The 1981 film “Chariots of Fire” directed by Hugh Hudson and written by Colin Welland, won 4 Oscars at the 1982 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Original Music Score for an impressively epic soundtrack from Vangelis, wh...
Howard Shore’siconic soundtrack toThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy has been voted the nation’s favourite film music for a second consecutive year. The music of Middle-earth beat off fierce competition from John Williams and Hans Zimmer to secure its crown, after more than 10,000 votes were ca...
It’s 2010’s “Megamind,” which transcends being an extrusion from the Dreamworks animation factory (well, except for its pop-music soundtrack) to become something greater. With an all-star cast led by Will Ferrell and Tina Fey, this is a great riff on the Superman mythos and the ...
“Kathy Nelson was the head of the soundtrack division at MCA, and she had been involved in theReservoir Dogssoundtrack, which had a bunch of '70s songs,” Linklater recalled in Melissa Maerz’s 2020 bookAlright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused....
With timeless compositions such as the Chariots of Fire theme and his work on the Blade Runner soundtrack, Vangelis' innovative use of synthesizers and atmospheric soundscapes has influenced generations of musicians. His enduring legacy and groundbreaking approach to electronic music make Vangelis an ...
However, thanks to its iconic publicity still featuring Welch in a deer-skin bikini, it is her role in the 1966 prehistoric adventure fantasy One Million Years BC she will be most remembered for, despite having just a few lines of dialogue in the film. ...
Greek-born composer Vangelis is most known for his soundtrack work on Chariots of fire (1981) and Blade Runner (1982), among many others. In the 1960s and 1970s Vangelis played in several bands, most notably Aphrodite’s Child as a keyboardist: ...
By the time Goldfinger came along, Barry had perfected the 'Bond sound', a heady mixture of brass, jazz and lush melodies. The soundtrack album for Goldfinger knocked the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night off the top of the American charts in 1964, and earned the composer his first gold ...
an acclaimed greek composer and musician, is renowned for his pioneering work in electronic and ambient music, having a profound impact on the development of synthpop as a genre. with timeless compositions such as the chariots of fire theme and his work on the blade runner soundtrack, vangelis...
the doping, the sex, the class struggles, and the crime. after all, one thing that art and sports have in common is their ability to hold all of these things at once. be forewarned: you won’t see chariots of fire on this list. yes, it is an iconic film; yes, it took place ...