The anthem to "Top Gun" is made with Harold's NED Synclavier afaik, correct me if I'm wrong..synchilla85 wrote:I have heard the DX-7 tube bells on "Perfect Lover" (1983) by Kansas, "Only Lonely" (1985) by Bon Jovi, "Livin' On a Prayer" (1986) also by Bon Jovi, "Top Gun Anthem" (1986) by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens, and "You Better Be Good to Me" (1984) by Tina Turner.
What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?
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You can also hear it on The Jets " when you' re young and in love "
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That is PPG not DX7,Im sureMicke wrote:I believe that's the PPG Wave 2 or 2.2 but am not sure.john909kid wrote:It's also on the title track "Hyperborea" by Tangerine Dream. Here it coming in at 1.12 on this clip, and playing the sonorous lead line.
That track always send's shivers down my spine...
OT anyone know whats producing the vocal/choir effects on the track opening?
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Egyptian Lover - Freak 'A' Holic
Lots of Tubular Bell and Jupiter 8 stabs....
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Major bonus points for mentioning Dali's Car. Even more major bonus points for mentioning my favourite track by them.Overgear wrote:Dali's Car - Cornwall Stone
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Well, thank you, aXL! It's mine, as well. It never gets old. It reminds me of late night rainy drives through the city and getting dumped.aXL wrote: Major bonus points for mentioning Dali's Car. Even more major bonus points for mentioning my favourite track by them.

The fretless bass on some of the other tracks...just crazy

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Atlantic Starr - Silver Shadow (1985)
Comes in at the 2:00 mark.
One of my favorite 80s R&B/disco tracks, great production.
Comes in at the 2:00 mark.
One of my favorite 80s R&B/disco tracks, great production.
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Don't know if its been mentioned yet....
Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.
I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.
Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.
I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.
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You're sure it's the PPG?Dividedbyzero wrote:Don't know if its been mentioned yet....
Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.
I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.
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No, he's right. Those are DX7 bells if I ever heard them. Though it bears mentioning that Magne was a huge PPG Wave fan and producer Tony Mansfield force-fed most of the album through the Fairlight. Cross-referenced "Love is Reason" with two examples of the DX7 and the PPG Wave (Howard Jones' "What is Love" and TD's "Hyperborea" respectively), and the "Love is Reason" bells are DX7, beyond doubt.iProg wrote:You're sure it's the PPG?Dividedbyzero wrote:Don't know if its been mentioned yet....
Whilst listening to a-ha's first album 'Hunting High and Low' I noticed the DX7 bells all over the track 'Love is Reason'.
I have never heard this album before (even though it did come out in 1985) and its chock-a-block with DX7 and Fairlight. Nice.
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I'd like to know something, which could play a part in a future purchase. Do any of you know if there's a sample of the DX bells in the Motif XS? I've searched for it several times and not found it. In a synth/workstation that big, it's got to be there. Can any of you confirm this?
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iProg wrote:The anthem to "Top Gun" is made with Harold's NED Synclavier afaik, correct me if I'm wrong..synchilla85 wrote:I have heard the DX-7 tube bells on "Perfect Lover" (1983) by Kansas, "Only Lonely" (1985) by Bon Jovi, "Livin' On a Prayer" (1986) also by Bon Jovi, "Top Gun Anthem" (1986) by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens, and "You Better Be Good to Me" (1984) by Tina Turner.
In fact, the FM synths used by Faltermeyer on the Top Gun score score included a TX816 and DX-7 (sequencing was done with a Yamaha QX-1). There's no Synclavier on there, he didn't aquire it until after that soundtrack had been recorded.
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Ok thanks for thatMicke wrote:iProg wrote:The anthem to "Top Gun" is made with Harold's NED Synclavier afaik, correct me if I'm wrong..synchilla85 wrote:I have heard the DX-7 tube bells on "Perfect Lover" (1983) by Kansas, "Only Lonely" (1985) by Bon Jovi, "Livin' On a Prayer" (1986) also by Bon Jovi, "Top Gun Anthem" (1986) by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens, and "You Better Be Good to Me" (1984) by Tina Turner.
In fact, the FM synths used by Faltermeyer on the Top Gun score score included a TX816 and DX-7 (sequencing was done with a Yamaha QX-1). There's no Synclavier on there, he didn't aquire it until after that soundtrack had been recorded.

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Hey iProg, try to see if you can figure out what analog synths and drum machines Harold used on the instrumental score
In case you didn't know, Arthur Barrow arranged and played the synths on the vocal tracks composed by Giorgio Moroder,
the most famous undoubtedly being "Take My Breath Away".

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the most famous undoubtedly being "Take My Breath Away".
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