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i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't help but notice how the music that's playing throughout the very end of the movie sounded just like some Global Communication. Sure enough, the melody and rhythm are remarkably similar to GC's "8:07" from the album "76:14". now it's a safe bet that tom and mark made the album track well after the movie soundtrack was made. my curiousity (and boredom) made me search out an logical answer to this odd coincidence and i have found that Tangerine Dream did the film score to "risky business". now, have the GC boys been rippin' off Tangerine Dream all these years without anyone clueing in? have i uncovered something big?! tomas ps. please don't let my detective work be fruitless. let's get this thread goin' strong!

quoted 11 lines i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't

>i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't >help but notice how the music that's playing throughout the very end of >the movie sounded just like some Global Communication. Sure enough, the >melody and rhythm are remarkably similar to GC's "8:07" from the album >"76:14". now it's a safe bet that tom and mark made the album track well >after the movie soundtrack was made. >my curiousity (and boredom) made me search out an logical answer to this >odd coincidence and i have found that Tangerine Dream did the film score >to "risky business". >now, have the GC boys been rippin' off Tangerine Dream all these years >without anyone clueing in? have i uncovered something big?!

This has been mentioned dozens of times in the past. GC's "Maiden Voyage" is basically an uncredited cover of TD's "Love on a Real Train." I'm guessing the reason TD never took any action against GC is because "Love on a Real Train" is itself a shameless ripoff of one section of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. C.

Many people are of the opinion that Pentamerous Metamorphosis owes big time to TD. jeff Tomas Jirku wrote:

quoted 16 lines i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't

> i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't > help but notice how the music that's playing throughout the very end of > the movie sounded just like some Global Communication. Sure enough, the > melody and rhythm are remarkably similar to GC's "8:07" from the album > "76:14". now it's a safe bet that tom and mark made the album track well > after the movie soundtrack was made. > my curiousity (and boredom) made me search out an logical answer to this > odd coincidence and i have found that Tangerine Dream did the film score > to "risky business". > now, have the GC boys been rippin' off Tangerine Dream all these years > without anyone clueing in? have i uncovered something big?! > > tomas > > ps. please don't let my detective work be fruitless. let's get this > thread goin' strong!

-- jeff "10,000 people all screaming the same thing at the same time are wrong, even if they're right." dancing/about/architecture "...with wandering steps and slow..." ICQ904008

Re: (idm) tom middleton is tom crui:

quoted 1 line Tangerine Dream did the film score to "risky business

> Tangerine Dream did the film score to "risky business

It might be worth your while to listen to Paul Haslinger's album "Score" (RGB, 1999). He was a one-time short term member of Tangerine Dream and this is film score music. Some of it very organic, some world/ethnic, some ambient and some beaty. Most of it nice. (Thanks TW for supplying initial information on this!) I *

quoted 1 line Many people are of the opinion that Pentamerous Metamorphosis owes big

> Many people are of the opinion that Pentamerous Metamorphosis owes big

time

quoted 3 lines to TD.

> to TD. > jeff >

What about 14.31/Obselon mi wotsit? Don't tell me they nicked that?!

On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:10:52 -0400 Tomas Jirku <tomas@yirku.com> writes:

quoted 18 lines i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't

> i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't > help but notice how the music that's playing throughout the very end > of > the movie sounded just like some Global Communication. Sure enough, > the > melody and rhythm are remarkably similar to GC's "8:07" from the > album > "76:14". now it's a safe bet that tom and mark made the album track > well > after the movie soundtrack was made. > my curiousity (and boredom) made me search out an logical answer to > this > odd coincidence and i have found that Tangerine Dream did the film > score > to "risky business". > now, have the GC boys been rippin' off Tangerine Dream all these > years > without anyone clueing in? have i uncovered something big?!

you're not serious are you? tom w np: td - love on a REAL train ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Regarding GC and the TD Risky Business tracks... I remember reading an interview about this right after the release. The explanation they gave was that they loved the TD stuff from that movie (especially Love on a Real Train), but they thought that this particular track was too short. It ended too quickly and wasn't allowed to build the way the music seemed to want...so they decided to adopt the same theme and extend it. So, strictly speaking, it's neither a cover nor a remix, but...hrm...maybe an 'inspired by' sort of thing. That's what I remember, at least. ---brian -- Save the whales. Collect the whole set. Trade them with your friends. Brian Gause Technical Writer Applications Division Oracle Corporation (650) 506-1311 bgause@us.oracle.com The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.