原声音乐 -《亚历山大大帝》(Alexander)[MP3!]
专辑中文名: 亚历山大大帝
专辑英文名: Alexander
艺术家: 原声音乐
资源格式: MP3
发行时间: 2004年11月09日
地区: 希腊
简介:
专辑名称：Alexander: The Original Motion Picture Score
专辑艺人：Vangelis
专辑类别：Soundtracks
发行公司：Sony
发行日期：November 9, 2004
专辑介绍：
“《亚历山大大帝》由著名导演奥立弗·斯通（Oliver Stone）执导，主要演员柯林·法瑞尔、安吉丽娜·茱莉、安东尼·霍普金斯和方·基墨等人都是当今好莱坞炙手可热的影星。影片讲述了欧洲历史上最著名、也最有影响力的领导者亚历山大帝的故事。本片大胆、真实地剖析亚历山大的人生，以及他身边亲友错综复杂的关系，依照年代顺序拍摄亚历山大如何从怀有远大梦想的少年，成为万古流芳的传奇人物，更进一步叙述他与亲友的关系，以及他虽然是浩瀚帝国之君，却孤独面对死亡。本片娓娓道出亚历山大当年成为一代君主的故事，也证明了命运之神眷顾大无畏的人。” ----来源: 新华网
虽然电影的评价褒贬不一，但著名希腊先锋电子作曲家Vangelis为它所作的原声配乐则受到一致称赞，他用富有现代感的音乐语言完美地再现了从英雄主义史诗般地宏伟、辉煌到无尽的悲壮最终复归于一片宁静安详。
Put the saga of history's greatest overachiever -- Macedonian emperor Alexander the Great had conquered 90% of the pre-Christian world before his death at 32 -- in the hands of Hollywood's favorite over-reacher, Oliver Stone, and the result is three-hours of epic blood 'n' bathos. The soundtrack by Greek synth-score pioneer Vangelis Papathanassiou may be bookended by heroic orchestral/choral pomp of suitable scale and melodic dignity, but they buttress a far more compelling cocktail of primitive martial rhythms ("Drums of Gaugamela") and ancient ethnic-folk conceits ("Roxanne's Dance"). Though his film scores have become increasingly rare since the twin breakthroughs of his Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire and the sci-fi masterpiece Bladerunner, his work here argues that Vangelis' restless curiosity and musical range have only blossomed in the ensuing decades. With the exception of the final, club-targeted bonus cut, gone are his once overt electronics, replaced by a more organic, post-modern sense of fusion that evinces itself seductively on cues like "One Morning at Pella" and "Eastern Path." Elsewhere, cuts like "Across the Mountains" and "Tender Memories" are powered by Vangelis' trademark graceful lyricism, a trait that helps set this score apart from sword 'n' sandal contemporaries like Gladiator and Troy. --Jerry McCulley
专辑曲目：
1. Introduction
2. Young Alexander
3. Titans
4. Drums of Guagamela
5. One Morning at Pella
6. Roxane's Dance
7. Eastern Path
8. Gardens of Delight
9. Roxane's Veil
10. Bagoas' Dance
11. Charge
12. Preparation
13. Acorss the Mountain
14. Chant
15. Immortality
16. Dream of Babylon
17. Eternal Alexander
18. Tender Memories
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作曲家介绍：
Vangelis Papathanassiou (March 29,1943 - ?)
Best known for his lush, Oscar-winning score to the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, Vangelis was among the most successful and admired electronic composers of his era. Born Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou in Valos, Greece on March 29, 1943, his nascent musical talent was recognized at an early age, but he refused to take piano lessons, instead teaching himself. After high school he formed the early-1960s pop group Formynx, soon the most popular act in Greece. After achieving superstardom at home, Vangelis relocated to Paris in 1968, and was in France at the time of the student riots; unable to go back home, he formed the progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child with fellow Greek expatriates Demis Roussos and Loukas Sideras, soon scoring a major European hit with the single "Rain and Tears."
After Aphrodite's Child disbanded in 1972, Vangelis joined French filmmaker Frederic Rossif to compose the scores for the features L' Apocalypse des Animaux and La Fete Sauvage; his proper solo debut, Earth, followed in 1974, around the time he was rumored to be joining Yes. Although Vangelis did rehearse with Yes for a few weeks, he never officially joined their ranks; still, he became close friends with group vocalist Jon Anderson, a frequent collaborator in the years to follow. Relocating to London, Vangelis established his own state-of-the-art recording studio, producing a steady flow of recordings including 1975's Heaven and Hell, 1976's Albedo 0.39, 1977's Spiral and 1978's Beaubourg. Teaming with Anderson under the name Jon and Vangelis, he also scored a series of UK hits including 1980's "I Hear You Now" and the following year's "I'll Find My Way Home."
Vangelis' international commercial breakthrough followed in 1982, when his score to Chariots of Fire earned the film one of its many Academy Awards; its theme song even cracked the Top Ten on the U.S. pop charts. That same year, he also created the powerful score to the cult classic Blade Runner, the beginning of a partnership with director Ridley Scott which also yielded soundtracks to films including 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Vangelis also composed the music for a number of Jacques Cousteau documentaries in addition to maintaining his flourishing solo career, issuing acclaimed LPs including 1985's The Mask, 1988's Antarctica and 1990's The City. In 1992, he was awarded the Chevalier Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's most prestigious honors. El Greco followed in 1998. — Jason Ankeny
