Thief (soundtrack)

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1981 soundtrack album by Tangerine Dream

Thief

LP cover USA

Soundtrack album by

Tangerine Dream

Released| March 1981
Recorded| February – November 1980
Venue| Berlin
Studio| Chris Franke's studio
Genre| Electronic music
Length| 39:07 or 40:11
Label| Virgin
Tangerine Dream chronology
| Quichotte
(1981)  | Thief
(1981)  | Exit
(1981)

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AllMusic|  [1]

Thief (1981) is the fifteenth major release and second soundtrack album by Tangerine Dream. It is the soundtrack for the 1981 American neo-noir crime film Thief, directed by Michael Mann.[2] It reached No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart in a 3-week run.

"Beach Theme" and "Beach Scene" are two different mixes of the same piece. The album version of "Dr. Destructo" is quite different from the film version.[3] An extended version of "Dr. Destructo" was available only on a promo single. "Igneous" is a remix of "Thru Metamorphic Rocks" from the 1979 album Force Majeure. Neither "Beach Theme" nor "Trap Feeling" appear in the film.

After Tangerine Dream completed the soundtrack, Mann needed another sequence. As Tangerine Dream was on tour, Craig Safan composed and performed "Confrontation". The original 1981 Elektra LP released in the U.S. featured "Confrontation", but subsequent releases featured "Beach Scene" instead.[citation needed]

During the 1980s, Toronto television station CITY-DT used "Scrap Yard" as their background music when inserting technical difficulties slide cards. Scrap Yard was also used as theme for local television newscasts on KFTY (now KEMO-TV) in Santa Rosa, California and WNDU in South Bend, Indiana.

Another song from this album, "Burning Bar", was used by WFLD-TV as the theme song to their late night teletext service from KeyFax.

The soundtrack was also nominated for Worst Musical Score at the 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards.

## Versions

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There are currently two versions of the soundtrack available with different track listings and album covers. Version A has the text 'Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' above the title followed by the text 'James Caan' just below. The text 'Composed and Performed by Tangerine Dream', appears at the bottom. Version B just has "Tangerine Dream" above the title.[4][5]

In 2004, Wounded Bird Records re-released version B with "Confrontation"; there were however two mispressings, one with the version A track list, and one with "Igneous" removed instead of "Beach Scene". All had the listing for version B on the CD and cover.[6]

In 2013, Perseverance Records released a re-mastered, nine track version that included both "Beach Scene" and "Confrontation", thus correcting the errors on previous releases where both tracks were never on the same disc.[7]

## Track listings

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Beach Theme"| 3:44
2.| "Dr. Destructo"| 3:18
3.| "Diamond Diary"| 10:48
4.| "Burning Bar"| 3:11
5.| "Beach Scene" (Version B only)| 6:48
6.| "Scrap Yard"| 4:40
7.| "Trap Feeling"| 2:57
8.| "Igneous"| 4:45
9.| "Confrontation" (Version A only)| 5:37

## Personnel

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* Edgar Froese – guitar, keyboards, electronic equipment
* Christopher Franke – synthesizers, electronic equipment, electronic percussion
* Johannes Schmoelling – keyboards, electronic equipment
* Klaus Krüger – percussion on "Igneous" (recorded 1978)
* Michael Mann – some minor guitar
* Craig Safan – composed "Confrontation". He has said that it was performed by session musicians.

## References

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1. ^ Connolly, Dave. Tangerine Dream - Thief (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1981) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic
2. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Thief". Voices in the Net.
3. ^ "Thief (1981)". What Dreams Are Made Of. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
4. ^ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Thief (Compact Disc). Wounded Bird Records. 2004 [1981].
5. ^ Tangerine Dream Thief (Definitive Edition) (Compact Disc). Virgin Records. 1995 [1981].
6. ^ "None".
7. ^ "None".

