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. This movie has never been released in any format.

 

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 rearranged "Figaro" by Rossini. In some countries this car is known as "Ritmo"

 

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. Click here to go to the Chariots of Fire gallery of filmposters

 

Missing

Director: Constantin Costa-Gravas

Music: Vangelis

Year of release: 1981

 

This sad and depressing movie has been released in some countries and was part of the 2004 Film Festival of Amnesty International. Click here to be taken to the Missing gallery 

 

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 to.

 

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. Click here to go to the Blade Runner gallery.

 

Corega Tabs

Director:

Music:

Year of release: 1982

 

In the Netherlands this commercial for denture tabs used a special remixed version of Spiral.

 

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 expedition on Antarctica was a big success in Japan. The music saw it's worldwide release after some time it was only obtainable in Japan. Click here to go to the gallery of Antarctica filmposters.

 

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.

 

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 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). Click here to see the gallery of The Bounty filmposters.

 

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

 

These are the David Bailey commercials made for the Greenpeace anti-fur campaign. The copyrights are now in the hands of Respect for Animals. Can be experienced as shocking!

 

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, shortened cut of Dervish D. and Spiral, both from "Spiral",  were used. This programme was broadcasted between 1985 - 1989.

 

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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