History AwesomeMusic / TangerineDream

* ''Heartbreakers'' (not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Heartbreakers}} 2001 film of the same name]]) is the story of two friends in their mid-thirties, played by Creator/PeterCoyote and Creator/NickMancuso, who find themselves at a crossroads in their lives. The [[https://youtu.be/SZoGT6nUybk soundtrack]] is one of TD's most moving and emotional scores ever produced. As a side note, the film's director Bobby Roth would collaborate with the band a further five times on his subsequent films ''Dead Solid Perfect'', ''Tonight's the Night'', ''Rainbow Drive'', ''The Man Inside'', and ''The Switch''.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFhSjlLQ6Jg Alpha Centauri]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjvF36gzLF8 Zeit]]'' are powerful examples of the experimental kosmische musik style. Both albums feature songs that feel primal, gaping, terrifying, and awe-inspiring.
* ''Phaedra'' was the first album to feature the band's now-classic sequencer-based sound, and is generally considered to be their first mainstream success. The [[EpicRocking 17-minute long]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ndOHPxYGQM title track]] stands out the most, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt0i0s1F2ZQ "Movements of a Visionary"]] is also worth checking out with its hypnotic Moog synthesizer bass line as well as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8J2doVjui4 "Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares"]] with its sweeping Mellotron strings.
* ''Rubycon'' is widely regarded as one of the group's greatest albums, further developing the sequencer-based "Berlin School" sound that made them famous. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igDImdr5-qU Here's an excerpt]].
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlsK5MChw4 Ricochet]]'' developed the band's sound even more, using synthesizers and sequencers to produce a dense ambient soundscape, but sounding much more energetic than its predecessors, often bordering on electronic rock.
* ''Stratosfear'' marked the beginning of the band's move away from experimental electronic improvisations towards a more recognizably melodic sound. The results are epic as hell, particularly the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8VsvJ40sM title track]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfkF0_ZQoRg "Invisible Limits"]].
* The live album ''Encore'' is four epic tracks of pure awesome, assembled from several recordings of the band's immensely successful 1977 US tour. Of particular note is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_7qA2yac0 "Cherokee Lane"]] with its mesmerizing sequencer/Mellotron noodling and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBidrK06wmE "Coldwater Canyon"]] with its impressive guitar improvisation by frontman Edgar Froese.
* ''Force Majeure'' continues where ''Stratosfear'' left off, furthering the band's transition from their earlier Berlin School sound to a more melodic one, with a heavier presence of guitars, drums, and distinct musical suites. The majestic, ProgressiveRock-esque [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc68ZnJoaJg title track]] and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTBccgJBCQ Cloudburst Flight]]" are both pure awesomeness, but "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPC6Hg6JjYg Thru Metamorphic Rocks]]" stands out among the three with its distorted bass sequence ([[ThrowItIn which was the result of a burnt-out transistor in the mixing desk.]])
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQpAJUZeIAY Tangram]]'' contains a mixture of nostalgic glimpses at the band's Berlin School period and foreshadowing of their "new age electronica" to come. And it's absolutely captivating.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvUggy4kYrA Quichotte]]'', also known as ''Pergamon'', carries on the tradition from the previous album with its grand electronic suites held together by atmospheric segues. Much of the first half would later be remixed into serving as the score for the indie sci-fi film ''Wavelength'', directed by Mike Gray and starring Creator/RobertCarradine and [[Music/TheRunaways Cherie Currie]].
* Pretty much the entirety of ''Exit'' qualifies, but especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDmyktGim0 "Remote Viewing"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPcglRBYfu0 "Kiew Mission"]]. About eighty percent of it is played on what would eventually become the band's trademark instrument, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPG_Wave PPG Wave]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP3CnLBsoEk title track]] from ''White Eagle'' is a beautiful and moving bit of electronica showcasing TD at their best. From the same album, the energetic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF9fkw99k7s "Midnight in Tula"]] is a glorious ear worm that would not have sounded out of place in a contemporary action film.
* All fifty minutes of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY2Rlw3bRoM Logos Live]]'' count as a truly spectacular performance from TD. Parts of this album would later find their way onto the soundtrack to ''Film/TheKeep''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZ7hY9MPO0 "Cinnamon Road"]] from ''Hyperborea'' combines 1980s electronica with Indian raga to great effect, while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iul3ZjiDc3c title track]] is nine minutes of pure cosmic grandeur.
* ''Poland'' is to the band's 1983 Warsaw concert what ''Encore'' is to their 1977 US tour - four epic tracks of pure awesomeness. Standouts include the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeAas-83zYk title track]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73lCuE39oHs "Tangent"]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFfw5mSuEbk The title track]] from ''Le Parc''. It's really no surprise that this kick-ass tune was chosen as the main theme for ''Series/StreetHawk''. Other noteworthy tracks from the album include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqcspz7Cecs "Central Park"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL5DjtZdexk "Yellowstone Park"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvAE9lB5uac "The Cliffs of Sydney"]].
* ''Optical Race'' was the band's first album in 17 years without [[EnsembleDarkhorse Christopher Franke]] on it, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of their efforts. Noteworthy tunes include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M00m_u8-0Yk "Cat Scan"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fkFB5Dc1pU "Sun Gate"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKmOVu4iCKo "Atlas Eyes"]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKr-CUxIYg8 title track]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMWI4YoRlL4 "Mothers of Rain"]]... pretty much the whole thing, really.

