American Gigolo (soundtrack) American Gigolo (soundtrack) American Gigolo is the soundtrack album to the 1980 movie of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. The music was composed and performed by Giorgio Moroder and was released worldwide on the Polydor label. It peaked at #7 in the "Billboard" 200 Album charts. All the cuts from the soundtrack also went to number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts. "Call Me" by Blondie is the lead song for the soundtrack and was played during the film's intro. The song, which in the early stages was an instrumental demo titled "Man Machine,"
Fading Gigolo review. "It certainly benefits from having Allen aboard, though only Turturro would fight to bring such a warm and disarming experiment to the screen", he said. Catherine Shoard of "The Guardian" praised Woody Allen's performance, stating that "Turturro has given Allen his biggest and best on-screen turn in years". Stephanie Zacharek of "The Village Voice" called the film "a breeze, enjoyable both for its sweetness and its unapologetic silliness". Fading Gigolo Fading Gigolo is a 2013 American comedy film directed, written by, and starring John Turturro. The film, co-starring Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Paradis, and Liev Schreiber,