Audio CD review:
Vangelis - Opera Sauvage

Vangelis - Opera Sauvage

Band: Vangelis Title: Opera Sauvage Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Hymne 2: Reve 3: L'enfant 4: Mouettes 5: Chromatique 6: Irlande 7: Flamants Roses

Editoral Review That track originally appeared on Opera Sauvage, a Vangelis album that slipped in under the radar just before he scored Chariots of Fire. Noted film composer Maurice Jarre scored the soundtrack to The Year of Living Dangerously, but the theme everyone remembers from that film is "L'enfant" by Vangelis. The simple pentatonic theme of "L'enfant," with the piano chirping out the sparse melody over a two-note synthesizer ostinato, remains powerfully evocative. The cinematic expressiveness of "L'enfant" can be found on most of the music from Opera Sauvage, including the mournful "Hymne," the tremulous "Mouettes" with its quavering thereminlike lead, and the surprising "Chromatique," one of the few times Vangelis uses an acoustic guitar. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Opera Sauvage is that the entire album wasn't co-opted for soundtrack music. --John Diliberto .. You can see a complete list of all Vangelis discography, or go back to the Vangelis tabs