Themes (Vangelis album)

Themes is a 1989 compilation album of works by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. It featured some previously released tracks from Vangelis's other albums, as well as some pieces from movie soundtracks that had not previously been released.

Themes
Compilation album by Vangelis
Released	1989
Genre	Electronic, new age
Length	63:21
Label	Polydor
Producer	Vangelis
Vangelis chronology
Direct (1988) Themes (1989) The City (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

The album is notable because it marked the first official appearances of Vangelis' music from the films Blade Runner, The Bounty, and Missing. Of these three film scores, only the Blade Runner soundtrack has since received an official release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"End Titles"	Blade Runner	4:57
2.	"Main Theme"	Missing	3:59
3.	"L'Enfant"	Opéra sauvage	5:00
4.	"Hymn"	Opéra sauvage	2:45
5.	"Chung Kuo"	China	5:29
6.	"The Tao of Love"	China	2:45
7.	"Theme from Antarctica"	Antarctica	3:55
8.	"Love Theme"	Blade Runner	4:55
9.	"Opening Titles from The Bounty"	The Bounty	4:16
10.	"Closing Titles from The Bounty"	The Bounty	4:58
11.	"Memories of Green"	See You Later	5:42
12.	"La Petite Fille de la Mer"	L'Apocalypse des animaux	5:51
13.	"Five Circles"	Chariots of Fire	5:18
14.	"Chariots of Fire"	Chariots of Fire	3:31

Charts

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position[1]
Australia	46
Belgium	39
Germany	46
Sweden	25
Switzerland	20
UK Albums Chart	11
Billboard New Age Albums	10[2]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[3]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
France (SNEP)[4]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Gold	100,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Vangelis - Themes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
2. "Vangelis Chart History - New Age Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
3. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
4. "French album certifications – Vangelis – THEMES BEST OF" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
5. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Vangelis; 'Themes / Best Of Vangelis')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
6. "British album certifications – Vangelis – THEMES". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type THEMES in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.