10?! Just open the nearly endless list to top 100 to start. I just play whichever one happens to be my favorite at the time. And I love introducing my 5th graders to the music of this awesome man.
I see you basically picked those songs that performed better on a commercial standpoint. Because most of the real good stuff is actually missing, like others have pointed out: He-O, A Song, Albedo 0.69, Spiral, La Petite Fille De La Mer, 1492 The conquest of Paradise; many others; and this is actually remaining still in the “iconic” realm for Vangelis. And without getting into the Aphrodite’s Child discography…
By far my favorite Vangelis song is Memories of Green. It’s actually on two of his albums, See You Later, and the Blade Runner Soundtrack. Whichever you pick, from one these or from anything he’s created, it’s going to far and above anything else anyone else has ever done.
Nothing about his music seems less than that which the most famous composer’s throughout history have produced. His choice of “instrument/s to produce the sound is irrelevant (but fascinating). His music ushers in a beauty and timelessness which can open the eyes and heart to non-material riches available to us all. In addition to those pieces mentioned already, I also love Prelude & Monastery at La Rabida.
very hard choice 🙂
OK> From 10 to 1
10. Piano in an Empty Room
9. Chariots of Fire
8. End Titles From “Blade Runner”
7. Rêve
6. Multi-track Suggestion
5. Wait for me
4. Rachel’s Song
3. La Petitte Fille De la Mer
2. Memories of Green
1. Creation du Monde
Could be quite right. I miss Ignacio.
I have almost everything from Vangelis, to begin with “Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit”, and even have the non-allowed “Hypothesis” and “the Dragon”. Just missing Missing and Elektra and so….and Aphrodites Child.
Good to See You/Mask Mov 4/Intergalactic Radio Station/Beaubourg Part 1/To the Unknown Man/See You Later/Le Singe Bleu/Reve/Création du monde/Blade Runner Blues.
1. La conquista del paraíso. 2. China. 3. Himalaya. 4. Alfa. 5. Espada de Orion. 6. Espiral. 7. La fete sauvage. 8. Voces. 9. Tema de Abraham. 10. La plaga.
1.chariots of fire.most iconic song in the world
2. Cosmos theme. Need no explanation
3.Pulsar.(his oxygen moment)
4. Creation du Monde. beautifully epic
5.Ask the mountains. Wait for that base
6.12 o’clock. Ethereal piece
7.bladerunner blues.stunning electronic blues
8.chung Kuo
9.first approach. Beautiful cello piece
10.tears in the rain. Best ending ever
These are not my top ten, Conquest wouldn’t even have made it in there. And where are my top two songs, The friends of Mr. Cairo and I’ll find my way home?
Nevertheless thanks for a collection of his great songs!
1 to the unknown man
2 la petite filme de la mer
3 five circles
4 irlandé
5 chariots of fire
6 conquest of paradise
7 voices
8 theme from tv series cosmos
9 alpha
10 blade runner blues
1. Elsewhere
2. Theme from Antartica
3. Message
4. Song of the seas
5. Theme from tv series Cosmos
6. Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria
7. Memories of blue
8. Création du Monde
9. La Mer Recommencée
10. Japanese Restaurant
Bonus: He is Sailing & Change We Must (Whit Jon Anderson)
• A Song (Earth – 1973)
• La Mort Du Loup (L’Apocalypse Des Animaux – 1973)
• La Petite Fille De La Mer (L’Apocalypse Des Animaux – 1973)
• Ignacio / Entends-Tu Les Chiens Aboyer? (Entends-Tu Les Chiens Aboyer? – 1975)
• 12 O’Clock (Heaven And Hell – 1975)
• Rachel’s Songs (Blade Runner – 1982/1994)
• Blush Response (Blade Runner – 1982/1994)
• Light And Shadow (Conquest Of Paradise – 1992)
• Deliverance (Conquest Of Paradise – 1992)
• Come To Me (Voices – 1995)
• Prelude (Voices – 1995)
• Mythodea, Movement 9 (Mythodea – 2001)
There is a piece that is actually called Chariots of Fire, its about 40 mins. long, was the entire 2nd side back in record and cassette days, that is my ab fave.
“Heaven and Hell,” the theme from Carl Sagsn’s Cosmos, will always be my first and most significant. Beyond that, I have 40+ albums with 400-500 songs. How can you select merely 10?
