Defiant Delta

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This movie is also known as Prokosna Delta.  A poor village is Bosnia-Herzegovia

 is terrorized by war and floods.

 

 

 

Vesna Ljubic

Vangelis

1980

 

Mater Amatísma

Director:

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Spanish movie with Victory April. She plays a mother with an uatistic son. Some 

music from "Ignacio" is used. A.k.a. "Mother dearly beloved" and "Mother,

Dearly Loved".  

 

 

 

José Antonio Salgot

Vangelis

1980

 

Fiat Strada commercial

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Vangelis arranged "Figaro" by Rossini.

 

 

 

Hugh Hudson

-

1980

 

Club Mediterranee commercial

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?

-

1980

 

Classic Bottle commercial

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Music:

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?

-

1980

 

Scott Pool commercial

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Music:

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?

-

1980

 

Chariots of Fire

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Vangelis won an Oscar for his music for this movie. More than sixty countries

throughout the world had a release on LP.

 

 

 

Hugh Hudson

Vangelis

1981

 

Missing

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Constantin Costa-Gravas

Vangelis

1981 

 

Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps

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Also known as Divine Emanuelle / Love Camp / Love Cult.  There is a camera-

man called Vangelis, who has contributed cameraduties on this film, but this is

not the Vangelis this site is dedicated.

 

 

 

Christian Anders

Christian Anders

1981

 

La dernière nuit

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Music:

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Also known as "La dernière nuit de Marie Stuart". The music is from "Heaven

and Hell". (1975)

 

 

 

Didier Decoin

Vangèlis Papathanassiou

1981

 

Pablo Picasso peintre

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This documentary is dedicated to the French painter Picasso.

 

 

 

Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1981

 

 

 

Blade Runner

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In 1994 the official soundtrack came out. The original Brazilian LP is

extremely rare and is highly sought by fans.

 

 

 

Ridley Scott

Vangelis

1982

 

The Year of Living Dangerously

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The music used is from "Opera Sauvage".

 

 

 

Peter Weir

Maurice Jarre / Richard Strauss / Vangelis

1982 

 

Bassie en Adriaan en de Huilende Professor

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Music:

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Some snippets from the first track of "Spiral" (1977) is used.

 

 

 

Aad van Toor

-

1982

 

Le Cantique des créature : Pablo Picasso pintor

Director:

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Also known as "Pablo Picasso painter" and "Pablo Picasso pintor".

 

 

 

Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1982

 

Mercedes 250 commercial

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The music from Pulstar is used.

 

 

 

?

-

1981

 

Les 30 soleils

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Frederic Rossif

Vangelis

1981

 

Antarctica

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This 1983 film about an expidition on Antarctica was a big success in Japan.

After Japan, some later, the music saw it's release.

 

 

 

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Vangelis

1983

 

Wonders of Life

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A documentary of 90 minutes made in Hong Kong. Vangelis made some 

"some other music". 

 

 

 

Edwin Kong

Jean Michel Jarre / Johann Pachelbel

1983

 

Mo Tai

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This Chinese movie is a.k.a. Devil Fetus in the USA. Contains some tracks of

"Apocalypse des Animeaux".

 

 

 

Hung Chuen Lau

-

1983

 

The Bounty

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This music has never been released officially. Just some parts of the soundtrack

were included on collector CD's as Themes (1989) and Odyssey (2003)

 

 

 

Roger Donaldson

Vangelis

1984

 

Sauvage et Beau

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Music:

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This music has never been released officially. Just a part of the soundtrack

was included on the CD-single of Portraits (1996)

 

 

 

Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1984

 

Great River Journies

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Vangelis made the main theme of this BBC televisionseries

 

 

various

various

various

1984

 

Anti-fur commercial

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David Bailey

-

1985

 

Ethiopia plea for help commercial

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David Bailey

-

1985

 

Chanel No.5 commercial

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Ridley Scott

-

1985

 

British film year theme (winners)

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Music:

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In May 1985 the British Film Theme was made by Vangelis.

