"Giorgio by Moroder" is a song written and recorded by French electronic music duo Daft Punk for their fourth studio album, Random Access Memories (2013).
[6] Daft Punk based the composition on a demo the duo had made years earlier, specifically because they felt that the piece resembled Moroder's style.
[7] Among the topics Moroder spoke of in his monologue was his creative process behind Donna Summer's album I Remember Yesterday (1977) and its closing track "I Feel Love".
[5] Peter Franco, who served as an audio engineer on the album, recalled that Daft Punk had wanted to conduct some tests at Henson Recording Studios early in the production process.
[6] A 10" vinyl disc containing an extended interview from the sessions is included in a deluxe box set release of Random Access Memories.
[13] As the duo sought to avoid using stock audio samples, Daft Punk recorded new sound effects with the help of professional foley artists from Warner Bros.
[15] Zach Baron of GQ referred to the piece as "Moroder haltingly talk[ing] about his early days as a German club warrior over a click track.
[18] Q magazine detailed that the composition transitions from "electro [...] into pure disco into vast orchestral beauty into a blizzard of syndrums" and builds until it reaches a conventional house music beat.