

In the late '70s, Italian producer/songwriter Giorgio Moroder introduced synthesisers to disco in songs like Donna Summer's sleek, indestructible "I Feel Love". In the '80s, no blockbuster was complete without his colourful, keyboard-driven contributions: Top Gun is unthinkable without the New Wave balladry of "Take My Breath Away", just as Flashdance is synonymous with his exuberant theme. His lasting legacy, as celebrated in Daft Punk's "Giorgio by Moroder", are pulse-driving songs like "Chase"—a signature throb that drew the blueprint for techno, trance and EDM.