Giorgio Moroder – Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Label:	Casablanca – NBLP 7114
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Sep 11, 1978
Genre:	Stage & Screen
Style:	Disco

Tracklist

A1	Chase	8:24
A2	Love's Theme	5:33
A3	(Theme From) Midnight Express	4:39
B1	Istanbul Blues (Vocal)	3:17
B2	The Wheel	2:24
B3	Istanbul Opening	4:43
B4	Cacophoney	2:58
B5	(Theme From) Midnight Express (Vocal)	4:47

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
Copyright © – Columbia Pictures
Published By – Gold Horizon Music Corp.
Published By – Rick's Music, Inc.
Manufactured By – Astor Records Pty. Ltd.
Distributed By – Astor Records Pty. Ltd.
Recorded At – Musicland Studios
Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At – Westlake Audio
Recorded At – Allen Zentz Recording

Credits

Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – H. Faltermeyer*
Arranged By, Vocals – David Castle (tracks: B1)
Artwork [Graphics] – Gribbitt!
Bass – Rick Tierney (tracks: B1)
Composed By, Directed By, Conductor, Arranged By – Giorgio Moroder
Directed By, Conductor, Arranged By – H. Faltermeyer*
Drums, Percussion – Jerry Sommers (tracks: B1)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Patrick McClure (tracks: B1)
Electronics – H. Faltermeyer*
Engineer – J. Koppers*
Lyrics By – Giorgio Moroder (tracks: B5)
Mastered By – Allen Zentz
Mixed By [Mixdown] – J. Koppers*
Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Vocals – David Castle (tracks: B1)
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Strings – Sid Sharp* (tracks: B1)
Vocals – Chris Bennett (tracks: B5)
Written-By – Billy Hayes* (tracks: B1)

Notes

Recorded at: Musicland Studio, Munich; Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; Allen Zentz, Hollywood.

Manufactured and distributed by Astor Records PTY LTD
℗ 1978 Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc.
© 1978 Columbia Pictures
Songs published by Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI) except B1 by Rick's Music, Inc./Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI), B5 by Gold Horizon Music Corp./ Rick's Music, Inc. (O.P. Ed.Intro/Say Yes Music) (BMI)

Soundtrack to Alan Parker's 1978 Columbia Pictures movie "Midnight Express" starring Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, John Hurt and Billy Hayes. Produced by Alan Marshall and David Puttnam. Based on a true story of Bill Hayes, from the same titled book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer. Screenplay by Oliver Stone.

On May 18th, 1978 "Midnight Express" was shown to an audience of world press at the Cannes Film Festival...43 days later the United States and Turkey entered into formal negotiations for the exchange of prisoners.

The movie won 2 Oscars in 1979 (Best Writing, Best Music). This was Moroder's first movie score.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): NBLP-7114-A 25/10/T Rob
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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP, Album, Stereo, 53 - Keel Press)	Casablanca	NBLP 7114	US	1978
Recently Edited	Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP, Album)	Casablanca	9128 018		1978
Recently Edited	Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP)	Casablanca	CAL 2030	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP, Album)	Casablanca	NB 7043		1978
Recently Edited	Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP)	Shun Cheong Trading Co. Hong Kong	NBLP 7114	Hong Kong	1978