Giorgio Moroder - The Duel (Film Version) *1984* [Electric Dreams Soundtrack] 

[Synth/Ambient/Modern Classical/Electronic/Orchestration/OST] Here is a very special video for the fans of the 1984 film "Electric Dreams". Now for the first time ever, Edgar (the computer) comes to modern-day computer screens in my special custom made recreation of the scene where the computer begins to play along in a duet with Madeline Robistat 's (Virginia Madsen) cello. The song they do a duet to is titled: "The Duel" and it is composed by legendary synthesizer musician Giorgio Moroder. I personally hate the original soundtrack album version of "The Duel" because its got this weird disco vibe to it and i always found the film version to be WAY better. The scene is also (presumably) the most iconic part in the movie because for some strange reason the film is quite forgotten these days and no one seems to remember anything else from it other than this scene, lol. Siskel & Ebert even showcased this scene in their review of the movie and both of them gave it two thumbs up. However, the film itself has been criticized through the years AND even upon its release in 1984. I can't seem to understand the hate because this film was SO ahead of its time. You have to remember that nobody really owned a computer in 1984 so of course we look at this film now and see all the flaws and tech limitations because we have gotten so prone to using computers. But this film is amazing as it is a science fiction romantic comedy film set in San Francisco, California, that depicts a love triangle between a man, a woman and a personal computer who slowly becomes self aware after Miles Harding (Lenny Von Dohlen) spills champagne on it while feeding information to it. It stars Lenny Von Dohlen (whom btw played Harold Smith in "Twin Peaks" aka one of the most tragic characters in television history), Virginia Madsen (in her first ever movie role), Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort as voice of the computer and was directed by Steve Barron. Steve Barron got the idea for the movie after being displeased with 1983's "Flashdance" (which is why the movie has a musical element to it). Honestly i consider Barron to be the KING of 80's montages because he has such an artistic eye to the shots in this movie. As much as i admire this scene for the shot coordination's i always wanted to see it just in the perspective of Edgar (the computer) with the digital graphics so i went ahead and recreated/designed this video which showcases the scene just in the computer perspective.
Here is a link to the scene in the movie: • Video
As well as the Siskel & Ebert "Electric Dreams" review: • Siskel & Ebert - Elect...
I hope all the fans of Electric Dreams enjoys the video because it was a pain to make, each shot had to be coordinated to the music frame by frame.
Also noting that the official soundtrack to this film is equally amazing as the song "Together in Electric Dreams" by Philip Oakey (Phil Oakey) and Giorgio Moroder became an international hit in 1984 and the song "Love Is Love" by Culture Club went top 3 in Canada, top 10 in Japan and was Culture Club's biggest hit in Brazil of that same year.
...hope you enjoy. :)
Fun Facts:
- Edgar, the name of the computer is most likely named after Edgard Varese who is widely recognized as the father of electronic music.
- Edgar, the computer was not a real computer model. He was assembled by the film makers from a pastiche of computer parts of the time.
- The computer hardware company's name in the film is "Pinecone," a play on Apple Computer.
- "The Duel" is a rendition of Bach's "Suite from Anna Magdalena".
Tracklist:
1) Giorgio Moroder - "The Duel (Film Version)" (0:10)
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[END SCREEN/SIMILAR VIDEO SUGGESTIONS] - (4:04)
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