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Opera Sauvage by Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
 

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Opera Sauvage by Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
"Opera Sauvage" (10/25/1990) Electronic Vangelis, Polydor (USA)Personnel: Jon Anderson (harp). Recording information: Nemo STudios, London, England (1978-1979); Paris, France (1978-1979). Photographer: Veronique Skawinska. Arranger: Vangelis. This warm, lyrical album was derived from Vangelis's music for a French television series. Rich, electronic orchestrations range from grandly symphonic to simple and serene. Curiously enough, this title has experienced a major revival since the opening cut, "Hymne" was used for a Gallo Wine commercial. This 1979 release is an excellent introduction to his music. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats

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Chariots of Fire by Original Soundtrack/Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
 

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Chariots of Fire by Original Soundtrack/Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
"Chariots of Fire" (10/25/1990) Electronic Original Soundtrack, Polydor (USA)Original score composed and performed by Vangelis. Recorded at Nemo Studios, London, England. Personnel: The Ambrosian Singers (vocals), Vangelis (various instruments). Engineers: Raphael Preston, John Walker, Raine Shine. Recorded at Nemo Studios, London, England. All songs written by Vangelis except "Jerusalem" (Parry). Composer: Vangelis. Personnel: Vangelis (keyboards); Ambrosian Singers (vocals). Recording information: Nemo STudios, London, England. Actor: Ben Cross. Directors: John McCarthy; Hugh Hudson. Arrangers: Vangelis; Harry Rabinowitz. While only serious film buffs are likely to recall Hugh Hudson's role as the director of the Oscar-winning CHARIOTS OF FIRE, the Greek composer Vangelis became, and remained, a household name with his soundtrack for the 1981 film. At the time, the theme song was parodied as being excessively saccharin. Indeed, with titles such as "Five Rings" and "100 Metres," the album wears its Olympian heart on its sleeve. Nonetheless, CHARIOTS OF FIRE is often a brooding work, and if the prevailing memory of this album is one of slow-motion runners and heady triumph, Vangelis's synthesizer work often conveys a sense of isolation and lost glory. Vangelis is one of the most famed composers of film music, and with 1492 he adds another superior soundtrack to a discography that includes such classics as CHARIOTS OF FIRE and BLADE RUNNER. The soundtrack to a film that recounts Christopher Columbus's journey and discovery of America, 1492 has all the grandeur and scope one would associate with the film's topic. As per usual, Vangelis employs various electric and acoustic elements, including synthesizer, live orchestra, and a choir. The results are heard to fine effect on the swelling title track, on moody pieces like "Light and Dark," and on delicately atmospheric tracks like "Deliverance." The range of instrumental textures and colorations keeps the listening lively, and the album is sequenced in such a way that the pieces have a real continuity, merging from one to the next and creating the aural equivalent of Columbus's voyage. For all of its historic import and cinematic sweep, Vangelis's music is quite thoughtful and relaxing, and 1492 makes a fine selection for headphone listening and internal movie-making.

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Antarctica by Original Soundtrack/Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
 

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Antarctica by Original Soundtrack/Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
"Antarctica" (10/25/1990) Electronic Original Soundtrack, Polydor (USA)Original score composed and performed by Vangelis. Recorded at Nemo Studios, London, England. Recording information: Nemo STudios, London, England. Arranger: Vangelis. Antarctica is the soundtrack to Koreyoshi Kurahara's film of the same name. Vangelis composed and performed all of the music. It is a very dynamic and dramatic set, but does not convey the iciness that listeners would expect. Conveying feelings of angst, isolation, and even desolation, it is actually very good music. It just does not feel like, well, the Antarctic. ~ Jim Brenholts

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Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission -- 2001 Mars Odyssey by Vangelis (CD - 10/23/2001)
 

