Chariots Of Fire: The Music Of Vangelis (Compilation) [Soundtrack] [Import]

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Tracks Include: Chariots of Fire, Conquest of Paradise, to the Unknown Man, First Approach, the Will of the Wind, the Tao of Love, I'll Find My Way Home and More.

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Chariots Of Fire: The Music Of Vangelis (Compilation) [Soundtrack] [Import]

Chariots Of Fire: The Music Of Vangelis (Compilation) [Soundtrack] [Import]
Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hooray for Hollywood!
  • Eh, It's Okay
  • We really enjoyed hearing all of the old movie themes
  • Outstanding Film Music
  • An Interesting and Gratifying Volume 1
 Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003CUW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare
  2. Overture From Captain Blood
  3. Tara's Theme From Gone With the Wind
  4. Parade Of The Charioteers From Ben Hur
  5. Theme From Exodus
  6. Lara's Theme From Doctor Zhivago
  7. Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia
  8. Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet
  9. Theme From Goldfinger
  10. Theme From Love Story
  11. Theme From A Summer Place
  12. Theme From Jaws
  13. Theme From The Summer Of '42
  14. Theme From Rocky
  15. Theme From Terms Of Endearment
  16. Main Theme From Out Of Africa
  17. Theme From Chariots Of Fire

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hooray for Hollywood!.......2007-07-22

I bought this CD to go with an Academy Awards/Hollywood Walk-of-Fame theme party that I did for work. It really lent that dramatic mood that I was looking for to usher in the theme as people entered that room on the first day after it was decorated.

Please also see my review for the CD Beautiful Hollywood.

3 out of 5 stars Eh, It's Okay.......2007-04-24

For those that purchase soundtrack collages to have a variety of songs and themes, then this is good for you. Unfortunately, these tracks didn't have the signature Erich Kunzel version of the songs as he had on other soundtrack mix CDs. It was more like just that, a mix CD of different soundtracks and scores. However, it was a good buy in the fact that the tracks chosen had excellent sound quality and a sense of harmony.

5 out of 5 stars We really enjoyed hearing all of the old movie themes.......2005-09-30

we put this CD in on a long road trip. We played a guessing game as to which one knew the movie. The music was excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Film Music.......2005-09-10

This is an outstanding collection of film music. The sound is qulity is very good. The selections cover a good range from various film genres and time periods. I like this CD.

4 out of 5 stars An Interesting and Gratifying Volume 1.......2005-08-22

Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops' interpretation of film scores on this first tribute to Hollywood is somewhat a mixed bag. A SUMMER PLACE was beautifully executed and true to the nature of this sensitive film that was made during a time of innocence. The BEN HUR, CAPTAIN BLOOD and OUT OF AFRICA selections were good. The interpretation of GOLDFINGER was a rather bizarre and blatantly bombastic exercise in overkill. This is a good CD for me because of the A SUMMER PLACE selection.
Summon the Heroes
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Loved "Summon the Heroes"
  • Inspirational music during awards
  • Rousing but....
  • Enjoyable romp through Olympic Themes
  • One of the most uplifting and motivating albums!!!
 Summon the Heroes

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WK4E
Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

  1. Summon The Heroes - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  2. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
  3. Bugler's Dream/Olympic Fanfare And Theme - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  4. Canto Olympico: Ode To Zeus - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
  5. Javelin - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  6. Olympic Hymn - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
  7. Festive Overture, Op.96 - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  8. Conquest Of Paradise (Theme) - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
  9. Ben Hur: Parade Of Charioteers - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  10. Toward A New Life - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  11. Chariots of Fire (Theme) - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
  12. The Olympic Spirit - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Loved "Summon the Heroes".......2007-03-17

Great soul-stirring music! Highly recommended for anyone who loves Olympics orchestral and similar music.

5 out of 5 stars Inspirational music during awards.......2007-01-22

I use the music on this CD as background when I give awards during track. It's very inspirational & uplifting to the athletes. They love it.

4 out of 5 stars Rousing but...........2006-02-24

This CD, with John Williams at the baton, summons the heroes in a rousing manner with a wide range of Olympic as well as "heroic" (e.g., "Parade of the Charioteers" from "Ben Hur")selections. Three of the twelve tracks were written by Williams himself with his "Olympic Spirit" being recorded for the first time. The electrifying "Ode to Zeus" by Mikis Theodorakis is probably the single greatest selection.
In an amazing oversight, however, this CD does not include the Olympic Theme.

