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Also known as: G. Moroder, George, Georgio Moroder, Giorgio, Giorgio G Moroder, Giorgo Moroder, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder, Hansjörg Moroder, MORODER GIORGIO (DE 1), Moroder, The Giorgio Moroder Projekt
Few producers have reshaped pop music as thoroughly as Giorgio Moroder. Born in Urtijëi, Italy, he spent the late 1960s grinding out both German and English language recordings under the name Giorgio before finding his footing in disco. His partnership with Pete Bellotte and singer Donna Summer gave the world tracks like "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", the latter now widely credited as a blueprint for house music thanks to its relentless computerized beat and sequencer bassline. He also introduced the Moog synthesizer into disco, which is no small footnote. Beyond the dancefloor, Moroder built an equally serious reputation scoring films, lending his sound to Midnight Express, Flashdance, American Gigolo, Top Gun, and Scarface, among others. That Scarface soundtrack found a whole new audience when it turned up in Grand Theft Auto III. He collaborated with Sparks, Freddie Mercury, Debbie Harry, and Philip Oakey, covering a remarkable amount of stylistic ground across his career. In 2013, Daft Punk brought him back into the spotlight by building an entire track around a monologue he recorded about his life and work, on their album Random Access Memories. Then in 2015 he released his first album in over two decades, featuring a collaboration with Sia on the title track "Déjà Vu".
