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Vangelis goooonnnnnnnneeeee

Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 7:52 am
by Uncle fester
Soundtrack of the movies of my youth.


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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:20 am
by FalseBayFC
When my daughters were little I would play this as we were leaving for a road trip or on holiday in the car somewhere. My 21 year old daughter emailed me last night to remind me of it.


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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:28 am
by FalseBayFC
I know its peak boomer and over the top but I love this version.


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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:33 am
by Uncle fester
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:20 am When my daughters were little I would play this as we were leaving for a road trip or on holiday in the car somewhere. My 21 year old daughter emailed me last night to remind me of it.

Ridley Scott movies might not always be good but there's usually some interesting stuff in there.
Drove my family mad playing this soundtrack on a loop for a few months.

The soundtrack was the best thing about Alexander.

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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:51 am
by tabascoboy
First Vangelis album (and good ole vinyl) was this one


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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 10:00 am
by notfatcat
But what you don't realise is that in the back of the Maltese Falcon...

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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 10:59 am
by Mr Bungle
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:28 am I know its peak boomer and over the top but I love this version.

More the Silent Generation rather than Baby Boomer. My grandmother who died at 92 loved Rieu.

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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 11:22 am
by FalseBayFC
Mr Bungle wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 10:59 am
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:28 am I know its peak boomer and over the top but I love this version.

More the Silent Generation rather than Baby Boomer. My grandmother who died at 92 loved Rieu.
With my octogenerian boomer parents its Rieu, Nigel Kennedy, Susan Boyle, the three Tenors, Cliff fudging Richard and oddly enough, Bob Marley.

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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 2:43 pm
by Uncle fester
EnergiseR2 wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 10:32 am
Uncle fester wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:33 am
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:20 am When my daughters were little I would play this as we were leaving for a road trip or on holiday in the car somewhere. My 21 year old daughter emailed me last night to remind me of it.

Ridley Scott movies might not always be good but there's usually some interesting stuff in there.
Drove my family mad playing this soundtrack on a loop for a few months.

The soundtrack was the best thing about Alexander.
The tale behind how 1492 died on its arse is interesting enough in terms of pre social media how ideas became set through rumour and bullshit. Prior to release the critics got excited about three 1492 releases: Ridley, the superman people with Brando and Selleck and the Carry on lads. From an early stage in 1991 they lumped them in together. Superman lads one was released summer/ end of summer and bombed as it was shite. Then inexplicably they released 1492 at the same time as Carry on and journos being lazy just did loads of 'and in many ways the Carry on one is superior..nah all the films are shite' titter titter. They should have released 1492 in Feb but they didn't even have it ready for Cannes. Facts are it's not a bad movie at all though you can see he was fearful of the Brando one so chased it a bit
Forgot it was chasing a 1992 release. Explains a bit. It's a bit of a mess but a bit of editing would give you a better filum.

Now Alexander, now there's a soundtrack that deserved a better movie.

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Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 10:32 pm
by Mr Bungle
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 11:22 am
Mr Bungle wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 10:59 am
FalseBayFC wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:28 am I know its peak boomer and over the top but I love this version.

More the Silent Generation rather than Baby Boomer. My grandmother who died at 92 loved Rieu.
With my octogenerian boomer parents its Rieu, Nigel Kennedy, Susan Boyle, the three Tenors, Cliff fudging Richard and oddly enough, Bob Marley.
The boomer generation is from ‘46 to ‘64. There aren’t yet octogenarian boomers.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:36 am
by Calculon
Nah, my dad was born in 1943, he's definitely a boomer.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:42 am
by Mr Bungle
Calculon wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 3:36 am Nah, my dad was born in 1943, he's definitely a boomer.
Not technically, baby boomer generation is post WWII, not during. The clue is in the name. He no doubt exibits some 'boomer' characteristics.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:50 am
by Gumboot
Mr Bungle wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 3:42 am
Calculon wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 3:36 am Nah, my dad was born in 1943, he's definitely a boomer.
Not technically, baby boomer generation is post WWII, not during. The clue is in the name. He no doubt exibits some 'boomer' characteristics.
Wrinkles?

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:51 am
by Mr Bungle
I was thinking more cotton dockers and boat shoes.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 7:07 am
by Calculon
Mr Bungle wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 3:42 am
Calculon wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 3:36 am Nah, my dad was born in 1943, he's definitely a boomer.
Not technically, baby boomer generation is post WWII, not during. The clue is in the name. He no doubt exibits some 'boomer' characteristics.
I think in the USA at least the baby boom actually started in 1939. Anyway, the dates aren't "fact", people disagree

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 7:31 am
by FalseBayFC
Aah OK. Both my parents were born during the war. 1941 and 1943.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 7:54 am
by Gumboot
FalseBayFC wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 7:31 am Aah OK. Both my parents were born during the war. 1941 and 1943.
My mother was born in 1941. Didn't meet her father till she was three.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 8:29 am
by FalseBayFC
Gumboot wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 7:54 am
FalseBayFC wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 7:31 am Aah OK. Both my parents were born during the war. 1941 and 1943.
My mother was born in 1941. Didn't meet her father till she was three.
Same. My mother was born in 1943. My grandpa was in the Allied invasion of Italy at the time. He was demobbed early 1946 and returned when she was 3.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 10:53 am
by notfatcat
If dates aren't facts I'm going to call myself a Gen Zeer then.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 2:37 pm
by FalseBayFC
Semantics shmeantics! My Dad has has 3 siblings born after 1946. They all listen to the same music and love Andre Rieu. They Iove the Proms and the Royal Command Gala Performance. They're senior boomers I reckon.

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Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 6:22 pm
by Ovals
He also did some decent pop songs with Jon Anderson, Lead singer of Yes as Jon & Vangelis

RIP