5 out of 5 stars Enjoyable romp through Olympic Themes.......2005-09-01

In the US at least, John Williams is known more for his movie scores (Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark to name a few), but he has put his stamp on the Olympics with his several themes and fanfares for the Olympics. Dating back to 1984, Mr. Williams has composed many well known fanfares to the Olympics, and this compilation contains several of his fanfares in addition to music used in other Olympics. The original release for the disc was 1996, which makes it current through the Atlanta Games; if you're looking for the work that John Williams composed for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics (2002), you have to go with American Visions (I believe that's the title).

On the whole, the music is well done, but I'm more used to the faster pace of the Parade of the Charioteers found on Eric Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops' Hollywood's Greatest Hits Vol. 1.
One other quibble (minor, really) is that people tend to think of the 1984 Olympic Fanfare as being always merged with the traditional Olympic Fanfare, but you can find it separately on By Request by John Williams and the Boston Pops. You'll also have to hunt around for the full composition of what people consider the traditional Olympic Fanfare on another disc, but that's a minor issue.

One nice item on the disc is The Olympic Spirit, which was composed for the NBC Broadcast of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, but never used. My children really like that piece a lot, and usually request it to be replayed when it finishes.

5 out of 5 stars One of the most uplifting and motivating albums!!!.......2005-07-19

When I first listened to this album, I was in awe of the beauty and grandness of the music composed/performed by John Williams. John can make composing music an exalted art. His music is purely genius and captures the ideas of the album in which the score is in. Back to the album . . . it is AWESOME! This includes many well-known songs but also many undiscovered treasures. Of the twelve songs, I especially enjoyed:
Track One-Summon the Heroes
Track Three-Bugler's Dream/Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Track Twelve-The Olympic Spirit
Bottom Line: BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!! A TREASURE!!!!!
Odyssey: The Definitive Collection
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Disappointing
  • Enough with the damn compilations!
  • worth buying, has seven good Vangelis songs
  • Excellent Overview of Vangelis' Best Known Songs
  • Hip-O Records trying to make money from us
 Odyssey: The Definitive Collection

Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DHK5T
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

  1. Pulstar
  2. Hymne
  3. Main Theme From The 'Chariots Of Fire'
  4. Main Theme From The 'Missing'
  5. Love Theme From 'Blade Runner'
  6. End Titles From 'Blade Runner'
  7. The Tao Of Love
  8. Theme From 'Antartica'
  9. Theme From 'Cavafy'
  10. Opening Titles From 'Mutiny On The Bounty'
  11. Conquest Of Paradise
  12. La Petite Fille De La Mer
  13. L'Enfant
  14. Alpha
  15. Celtic Dawn
  16. Movement 1 From 'Mythodea'
  17. I'll Find My Way Home
  18. State Of Independence

Album Description

18 remastered tracks including titles from 'Missing', 'Blade Runner', '1492 Conquest Of Paradise' & the Oscar-winning 'Chariots Of Fire', as well as 2 bonus tracks, 'I'll Find My Way Home' & 'State Of Independence'. Digipak. Universal. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2006-08-19

I like the music, but the sound quality is terrible. I bought this CD because it was released in 2003, but there is ZERO improvement in sound quality from previous older tracks.

2 out of 5 stars Enough with the damn compilations!.......2005-06-11

First of all I like Vangelis very much. However I have had it with the way that his music is being released. We are consistently given compilation releases (usually of the same tracks that are on other releases). WHAT IS THE POINT????!!
All the more frustrating is that Vangelis has a ton of unreleased music that many fans like myself have been after for years. Sorry the bootlegs on Ebay just don't cut it.
Where's an official release of "Cavafy", "The Bounty", "Francesco", and "Bitter Moon". Where is all the still unreleased music from "1492", "Blade Runner", "Antarctica" and "Chariots of fire", yes he released soundtracks for these films but they were sadly lacking.
Unfortunately we will probably have to wait for Vangelis to demise before we ever get these tracks, if even then.

4 out of 5 stars worth buying, has seven good Vangelis songs.......2005-05-25

Some may complain that this is not a definitive Vangelis CD. Nope, it is far from being that, but it has seven good songs on it that make it worth purchasing for less than $20. Those seven good songs are: Hymne, Alpha, Chariots of Fire, Missing, Pulsar, Petite Fille de la Mer, and L'enfant. Of course, those are just my personal favorites.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent Overview of Vangelis' Best Known Songs.......2004-06-10

It's hard to keep track of the number of compilations of Vangelis. Off the top of my head, I can think of "The Best of", "Greatest Hits", "Themes", "Portraits", and "Reprise". But they never got it right, something was always off, or one period or another of his career was not covered. Now comes "Oddisey: The Definitive Collection". While it may be pushing your luck to proclaim anything as a Vangelis "definitive" compilation", given his prolific output over the years, I am here nevertheless to tell you that this compilation is as good as it will get.

