History Music / TangerineDream

* 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 sub-genre.

* ''Strange Behavior'' (1981)

* PopStarComposer: In addition to the above-mentioned films and ''[=GTA5=]'', they also scored the television series ''Series/StreetHawk'' and two episodes of ''Series/{{Tatort}}''.

** Alpha Centauri and especially Zeit are considered the first examples of dark ambient

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''.

* TheseusShipParadox: After the death of Edgar Fröse in 2017, is Tangerine Dream still the same band as in 1967? If yes, why? If not, why?

* ThePlace: ''Pergamon'' is named for the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, located across the street from where the original concert that formed the basis of the album was held.

* ''Film/Thief1981''

* ''Film/{{Thief}}'' (1981)

* {{Instrumentals}}: Most of their work is entirely instrumental.

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 [[AuthorExistenceFailure 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''.

* ''Vision Quest'' (1985)[[/index]]

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** This is also a regular occurrence with their live performances, where tracks crossing the 40 minutes mark are not uncommon. ''Klangwald'' for example, added as a bonus to later releases of ''Zeit'', is combined about 77 minutes long.

** This is also a regular occurrence with their live performances, where tracks crossing the 40 minutes mark are not uncommon. ''Klangwald'' for example, added as a bonus to later releases of ''Zeit'', is combined about 77 Minutes long.

!! Tropes associated with this band include:

* DroneOfDread: Most of ''Zeit'' sounds like this. Of particular note is "Nebulous Dawn" with its dark, brooding, ''Film/{{Alien}}''-like howling sounds. In fact, the album is seen by many as an early example of the dark ambient subgenre.

* LongRunner: Founded in 1967 and still going. Even the death of their only consistent (and founding) member Edgar Froese in 2015 didn't stop them.
* 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

* ''Vision Quest'' (1985)
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* ''Red Heat''[[note]]not to be confused with [[Film/RedHeat the 1988 film of the same name]] starring Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger[[/note]] (1985)
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* ''Flashpoint'' (1984)

* ''Film/Legend1985''