* The band's brooding score for ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'' is among their finest achievements, and paved the way for future soundtracks by the group. For a sample, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOkfBbVZEGo here's the main theme]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQNGoMSVbY8 entire soundtrack]] to Creator/MichaelMann's ''Film/{{Thief|1981}}'' is epic as hell. Inexplicably, it was somehow nominated for a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward for Worst Musical Score despite many considering it one of the best parts of the film.
* ''Film/RiskyBusiness'' is remembered for three things: Being the TropeNamer for RiskyBusinessDance, Creator/RebeccaDeMornay as [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Lana]], and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ2OE_Vodgw awesome score]] by Music/TangerineDream.
* The band's score for ''Film/TheKeep'' is one of the primary reasons it has become so beloved by its fans over the years, the pounding [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWx54FwauQ opening titles theme]] in particular.
* Much of the soundtrack to ''Film/{{Firestarter}}'', especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwyVTkgkrXo opening credits theme]], was quite a few people's introduction to TD.
* ''Heartbreakers'' (not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Heartbreakers}} 2001 film of the same name]]) is the story of two friends in their mid-thirties, played by Creator/PeterCoyote and Creator/NickMancuso, who find themselves at a crossroads in their lives. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoGT6nUybk soundtrack]] is one of TD's most moving and emotional scores ever produced. As a side note, the film's director Bobby Roth would collaborate with the band a further five times on his subsequent films ''Dead Solid Perfect'', ''Tonight's the Night'', ''Rainbow Drive'', ''The Man Inside'', and ''The Switch''.
* ''Film/{{Flashpoint|1984}}'' was Creator/{{HBO}}'s first theatrical release, starring Creator/KrisKristofferson and Creator/TreatWilliams as two Texas Border Patrol agents who are plunged into a wild goose chase after finding evidence of a conspiracy in the Mojave desert. As usual, Tangerine Dream delivers with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bPUS3AMEMQ haunting score]] evocative of the film's desert setting.
* The score to the American cut of ''Film/{{Legend|1985}}'' is pure awesomeness. Especially the...oh, to hell with it, the whole thing. If righteousness and beauty had a transcription in music, for instance, it would be the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfREXJklz-U unicorn theme]].
* ''The Park Is Mine'' is a 1986 made-for-television film starring Creator/TommyLeeJones as a [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]] veteran who takes forceful control of Central Park in order to draw attention to the plight of his fellow veterans. It features a kick-ass soundtrack by TD, with the high point of the score being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Gq2IINFkk "Taking the Park"]].
* TD's haunting score for ''Film/NearDark'', especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-tSoDgxRLk main theme]], is widely acknowledged as the most memorable aspect of the film. (Well, that and [[Creator/BillPaxton Severen]].) At times, it resembles band member Christopher Franke's later work on ''Series/BabylonFive''.
* Creator/AndreiKonchalovsky's ''Film/ShyPeople'' was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork massively screwed over by the distributor]], resulting in it being seen by few despite getting good reviews. Regardless, TD's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-_SsZg0Z8k haunting score]] is one of the band's finest works.
* A [[PeripheryDemographic disproportionately large part]] of ''Film/MiracleMile'''s fandom is made from Tangerine Dream fans, as they've provided [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doW4s-1ULOc one of their better soundtracks]] to the film.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQNGoMSVbY8 entire soundtrack]] to Creator/MichaelMann's ''Film/{{Thief}}'' is epic as hell. Inexplicably, it was somehow nominated for a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward for Worst Musical Score despite many considering it one of the best parts of the film.

