Early synthesizer scores (Moog, Berlin School, Vangelis)

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Early synthesizer scores (Moog, Berlin School, Vangelis) · In 1971, Wendy Carlos used a Moog synthesizer for A Clockwork Orange, with electronic versions of Beethoven and Purcell and pieces of her own. After that, the synthesizer became a fully fledged film instrument. The Berlin group Tangerine Dream, with sequencers that play endless, pulsing patterns, made the music for William Friedkin's Sorcerer (1977). The Greek composer Vangelis won an Oscar for Chariots of Fire (1981), with synthesizer and piano. In Blade Runner (1982), he created a melancholy, nocturnal cityscape with the Yamaha CS-80. Carlos returned with Tron (1982), in which orchestra and synthesizer go together. In this way, electronic music gained a permanent place in Hollywood.

Listening

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  Main Title · Tangerine Dream, 1977
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  Titles · Vangelis, 1981

In School of Rock

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See also

• Maurice Jarre
• Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Klaus Doldinger
• Theremin, tape and electronic pioneers
• Disco and synth-pop scores
• Horror synth (Carpenter school)
• Industrial and electronic texture scores