40 Magic Synthesizer Themes

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Miami Vice
performer:
Flash Systems (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
Miami Vice Theme
composer:
Jan Hammer
2:32
2A View to a Kill
synthesizer programming:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
synthesizer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
A View to a Kill
orchestrator:
John Barry (English score composer)
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Duran Duran (English rock band)
publisher:
EMI Songs and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
A View to a Kill (from the James Bond film)
3:36
3The Eve of the War
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Eve of the War (in 1983)
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”
1:43
4E.T.
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
E.T.: Main Theme (in 1983)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1982)
part of:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (concert arrangement soundtrack)
1:43
5A Passage to India
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
synthesizer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
A Passage to India
composer:
Maurice Jarre (composer and conductor)
3:45
6To the Unknown Man
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
To the Unknown Man (in 1983)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
2:22
7Equinox
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
Équinoxe, Part 5
composer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
part of:
Équinoxe
1:41
8Magnetic Fields
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
Les chants magnétiques, Part 2 (Magnetic Fields, Part 2)
composer:
Jean‐Michel Jarre
part of:
Les chants magnétiques
1:39
9Axel F.
recording engineer and producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
synthesizer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
2:59
10The Man With the Harmonica
orchestra:
London Starlight Orchestra (associated with Ed Starink and others) and The Allen Toussaint Orchestra
cover recording of:
C’era una volta il west: L’uomo dell’armonica (Man With a Harmonica)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
part of:
C’era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
3:13
11The Killing Fields
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
synthesizer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
performer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
cover recording of:
Étude (Mike Oldfield instrumental)
orchestrator:
David Bedford (composer)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
is based on:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
3:09
12Chariots of Fire
synthesizer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
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)
3:46
13Vienna
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
Vienna (in 1983)
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher), Sing Sing Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
1:31
14State of Independence
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
State of Independence (in 1983)
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Warner Chappell North America, Spheric B.V. (from 1981 to present), Toughknot Ltd. (from 1981 to present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1981 to present)
part of:
Spiritual High
1:58
15I’ll Find My Way Home
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ll Find My Way Home (in 1983)
lyricist:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
composer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Spheric B.V., Toughknot Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell North America
1:50
16Thunderball
instrumental recording of:
Main Title: Thunderball
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
3:05
17While You See a Chance
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
While You See a Chance (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, F.S. Music Ltd., Fantasy Songs Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher), Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1:30
18I Won’t Let You Down
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Won’t Let You Down (in 1983)
writer:
Jim Diamond (Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Tony Hymas
1:24
19Maid of Orleans
programming:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
producer:
Ed Starink (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instruments:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
arranger and orchestrator:
Star Inc. (keyboardist, songwriter & producer)
instrumental cover recording of:
Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCluskey
publisher:
April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher), Dinsong Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
1:41
20Nobody Does It Better
instrumental recording of:
Nobody Does It Better (from “The Spy Who Loved Me”)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
part of:
The Spy Who Loved Me
5:05
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Release

manufactured in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
printed in:W. Germany
rights society:STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
copyrighted (©) by:M.C.R. Productions (in 1989)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/41187965 [info]