 

 

 

?

Vangelis

1985

 

Wondere Wereld

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As the leader of this popular Dutch televisionprogramme about science, a

shortened and remixed cut of Dervish D. (Spiral) was used. This programme

was broadcasted between 1985 - 1989.  

 

 

 

?

-

1985

 

Tonny Toupé show

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This Danish televisionshow used "Love Theme"(Blade Runner) as maintheme.

 

 

 

Steen Rasmussen / Michael Wikke

-

1985

 

Sport Aid, the race against time

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March 24th 1986 a worldwide televisionevent was set up to make money

for suffering Africa. Milions of people were running a certain distance for

Band Aid and Unicef. Many artists made or gave their music without

copyrights to support the event. A videotape of the event, which was held in

many cities throughout the world, was sold to make more money.

  

 

 

various

1986

Vangelis / Tears of Fears / U2 / Band Aid

and other artists

 

 

Bassie en Adriaan en het geheim van de schatkaart

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Dutch children's movie of the clown Bassie and acrobat Adriaan. The music is

from "Albedo 0.39".

 

 

 

Adriaan van Toor

-

1986

 

Cosmos

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Famous televisionseries about the universe of Carl Sagan

 

 

Carl Sagan

Johann Pachelbel / Vangelis / Louis Armstrong a.o.

 

Splendeur Sauvage

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This series of Frédéric Rossif was made in 31 episodes.

 

 

Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1986

 

Julio and Gallo Wine commercial

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This commercial by Ridley Scott, the director of Balde Runner, was made for

television. The music was a remix by Vangelis of Chariots of Fire

 

 

 

Ridley Scott

-

1986

 

Der Rosenköning

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The Vangelis & Melina Mercouri song "Je te dirai les mots" is used.  This film is

also known as "O rei das rosas" / "Le roi des roses" / "The rose king".  

 

 

 

Werner Schroeter

Vangelis

1986

 

Pasteur le siecle

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The music for this documentary was made in the year Vangelis moved from

London to Athens. This music may be the last recorded music at NEMO studios.

 

 

 

Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1987

 

Someone to watch over me

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A cover made by The New American Orchestra, the song "Memories of Green"

is used.

 

 

 

Ridley Scott

Vangelis / New American Orchestra

1987

 

Les Diner bes bustes

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The music is from "Heaven and Hell", used as backgroundmusic. French short

movie, lasting 21 minutes.  

 

 

 

Moôse Maatouk

-

1987

 

 

Nosferatu a Venezia

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Also known as "Nosferatu in Venice" / Vampire in Venice".

 

 

 

Augusto Caminiti

Luigi Ceccarelli / Vangelis

1988

 

 

Francesco

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This music again is never released. A.k.a. "Franziskus"

 

 

 

Liliana Cavani

Vangelis

1989

 

 

Les animeaux des Frédéric Rossif

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Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1989

 

The Third Solution

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The music used is "Menousis" from the Vangelis and Irene Papas CD / LP

"Odes".  This movie is a.k.a. "Russicum - I giorgi del diavolo" / "Russicum"

 

 

 

Pasquale Squitieri

Evangelos Papathannasiou / Irene Papas

1989

 

Barilla commercial

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A special version with a moody start of Hymne is used. This version is

 exclusively made for this advertisment.

 

 

 

Nikita Michalkov

-

1989

 

The Challengers

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This is a Canadian televisionfilm, that was released on video (1994) and is

also known as "Le devis de Marie". The finale of the film is "I'll find my way

 home", the famous track of Jon and Vangelis".

 

 

 

Eric Till

1989

Eric N. Robertson

 

De Neuremberg a Neuremberg

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In 2003 this documentary was sold on DVD in Spanish and French shops.

 

 

 

Frédéric Rossif

Vangelis

1989

? = unknown

- = uncredited

 

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