“Giorgio by Moroder” from Daft Punk – Saad’s GoosebumpMoment

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An interview turned into a song

“Giorgio by Moroder” is the third song from Daft Punk’s album “Random Access Memories”. The song includes a monologue recorded by Italian artist Giorgio Moroder in which he talks about his youth and his musical career. The song, which lasts 9 minutes, was positioned between the French and Swedish charts thanks to the digital downloads of the album.

When the French duo presented the idea to Moroder, they presented it as a kind of interview turned into a documentary-song. Although Moroder was not related to the melody, he considers that the music is inspired by “I feel love”, a collaboration with Dona Summer from 1977. This honest lyric of his career gives his fans Goosebumps.

What came after “Giorgio by Moroder”?

Giorgio Moroder says that the one who convinced him to participate in this song in 2013 was his son, who was a passionate fan of the work of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, members of Daft Punk. But what caught his attention the most was that the French only asked him to tell them his story. That was the beginning of “Giorgio By Moroder”.

This song raised a sleeping giant. After its success, the biggest names in pop wanted to work with him once more. The result was “Déjà Vu”, an album released in 2015 in which singers such as Sia, Britney Spears, Mikky Ekko and Charli XCX and Kylie Minogue collaborated with him and in which he explores the scope of EDM. He creates a party album full of color and energy that is perfectly condensed on the album “74 Are The New 24”.

This record and its momentum motivated him to return to his roots as a DJ and at 79 years old he went on a European tour in 2019 as a DJ. Today he is almost 81 years old and is still ready to continue playing music at parties as soon as the pandemic allows it.

Giorgio Moroder, architect of electronic music

Giorgio Moroder, considered one of the architects of electronic music as we know it today, was also the one who gave the impetus that disco music needed to fully explode. He also laid the foundations for dance, techno and EDM.

Known for his thick mustache and good character, this Italian producer was the first to pick up a Moog synthesizer and take it to the dance floor.

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder was born on April 26, 1940 in a small northern Italian town called Ortisei, which is culturally more German than Italian. As the producer himself explains in the song “Giorgio By Moroder”, he always dreamed of being a musician and at the age of 15 he started playing the guitar.

Following that dream, he moved to Germany where he started as a Dj at Scotch Club, located in the city of Aachen, which was the first nightclub in the country. Little by little he discovered not only the secrets of music, but what drives bodies to move wildly under the mirror ball.

In the late 1960s he moved to Munich and there began his rise to glory. At that time, the city was heavily influenced by African-American music from the 1950s and 1960s.

Moroder began to establish himself in the music industry with songs like “Son Of My Father” or “Looky Looky”, but he was still not satisfied. The idea of creating something that sounds futuristic, new and never heard before was growing inside him.

In those back and forth times he met an American showgirl named Donna Summer, who was the missing piece of the puzzle. With the incredible voice of Summer and with a Moog synthesizer, in 1977 he released “I Feel Love”, a song that changed music forever.

In the 70s Moroder also created Musicland Studios where Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Iron Maiden, Marc Bolan & T. Rex, Deep Purple, Rainbow and Elton John passed, among others.

He also brought his talent to the movies and started making soundtracks. His most iconic works were the songs “The Chase” from Midnight Express, “Flashdance … What a Feeling”, from Flashdance and Top Gun’s “Take My Breath Away,” which were all awarded an Oscar for Best Original Song in their respective years.

Apart from all that, he composed the anthem of several Olympics and “Un Estate Italiana”, probably the best song of a Soccer World Cup ever made.

After achieving countless successes and working with the best artists in the world, in ’93 Moroder retired and dedicated himself to his family and to golf.