Giorgio Moroder - Chase (Casablanca Records 1978)

Chase is an electronic instrumental by Giorgio Moroder from the Academy Award-winning soundtrack and album Midnight Express (1978), then extended and released as maxi single and made the Hot 100 singles charts in January of 1979, charting as high as #33. Although originally branded as disco, the song is considered to be, along with Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love“, a pioneer of the hi-NRG genre that came to prominence in the early 1980’s. The music was arranged by Giorgio Moroder with Harold Faltermeyer. Giovanni Giorgio Moroder is an influential Italian record producer, songwriter, performer and DJ. Moroder is frequently credited with pioneering synth disco and electronic dance music. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He collaborated with Donna Summer during the era of disco (including “Love to Love You Baby“ and “I Feel Love“) and is the fo