Haven't heard Alexander yet....

BLADERUNNER

1492

...and

Great score -- nice little movie, too. It's time I checked to see if I can find it for rent somewhere.

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Originally posted by Timmer:
ALEXANDER, playing it for the 2nd time today, like it a lot!

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ALEXANDER, playing it for the 2nd time today, like it a lot!<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

ANTARCTICA should be added and I have not heard EL GRECO. I most certainly agree with all of the above. Everyone should also run out and buy the DVD of MYTHODEA, a multimedia visual treat. Well worth it. I haven't heard the complete score of ALEXANDER other than the bit on the website. I usually prefer to watch a film first and hear the music in its intended medium before buying the cd.

plus...

The Bounty (opening/closing credits on the Themes compilation)

and of course Blade Runner

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Originally posted by HadrianD:
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[b]ALEXANDER, playing it for the 2nd time today, like it a lot!<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Are you listening to the iTune tracks? or CD?[/B]

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The CD of course

Lots of melody, I really REALLY like this a lot!

Although the version available on vhs (maybe dvd too now I don't know) is English dubbed, ANTARCTICA is this very strange but wonderful Japanese film about two sled dogs that get seperated from their team and spend the long Antarctic winter struggling to survive. It's a very odd idea for a movie that somehow works really well.

Other parts are good when I'm stuck in traffic.

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Originally posted by Lou Goldberg:
I was thinking that Hadrian would probably do best with the themes album. I went on-line to see what Vangelis discs were in print and found something called Odyssey which is another themes album but expanded to include a few extra newer & previously unreleased cuts and this looks like the superior selection. It doesn't contain the Kinematic cue I mentioned above but it contains all the great Vangelis themes (including 1492 and Mythodea) and is probably the best place to start.

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Thanks for looking out.

If perchance you haven't seen 'The Bounty' or haven't seen it in awhile, it's worth a rental. For a long time the movie was only avail on a terrible VHS transfer at EP (6 hrs compressed -> 2 hrs), which lost much of the visual quality. A couple yrs ago it was finally re-released on DVD and the xfer is great.

'The Bounty' features a young Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day Lewis and Liam Neeson... all before they became big names in Hollywood. The score is quite good, just the right blend of atmospheric and light theme (unmistakeably Vangelis).

Without a doubt, my most listened to album (whether movie or studio) is 1492. If I had to only choose one to take with me to an island, this would be the one (unless I could burn a compilation ).

There are no seconds for me with Vangelis - they're all second, because each album has tracks that I absolutely love.

There are exceptions, however: I was very disappointed with Mythodea and, to some extent, Alexander (One Morning at Pella and Tender Memories are my favorite tracks, to give you some context for my Vangelis tastes). El Greco is the most recent full album that I've actually listened to extensively.

I just wish he put out more of his work