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Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission -- 2001 Mars Odyssey by Vangelis (CD - 10/23/2001)
"Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission -- 2001 Mars Odyssey" (10/23/2001) Electronic Vangelis, Sony Music Distribution (USA)Personnel includes: Vangelis (electronic keyboards); Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman (vocals); Blake Neely (conductor); The London Metropolitan Orchestra, The National Opera Of Greece Choir. Recorded at Athens Concert Hall and Megaron Recording Centre, Athens, Greece. Includes liner notes by Dr. Jim Garvin, Laurence Bergreen, and Vangelis. Personnel: Vangelis (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Fredrick Rousseau; Philippe Colonna. Recording information: Air Studios, London, England; Athens Concert Hall, Athens, Greece; Megaron Recording Centre. Photographer: Stathis Zalidis. Arranger: Vangelis. Mythodea is subtitled "Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey," and it's certainly an epic work. If its aspirations were any higher, it wouldn't even need NASA to break earth's gravity. In essence, it's the focus of Vangelis' symphonic ambitions, utilizing not only an orchestra, but two sopranos and a full choir to go alongside his banks of keyboards. With an everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink attitude, "Movement 1" shows its Mars intentions by borrowing the 5/4 rhythm from Holst's "Mars" and overlaying it with symphonic stabs of melody and voices galore. Synth space noises, pomp, and afew circumstances. ~ Chris Nickson Mythodea is subtitled "Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey," and it's certainly an epic work. If its aspirations were any higher, it wouldn't even need NASA to break earth's gravity. In essence, it's the focus of Vangelis' symphonic ambitions, utilizing not only an orchestra, but two sopranos and a full choir to go alongside his banks of keyboards. That itself isn't a problem. Epic can certainly be a good thing, and its roccoco grandeur can have its appeal. The problem, and it's certainly one here, comes when things are overblown, and the everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink attitude becomes wearying. After synth space noises, "Movement 1" shows its Mars intentions by borrowing the 5/4 rhythm from Holst's "Mars" (without credit) and overlaying it with symphonic stabs of melody and voices galore. But, and this is true of the entire disc, it goes nowhere. There's no sense of journey, and certainly no sense of the mythic in the title. It becomes bombastic, even in the quieter moments, which act as mere preludes to more pomp without circumstance. The original concept might have been great, but along the way it became horribly overblown. ~ Chris Nickson

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Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) by Vangelis (CD - 03/11/1997)
 

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Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) by Vangelis (CD - 03/11/1997)
"Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear)" (03/11/1997) Electronic Vangelis, Polydor (USA)PORTRAITS is a collection of popular songs from throughout Vangelis' recording career. Personnel includes: Vangelis, Jon Anderson. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Vangelis (keyboards). Photographer: David Scheinmann. Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) is a set of 15 pieces covering approximately 20 years of Vangelis' career. He is, undoubtedly, the most commercial electronic musician ever. He has recorded dozens of major motion picture soundtracks and dozens of delightful albums. This CD is an accurate cross section of those efforts. Vangelis is a brilliant musician. One of the major events of his career, however, was his unfortunate pairing with Jon Anderson, the vocalist from Yes. Anderson's high-pitched falsetto is an excellent compliment for that band's progressive rock & roll. As the accompaniment for the deep atmospheres and sequences of Vangelis' soundscapes, however, Anderson's vocals are grating and irritating. So, about two-thirds of this disc is excellent; one-third of it is a throwaway. ~ Jim Brenholts

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Odyssey: The Definitive Collection by Vangelis (CD - 11/04/2003)
 

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Odyssey: The Definitive Collection by Vangelis (CD - 11/04/2003)
"Odyssey: The Definitive Collection" (11/04/2003) Electronic Vangelis, Hip-O RecordsAuthor: Cherry Vanilla. Arranger: Vangelis. New age art rock guru Vangelis has been making music for over 30 years. His progressive, electronic, and highly melodic soundscapes paved the way for artists like Enya -- her debut record borrows liberally from his early-'80s compositions -- and brought instrumental music to the forefront of the pop charts. Hip-O's 18-track retrospective plays like a soundtrack within a soundtrack, chronicling all of his various projects like a well-paced novel. Classic compositions like the theme from Chariots of Fire and the moody, noir-heavy Blade Runner sit comfortably among collaborations with Jon Anderson of Yes and ambitious solo works such as "Celtic Dawn." Vangelis collections tend to be esoteric, focusing on specific time periods or styles as opposed to taking a linear approach to his vast and diverse catalog. Finally, with Odyssey: The Definitive Collection, consumers have access to the most comprehensive overview of this influential electronic pioneer's illustrious career to date. ~ James Christopher Monger

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Greatest Hits (2cds) by Vangelis (CD - 02/21/1991)
 

