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Chariots of Fire: The Play [Music from the Stage Show] [Soundtrack]

Vangelis Audio CD
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There is far more to Vangelis than his Academy Award winning, platinum, #1-charting 1981 album Chariots Of Fire and its #1 title song. Odyssey - The Definitive Collection (Hip-O Records), released November 4, 2003, celebrates his most famous and enduring recordings over 30 years, from 1973 to 2003, from his pioneering electronic music to the now classic "Chariots Of Fire" to a new ... Read more in Amazon's Vangelis Store

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  • Audio CD (23 July 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B008C1WV60
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,694 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  3. Home In The Glen 3:52£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen  9. Aspiration 8:09£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. Eric's Pleasure 5:07£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Lord Lindsay 1:36£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. At The Starting Blocks 3:56£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Epilogue 4:26£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. After The Race 4:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen15. Jerusalem 3:05£0.89  Buy MP3 


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A more mature Vangelis 29 July 2012
By Gromit
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The OST was unusual because it was largely synthesiser music in what was a period film. But strangely it workEd very well. But after Conquest of Paradise, Mythodea, and Alexander, Vangelis has evolved a more classical sound and this album refects that. The 30 year old material is respectfully treated and anyone who loves the original music will not be disappointed. And the new stuff complements it perfectly. I was a bit worried that this album might be a catastrophe but instead it is a triumph.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Right on target! 26 July 2012
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I had a hard time imagining how the Chariots of Fire material could be re-envisioned, while both respecting the original material and not turning into a parody of the music from 1981. In hindsight, I now wonder: Why did I doubt Vangelis would hit the hammer straight on its head?

Chariots of Fire (The Play) is a wonderful new album. The few tracks included from the original album were updated ranging from slightly to heavily, while some of the themes are used in the new material. At the same time there is a big bunch of completely new themes and tracks, and it all works together as if time did not pass. It's not that the new music is in the style of the old tracks. I hear no CS80 or any of the defining instruments of the original soundtrack. It's just that it works!

The power of this album is incredible. Vangelis thunders away as if he's reaching for an Olympic medal himself. Of course, at other times he rests and quietly brings out the moods and emotions of the silence before (and after) the storm.

Great results! The album may not be as polished as some of this other albums, but this makes it feel as if you are sitting right in front of him, while he's flying his fingers over the keys.

With such great results......

Let the Olympics begin! Now we already have something to remember them by.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A classical sequel to a classic album 26 July 2012
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In the midst of the current Olympic hype, after several years of waiting for a new Vangelis album, there is a strong temptation to give all 5 stars to this record unless it is really disappointing (be assured, it isn't). However, after listening to it about 10 times, I am trying to be more balanced with my judgement. Especially that we have a very strong benchmark which is the Chariots soundtrack album from 1981.

The new stage play album also presents the heroism and emotions like the soundtrack album does, it is full of bombast yet there are plenty of tender passages too. A major difference however is, that while synthesizers seemed to be the most adequate instruments for the soundtrack, many tracks of the stage play are so classical that even an orchestra could perform. As far as my opinion is asked, I prefer synthesizers not to imitate an orchestra but find their own sounding, which was so obvious on the soundtrack album. I was happy to note, though, that after a few choral albums from Vangelis in the last decade, there is no choir employed now, all new tracks on this album have been composed, arranged and played fully by Vangelis.

The stage play album starts really strong, thanks to the well-known tracks borrowed from the soundtrack album, and also the excellent Physical Energy with all its intensity, and Home in the Glen which a highlight of this album due to its wonderful bagpipe orchestration. The second 5 tracks are rather classical: slowly flowing harmonies, usually quite restrained. Belief, Ballard and Eric's Pleasure are all pleasant songs without making strong impression, I believe Vangelis could write a dozen of them a day. Aspiration is the only lengthy track, providing an opportunity to build up and vary a theme: but somehow the bombastic and subtle parts placed next to each other just do not seem to form an integral composition (as opposed to the B side track on the soundtrack album, for example). Then the last 5 tracks show again something of the Vangelis magic that we are eager to see: Lord Lindsay with its uplifting melody, At the Starting Blocks with its serene beginning and closing, Epilogue with the return of the Chariots theme in a jazzy form, and After the Race featuring the haunting, pulsating bass-line of the Chariots song with a more relaxed arrangement of the melody. Jerusalem, taken from the soundtrack album is a perfect, solemn closing.

All in all, this is a nice album, harmonic from the beginning to the end, which will invite us to hear it again and again and discover new things every time. The major shortcoming is that - apart from the 4 tracks from the soundtrack album - it does not provide strong, remarkable new themes. Take the beautiful Home in the Glen, for instance: can you easily recall its melody after hearing it a few times? I couldn't.

But I will keep on trying.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A new version of the music made famous by the film
Vangelis has always been one of my favourites and Chariots of Fire one of his most famous works. For the 2012 Olympic revival of Chariots of Fire as a stage play, Vangelis... Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Kidger
3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised, but want more!
While I have not seen the play, so therefore cannot comment on how successfully this music relates to it, I must say that I quite enjoyed this album. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Richard Miranda
5.0 out of 5 stars The Great returns with his great old school style!
This album is a wonderful masterpiece! It brings us the flavours from electronic and instrumental inspiration of Vangelis (that from '80). Read more
Published 6 months ago by Roberto de Oliveira
5.0 out of 5 stars chariots of fire,the play.
Vangelis has always been a favourite of mine for the past thirty years or so.He is such a talented musician. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jeeves
5.0 out of 5 stars Very few remakes can match or surpass the original.
But this one does, and in incredible style.

I've always enjoyed the original soundtrack album for the film, and like others here was unsure about a remake, and wondered... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. A. Cannings
2.0 out of 5 stars Horrible
I've been a Vangelis fan for some thirty years now and in that time I've come to expect a certain standard of music from the great man; from his instantly recognisable composition,... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Pen Name
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