Tangerine Dream

What Tangerine Dream makes

Topics electronic music, krautrock, berlin school, film soundtracks, music history

Tangerine Dream are a electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese in Berlin. Their early albums had a pivotal role in the development of Krautrock. The records Phaedra, Rubycon and Ricochet helped define what became known as the Berlin School of electronic music. These and later albums were influential in the development of electronic dance music. A substantial number of their fans were introduced to Tangerine Dream by their film soundtracks, which total over sixty and include Sorcerer, Thief, Risky Business, The Keep, Firestarter, Legend, Near Dark and the original score for the video game Grand Theft Auto V (2013). Lineup: Thorsten Quaeschning (Synthesizer, Musical Director), Ulrich Schnauss (Synthesizer), Hoshiko Yamane (Violin), Paul Frick (Synthesizer)

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