The Reve from Opera Sauvage. Horizon for Jon and Vangelis. State of Independence from J&V, Irlande Opera Sauvage, At LEAST one from Blade Runner, Fransesco theme, Bounty Opening & Closing, The Plague Theme etc etc…
1. Alpha
2. Theme from cosmos
3. Spiral
4. Prelude
5. Opening theme from Bladerunner
6. To the unknown man
7. Pulstar
8. Voices
9. Ask the mountains
10. I hear you now (w/Jon Anderson)
UK English
Jan Lathouwers
October 23, 2017 at 7:41 pm
I’m missing my favourite: He-O from the album Earth
Jim
December 20, 2017 at 7:48 pm
Here, take my upvote!
Max Hunt
October 23, 2017 at 7:46 pm
My all time hero
Steve McGhie
October 23, 2017 at 8:04 pm
So long ago, so clear and Eric’s theme from Chariots make me so happy
Mohamed S. Barakat
October 23, 2017 at 8:05 pm
Voices…
Marwhaan
December 31, 2017 at 6:46 pm
Voices my favourite too.
Levm
October 23, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Ask the Mountains?
Kevm
October 23, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Ask the Mountains is missing, but everything he has produced is pure magic.
Gustavo A. Gutierrez
October 23, 2017 at 8:29 pm
A lot to mention, like, Jerusalem., last of the Mohican.,ask the mountains.,billitis,aurora.,, etc etc
M.J
November 27, 2017 at 12:36 pm
Last of the mohicans isn’t his. It’s by Trevor Jones.
DR
February 4, 2018 at 6:03 pm
‘Bilitis’ is by Francis Lai. NOT Vangelis.
Al Esmaiel
October 23, 2017 at 8:41 pm
“Opera Sauvage”?
Bryan Lake
December 30, 2017 at 1:08 am
IKR! REVE!
Abo
February 5, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Agree !
Kirsten
October 23, 2017 at 8:53 pm
Love 1492 Conquest of paradise . It’s my favourite relaxation soundtrack. It’s a masterpiece
Keith
October 27, 2017 at 10:22 am
I agree ….still a epic soundtrack movie score that never dates
Elizabeth Malucelli
October 23, 2017 at 9:13 pm
1492 Conquest of Paradise
Bob
October 23, 2017 at 9:15 pm
Anything on 666 Blade Runner
Lucía
October 23, 2017 at 9:47 pm
PRELUDE ❤
Henry ten Napel
October 23, 2017 at 9:59 pm
I’m missing “Spiral” for beïng absolutely iconic 😉
Kostas Loudaros
October 23, 2017 at 10:29 pm
Of course , all those are masterpieces but : The most romantic, heartbreaking song of all time “La petite fille de la mer” ,is absent though.
Andre Zpatz
October 30, 2017 at 1:37 am
Agree
SpaceEagle
October 23, 2017 at 11:22 pm
Nothing from Albedo 0.39? Pulstar, Alpha?
Theme from Antarctica, main titles from The Bounty? All if these deserve to be on this list
Farshad
October 24, 2017 at 2:01 am
La petite file de la mer, conquest of paradise, himalaya, little prince, spiral, elsewhere, Antarctica, song of seas, alpha, monestary of la rabida
Mike
October 24, 2017 at 2:33 am
10?! Just open the nearly endless list to top 100 to start. I just play whichever one happens to be my favorite at the time. And I love introducing my 5th graders to the music of this awesome man.
Martín Zamudio
October 24, 2017 at 5:00 am
My favorite song is antártica
Octavio
November 28, 2017 at 12:56 pm
Most of them I like, but if I have to choose that woulf be, 12 o’clock, L’enfant
Sandy
October 24, 2017 at 7:42 am
Fields of coral, La petite fille de la mer, albedo 0.69, anything by Vangelis is a masterpiece actually
GIorgio Grasso
October 24, 2017 at 10:37 am
I see you basically picked those songs that performed better on a commercial standpoint. Because most of the real good stuff is actually missing, like others have pointed out: He-O, A Song, Albedo 0.69, Spiral, La Petite Fille De La Mer, 1492 The conquest of Paradise; many others; and this is actually remaining still in the “iconic” realm for Vangelis. And without getting into the Aphrodite’s Child discography…
Henri
October 24, 2017 at 12:38 pm
Theme from Antarctica, Voices, La petite fille de la mer 3,4,5 in top
Marta
March 23, 2018 at 10:50 am
Yesssss. Siiiii. Falta la Petite fille de la mer.
Jack R.
October 24, 2017 at 1:16 pm
L’Enfant from Opera Sauvage!
