Vangelis and the screen: 2000 and beyond

 

How  the Grinch stole Christmas

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Chariots of Fire is used in this movie.

 

 

Ron Howard

Vangelis

2000

 

Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai

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Rakesj Roshan

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2000

 

Closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Sydney

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Vangelis made a piece of music for these closing ceremonies held in Sydney, Australia, 2000.

This music was made to accompany the so called "Olympic Flame Giveaway" to Athens, where the

Games were held in 2004.

 

 

Ric Birch

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2000

 

I Hopas...

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Short Romanian movie, about 17 minutes, about hte last seconds of a man's life.

Also known as "I hope..."

 

 

Mihai Mihalache

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2001

 

Bruce Almighty

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Some music of "Chariots of Fire" is used. Credited as Evangelos Papathanassiou.

 

 

Tom Shadyac

John Debney

2003

 

Old school

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Some music of "Chariots of Fire" is used. Credited as Evangelos Papathanassiou, the same as

Bruce Almighty.

 

 

Todd Philips

Theodoer Shapiro

2003

 

Alexander

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Oliver Stone

Vangelis

2004

 

Nieuws uit de Natuur

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In season 2003-2004 this Dutch schooltelevision programme nature used a tune from

"Antarctica" main titles for a competition every week.

 

 

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2003-2004

 

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in 2004 the Greek  satelite televison broadcaster ERT broadcasted a small programme with

allsorts of shots of Greece. The music was, uncredited, the closing titles of The Bouty (1984)

 

 

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 2004

 

Collateral

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This movie about a taxidriver used music from several artists. The track "Monica and the Horse"

 from "1492: Conquest of paradise" is used in this film.

 

 

Michael Mann

Vangelis

 

Torneos Y Compentias

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This sportprogramme from Buenos Aires used the end titles from Blade Runner as logo.

 

 

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2004

 

Zui hao de shi guang

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This lovestory  is also called "Three Times."  This movie consists of three parts. In the first part

Aphrodite's Childs "Rain and Tears" is used.

 

 

Hsiao- Hsien Hou

Aprodite's Child

2005

 

Iberia advertisement

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The lovetheme fom Blade Runner (1994) is used for this televionadvertisement

broadcasted in Spain.

 

 

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2005

 

Nike

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In the USA Nike broadcasted a televisionadvertisementwith a cover of  Chariots of Fire as

 background music. The famous piece with the men running along the beach was imitated.

 

 

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2005

 

Madagascar

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Credits are given to Vangelis Papathanasiou

 

 

Eric Darnell / Tom McGrath

Vangelis Papathanasiou

2005

 

Milions

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A piece of "La petite fille de la mer" is used. 

 

 

Danny Boyle

John Murphy

2005

 

Ariston advertisement

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Dario Piana directed this sweet advertisement of the laundrywasher Ariston. The music is

"Ask the Mountains"

 

 

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2006

 

MIZUHO Financial Group

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2006

 

Stranger than Fiction

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La petite fille de la mer is used

 

 

Will Ferrell

Vangelis

 2006

 

 

Nissan Legrand

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Nissan, the Japanese carbrand, used a piece of Titans from Alexander,

rearranged by Vangelis himself as they claimed,  for this

Japanese television commercial.

                                                                                                                                                   

 

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2007                                 

 

Galp Energia

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A Portugese televisionad with the main theme of Chariots of Fire

 

 

 

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2007

 

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