=28 March 2019|last1=Monahan|first1=Mark|access-date=9 May 2021|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506022100/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/giorgio-moroder-interview-not-party-guy-anyway/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> is a Los Angeles&ndash;based visual artist.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bio/CV | url=https://www.alessandromoroder.com/biocv }}</ref>

Moroder is a friend of [[Michael Holm]], with whom he composed the 1973 album ''[[Spinach 1]]'' under the moniker "Spinach". Holm's song ''Giorgio und ich'' is dedicated to Moroder.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

== Discography ==
{{main|Giorgio Moroder discography}}

*''[[That's Bubblegum – That's Giorgio]]'' (1969)
*''[[Giorgio (Giorgio Moroder album)|Giorgio]]'' (1970)
*''[[Son of My Father (Giorgio Moroder album)|Son of My Father]]'' (1972)
*''[[Giorgio's Music]]'' (1973)
*''[[Einzelgänger]]'' (1975)
*''[[Knights in White Satin]]'' (1976)
*''[[From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder album)|From Here to Eternity]]'' (1977)
*''[[Love's in You, Love's in Me]]'' (1978)
*''[[E=MC² (Giorgio Moroder album)|E=MC²]]'' (1979)
*''Solitary Men'' (1983) (with [[Joe Esposito (singer)|Joe Esposito]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/solitary-men-mw0000476251|title=Giorgio Moroder – Solitary Men|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 September 2014|archive-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219032157/http://www.allmusic.com/album/solitary-men-mw0000476251|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Innovisions'' (1985)
*''[[Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder]]'' (with [[Philip Oakey]]) (1985)
*''[[Un'estate italiana|To Be Number One]]'' (1990)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-be-number-one-mw0000922271|title=Giorgio Moroder – To Be Number One|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 September 2014|archive-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627212929/http://www.allmusic.com/album/to-be-number-one-mw0000922271|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Forever Dancing'' (1992)<ref name="Giorgio Moroder – Forever Dancing"/>
*''[[Déjà Vu (Giorgio Moroder album)|Déjà Vu]]'' (2015)

==See also==
* [[Cizeta-Moroder V16T]] supercar project
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one dance club songs|List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance club songs]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.giorgiomoroder.com/}}
* [https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder Giorgio Moroder] at [[SoundCloud]]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/moroder-giorgio Giorgio Moroder] at [[encyclopedia.com]]
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* [https://vimeo.com/95496624 Official trailer for Moroder's version of ''Metropolis''] on [[Vimeo]]

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