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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]
Pages in category "Synthwave songs" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Blinding Lights; C.
This is a list of electronic music genres, consisting of genres of electronic music, primarily created with electronic musical instruments or electronic music technology.A distinction has been made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. [1]
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.
In 2020, the genre experienced a resurgence in popularity as 1980s-style synth-pop and synthwave songs from singers such as the Weeknd who gained success on international music charts. [181] " Blinding Lights ", a synthwave song by the Weeknd, peaked at number one in 29 countries, including the United States, in early 2020; and later became the ...
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.
The album deals with themes of romance, lost love and nostalgia within a backdrop of 1980s-style synthwave. [5] In an interview with Icon vs Icon, the band confirmed that Monsters is a thematic continuation of their previous album Kids, focusing on adolescence, closeness and alienation from the perspective of a teenager.
During this search, the song earned the nickname "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet". [ note 1 ] The song was recorded from a West German Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) radio broadcast sometime during the mid-1980s, likely in or around 1984. [ 1 ]