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Greatest Hits (2cds) by Vangelis (CD - 02/21/1991)
"Greatest Hits (2cds)" (02/21/1991) Electronic Vangelis, RCA Records (USA)

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Reprise: 1990-1999 [Bonus Track] by Vangelis (CD - 03/07/2000)
 

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Reprise: 1990-1999 [Bonus Track] by Vangelis (CD - 03/07/2000)
"Reprise: 1990-1999 [Bonus Track]" (03/07/2000) Electronic Vangelis, Atlantic (USA)Personnel includes: Vangelis (various instruments); Caroline Lavelle, Mary Hopkin, Konstantinos Paliasaras, Montserrat Caballe, Jeremy Budd, Roman & Emanuelle Polanski, The English Chamber Choir. Engineers: Frederick Rousseau, Philippe Colonna. Recorded in 1990-1998. REPRISE is a collection of extracts from Vangelis's albums of the '90s plus "Rachel's Song," featuring Mary Hopkin, from the much-belated release in 1994 of his soundtrack for BLADERUNNER. The tracks are interwoven to form a rich, ambient album. The three movements from EL GRECO (a fund-raiser for the National Gallery of Athens purchase of an El Greco painting) feature Greek tenor Konstantinos Paliatsaras and the Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe in a plaintive spiritual mood reminiscent of John Tavener. From VOICES, fans get "Come to Me" with the voice of Caroline Lavelle, along with the lovely "Prelude." Vangelis's love of the sea inspired his album OCEANIC--"Bon Voyage" opens REPRISE with its lush rippling waves. "Dawn," from THE CITY, recorded live in a Rome hotel room, is an urban soundscape with guest appearances from Roman and Emmanuelle Polanski. Vangelis has composed haunting electronic tone poems for lovers of Clannad, brimming with emotive keyboard melodies and glittering ethereal hymns. Most notable is the main theme from the Christopher Columbus adventure film 1492. It's a lavish, windswept march-like chorale which, when released as a single, reputedly became Germany's biggest seller!

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Heaven and Hell by Vangelis (CD - 04/29/1997)
 

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Heaven and Hell by Vangelis (CD - 04/29/1997)
"Heaven and Hell" (04/29/1997) Electronic Vangelis, Windham Hill RecordsListening to this odd-man-out entry in the sweeping Vangelis catalog nearly 30 years after its release, one is instantly reminded of the time and musical climate in which it was recorded--this is a disc that distills the glorious pomp and circumstance that was mid-'70s prog-rock. The maelstrom that is the opening five-minute bombast of "Heaven and Hell, Part One," where the "sturm und drang" of Vangelis's keyboards probably made everyone from Keith Emerson to Rick Wakeman green with envy. Funereal chords dredge up dark lords of the underworld while drums and cymbals ricochet and pound into each other like Armageddon's fist into Eternity's palm. Even Jon Anderson is on hand, lending his trademark falsetto to Vangelis's symphonic preen. Still, despite the bravado, this is a galvanizing record of moods and contrasts, where dark meets light, thunderous synth chords roll and break, and Vangelis weaves all sorts of odd percussive fillips into the chaotic reverie. Those wishing their dose of musical catharsis from over-indulgence on CHARIOTS OF FIRE can hold their breath and start right here.

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The Music Of Vangelis *
 

The Music Of Vangelis *

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The Music Of Vangelis *
"The Music of Vangelis" (2005) New Age Vangelis, Time Music International Limited

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Albedo 0.39 by Vangelis (CD - 04/29/1997)
 

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Albedo 0.39 by Vangelis (CD - 04/29/1997)
"Albedo 0.39" (04/29/1997) Electronic Vangelis, Windham Hill RecordsThis is part of Windham Hill Records' Essential Windham Hill series. Albedo 0.39 represents some of Vangelis' most fascinating material from the early portion of his career. Using transforming tonal washes and lengthy runs of calm but effective synthesizer passages, Vangelis tackles the wonder and allure of the galaxy and its planetary bodies, making for an entertaining display of his keyboard expertise. Likened to Heaven and Hell (but with shorter passages) and to Spiral, the album that followed Albedo 0.39, the tracks are mesmerizing trips of assorted rhythms that include elements of jazz and mild rock, adding some welcomed differentiation to the nine pieces. The title track includes narrated statistics about planetary distances and such behind a forwarding voyage of tempered notes, making for one of Vangelis' most novel compositions. Along with "Albedo 0.39," the two parts of "Nucleogenesis" are among the strongest cuts that keep his cosmic theme from deviating, while the livelier "Pulstar" involves some impressive instrumental range and electronic buoyancy. Even in shortened form, his distinct pastiches are quite compelling, and the stretches of notes and rhythms don't become weary or monotonous at any point of the album. Vangelis' intention of conjuring up the vastness and immensity of space is soundly accomplished, and for the remainder of his career he employed the same type of atmospheric sketching (taking advantage of technological advancements in the area of synthesized music, of course) for numerous soundtracks and other conceptual works. ~ Mike DeGagne

