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Chase (instrumental)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Chase
| cover = Giorgio Moroder - Chase cover art.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Giorgio Moroder
| album = Midnight Express: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| B-side =
| released = 1978
| recorded = 1978
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Casablanca Records
| writer = Giorgio Moroder
| producer = Giorgio Moroder
| chronology = Giorgio Moroder
| prev_title = Let The Music Play
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = E=MC2
| next_year = 1979
}}
"'Chase'" (also known as "'The Chase'") is a 1978 instrumental composition by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album 'Midnight Express' (1978), and was a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a maxi single. It made the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48.
Background
Created especially for the film 'Midnight Express', Alan Parker, the director of the film, explicitly asked Moroder for a song in the style of "I Feel Love", which Moroder composed for Donna Summer. It was Moroder's second time composing a movie soundtrack after his work on 1972's German softcore sex film "Sex Life in a Convent".[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/31/giorgio-moroder-sylvester-stallone-bob-dylan-donna-summer "Giorgio Moroder: 'Sylvester Stallone wanted Bob Dylan to sing on a Rambo movie'"], The Guardian, 31 October 2013. The song's main melody was played on a Roland SH-2000 synthesizer, while the bass lines were played on a Minimoog synthesizer. The track also has a flanging effect produced by the MXR Flanger, while other instruments used include an ARP/Solina String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, and piano.[http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/5916-giorgio-moroder-gear-guide-inc-new-novation-morodernova-.html Giorgio Moroder Gear Guide], Dolphin Music
Although a disco piece, "Chase", along with "I Feel Love", is more specifically considered the pioneering introduction of the hi-NRG genre, which came to prominence in the early 1980s. The music was arranged by Harold Faltermeyer under the leadership of Giorgio Moroder.
Track listing
* Casablanca NBD 20146 single-sided 12"
* Casablanca NBD 956 7" single
Charts
;Original version
;Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon version
References
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