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Synthwave (also called outrun, retrowave, or futuresynth [5]) is an electronic music microgenre that is based predominantly on the music associated with action, science-fiction, and horror film soundtracks of the 1980s. [2] Other influences are drawn from the decade's art and video games. [3]
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The band was formed as a result of Lyle and McEwan meeting during a co-writing workshop in 2012 in North Hollywood, CA. [2] [3] Inspired in part by the score for Drive, and the retro synth genre growing around its release, [3] the pair wrote two singles, "WeMoveForward" and "Gloria", that would be released two years later in 2014 as part of their debut EP titled Days of Thunder.
Perturbator's EP Sexualizer was released in part to officially release the song "Miami Disco" and as a way to thank the developers of Hotline Miami. [9] The success of the Hotline Miami games resulted in a greater amount of exposure to a mainstream audience.
Sovietwave (also styled Soviet wave [1] or Soviet-wave [2]) is a subgenre of synthwave music and accompanying Internet aesthetic which originates from the former Soviet Union, primarily Russia.
Gunship is a British synthwave band formed in 2014 by Dan Haigh and ... As well as more traditional music videos, Gunship have experimented with a range of artistic ...
On June 15, 2022, it became the first song by a Canadian artist and only the second song in history to surpass three billion streams, and also broke the record for the fastest song to do so. [133] On January 1, 2023, "Blinding Lights" overtook Ed Sheeran 's " Shape of You " to become the most streamed song of all time on the platform , with ...
Synthwave is a genre of electronic music influenced by 1980s film soundtracks and video games. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.