## External links

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* Tangerine Dream - Thief (1981) album releases & credits at Discogs
* Tangerine Dream - Thief (1981) album on Spotify

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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

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Tangerine Dream main albums discography

Main studio, live
and soundtrack albums
(1970–present)|

| The Pink Years (1970–1973)|

* Electronic Meditation
* Alpha Centauri
* Zeit
* Atem

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The Virgin Years (1974–1984)|

* Phaedra
* Rubycon
* Ricochet (live)
* Stratosfear
* Sorcerer (soundtrack)
* Encore (live)
* Cyclone
* Force Majeure
* Tangram
* Quichotte (live)
* Thief (soundtrack)
* Exit
* White Eagle
* Logos (live)
* Wavelength (soundtrack)
* Hyperborea
* The Keep (soundtrack)
* Risky Business (soundtrack)
* Firestarter (soundtrack)
* Flashpoint (soundtrack)

The Blue Years (1984–1988)|

* Poland (live)
* Heartbreakers (soundtrack)
* Le Parc
* The Park Is Mine (soundtrack)
* Green Desert
* Legend (soundtrack)
* Underwater Sunlight
* Deadly Care (soundtrack)
* Tyger
* Canyon Dreams (soundtrack)
* Three O'Clock High (soundtrack)
* Near Dark (soundtrack)
* Shy People (soundtrack)
* Livemiles (live)

The Melrose Years (1988–1990)|

* Optical Race
* Dead Solid Perfect (soundtrack)
* Miracle Mile (soundtrack)
* Catch Me If You Can (soundtrack)
* Lily on the Beach
* Destination Berlin (soundtrack)
* Melrose
* L'Affaire Wallraff (The Man Inside) (soundtrack)

The Seattle Years (1991–1995)|

* Rumpelstiltskin (soundtrack)
* Quinoa
* Rockoon
* 220 Volt (live)
* Turn of the Tides
* Tyranny of Beauty
* The Dream Mixes (remix)

The TDI Years (1996–2005)|

* Zoning (soundtrack & re-recording)
* Goblins' Club
* Oasis (soundtrack)
* TimeSquare
* Ambient Monkeys
* Jim & Pablo: Der Meteor (soundtrack)
* Tournado (live)
* Transsiberia (soundtrack)
* Valentine Wheels (live)
* Sohoman (live)
* What a Blast (soundtrack)
* Mars Polaris
* Great Wall of China (soundtrack)
* The Seven Letters from Tibet
* The Past Hundred Moons (remix)
* Inferno (live)
* The Melrose Years (re-recordings)
* Mota Atma (soundtrack)
* DM 4 (remix)
* Rockface (live)
* Purgatorio
* East (live)
* Arizona (live)
* Kyoto
* Jeanne d'Arc
* Rocking Mars (live)

The Eastgate Years (2005–2014)|

* Phaedra 2005 (re-recording)
* Blue Dawn
* Paradiso
* Tangerine Dream Plays Tangerine Dream (re-recordings & remix)
* Springtime In Nagasaki
* Madcap's Flaming Duty
* Summer in Nagasaki
* Purple Diluvial
* Views from a Red Train
* Tangram 2008 (re-recording)
* Hyperborea 2008 (re-recording)
* Autumn In Hiroshima
* The London Eye Concert (live)
* Flame
* Chandra - The Phantom Ferry Part I
* Winter in Hiroshima
* Izu (live)
* DM V (remix)
* Zeitgeist (live)
* Under Cover – Chapter One (covers)
* The Endless Season
* The Island of the Fay
* The Gate of Saturn
* The Angel of the West Window
* Live at the Lowry (live)
* Mona Da Vinci
* Finnegans Wake
* Knights of Asheville (live)
* Machu Picchu
* Live in Budapest (live)
* Live at Admiralspalast Berlin (live)
* Cruise to Destiny (re-recordings)
* Starmus — Sonic Universe (with Brian May) (live)
* The Castle
* The Cinematographic Score GTA 5 (soundtrack)
* Chandra - The Phantom Ferry Part II
* Sorcerer 2014 (re-recording)
* Josephine the Mouse Singer
* Phaedra Farewell Tour - The Concerts (live)

The Quantum Years (2014–present)|

* Mala Kunia
* Supernormal - The Australian Concerts (live)
* The Official Bootleg Series Volume One (live)
* Quantum Key
* The Official Bootleg Series Volume Two (live)
* Live at the Philharmony Szczecin - Poland (live)
* Particles (live & studio)
* Light Flux (re-recordings & studio)
* The Sessions I (live)
* Quantum Gate
* The Sessions II (live)
* The Sessions III (live)
* The Sessions IV (live)
* Recurring Dreams (re-recordings)
* Oedipus Tyrannus
* Live at Augusta Raurica Switzerland (live)
* The Sessions V (live)
* Raum
* Live at Reims Cathedral (live)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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