* ''Heartbreakers'' (not to be confused with the [[Film/{{Heartbreakers}} 2001 film of the same name]]) is the story of two friends in their mid-thirties, played by Creator/PeterCoyote and Creator/NickMancuso, who find themselves at a crossroads in their lives. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoGT6nUybk soundtrack]] is one of TD's most moving and emotional scores ever produced. As a side note, the film's director Bobby Roth would collaborate with the band a further three times on his subsequent films ''Dead Solid Perfect'', ''Rainbow Drive'', and ''The Man Inside''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XKIp3EC1UM "Cinnamon Road"]] from ''Hyperborea'' combines 1980s electronica with Indian raga to great effect, while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iul3ZjiDc3c title track]] is nine minutes of pure cosmic grandeur.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFfw5mSuEbk The title track]] from ''Le Parc''. It's really no surprise that this kick-ass tune was chosen as the main theme for ''Series/StreetHawk''. Other noteworthy tracks from the album include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqcspz7Cecs "Central Park"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL5DjtZdexk "Yellowstone Park"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4pvHYkSOVg "The Cliffs of Sydney"]].

* ''Poland'' is to the band's 1983 Warsaw concert what ''Encore'' is to their 1977 US tour - four epic tracks of pure awesomeness. Standouts include the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeAas-83zYk title track]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaGA2Z2dTSk "Tangent"]].

* ''Optical Race'' was the band's first album in 17 years without [[EnsembleDarkhorse Christopher Franke]] on it, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of their efforts. Noteworthy tunes include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M00m_u8-0Yk "Cat Scan"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FpyGRPr9hI "Sun Gate"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKmOVu4iCKo "Atlas Eyes"]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKr-CUxIYg8 title track]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMWI4YoRlL4 "Mothers of Rain"]]... pretty much the whole thing, really.

* ''The Park Is Mine'' is a 1986 made-for-television film starring Creator/TommyLeeJones as a [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]] veteran who takes forceful control of Central Park in order to draw attention to the plight of his fellow veterans. It features a kick-ass soundtrack by TD, with the high-point of the score being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Gq2IINFkk "Taking the Park"]].

* ''Film/RiskyBusiness'' is remembered for three things: Being the TropeNamer for {{Risky Business Dance}}, Creator/RebeccaDeMornay as [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Lana]], and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ2OE_Vodgw awesome score]] by Music/TangerineDream.

* ''The Park Is Mine'' is a 1986 made-for-television film starring Creator/TommyLeeJones as a [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]] veteran who takes forceful control of Central Park in order to draw attention to the plight of his fellow veterans. It features a kick-ass soundtrack by TD, with the highpoint of the score being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Gq2IINFkk "Taking the Park"]].