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Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Album US 1978 on Casablanca label
Electronic and Soundtrack (Soundtrack, Disco, Experimental, Ambient)

Songs published by Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI) except B1 by Rick's Music, Inc./Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI), B5 by Gold Horizon Music Corp./ Rick's Music, Inc. (O.P. Ed.Intro/Say Yes Music) (BMI) Recorded at: Musicland Studio, Munich; Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; Allen Zentz, Hollywood. ℗ 1978 Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc. © 1978 Columbia Pictures Made in U.S.A. Soundtrack to Alan Parker's 1978 Columbia Pictures movie "Midnight Express" starring Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, John Hurt and Billy Hayes. Produced by Alan Marshall and David Puttnam. Based on a true story of Bill Hayes, from the same titled book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer. Screenplay by Oliver Stone. On May 18th, 1978 "Midnight Express" was shown to an audience of world press at the Cannes Film Festival...43 days later the United States and Turkey entered into formal negotiations for the exchange of prisoners. The movie won 2 oscars in 1979 (Best Writing, Best Music). This was Moroder's first movie score.

Musicians

	Giorgio Moroder g, syn, b, *1940 IT arranged by, composed by, producer, conductor, directed by, electronics, mixed by, mixdown, album by, songwriter
	Harold Faltermeyer key, *1952 DE arranged by, conductor, directed by, electronics, arranged by, string and horn
	Alan Estes perc, US drums, percussion
	Keith Forsey dr, perc, *1948 GB drums, percussion
	Greg Mathieson key, *1950 US electronics, arranged by, string and horn
	Brian Gardner b, US lacquer cut by
	Patrick McClure voc, acg, US acoustic guitar, electric guitar
	David Castle voc, p, key, US arranged by, piano, electric piano, clavinet, vocals, songwriter
	Rick Tierney b, bass
	Jerry Sommers , drums, percussion
	Oliver Stone , *1946 US songwriter
	William Hayes , *1947 US songwriter
	Fritz Sonnleitner vn, str, strings
	Sidney Sharp str, vn, 1919-2013 strings
	Chris Bennett voc, *1948 US songwriter, vocals

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