A LIFE WELL LIVED - Vangelis
Vangelis (born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, 29 March 1943) began his career working with several pop bands of the 1960s such as Aphrodite's Child. Throughout the 1970s, Vangelis composed scores for several animal documentaries, including L'Apocalypse des Animaux, La Fête Sauvage and Opéra Sauvage; the success of these scores brought him into the film scoring mainstream. In 1975 he set up his new 16-track studio, Nemo Studios in London, which he named his "laboratory". Recording his classic albums Heaven And Hell, Spiral and Albedo 0.39. In 1980, he composed the score for the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. In the early 1980s, Vangelis formed a musical partnership with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of progressive rock band Yes, and the duo released several albums together as Jon & Vangelis. Having had a career in music spanning over 50 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums, Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music.
Track Listing:
01 Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire
02 Jon & Vangelis - So Long Ago, So Clear
03 Vangelis - The Long March Part 1
04 Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now
05 Vangelis - Blade Runner Love Theme
06 Vangelis - Theme From TV Series Cosmos (Heaven & Hell Third Movement)
07 Vangelis - Conquest Of Paradise 1492
08 Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home
09 Vangelis - Apocalypse des Animaux - Generique
10 Vangelis - Pulstar
11 Vangelis - The Clock
12 Aphrodite's Child - Rain and Tears
13 Vangelis - Blade Runner (End Titles)
14 Jon & Vangelis - State Of Independence
15 Vangelis - Hypothesis (Part One)
16 Vangelis - Heaven & Hell Part II Excerpt
17 Vangelis with Peter Marsh - Don't Be Foolish
18 Vangelis - L'Ours Musicien
19 Vangelis - La Petite Fille de la Mer
20 Vangelis - To The Unknown Man Pt I
21 Vangelis - Alpha
22 Vangelis - 2002 World Cup Anthem
23 Jon & Vangelis - The Friends Of Mr Cairo
24 Vangelis with Montserrat Caballe - Movement 4 from 'El Greco'
25 Vangelis - Le Singe Bleu
26 Vangelis - Hymne
27 Vangelis with Demis Roussos - Race To The End
28 Vangelis - Mutiny On The Bounty (Closing Titles)
29 Vangelis - Theme From Bitter Moon
30 Jon & Vangelis - He Is Sailing
31 Vangelis - Theme From Antarctica
32 Vangelis - Movement 1 From Mythodea
33 Vangelis - The Long March Part 2