Hauzz
October 24, 2017 at 1:29 pm
I absolutely miss Intergalactic radio station and Metallic rain from Direct – famous excellent
Larry Feldman
November 26, 2017 at 8:50 pm
Was also wondering why there were no tracks from Direct
Jim
December 20, 2017 at 7:53 pm
Metallic Rain is the best music track in the universe!
Jerome
October 24, 2017 at 2:15 pm
My favorite is Irlande from the album Opéra Sauvage
Gary W
October 24, 2017 at 3:32 pm
By far my favorite Vangelis song is Memories of Green. It’s actually on two of his albums, See You Later, and the Blade Runner Soundtrack. Whichever you pick, from one these or from anything he’s created, it’s going to far and above anything else anyone else has ever done.
Rich W
October 24, 2017 at 6:22 pm
My absolute favorite is ‘Hymne’. I play it every day
Ed
October 24, 2017 at 9:13 pm
Nothing about his music seems less than that which the most famous composer’s throughout history have produced. His choice of “instrument/s to produce the sound is irrelevant (but fascinating). His music ushers in a beauty and timelessness which can open the eyes and heart to non-material riches available to us all. In addition to those pieces mentioned already, I also love Prelude & Monastery at La Rabida.
nionpa
October 24, 2017 at 9:45 pm
very hard choice 🙂
OK> From 10 to 1
10. Piano in an Empty Room
9. Chariots of Fire
8. End Titles From “Blade Runner”
7. Rêve
6. Multi-track Suggestion
5. Wait for me
4. Rachel’s Song
3. La Petitte Fille De la Mer
2. Memories of Green
1. Creation du Monde
most underestimated album: Invisible Connections
Renate Gütlich
October 30, 2017 at 2:51 pm
Could be quite right. I miss Ignacio.
I have almost everything from Vangelis, to begin with “Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit”, and even have the non-allowed “Hypothesis” and “the Dragon”. Just missing Missing and Elektra and so….and Aphrodites Child.
Mark
October 30, 2017 at 4:09 pm
Creation du monde. Is a top notch tune. Timeless piece of magic
Werner
October 25, 2017 at 1:24 am
What about :
To the unknown man
Pulstar
Them from Antarctica
Hymne
Spiral
Alpha and so many more….
Jose Pontes
October 27, 2017 at 11:30 am
my favorites: Hymn, Pulstar, Opera Sauvage album, Spiral album
Alan Nash
October 29, 2017 at 7:20 pm
Good to See You/Mask Mov 4/Intergalactic Radio Station/Beaubourg Part 1/To the Unknown Man/See You Later/Le Singe Bleu/Reve/Création du monde/Blade Runner Blues.
Doreen
October 29, 2017 at 7:31 pm
Hymn
Elvin Elmar
October 29, 2017 at 7:45 pm
Elsewhere
Mark Breuer
October 29, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Titles
Conquest of Paradise
Titans
Alpha
El Greco Movement X
Ireland
Dervish D
To The Unknown Man
Hymne
First Approach
Jonas Negrão
October 29, 2017 at 8:58 pm
Chung kuo! The most technical arrangment made by Vangelis!
Doru Munyeanu
October 29, 2017 at 8:59 pm
Antarctica
Miguel
October 29, 2017 at 9:16 pm
Rêve
Ente
December 12, 2017 at 8:23 pm
You name it!
Bryan Lake
December 30, 2017 at 1:11 am
Mine too ☺️
Pedro
October 29, 2017 at 9:46 pm
Alpha – Albedo 0.39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9pCUEIIDLE
Jaxx
October 29, 2017 at 10:44 pm
Mouettes
Carlos Fernandez
October 29, 2017 at 10:47 pm
The Greco 1998 ” Movement # 8″
Len
October 29, 2017 at 11:14 pm
Horizon with Jon Anderson. It practically covers all aspects of his works.
Jean
October 29, 2017 at 11:33 pm
Freedom March form Voices. Very relevant nowadays…
Dave
October 29, 2017 at 11:44 pm
L’Enfant!
Federico
October 30, 2017 at 4:16 am
1. La conquista del paraíso. 2. China. 3. Himalaya. 4. Alfa. 5. Espada de Orion. 6. Espiral. 7. La fete sauvage. 8. Voces. 9. Tema de Abraham. 10. La plaga.
Renate Gütlich
October 30, 2017 at 2:43 pm
Ignacio, even want to have that played, amongst a few others, on my funeral.
Best all-over album I think is “See you later”.
