Introduction
"Opera sauvage" is the title of Vangelis' soundtrack album
for the late-seventies documentary series "L'Opera
Sauvage", made by Frédéric Rossif. The
series consists of 21 episodes, almost all of which which include music provided
by Vangelis. The documentary series includes much more music than can be heard
on the album, as is usually the case when Vangelis composes music for film.
Other wildlife documentary series and films by Frédéric Rossif that Vangelis
provided a musical score for include "L'Apocalypse
des animaux" (1971), "La fête
sauvage" (1976) and
"Sauvage et Beau" (1984).
This album is one of the more popular albums of Vangelis, as it includes
instant favorites such as "Hymne", "Rêve" and "L'enfant". Indeed this album
works well when listened to fully, and with my personal favorite "Flamant roses"
the album closes with amazing percussion and reflective themes...
Tracklist
- Hymne
- Rêve
- L'enfant
- Mouettes
- Chromatique
- Irlande
- Flamants roses*
Credits
Composed, arranged, produced and performed by Vangelis.
Harp by Jon Anderson(*)
Engineered
by Keith Spencer-Allen, Marlis Ducklau and Raphel Preston.
Sleeve design by Vangelis Papathanassiou.
Photography: Véronique Skawinska
Discography
CD
Polydor 829 663-2 West-Germany/United States/Canada
Polydor P2-29663 United States
Polydor P22P 20305 Japan
Polydor UICY-9738 Japan re-issue
LP
Polydor 2480 551 West-Germany/Israel/Canada/Australia/New Zealand
Polydor 2473 105 Holland/France/Spain/Brazil
Polydor Argentina/Italy/Japan/Korea/UK
Single
Hymne/Irlande Poydor 2056 922 Holland (7" single)
L'enfant/Chromatique/Irlande Polydor Polydor 815 602-1 Spain (12" maxi-single)
The album is very common, still any of the singles are rare and very
difficult to find.
Recording Studio
The music of L'Opera Sauvage is recorded at Nemo Studios, London,
England in 1978 and 1979.
Vangelis recording L'Opera Sauvage
Movements