"Oddisey: The Definitive Collection" (18 tracks, 78 min.) in my opinion truly does compile all of Vangelis' best know tracks and greatest hits. Most of the tracks on here will sound immediately familiar, many because they are movie themes (Chariots of Fire being the most famous of course, but also The Missing, Blade Runner, thankfully containing both the beginning and end titles, Mutiny on the Bounty, and others), and other that became well known in commercials (Hymne, L'Enfant, among others). There can be no denying the creativity and talents of Vangelis. There are 2 bonus tracks, "I'll Find My Way Home" and "State of Independence", the 2 best known tracks of Jon & Vangelis, a nice touch to the album.

I share my frustration with other reviewers here that there is tons of great Vangelis music out there that remains unreleased. To be sure, Vangelis deserves a box-treatment of rare and unreleased tracks. But if you are looking for a single-disk overview of his best known songs, look no further: "Oddisey" is it. Released in Fall, 2003, it is a nice way to commemorate Vangelis turning 60 (say it ain't so!).

2 out of 5 stars Hip-O Records trying to make money from us.......2004-04-20

Hos this company dares to call this compilation definitive collection??? Bring something new and then I'll consider your work. Shame of you!!!
Encore!
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Encore!

    Manufacturer: Philips
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 2004-06-15

    Tracks:

    1. Star Wars - Main Theme
    2. Star Wars - Princess Leia's Theme
    3. E.T. - Flying Theme
    4. Superman - March
    5. Superman - Love Theme
    6. Raiders Of The Lost Ark - March
    7. Chariots Of Fire - Main Theme
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    9. A Summer Place - Love Theme
    10. The Pink Panther - Main Theme
    11. Never On Sunday
    12. The Trolley Song
    13. Singin' In The Rain
    14. Pops Salutes The Oscars
    15. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Suite

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    2. New York, New York - Main Theme
    3. Night Waltz/Send In The Clowns
    4. Memory
    5. There's No Business Like Show Business
    6. Gigi - Selection
    7. By The Sleepy Lagoon
    8. Moonlight Serenade
    9. Satin Doll
    10. In The Mood
    11. Sing, Sing, Sing
    12. A Chorus Line - Overture
    13. 76 Trombones
    14. Unchained Melody
    15. America Medley
    The Romantic Guitar of Liona Boyd
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • Classical guitar muzak
    • Liona Boyd meets Lawrence Welk
    • For Your Quiet Evenings.
    		 The Romantic Guitar of Liona Boyd

    Manufacturer: Moston Records
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    ASIN: B000058DZI
    Release Date: 2001-02-06

    Tracks:

    1. Gone With The Wind: Tara's Theme
    2. Love Story
    3. Moonlight & Roses
    4. Vaya Con Dios
    5. Sky Dancer
    6. Maria Elena
    7. Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
    8. If Only Love
    9. Romeo & Juliet: A Time For Us
    10. Love In The Afternoon
    11. Scarborough Fair
    12. Shadows Of The Wind
    13. Moonlight Sonata
    14. Chariots Of Fire

    Album Description

    Here, in The Romantic Guitar of Liona Boyd, the loving hands of this renowned classical guitarist interprets some of the most beautiful compositions with the tender touch of a true romantic. The First Lady of the Guitar explores the melodic expressions of romance written by some of the greatest composers of our age, including the prolific and inspired Ms. Boyd herself. We often label this music "easy listening" - but the more astute will consider it rather an example of Liona's tasteful articulation and subtle ear for emotional nuance.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Classical guitar muzak.......2006-05-22

    Elevator muzak: soft versions of already soft music, such as showtunes and soundtracks. Just add a dash of classical guitar noodling, and you get this recording.

    As a fan and student of classical guitar, I feel this recording does the instrument a disservice.

    1 out of 5 stars Liona Boyd meets Lawrence Welk.......2005-12-31

    Simply put, it's corny and well below Liona's status. She must have produced this out of demand, from someone! It might as well be a spattering of Liona with Mantovani and Lawrence Welk!

    Crank this one up 'til your mobile home rocks!

    A Liona Boyd fan - still!

