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Original music composed and performed by Vangelis "Harps of the Ancient Temples" (Bicycle Riders) written and performed by Gail Laughton; Vocals performed on tracks 3, 9 (disc I) and track 5 (disc II) by Demis Roussos; Vocals performed on "Rachael's Song" by Mary Hopkin; Saxophone on tracks 2 and 9 (disc II) by Dick Morrissey
The song was also used in the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation. The vocals on "Everyone in the World Is Doing Something Without Me" were performed by Canadian opera singer Rebecca Caine. "My Kingdom" prominently features: A vocal sample of "Rachael's Song" (aka "Rachel's Song") by Vangelis, from the Blade Runner soundtrack (1982).
The vocal sample is by Mary Hopkin, from "Rachel's Song", on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis [4] "My Kingdom: Part 3" starts with the voice sample from "Everyone in the World is Doing Something Without Me" also from Dead Cities. [5] Engineer – Yage; Producer – Future Sound of London, The; Written By Dougans, Cobain
Vangelis and cast members watch the Olympic torch pass the Gielgud Theater, London 26 July 2012. Vangelis (b. 29 March 1943, d. 17 May 2022) was a Greek musician, composer, and producer. He began his music career in the 1960s with the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child and in the 1970s began composing electronic music .
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.
Vangelis also added a Crumar Compac-piano and a Yamaha CP-80 to his piano set-up. [133] Vangelis' favourite keyboard was the Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic synthesizer, which he began using from 1977 and which allowed him to employ a distinctive and expressive vibrato technique by varying the pressure exerted on the key. He would use this instrument ...
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 ...
"Bitter Moon" is a variation on the opening titles theme and follows the structure of a piece somewhere in the middle of the film, a lot of the synths and strings originate from this scene, but a lead in Vangelis' recognizable cello sample has been replaced by new piano parts, and the whole piece is mixed differently with extra effects, synths ...