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Chariots of Fire is a 1981 musical score by Greek electronic composer Vangelis (credited as Vangelis Papathanassiou) for the British film Chariots of Fire, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Original Music Score. The album topped the Billboard 200 for 4 weeks. It reached #2 in Canada, #5 in the UK, #5 in Australia, and #6 ...
Vangelis was accused of plagiarising "Chariots of Fire" from a piece by fellow Greek composer Stavros Logaridis called "City of Violets". Vangelis won in court by persuading the judge that he had had no opportunity to hear Logaridis' piece before he composed "Chariots of Fire" and by demonstrating to the judge's satisfaction that the key musical sequence described as "the turn" (which ...
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam.It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.
The 2xCD compilation was released in order to coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Vangelis's music from Chariots of Fire was used. [1] The compilation includes 31 tracks from his scores, solo albums and collaborations. [2] [3] The new unreleased track "Remembering" is a mix of ethereal chimes with jovial saxophone. [1] "Blade Runner ...
IN FOCUS: It is 100 years since Eric Liddell won gold in the Paris 1924 games, but it was the athlete’s little-known life after the historic win that really intrigued biographer Duncan Hamilton.
The music itself would be re-used in other films, including the track "L'Enfant" in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) by Peter Weir; the melody of the same track (in marching band format) appears in the beginning of the 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies scene in the film Chariots of Fire while the track "Hymne" was used in Barilla ...
The Greek musician-composer's unexpected Hot 100 topper (and sports soundtrack staple) was one of the final instrumental No. 1s of the 20th century.
Chariots of Fire "Jerusalem" 1981 68 Various (inc. Cliff Eidelman, Michael Giacchino, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Dennis McCarthy and Leonard Rosenman) Star Trek: Score 1979–2013 69 John Williams: Superman: Score 1978 70 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Shine: Piano Concerto No. 3: 1996 71 Edward Elgar: Elizabeth "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations: 1998 ...