    4 out of 5 stars For Your Quiet Evenings........2003-01-23

    I've had this album for years and I break it out every now and then. It's a very tasteful album and chock full of good tunes done extremely well by Liona. My favourite is 'Vaya Con Dios'. The piano complements the guitar so well. Give this album a whirl and together with Mancinis' 'As Time Goes By', you never know what'll happen.
    Summon the Heroes
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Poor selection...
    • Inspirational cd
    • Excellent compilation of inspiring scores
    • The BEST!
    • Excellent Music
    		 Summon the Heroes

    Manufacturer: Sony
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000029R1
    Release Date: 1996-04-30

    Tracks:

    1. Summon The Heroes
    2. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
    3. Buglers Dream: Olympic Fanfare And Theme
    4. Canto Olympico: Ode To Zeus
    5. Javelin
    6. Olympic Hymn
    7. Festive Overture, Op. 96
    8. Conquest Of Paradise (Theme)
    9. Ben Hur: Parade Of Charioteers
    10. Toward A New Life
    11. Chariots Of Fire (Theme)
    12. The Olympic Spirit

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Poor selection..........2000-11-06

    Personally, i bougth this CD because i want the official Olimpic Himn, and i thougth this CD include that. Wrong! This fantastic music is not hear. Why? So the selection is not the best! Despite, the quality of the recording and musical direction is very good. The Olympic Spirit is the best theme in the seleccion, Bernstein`s Olimpic Himn is a deception! In the rest, they are good music between same eroded and "dejá vu" themes.

    5 out of 5 stars Inspirational cd.......2000-04-29

    This cd contains some of the best most inspirational music I have heard. I personally think the best track is "Towards a New Life". Trust me and buy this cd.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation of inspiring scores.......2000-04-13

    The majority of "Best of" compilation albums are disappointing, and although this album certainly isn't flawless, it contains some of the greatest invigorating scores ever composed. The album opens with the William's and Arnaud's infamous "Buglers Dream, Olympic Fanfare and Theme" immediately setting the dramatic and inspirational tone. However, the following score - Williams' rendition of "Chariots of Fire" - is not on par in relation of the other tracks. Fortunately the strength of the entire album remains unaffected and you are easily engulfed by passionate classics like "Festive Overture", "O' Fortuna" and "The Olympic Spirit". An amazing addition to any fan of Classical/Orchestral music.

    5 out of 5 stars The BEST!.......2000-02-08

    I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote my Conan Soundtrack review. I recently started listening to this CD again, and it is very possibly the best hour of music you will ever hear.

    Conducted by John Williams, the world's best, and including a couple of songs composed by him too, this CD collects the most epic, heroic, bold songs you will ever hear into one CD.

    I can't recommend this one enough. If you only buy one CD, buy this one!

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Music.......1999-10-14

    John Williams proves he still has the Right Stuff. With this album, Williams proves he is the master of modern classical music. The fanfares and marches are soul-stirring, and the Olympic Themes are a good reminder of what the Olympics mean to the world. If you're not careful, you might find yourself marching around your cubicle when you listen to this.
    Chariots Of Fire: Music From The Original Soundtrack - Original Master Recording
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Richly deserving of the Academy Award it won in 1981
    • great theme--TERRIBLE score
    • Vangelis Puts Wings On Your Heels
    • One of my favorite CDs
    • Blast from the Past
    		 Chariots Of Fire: Music From The Original Soundtrack - Original Master Recording
    Vangelis
    Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
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    ASIN: B000000ITS
    Release Date: 1995-04-14

    Tracks:

    1. Titles
    2. Five Circles
    3. Abraham's Theme
    4. Eric's Theme
    5. 100 Meters
    6. Jerusalem
    7. Chariots Of Fire

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    Most everyone is familiar with the romantic piano-and-synthesizer washes of the surprise instrumental hit "Titles (Main Theme)" from this 1981 film soundtrack. What is surprising is there's a lot more going on with this score. Greek keyboardist/composer had been recording albums for years before this soundtrack catapulted him into fame. He'd even been asked to join the prog rock band Yes at one point. He was wise to pass on the offer. Here you can hear the breadth of his talent at creating dreamy moods with synthesizers and classically inspired backdrops. Some of this music, however, doesn't quite hold its own without the visuals. Anyone looking for a stronger, more rock-like record by Vangelis should pick up Albedo 0.39. --Larry Crane

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    Most everyone is familiar with the romantic piano-and-synthesizer washes of the surprise instrumental hit "Titles (Main Theme)" from this 1981 film soundtrack. What is surprising is there's a lot more going on with this score. Greek keyboardist/composer had been recording albums for years before this soundtrack catapulted him into fame. He'd even been asked to join the prog rock band Yes at one point. He was wise to pass on the offer. Here you can hear the breadth of his talent at creating dreamy moods with synthesizers and classically inspired backdrops. Some of this music, however, doesn't quite hold its own without the visuals. Anyone looking for a stronger, more rock-like record by Vangelis should pick up Albedo 0.39. --Larry Crane

