Sorcerer (soundtrack)

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1977 soundtrack album by Tangerine Dream

Sorcerer

Soundtrack album by

Tangerine Dream

Released| July 1977
Recorded| April – October 1976
Venue| Berlin
Studio| Victoria Studios
Genre| Electronic music, progressive rock, space music[1]
Length| 43.52
Label| MCA
Tangerine Dream chronology
| Stratosfear
(1976)  | Sorcerer
(1977)  | Encore
(1977)

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AllMusic| [2]

Sorcerer (1977) is the ninth major release and first soundtrack album by the German band Tangerine Dream. It is the soundtrack for the film Sorcerer. It reached No.25 on the UK Albums Chart in a 7-week run, to become Tangerine Dream's third highest-charting album in the UK.[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Edgar Froese, Christoph Franke, Peter Baumann.

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Main Title"| 5:28
2.| "Search"| 2:54
3.| "The Call"| 1:57
4.| "Creation"| 5:00
5.| "Vengeance"| 5:32
6.| "The Journey"| 2:00

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Grind"| 3:01
2.| "Rain Forest"| 2:30
3.| "Abyss"| 7:04
4.| "The Mountain Road"| 1:53
5.| "Impressions Of Sorcerer"| 2:55
6.| "Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)"| 3:38

## Personnel

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* Edgar Froese – Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitars, Twin Keyboard Mellotron Mark V, Steinway Grand Piano, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer, ARP Omni string synthesizer, PPG Synthesizer, Modified Moog synthesizer.
* Christopher Franke – Moog modular synthesizer, Projekt Elektronik sequencer, Computerstudio Digital Sequencer, Mellotron, ARP Pro Soloist synthesizer, Elka String Synthesizer, Oberheim sequencer.
* Peter Baumann – Projekt Elektronik Modular Synthesizer, Projekt Elektronik Sequencer, Fender Rhodes Piano, ARP Pro Soloist synthesizer, Mellotron.

## Singles

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Betrayal/Betrayal[4]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)"| 3:38
2.| "Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)"| 3:38

Betrayal/Grind[5]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)"| 3:38
2.| "Grind"| 3:01

Betrayal/Search[6]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)"| 3:38
2.| "Search"| 2:54

Grind/Betrayal[7]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Grind"| 3:01
2.| "Betrayal (Sorcerer Theme)"| 3:38

Grind/Impressions Of Sorcerer[8]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Grind"| 3:01
2.| "Impressions Of Sorcerer"| 2:55

## References

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1. ^ Reynolds, Simon. "Kings of the cosmos", in The Guardian, April 22, 2007, retrieved May 13, 2007
2. ^ Allan, Mark. Sorcerer - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
3. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Sorcerer". Voices in the Net.
4. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Betrayal/Betrayal". Voices in the Net.
5. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Betrayal/Grind". Voices in the Net.
6. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Betrayal/Search". Voices in the Net.
7. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Grind/Betrayal". Voices in the Net.
8. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Grind/Impressions Of Sorcerer". Voices in the Net.

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Tangerine Dream

* Thorsten Quaeschning
* Hoshiko Yamane
* Paul Frick

* Edgar Froese
* Christopher Franke
* Peter Baumann
* Johannes Schmoelling
* Paul Haslinger
* Jerome Froese
* Linda Spa
* Conrad Schnitzler
* Klaus Schulze
* Michael Hoenig
* Steve Jolliffe
* Ralf Wadephul
* Bernhard Beibl
* Zlatko Perica
* Ulrich Schnauss

Partial recordings|

* Electronic Meditation
* Alpha Centauri
* Zeit
* Atem
* Phaedra
* Rubycon
* Ricochet
* Stratosfear
* Encore
* Cyclone
* Force Majeure
* Tangram
* Quichotte
* Exit
* White Eagle
* Logos Live
* Hyperborea
* Poland
* Le Parc
* Green Desert
* Underwater Sunlight
* Tyger
* Livemiles
* Optical Race
* Lily on the Beach
* Melrose
* Quinoa
* Rockoon
* 220 Volt Live
* Turn of the Tides
* Tyranny of Beauty
* The Dream Mixes
* Goblins' Club
* Tournado
* TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II
* Ambient Monkeys
* Valentine Wheels
* Sohoman
* Mars Polaris
* Soundmill Navigator
* Antique Dreams
* Inferno
* Purgatorio
* Jeanne d'Arc
* Phaedra 2005
* Madcap's Flaming Duty
* Plays Tangerine Dream
* Under Cover – Chapter One
* The Island of the Fay
* Mala Kunia
* Quantum Key
* Quantum Gate
* Raum

Singles|

* "Das Mädchen auf der Treppe"
* "Love on a Real Train"
* "A Time for Heroes"

Soundtracks|

* Sorcerer
* Thief
* Das Mädchen auf der Treppe
* Daydream
* Wavelength
* Risky Business
* Firestarter
* Flashpoint
* Heartbreakers
* Legend
* Three O'Clock High
* Near Dark
* Shy People
* Miracle Mile
* Destination Berlin
* Canyon Dreams
* Dead Solid Perfect
* The Park Is Mine
* L'Affaire Wallraff (The Man Inside)
* Rumpelstiltskin
* Catch Me If You Can
* The Keep
* Zoning
* Der Meteor
* Great Wall of China
* Mota Atma
* Music of Grand Theft Auto V

Compilations and sets|

* Dream Music – The Movie Music of Tangerine Dream
* In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973–1979

Related|

* Discography
* Filmography
* Tangerine Tree
* Bootleg recordings

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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