Synthesizer Greats

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Annotation

Track 4 and 5 swapped on cover and in booklet.
Track 10 incorrectly credited to Vangelis instead of Hütter/Bartos/Schult in the booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2015-03-03 20:26 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Eve of the War
synthesizer:
The Galaxy Sound Orchestra
performer:
Russell B. (performer of synthesizer covers)
cover recording of:
The Eve of the War
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician)
librettist:
Doreen Wayne
publisher:
April Music Ltd.
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 1: The Eve of the War
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds”
Wayne4:10
2Twin Peaks Theme
cover recording of:
Theme from Twin Peaks
orchestrator and composer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer)
publisher:
Anlon Music Co. (Anlon Music Company) and Bobkind Music Inc.
part of:
Twin Peaks (original soundtrack of the TV series)
Badalamenti4:09
3Oxygene, Part IV
cover recording of:
Oxygène, Part IV
composer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
publisher:
Francis Dreyfus Music and JM Jarre Publishing Designee
part of:
Oxygène
Jarre3:13
4Madame Curie
recording of:
Madame Curie
composer:
Hendricus Ruseler
Ruseler4:25
5Aurora
orchestra:
The Galaxy Sound Orchestra
cover recording of:
Aurora
composer:
Ruud van Es, Peter Kommers and Rob Papen
publisher:
Nada International C.V.
Nova3:55
6Quadrophonia
cover recording of:
Quadrophonia
writer:
Olivier Abbeloos (Belgian DJ & producer) and Lucien Foort
Abbeloos/Foort3:46
7Sexcrime
instrumental cover recording of:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal Music Careers
Lennox/Stewart4:11
8Pop Muzik
instrumental cover recording of:
Pop Muzik
lyricist and composer:
Robin Scott
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Pop Muzik Limited and Union Square Music Publishing Ltd.
Scott2:53
9Chariots of Fire
cover recording of:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Vangelis3:27
10The Model
instrumental cover recording of:
Das Modell
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult
composer:
Karl Bartos and Ralf Hütter
publisher:
Kling Klang Music and Positive Songs
Hütter/Bartos/Schult3:40
11Popcorn
performer:
Russell B. (performer of synthesizer covers)
instrumental cover recording of:
Popcorn
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Kingsley2:31
12Autobahn
performer:
Russell B. (performer of synthesizer covers)
instrumental cover recording of:
Autobahn
lyricist:
Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk) and Emil Schult
composer:
Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider (founding member of Kraftwerk)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Hütter/Schneider3:36
13Rotations Logic
synthesizer:
Russell B. (performer of synthesizer covers)
cover recording of:
Rotation’s Logic
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
Vangelis3:26
14Tubular Bells
orchestra:
The Galaxy Sound Orchestra
cover recording of:
Tubular Bells
composer:
Mike Oldfield
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
part of:
Tubular Bells, Part One
Oldfield7:05
15Blue Monday
instrumental cover recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order6:52
16St. Elmo's Fire
instrumental cover recording of:
St. Elmo’s Fire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and John Parr
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Foster Frees Music, Gold Horizon Music Corp., SBK Songs (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Foster/Parr3:47