Vangelis discography
Vangelis (born March 29, 1943) is a Greek composer and performer. He gained wide popularity after composing soundtracks to Chariots of Fire (1981) and Blade Runner (1982).[1]
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | FRA | GER | ITA | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | US | |||||
| 1972 | Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit (lit. "Make Your Dream Last Longer Than the Night") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | Earth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Heaven and Hell
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 204 | |||
| 1976 | Albedo 0.39
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |||
| 1977 | Spiral | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | Beaubourg
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | China | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | See You Later | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Soil Festivities | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 55 | — | |||
| 1985 | Mask | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | |||
| 1985 | Invisible Connections
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | Direct | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | The City | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Voices | 6 | — | 24 | — | 36 | 50 | 31 | 58 | — | |||
| 1996 | Oceanic | 22 | 29 | 87 | — | 98 | 60 | 37 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | El Greco | — | 66 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 159 | — | |||
| 2001 | Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey
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— | — | 46 | 39 | — | — | 75 | — | — | |||
| 2016 | Rosetta
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58 [2] |
31 [3] |
55 | 30 [4] |
33 | — | 29 | 40 | — | |||
| 2019 | Nocturne: The Piano Album
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— | 141 | — | — | 116 | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | |||||||||||||
Unofficial albums
Strictly not bootleg recordings as they appeared on a label, but they were released without Vangelis' permission and were later withdrawn from the market.
- (1978) Hypothesis
- (1978) The Dragon
Soundtracks
- (1970) Sex-Power - LP of the film by Henry Chapier (France)
- (1973) L'Apocalypse des animaux
- (1975) Entends-tu les chiens aboyer?; re-issued as Ignacio (1977)
- (1976) La Fête sauvage
- (1979) Opéra sauvage
- (1981) Chariots of Fire
- (1983) Antarctica
- (1992) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
- (1994) Blade Runner
- (2004) Alexander
- (2007) Blade Runner Trilogy. 25th Anniversary; 3-CD set featuring the remastered 1994 release, previously unreleased music from the film, and new music inspired by the film
- (2007) El Greco - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (not to be confused with the 1998 album El Greco)
- (2008) Swiadectwo - Muzyka Filmowa; CD (released Poland-only) of the film by Pawel Pitera (Italy, Poland)
- Vangelis - Part 1: "Sanctus" (4:34), "Aeternitatem" (1:58), "Humanum Est" (3:08); all other tracks by Robert Janson
- (2012) Chariots Of Fire: The Play
Limited release albums
- (1984) Silent Portraits - LP album included in a book of portraits - print run: 600
- (1995) Foros Timis Ston Greco - CD album included in a book about Greek painter El Greco - print run: 3,000; later expanded and put in general release as El Greco (1998)
- (1998) Microneurosurgery with video tapes - 3 VHS included in a book of Microneurosurgery by Doctor Stergios Tegos
Collaboration albums
- (1968) 1965-1968 - Vangelis & The Forminx
- (1976) Phos - Socrates
- (1977) Chinese Restaurant - Krisma (Chrisma)1
- (1977) Magic - Demis Roussos
- (1979) Odes - Irene Papas
- (1979) Hibernation - Krisma (Chrisma)1
- (1980) Short Stories - Jon & Vangelis
- (1981) The Friends of Mr Cairo - Jon & Vangelis
- (1981) Ich Hab' Keine Angst (German lyrics) / Moi, je n'ai pas peur (French lyrics) - Milva
- (1983) Private Collection - Jon & Vangelis
- (1984) Reflection - Demis Roussos
- (1984) The Velocity of Love - Suzanne Ciani
- (1986) Rapsodies - Irene Papas
- (1986) Geheimnisse (German lyrics) / Tra Due Sogni (Italian lyrics) - Milva
- (1991) Page of Life (U.S. and European versions) - Jon & Vangelis
- (1996) A Separate Affair - Neuronium
- (1998) Another Page of Life - Jon & Vangelis
1 actually Vangelis' brother, Niko Papathanassiou, performs on these albums.
