Tonight music from Vangelis in the 1980s and 1990s
| Titles Vangelis - Chariots of Fire - Polydor |
| Main Titles Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
| Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack is probably his most highly regarded work. Although the movie came out in 1982, the soundtrack was not released until 1994, and there have been several "definitive super deluxe" versions since, some official and some unofficial, that flesh things out to as many as 5 CDs. Vangelis' CS80 mastery and some of the reverb effects on this album are emulated to this day. |
| Blade Runner Blues Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
| Memories of Green Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
| Tales of the Future Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
| Damask Rose Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
| Blade Runner (End Titles) Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
| Although many of Vangelis' most successful albums in the 80s and 90s were soundtracks, he also continued his work as an idiosyncratic modern composer exploring what could be created with synthesizers. "Soil Festivities" and "Mask" are two works from the mid-80s that work in this territory, too avant-garde for some New Age fans, and too New Age for some avant-garde fans, but quite enjoyable when taken on its own merits. |
| Movement 4 Vangelis - Soil Festivities - Polydor |
| Movement 5 Vangelis - Mask - Polydor |
| Breaking the strict chronological order, as Antarctica (1983) actually slightly precedes Soil Festivities and Mask, but I wanted to group it together with 1492: Conquest of Paradise, as both are soundtrack albums. Although less known than some of the other soundtrack work, there is some very good melodic material here. |
| Theme from Antarctica Vangelis - Antarctica - Polydor |
| Life of Antarctica Vangelis - Antarctica - Polydor |
| Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity) Vangelis - 1492: Conquest of Paradise - EastWest |
| Two interesting albums from the 90s, Voices is exactly what its title suggests, opportunities to pair Vangelis' compositions with vocal performances. This was hardly new to his music, as he had collaborated with Jon Anderson of Yes on several occasions, and choral and vocal tracks have appeared on his other albums, but on Voices there are some novel and beautiful pieces. El Greco is a more austere and foreboding classical-inspired album, deep and powerful. |
| Come To Me Vangelis - Voices - EastWest |
| P.S. Vangelis - Voices - EastWest |
| Ask the Mountains Vangelis - Voices - EastWest |
| Movement 1 Vangelis - El Greco - EastWest |
| We end with a good ender. Good night! |
| Tears in Rain Vangelis - Blade Runner - EastWest |
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