Line #77 Music/TangerineDream


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tangerine_dream5.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Tangerine Dream, circa 1981 (l-r: Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese, Johannes Schmoelling)]]
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4	Tangerine Dream is the name of a German ElectronicMusic act founded in 1967 by the late Edgar Froese. Over the years, they have undergone numerous lineup changes, with [[IAmTheBand Froese as the only continuous member]] up until his death in 2015. Among its former members are Christopher Franke, who later went on to compose the soundtrack to ''Series/BabylonFive'', and Music/KlausSchulze, who left the band in 1972 to pursue a solo career and has since become a prolific and influential artist in his own right. Although the band has released innumerable albums over the course of its long history, they are best known for their film soundtracks as well as collaborating with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_No_(musician) Oh No]] and [[ProductionPosse Rockstar familiar Woody Jackson]] on the original score for ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''. They published their [[LongRunners 86th album]] in 2022.
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6	!! Some of their albums:
7	* ''Electronic Meditation'' (1970)
8	* ''Alpha Centauri'' (1971)
9	* ''Zeit''[[note]]German for "time"[[/note]] (1972)
10	* ''Atem''[[note]]German for "breath"[[/note]] (1973)
11	* ''Phaedra'' (1974)
12	* ''Rubycon'' (1975)
13	* ''[[LiveAlbum Ricochet]]'' (1975)
14	* ''Stratosfear'' (1976)
15	* ''[[LiveAlbum Encore]]'' (1977)
16	* ''Cyclone'' (1978)
17	* ''Force Majeure'' (1979)
18	* ''[[LiveAlbum Quichotte]]'' AKA ''Pergamon'' (1980)
19	* ''Tangram'' (1980)
20	* ''Exit'' (1981)
21	* ''White Eagle'' (1982)
22	* ''[[LiveAlbum Logos Live]]'' (1982)
23	* ''Hyperborea'' (1983)
24	* ''[[LiveAlbum Poland]]'' (1984)
25	* ''Le Parc'' (1985)
26	* ''Tyger'' (1987)
27	* ''[[LiveAlbum Livemiles]]'' (1987)
28	* ''Optical Race'' (1988)
29	* ''Lily on the Beach'' (1989)
30	* ''Melrose'' (1990)
31	* ''Rockoon'' (1992)
32	* ''Quinoa'' (1992)
33	* ''Turn of the Tides'' (1994)
34	* ''Tyranny of Beauty'' (1995)
35	* ''Ambient Monkeys'' (1997)
36	* ''Mars Polaris'' (1997)
37	* ''Tangerine Dream Plays Tangerine Dream'' (2006)
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39	!! Some of their film soundtracks:
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41	[[index]]
42	* ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'' (1977)
43	* ''Film/{{Thief\|1981}}'' (1981)
44	* ''Film/StrangeBehavior'' (1981)
45	* ''Film/TheSoldier'' (1982)
46	* ''Film/RiskyBusiness'' (1983)
47	* ''Film/TheKeep'' (1983)
48	* ''Spasms'' (1983, main theme only)
49	* ''Wavelength'' (1983)
50	* ''Film/{{Flashpoint\|1984}}'' (1984)
51	* ''Film/{{Firestarter}}'' (1984)
52	* ''Heartbreakers'' (1985)
53	* ''Film/{{Legend\|1985}}'' (1985)
54	* ''Film/VisionQuest'' (1985)[[/index]]
55	* ''Red Heat''[[note]]not to be confused with [[Film/RedHeat the 1988 film of the same name]] starring Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger[[/note]] (1985)[[index]]
56	* ''The Park is Mine'' (1986)
57	* ''Zoning'' (1986)
58	* ''Film/ThreeOClockHigh'' (1987)
59	* ''Film/NearDark'' (1987)
60	* ''Film/ShyPeople'' (1987)
61	* ''Deadly Care'' (1987)
62	* ''Tonight's the Night'' (1987)
63	* ''Dead Solid Perfect'' (1988)
64	* ''Film/MiracleMile'' (1988)
65	* ''Catch Me If You Can'' (1989)
66	* ''Rainbow Drive'' (1990)
67	* ''The Man Inside'' (1990)
68	* ''The Switch'' (1993)
69	[[/index]]
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71	! '''''Thru Metamorphic Tropes''''':
72	* BoleroEffect: Like many graduates of the Berlin School of electronica, they rely heavily on sequencers to produce this effect.
73	* DroneOfDread: Most of ''Zeit'' sounds like this. Of particular note is "Nebulous Dawn" with its dark, brooding, ''Film/{{Alien}}''-like howling sounds. In fact, ''Zeit'' is seen by many as an early example of the dark ambient SubGenre.
74	* EpicRocking:
75	** Especially common on their early albums. For example, the title track from ''Phaedra'' is well over 17 minutes long. Same with all four tracks on ''Zeit''.
76	** This is also a regular occurrence with their live performances, where tracks crossing the 40-minute mark aren't uncommon. ''Klangwald'' for example, added as a bonus to later releases of ''Zeit'', is combined about 77 minutes long.
77	* EverythingIsAnInstrument: The liner notes on ''Electronic Meditation'' list a coffee machine and an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiator Addiator]] as part of the band's arsenal in addition to manipulated tape recordings of such sounds as broken glass, burning parchment, and dried peas being shaken in a sieve.
78	* {{Instrumentals}}: The albums ''Cyclone'', ''Tyger'' and ''Madcap's Flaming Duty'' all feature vocals, but otherwise the majority of their work is instrumental.
79	* LongRunners: Founded in 1967 and still going. Even the death of their only consistent (and founding) member Edgar Froese in 2015 didn't stop them.
80	* NewSoundAlbum: Their albums are generally broken up into seven eras by fans. The beginning of each era is typically either a change in band line-up or a change in record labels. They often used the opportunity to modify their sound. For instance, when moving from the Pink Years to the Virgin Years they became a lot more melodic and less ambient.
81	* ThePlace: ''Pergamon'' is named for the Pergamon Museum in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}, located across the street from where the original concert that formed the basis of the album was held.
82	* PopStarComposer: In addition to the above-mentioned films and ''[=GTA5=]'', they also scored the television series ''Series/StreetHawk'', two episodes of ''Series/{{Tatort}}'', and Creator/RabbitEarsProductions' retelling of ''Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}}''.
83	* RearrangeTheSong: They loved doing this, especially on their soundtrack albums. For just one example, "Guido the Killer Pimp" from ''Risky Business'' and "Igneous" from ''Thief'' are remixes of "Cloudburst Flight" and "Thru Metamorphic Rocks", respectively, from ''Force Majeure''.
84	* ShoutOut: "Pilots of the Purple Twilight" from ''Exit'' derives its title from a line in Creator/AlfredLordTennyson's poem "Locksley Hall".
85	* TheseusShipParadox: After the death of Edgar Fröse in 2015, is Tangerine Dream still the same band as in 1967? If yes, why? If not, why?
86	* UrExample:
87	** ''Alpha Centauri'' and especially ''Zeit'' are considered the first examples of dark ambient
88	** Their 80s output is considered by some to be the first instance of {{UsefulNotes/Synthwave}}.

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