Vangelis and the screen III: 1980 - 1990
? = unknown
- = uncredited
Defiant Delta
Director: Vesna Ljubic
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1980
This movie is also known as Prokosna Delta. A poor village is Bosnia-Herzegovia is terrorized by war and floods.
Mater Amatísma
Director: José Antonio Salgot
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1980
Spanish movie with Victory Abril. She plays a mother with an uatistic son. Some music from "Ignacio" is used. A.k.a. "Mother dearly beloved" and "Mother, Dearly Loved".
Fiat Strada commercial
Director: Hugh Hudson
Music: -
Year of release: 1980
Vangelis arranged "Figaro" by Rossini. Click here to enjoy the commercial
Club Mediterranee commercial
Director: ?
Music: -
Year of release: 1980
Classic Bottle commercial
Director: ?
Music: -
Year of release: 1980
Scott Pool commercial
Director: ?
Music: -
Year of release: 1980
Chariots of Fire
Director: Hugh Hudson
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1981
Vangelis won an Oscar for his music for this movie. More than sixty countries throughout the world had a release on LP.
Missing
Director: Constantin Costa-Gravas
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1981
Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps
Director: Christian Anders
Music: Christian Anders
Year of release: 1981
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.
La dernière nuit
Director: Didier Decoin
Music: Vangèlis Papathanassiou
Year of release: 1981
Also known as "La dernière nuit de Marie Stuart". The music is from "Heaven and Hell". (1975)
Pablo Picasso peintre
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1981
This documentary is dedicated to the French painter Picasso.
Blade Runner
Director: Ridley Scott
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1982
In 1994 the official soundtrack came out. The original Brazilian LP is extremely rare and is highly sought by fans.
The Year of Living Dangerously
Director: Peter Weir
Music: Maurice Jarre / Richard Strauss / Vangelis
Year of release: 1982
The music used is from "Opera Sauvage".
Bassie en Adriaan en de Huilende Professor
Director: Adriaan van Toor
Music: -
Year of release: 1982
Some snippets from the first track of "Spiral" (1977) is used.
Le Cantique des créature : Pablo Picasso pintor
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1982
Also known as "Pablo Picasso painter" and "Pablo Picasso pintor".
Mercedes 250 commercial
Director: ?
Music: -
Year of release: 1982
The music from Pulstar is used. Click here to watch this commercial
Les 30 soleils
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1981
Antarctica
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1983
This 1983 film about an expidition on Antarctica was a big success in Japan. The music saw it's worldwide release after some time it was only obtainable in Japan.
Mazda RX-7
Director: -
Music: -
Year of release: 1983
This Japanese television advertisement used the End Titles of Blade Runner, performend by the New American Orchestra. Click here to watch it.
Wonders of Life
Director: Edwin Kong
Music: Jean Michel Jarre / Johann Pachelbel
Year of release: 1983
A documentary of 90 minutes made in Hong Kong. Vangelis made some "some other music".
Mo Tai
Director: Hung Chuen Lau
Music: -
Year of release: 1983
This Chinese movie is a.k.a. Devil Fetus in the USA. Contains some tracks of "Apocalypse des Animeaux".
The Bounty
Director: Roger Donaldson
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1984
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)
Sauvage et Beau
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1984
This music has never been released officially. Just a part of the soundtrack was included on the CD-single of Portraits (1996)
Great River Journies
Director: various
Music: various
Year of release: 1984
Vangelis made the main theme of this BBC televisionseries
Anti-fur commercial
Director: David Bailey
Music: -
Year of release: 1985
Here you can watch this commercial. Click here to see both the David Bailey commercials.
Ethiopia plea for help commercial
Director: David Bailey
Music: -
Year of release: 1985
Chanel No.5 commercial
Director: Ridley Scott
Music: -
Year of release: 1985
British film year theme (winners)
Director: ?
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1985
The theme of this television programme, broadcasted May 1985, was made by Vangelis.
Wondere Wereld
Director: various
Music: -
Year of release: 1985 - 1989
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. Spiral was used between the several films. Click here to view the start of the programme.
Tonny Toupé show
Director: Steen Rasmussen / Michael Wikke
Music: -
Year of release: 1985
This Danish televisionshow used a cover of "Love Theme"(Blade Runner) as maintheme.
Sport Aid, the race against time
Director: various
Music: Vangelis / Tears of Fears / U2 / Band Aid and other artists
Year of release: 1986
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 inmany cities throughout the world, was sold to make more money.
Bassie en Adriaan en het geheim van de schatkaart
Director: Adriaan van Toor
Music: -
Year of release: 1986
Dutch children's movie of the clown Bassie and acrobat Adriaan. The music is from "Albedo 0.39".
Cosmos
Director: Carl Sagan
Music: Johann Pachelbel / Vangelis / Louis Armstrong a.o.
Year of release: 1986
Famous televisionseries about the universe of Carl Sagan
Splendeur Sauvage
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1986
This series of Frédéric Rossif was made in 31 episodes
Julio and Gallo Wine commercial
Director: Ridley Scott
Music: -
Year of release: 1986
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
Der Rosenköning
Director: Werner Schroeter
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1986
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".
Pasteur le siecle
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1987
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.
Someone to watch over me
Director: Ridley Scott
Music: Vangelis / New American Orchestra
Year of release: 1987
A cover made by The New American Orchestra, the song "Memories of Green" is used.
Les Diner des bustes
Director: Moôse Maatouk
Music: -
Year of release: 1987
The music is from "Heaven and Hell", used as backgroundmusic. French short movie, lasting 21 minutes.
Nosferatu a Venezia
Director: Augusto Caminiti
Music: Luigi Ceccarelli / Vangelis
Year of release: 1988
Also known as "Nosferatu in Venice" / Vampire in Venice".
Francesco
Director: Liliana Cavani
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1989
This music again is never released. A.k.a. "Franziskus"
Les animeaux des Frédéric Rossif
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1989
The Third Solution
Director: Pasquale Squitieri
Music: Evangelos Papathannasiou / Irene Papas
Year of release: 1989
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"
Barilla commercial
Director: Nikita Michalkov (uncredited)
Music: -
Year of release: 1989
A special version with a moody start of Hymne is used. This version is exclusively made for this advertisement.
The Challengers
Director: Eric Till
Music: Eric N. Robertson
Year of release: 1989
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".
De Neuremberg a Neuremberg
Director: Frédéric Rossif
Music: Vangelis
Year of release: 1989
In 2003 this documentary was sold on DVD in Spanish and French shops
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