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Posts Tagged Vangelis

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May 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Vangelis

Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou – better known to the music world as Vangelis –has died. He was 79. People know Vangelis as a soundtrack composer. And he reached influential heights in that department, but he was a pop star, a prog-rock legend, a shapeshifting jazz-fusion experimenter, synthesiser pioneer and so much more. I probably first knew […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Aphrodite's Child, Blade Runner, Bladerunner, Chariots of Fire, Composer, Eulogy, Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, Greece, Greek, Jon & Vangelis, Jon Anderson, R.I.P., R.I.P. Vangelis, Score, Synth, Synthesizer, Vangelis ·

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January 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Nathan Micay: Industry OST

Nathan Micay Industry OST LuckyMe I really enjoyed the TV series Industry – and I’ve recommended it to a few people that have either hated it instantly or told me they’d already tried it and couldn’t get past the first episode. One of the complaints, too, was the film’s relentless music; sitting deep inside and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Atticus Ross, Drama, Industry, Industry OST, Nathan Micay, Nathan Micay: Industry, Soundtrack, Tangerine Dream, Trent Reznor, Trevor Jones, TV, Vangelis, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Deantoni Parks: SILVER CHORD

Deantoni Parks SILVER CHORD humani machina When Deantoni Parks released his sublime one-man-band Technoself I’d had the lucky chance to see him (as part of a band) do what he does. He’s a wonderful drummer that has worked with a great range of artists – but as a solo act he is basically sat at […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Aphex Twin, Blade Runner, Boards Of Canada, Deantoni Parks, Deantoni Parks: SILVER CHORD, humani machina, Nine Inch Nails, SILVER CHORD, Vangelis, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Daniel Lopatin: Uncut Gems – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Daniel Lopatin Uncut Gems – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Warp Records A strange adrenalin pushes the movie Uncut Gems – but then its anti-hero Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is compelled by a very strange adrenalin: For him it’s less about winning than it is not completely losing. In his gambler’s mind if he doesn’t lose […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Adam Sandler, Album Review, Benny Safdie, Daniel Lopatin, Daniel Lopatin: Uncut Gems – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Fil, Good Time, John Carpenter, Josh Safdie, Movie, Oneohtrix Point Never, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Safdie Brothers, Score, Soundtrack, Tangerine Dream, Uncut Gems, Uncut Gems – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Vangelis, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Vangelis: Nocturne – The Piano Album

Vangelis  Nocturne: The Piano Album  Decca  The best textural work in music springs from – or works in support of – great melodies. Greek composer Vangelis has been at the forefront of great textural synth work with his incredible soundtracks (Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, 1492: Conquest of Paradise) and non-soundtrack work too.  But for every indelible melody – and we need […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Album Review, Ambient, Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, Classical, Decca, Mood, Nocturne, Nocturne: The Piano Album, Prog, Soundtrack, Spiral, Synth, The Piano Album, Vangelis, Vangelis: Nocturne - The Piano Album, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #142 – Heritage Orchestra: Music from Blade Runner, Sydney, 2013

I think back now and perhaps I liked this show a bit more than I let on at the time. Well, no maybe that’s not quite it, maybe I explained myself and the show just fine at the time. But I catch myself thinking about this show – Vangelis’ music from the film Blade Runner […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, Australia, Blade Runner, Bobby Womack's Water Bottle, Gig Review, Heritage Orchestra, Live, Live Gig, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #142 – Heritage Orchestra: Music from Blade Runner, Sydney, Vangelis, Vivid Festival ·

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May 29, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Heritage Orchestra Performs Music From Blade Runner – Vivid Festival (May 26, Sydney)

Heritage Orchestra: Music From Blade Runner Vivid Festival: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House Sunday, May 26 Originally commissioned for the UK Meltdown Festival (by Massive Attack, no less) the Heritage Orchestra of Great Britain combines a full orchestral score and the ambient/electronica sweeps via found percussion and analogue synths. This performance of Vangelis’ Blade Runner […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blade Runner, Classical, Concert Hall, Gig Review, Heritage Orchestra, Jules Buckley, New American Orchestra, Sydney Opera House, Vangelis, Vivid Festival ·

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May 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Vivid Festival: Sydney, May 24-June 10, 2013

I’m soon to jump on a plane and head to Sydney where I’ll be covering the opening weekend of the Vivid Festival – a festival of “lights, music and ideas”. I’ll take in a few talks, the future of photojournalism, the demands of writing content for the digital world. I’ll see the Sydney Harbour Bridge […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Ambiosymphonic, Bish Bosch, Blade Runner, Bobby Womack, Destination NSW, Kraftwerk, Scott Walker, Sydney, Vangelis, Vivid Festival ·

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