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The City by Vangelis (Cassette - 05/14/1991)
 

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The City by Vangelis (Cassette - 05/14/1991)
"The City" (05/14/1991) Electronic Vangelis, Atlantic (USA)Vangelis entered the '90s with this fairly low-key album of electronic interludes and sparkling, poetic vignettes in honor of a city. He uses an enormous array of digital and high-tech sounds to describe his metropolis, suggesting that such a city yet resides only in the future. "Dawn" is a simply lovely paean to the opening light of the day. Light strings and melancholic trumpets rise over a skyline painted ambient shades of orange and ecru. "Side Streets" begins with humming sequencers and sad violin stabs as car motors awaken. Voices litter the sidewalk, as flutes pipe in the oncoming day. "Nerve Center" finally introduces engaging rhythms and lurching guitars into Vangelis' mix, portraying a teeming environment of bodies-stressed laborers huddled over their desktops, banging on surfaces with copper tubes. While not as in your face as DIRECT, THE CITY is involving all the same.

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Soil Festivities by Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
 

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Soil Festivities by Vangelis (CD - 10/25/1990)
"Soil Festivities" (10/25/1990) Electronic Vangelis, Polydor (USA)Soil Festivities dates from 1984, before Vangelis was working with orchestras. Some would say that it was before he "sold out" or when he was a "real musician," but those opinions are totally subjective. It is certain that this is a different kind of CD. The album features five movements, each a self-contained soundscape. Vangelis surrounds a subtle drone with heavy sequences and dense atmospheres. He uses a symphonic synth to create pastoral textures. This is a very accessible CD. It will appeal to fans of Constance Demby, Wendy Carlos, Victor Cerullo, and Yanni. ~ Jim Brenholts

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Reprise: 1990-1999 [Bonus Track] by Vangelis (CD) [IMPORT - Argentina]
 

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Reprise: 1990-1999 [Bonus Track] by Vangelis (CD) [IMPORT - Argentina]
"Reprise: 1990-1999 [Bonus Track]" (10/25/1999) Electronic Vangelis, Warner Elektra Atlantic Corp. (JapaPersonnel includes: Vangelis (various instruments); Caroline Lavelle, Mary Hopkin, Konstantinos Paliasaras, Montserrat Caballe, Jeremy Budd, Roman & Emanuelle Polanski, The English Chamber Choir. Engineers: Frederick Rousseau, Philippe Colonna. Recorded in 1990-1998. Remastered Argentinean release. REPRISE is a collection of extracts from Vangelis's albums of the '90s plus "Rachel's Song," featuring Mary Hopkin, from the much-belated release in 1994 of his soundtrack for BLADERUNNER. The tracks are interwoven to form a rich, ambient album. The three movements from EL GRECO (a fund-raiser for the National Gallery of Athens purchase of an El Greco painting) feature Greek tenor Konstantinos Paliatsaras and the Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe in a plaintive spiritual mood reminiscent of John Tavener. From VOICES, fans get "Come to Me" with the voice of Caroline Lavelle, along with the lovely "Prelude." Vangelis's love of the sea inspired his album OCEANIC--"Bon Voyage" opens REPRISE with its lush rippling waves. "Dawn," from THE CITY, recorded live in a Rome hotel room, is an urban soundscape with guest appearances from Roman and Emmanuelle Polanski. Vangelis has composed haunting electronic tone poems for lovers of Clannad, brimming with emotive keyboard melodies and glittering ethereal hymns. Most notable is the main theme from the Christopher Columbus adventure film 1492. It's a lavish, windswept march-like chorale which, when released as a single, reputedly became Germany's biggest seller!

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