Think this is the only bit of Tangerine Dream's Virgin years that I haven't yet posted. Thief was the soundtrack album for Michael Mann's feature debut, so can double as a tribute to James Caan. As a TD album (and regarded as such in the series of 'Definitive Edition' remasters), sure it has bits of repetition and recycling, but that's par for the course in a soundtrack, and it creates a dark, dramatic atmosphere with ease. Recorded in 1980 (other than a remixed portion of Through Metamorphic Rocks from Force Majeure, retitled Igneous), and so sitting between Tangram and Exit, the music is a solid addition to the 'proper albums' discography of Froese-Frank-Schmoelling. Atmosphere, rhythm, melody and shorter tracks all point the way forward for this lineup.
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Previously posted at SGTG:
Thank you for the TD
ReplyDeleteAnd there also is the original soundtrack to "Legend".
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