Compilation albums
- (1978) The Best of Vangelis
- (1982) To The Unknown Man Vol. 1
- (1982) To The Unknown Man Vol. 2
- (1984) The Best of Jon & Vangelis - Jon & Vangelis
- (1989) Themes
- (1991) Greatest Hits (Europe 2xCD, Dutch 1xCD)
- (1992) Best Of Vangelis (Spain)
- (1994) Chronicles - Jon & Vangelis
- (1994) Best Selection (Japan)
- (1994) The Collection
- (1995) Themes II (France)
- (1995) Space Themes (Italy)
- (1995) Best in Space (UK, Germany)
- (1995) Mundo Magico de Vangelis
- (1996) Gift... (UK)
- (1996) Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear)
- (1997) The Best of Vangelis
- (1999) Reprise 1990-1999
- (2002) Cosmos (Belgium)
- (2002) The Best of Vangelis
- (2003) The Best of Vangelis (Belgium)
- (2003) Odyssey: The Definitive Collection
- (2012) The Collection
- (2013) Light & Shadow
- (2016) Delectus
EPs/Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
NLD [6] | |||
| 1976 | "Pulstar" | — | Albedo 0.39 | |
| "Générique" [upper-alpha 1] | La Fête sauvage | |||
| 1977 | "Ignacio - Part I" [upper-alpha 2] | Ignacio | ||
| "To The Unknown Man" | — | 38 | Spiral | |
| "Dervish D" [upper-alpha 3] | ||||
| 1979 | "The Long March" | — | — | China |
| "The Tao of Love" [upper-alpha 4] | ||||
| "Hymne" [upper-alpha 5] | — | Opéra sauvage | ||
| "L'Enfant" [upper-alpha 6] | ||||
| 1980 | "Don't Be Foolish" | — | See You Later | |
| "My Love" | — | |||
| 1981 | "Not a Bit - All of It" [upper-alpha 7] | |||
| "Chariots of Fire - Titles" [upper-alpha 8] | 12 | 17 | Chariots of Fire | |
| "Heaven And Hell: 3rd Movement"[upper-alpha 9] | 48 | — | Heaven And Hell | |
| 1982 | "Blade Runner - End Title" | Blade Runner | ||
| 1983 | "Theme From Antarctica" [upper-alpha 10] | Antarctica | ||
| 1988 | "The Will of the Wind" | — | — | Direct |
| 1989 | "Missing" [upper-alpha 11] | — | Themes | |
| 1992 | "Conquest of Paradise" [upper-alpha 12] | 60 | 1 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise |
| 1993 | "Twenty Eighth Parallel" [upper-alpha 13] | |||
| 1995 | "Voices" | Voices | ||
| 1996 | "Ask The Mountains" | 77 | — | |
| "Sauvage et Beau" | Portraits | |||
| "Song of the Seas" | Oceanic | |||
| 1997 | "March With Me" [upper-alpha 14] | |||
| 2001 | "Mythodea" | |||
| 2002 | "Anthem - 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" | 98 | — | |
Notes:
- released in France
- released in France
- released in France
- released in Australia
- released in Netherlands
- released in France
- released in Spain
- Hit # 1 US Billboard charts
- "Theme from the TV series Cosmos"
- released in Japan
- released in Germany and Netherlands
- Dutch chart entry in March 1995
- released in France and Germany
- with Montserrat Caballe
Singles released under pseudonyms
- (1971) Astral Abuse/Who Killed, as Alpha Beta.
- (1974) Who/Sad Face, as Odyssey.
- (1975) "Bird of Love"/"The Pawn", as band Humanity (including Silver Koulouris, Michael Haubrich, F.R. David)[9]
- (1978) Red Square, as Richard Broadbaker - Mama O'.
Other workFilm scores
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Documentary scores
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Theatre music
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Ballet music
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References
- Vangelis - Biography
- "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts".
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 39, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 2016-09-23 al 2016-09-29)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18990/vangelis/
- dutchcharts.nl
- www.discogs.com/artist/7027-Vangelis?type=Releases&subtype=Singles-EPs
- https://www.musicvf.com/Vangelis.art
- "Humanity(2)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "Vangelis – The Tegos Tapes". Synthtopia. December 2, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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