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Richly deserving of the Academy Award it won in 1981.......2007-05-22

    This is the album that put progressive electronic composer Vangelis on the map and brought him to a wider audience. In fact, Chariots of Fire (1981) was the first synthesizer score to win an Oscar and was dedicated to Vangelis' father (who happened to be a sprinter) who died just before Chariots of Fire was released. Although I am extremely fond of his work with Aphrodites Child and his solo albums from the 1970s, there is enough of the sweeping, sunlight-beaming-down-through-the-clouds analog synthesizer "thing" on this album to keep this hard core progressive rock/electronica fan extremely satisfied. In fact, this may very well be my favorite Vangelis album.

    What I find most impressive about this album is the care with which Vangelis composed each piece - the arrangements are excellent, with skillfully crafted melodies and harmonies plastered throughout. The different voices of the analog synthesizers used on this album, e.g. ARP 2600 modular; Korg PSS3300; Moog Minimoog; Oberheim 4-Voice; Roland Jupiter 4; Sequential Circuits Prophet 5; Yamaha CP80 electric grand; Yamaha CS80 etc, are used very well, lending each piece a very symphonic feel. For those of you that are curious, the synthesizer tone colors are very warm and analog sounding - as an analog synthesizer fan, I enjoyed this album a great deal.

    The seven tracks on the album range in length from 2'04" to the epic 20'41" Chariots of Fire suite and are very contemplative and at times quite gloomy. In the midst of this grey mist, there is a rousing and uplifting version of Jerusalem (an English hymn written by Blake and set to music by Parry) complete with the grandeur of a pipe organ and a choir. The theme on the opening track Titles, is restated in the closing piece Chariots of Fire, thus bringing all of the pieces together.

    Well there you have it. This is an excellent album by Vangelis that stands as the first synthesizer score to receive recognition at such a high level. Very highly recommended along with Opera Sauvage (1979).

    1 out of 5 stars great theme--TERRIBLE score.......2006-09-26

    People say wonderful things about this score, but in my experience they're almost always talking about the first track! We've all heard this track, and I'll be the first to agree that it is excellent, a 5 star track in my opinion. The rest of this album is atrocious. The whole thing can be summed up thus: synthesized droning. I've never seen an album that is so boring, completely lacking thematic beauty, and such a meandering waste of time as the rest of this album is. If you sincerely love the main theme and have to have it, then buy this album (or find it on a compilation disk, better yet). Otherwise, steer clear of this one--it reeks

    5 out of 5 stars Vangelis Puts Wings On Your Heels.......2006-01-21

    'Chariots of Fire' is one of the most inspiring, heartfelt films of all-time, a true cinematic masterpiece. One of the major contributing factors in bringing this film to such lofty status is the incorporation of what is probably the most beautiful and emotionally moving soundtracks ever to accompany a film.

    In 'Chariots of Fire' Vangelis has perfectly captured in these seven compositions the hopes and dreams of a generation that few of us are old enough to remember. His music exudes humanity and all the noble traits that are so lacking today; courage, commitment, determination and faith. Vangelis' soundtrack graces the listener with an interior vision of a simpler, nostalgic time and place where a few young men "seized the day" and ran their way to glory.

    5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs.......2005-08-31

    Chariots of Fire is one of my favorite CDs. I first listened to it in 1990, during a Christmas break in Washington DC.
    It was also one of the first CDs that I have ever listened to. Earlier, there were no CDs, only vinyl records and audiotape.
    Vangelis's music sounds really magical and dreamy.
    If I'm irritated, it soothes my nerves and calms me down.
    Highly recommended to all dreamers.


    5 out of 5 stars Blast from the Past.......2005-08-09

    We recently heard one of the songs from the old movie Chariots of Fire (which we haven't seen or heard in years) and my husband really liked it so I bought the CD for him for his birthday. It's a very good easy listening piece and brings back images from the movie to your mind. We really enjoy it - especially at full volume! Now we need to buy the DVD if it's out on one!
    Great Epics: Music of Adventure Movies
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      		Great Epics: Music of Adventure Movies

      Manufacturer: Intersound Records
      ProductGroup: Music
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      Release Date: 1994-10-18

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      Harmony: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album
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        		Harmony: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album

        Manufacturer: EMI Classics
        ProductGroup: Music
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        Plays the Movies, Vol. 2
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          		Plays the Movies, Vol. 2

          Manufacturer: Fabulous
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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