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#290764 2-Dec-2021 15:48
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Going out on a limb here, hopefully someone else remembers the song I'm thinking of.
Trying to find the name of an instrumental - possibly synthesiser - song from the mid-1980s. I remember the video but not the title or even the artist. Somewhere between 1983-1987 sounds familiar.
TVNZ used to play this video a lot between shows, usually to fill in time in the afternoons while the kids shows were on back then.

 

It was basically street (and some aerial) scenes of New York City, but everything was sped up, while the music played at normal speed. One thing from it that sticks in my mind is a thunderstorm (also sped up) right in the middle of the video.

 

Sadly I don't remember the name or even the artist, and the fact it was an instrumental means there's no lyrics to search on.

 

Does this ring a bell for anyone, or am I the only one to remember this? This has been on my mind for some years, would love to know what the song is :)


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  #2823319 2-Dec-2021 16:13
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Sounds like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre

 

equinoxe or Oxygene

 

Oyygene pt 4 was used for the documenty series our world if I recall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIMVnPA994&ab_channel=JeanMichelJarreVEVO

 

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  #2823326 2-Dec-2021 16:23
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It was that type of genre, but not that song (I know that one and it definitely wasn't that). But definitely that genre, yes :)


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  #2823336 2-Dec-2021 17:05
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How does it go?





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  #2823337 2-Dec-2021 17:14
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could be any song


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  #2823344 2-Dec-2021 17:24
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Our world was equinox, gallipoli film track was oxegene

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  #2823345 2-Dec-2021 17:28
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Vangelis is another possibility.

Try Spotify for thise two composers and look at top tracks perhaps

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  #2823348 2-Dec-2021 17:36
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I know it could be any song, I was just hoping that the music video might trigger someone's memory.

 

Thanks for the Vangelis tip. Don't think it was him but I'll definitely look through his catalogue. Hopefully I'm in for a surprise :D


 
 
 

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Might be able to find it on this website (link gives you an idea of what they have):

 

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/tvnz-transmission-opening-id-1975/comments 


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  #2823362 2-Dec-2021 18:19
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You must post the answer when you find it out.
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  #2823377 2-Dec-2021 19:16
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Wakrak:

 

Might be able to find it on this website (link gives you an idea of what they have):

 

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/tvnz-transmission-opening-id-1975/comments 

 

 

Thanks, good suggestion, but it wasn't a Kiwi song. I fancy it was by an American synthesiser artist, and TVNZ just happened to play his (or his group's) music video to fill in time between shows sometimes.

 

Had a look through Vangelis's catalogue but nothing stood out there.

 

And yes if I ever find out I will be posting the answer :)


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  #2823378 2-Dec-2021 19:19
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Top Ten or Top 40 listings if you know the year.

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  #2823382 2-Dec-2021 19:25
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Beverley Hills?


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  #2823396 2-Dec-2021 20:05
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No not that one but that's the genre. Either synthesiser or electronic.

 

I don't think it was a big hit, so it won't be on any of the charts :(


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  #2823400 2-Dec-2021 20:20
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Batman:

 

could be any song

 

 

Definitely not - a song by definition has lyrics - this is instrumental.





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  #2823402 2-Dec-2021 20:26
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quickymart: I don't think it was a big hit, so it won't be on any of the charts :(

Could be wrong. If you heard it in NZ the 80s it had to be top 40. The way you describe that intro sounds like a news program tho.

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