Composer
Giorgio Moroder
Born 26 April 1940 · Urtijëi, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Giorgio Moroder is an Italian composer and producer born in South Tyrol. With Donna Summer and Pete Bellotte he helped shape synthesizer-driven Eurodisco in 1970s Munich. He then brought that electronic sound to Hollywood, scoring films and writing hit songs that influenced pop and dance music.
Key films
Midnight Express (1978)
His pulsing synthesizer score won him an Oscar and established electronic music as a force in film scoring.
American Gigolo (1980)
Its slick score and the Blondie song "Call Me" cemented his place as a leading film composer of the new wave era.
Scarface (1983)
His synth score and songs gave the crime epic its distinctive, neon-lit 1980s sound.
Flashdance (1983)
He co-wrote "Flashdance... What a Feeling", an Oscar-winning hit that defined the film's sound.
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
His electronic score and theme song gave this fantasy film an unmistakable 1980s sound.
Key awards
- 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Score (Midnight Express)
- 1979 Golden Globe for Best Original Score (Midnight Express)
- 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Flashdance... What a Feeling")
- 1987 Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Take My Breath Away", Top Gun)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 31
- 1972Sex Life in a ConventComposer
- 1972Oswalt Kolle: Liebe als GesellschaftsspielComposer
- 1978Midnight ExpressComposer
- 1980American GigoloComposer
- 1980FoxesComposer
- 1982Cat PeopleComposer
- 1983ScarfaceComposer
- 1983FlashdanceComposer
- 1983D.C. CabComposer
- 1984The NeverEnding StoryComposer
- 1984Electric Dreams · as Radio ProducerActor
- 1984Electric DreamsComposer
- 1984The Fading ImageActor
- 1987Over the TopComposer
- 1988Fair GameComposer
- 1988Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoComposer
- 1989Let It RideComposer
- 1992Cyber EdenComposer
- 1992Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1998Modulations · as SelfActor
- 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs · as SelfActor
- 2004Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun · as SelfActor
- 2005Disco: Spinning The Story · as SelfActor
- 2013Donna Summer: Hot Stuff · as SelfActor
- 2014Station to StationActor
- 2014What Difference Does It Make? · as SelfActor
- 2015Daft Punk Unchained · as SelfActor
- 2016The AssignmentComposer
- 2019Disco Europe Express · as Self - MusicianActor
- 2021The Sparks Brothers · as SelfActor
- 2026Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer : I Feel Love · as Self : Author, Composer & Producer (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.