Re: (idm) tom middleton is tom cruise

From Chris.Hilker
Sent Tue, Aug 31st 1999, 03:58

>i was watching that classic 80's movie "risky business" and couldn't
>help but notice how the music that's playing throughout the very end of
>the movie sounded just like some Global Communication. Sure enough, the
>melody and rhythm are remarkably similar to GC's "8:07" from the album
>"76:14". now it's a safe bet that tom and mark made the album track well
>after the movie soundtrack was made.
>my curiousity (and boredom) made me search out an logical answer to this
>odd coincidence and i have found that Tangerine Dream did the film score
>to "risky business". 
>now, have the GC boys been rippin' off Tangerine Dream all these years
>without anyone clueing in? have i uncovered something big?!

This has been mentioned dozens of times in the past. GC's "Maiden
Voyage" is basically an uncredited cover of TD's "Love on a Real
Train." I'm guessing the reason TD never took any action against
GC is because "Love on a Real Train" is itself a shameless ripoff
of one section of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians.

C.