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End Titles (From Bladerunner) | Vangelis | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Main Theme (From Missing) | Vangelis | 4:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
L' Enfant | Vangelis | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Hymn | Vangelis | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Chung Kuo | Vangelis | 5:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
The Tao of Love | Vangelis | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Theme From Antarctica | Vangelis | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Theme (From Bladerunner) | Vangelis | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Opening Titles (From Mutiny on the Bounty) | Vangelis | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Closing Titles (From Mutiny on the Bounty) | Vangelis | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Memories Of Green | Vangelis | 5:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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La Petite Fille De La Mer | Vangelis | 5:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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13 |
Five Circles | Vangelis | 5:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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14 |
Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis | 3:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
Album Review
Themes is one of the most entertaining and thorough of any of Vangelis' collections, with excerpts spanning such albums as Opera Sauvage, China, and the ever-popular Chariots of Fire release from 1981. Most of the selections from Themes speak for Vangelis' movie contributions, including the infamous "Chariots of Fire" track as well as the lonesome-sounding theme from Missing and the powerful openings from Mutiny on the Bounty. With this music, Vangelis has implemented some variations in rhythm and some noticeable fluctuation in his synthesizer work, making these tracks much more colorful and animated than his new age meanderings of the '70s. Also, his ability to cast visual imagery through his keyboard playing is represented by many of these excerpts, but proven best on tracks like "Antarctica," in which the white, barren wasteland is conjured up perfectly through his wispy synthesized textures, and then again on "End Titles From Bladerunner," which was previously unreleased, simulating the impersonal, android-like world in which the movie was based. Both of his cuts from China include oriental-flavored backdrops, while Bladerunner's love theme remains one of Vangelis' most beautiful pieces. Themes is a definitive purchase as far as compilations are concerned, since a majority of his best material lies in the 14 tracks.
Customer Reviews
Panoramic Emotion
This is without a doubt one of the best albums I have ever owned, and one of the best ways to get a well rounded survey of panoramic emotion. Drizzilled with mystery, romance, heartache, longing and wonder. With a little sound of the future, and from the past, Themes carries you on a worthy adventure. Some of Vangelis' best material from a variety of Soundtracks is here for you to enjoy... easily one of my top 10 albums to be lost anywhere with. With rare tracks like the closing theme from the Bounty, plus the End titles from Bladerunner, Love theme from Bladerunner, Antarctica, Five Circles, The Tao of Love and a few others that might sound suprisingly familiar, a lush sound and great songs reside here. Well worth it!
L'Enfant
L'Enfant is the love theme from the movie 'The Year of Living Dangerously.' It is a hauntingly beautiful song, one I've searched for, for many years. If you don't know the movie, make sure to see it. Set in Jakarta, Indonesia before the attempted coup of 1965, the knowledge of the story will make this song resonate for you. I have all the music from this movie and listen to it often. It's modern without being cloying. Happy listening.
A Must Have
I first owned this album back in 1990. I lost it many years later and bought it again...in CD format this time. My favorite piece on here is Main Theme (From Missing). It is so hauntingly beautiful and sad. They're all good and the album is worth owning.
Biography
Born: March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece
Genre: Electronic
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Vangelis
![Blade Runner Trilogy (Music from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition], Vangelis](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/027/Features/84/ed/85/dj.omgqpxis.100x100-75.jpg)
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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Chariots Of Fire | Themes | 3:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Conquest of Paradise | 1492 - Conquest of Paradise (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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La Petite Fille De La Mer | Themes | 5:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Theme (From Bladerunner) | Themes | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Theme (From "Blade Runner") | Blade Runner Trilogy (Music from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition] | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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L' Enfant | Themes | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blade Runner Blues | Blade Runner Trilogy (Music from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition] | 8:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hymn | Themes | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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End Titles (From Bladerunner) | Themes | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blade Runner (End Titles) | Blade Runner Trilogy (Music from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition] | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, New Age, Ambient, Soundtrack, Soundtrack, Classical, Modern Composition
- Released: Sep 25, 1989
- ℗ 1989 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