Mitko
October 30, 2017 at 4:26 pm
Vangelis is a Genius, and it is impossible to choоse 10 only songs! That’s why, I’ve got all his Discography, including bootlegs!
Mark
October 30, 2017 at 4:28 pm
1.chariots of fire.most iconic song in the world
2. Cosmos theme. Need no explanation
3.Pulsar.(his oxygen moment)
4. Creation du Monde. beautifully epic
5.Ask the mountains. Wait for that base
6.12 o’clock. Ethereal piece
7.bladerunner blues.stunning electronic blues
8.chung Kuo
9.first approach. Beautiful cello piece
10.tears in the rain. Best ending ever
Mark
October 30, 2017 at 4:32 pm
Could pick 100 and still find it difficult to not go over
Maria Estela
October 31, 2017 at 2:53 am
Direct- Intergalatic Radio, Dial out,
Maciej
October 31, 2017 at 9:45 am
“Nerve Centre” from “The City”, hands down.
Diego M.
November 1, 2017 at 8:09 am
Prelude, from Voices.
Dominic
November 26, 2017 at 7:24 pm
“The Battle of the Locusts”
“Do It”
Valentine
November 26, 2017 at 8:08 pm
La Petitte Fille De la Mer
Mitko
November 26, 2017 at 10:00 pm
“And When The Night Comes” and “Ask The Mountains”
Boyan
November 26, 2017 at 10:01 pm
Theme from Antartica.. Closing theme Blade Runner.. closing theme Mutiny on the Bounty…
jerry
November 27, 2017 at 2:55 am
Heaven and Hell
Francesco
November 27, 2017 at 3:04 am
OCEANIC-by far the best
Stanley
November 27, 2017 at 6:08 am
Soul Festivities
1492 Conquest of paradice
Hymn
Spiral
Friends of Mr. Cairo
Heaven and hell
To the unknown man
Direct
Chariots of fire
Voices
Oceanic
Jobim
November 27, 2017 at 3:57 pm
I hear you now!!
Slobodan Markovic
November 27, 2017 at 6:26 pm
He is a pure genius! Difficult to choose, but among others “Memory of blue”…
Patick Schouten
November 27, 2017 at 8:58 pm
Reve is for me his best song
Eduardo
November 28, 2017 at 12:59 am
Yessssssd
Rodrigo
November 27, 2017 at 9:31 pm
It s every hard to choose 10 . I miss memories of blue . A great great piece !
Eduardo
November 28, 2017 at 1:01 am
Albums: Opera Sauvage, Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire.
ANTONIO
November 28, 2017 at 11:32 am
Why 10? They are all wonderful.
M.J. Aghaei
December 4, 2017 at 8:32 am
“Metallic Rain” & “Alpha”, period.
Duan Berry
December 11, 2017 at 6:25 pm
Blade runner blues – absolutely the best ambient!
Cisco
December 11, 2017 at 7:38 pm
Rachel Song from Blade Runner!….
Johan
December 11, 2017 at 7:52 pm
Ask the Mountains!!so beautiful!!
Laura Voina
December 11, 2017 at 9:24 pm
Metallic Rain
Ricardo
December 12, 2017 at 12:27 am
So long so clear
Raroku
December 12, 2017 at 7:43 am
These are not my top ten, Conquest wouldn’t even have made it in there. And where are my top two songs, The friends of Mr. Cairo and I’ll find my way home?
Nevertheless thanks for a collection of his great songs!
Pavel
December 12, 2017 at 9:33 am
Where’s the Prelude from Voices? And La Petite Fille De La Mer?))
Ronnie Silva Valdés
December 12, 2017 at 5:19 pm
1 to the unknown man
2 la petite filme de la mer
3 five circles
4 irlandé
5 chariots of fire
6 conquest of paradise
7 voices
8 theme from tv series cosmos
9 alpha
10 blade runner blues
Luis sastre
December 13, 2017 at 6:50 pm
Blade runner blues
Stephan
December 20, 2017 at 5:38 pm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_(Vangelis_album
My favourite album!
Paul
December 21, 2017 at 3:12 am
Soil Festivities.
Rick
December 30, 2017 at 4:15 am
Conquest of paradise
Miguel ángel gomez
December 30, 2017 at 4:23 am
Voices
José Zúñiga
December 31, 2017 at 4:45 pm
1. Elsewhere
2. Theme from Antartica
3. Message
4. Song of the seas
5. Theme from tv series Cosmos
6. Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria
7. Memories of blue
8. Création du Monde
9. La Mer Recommencée
10. Japanese Restaurant
Bonus: He is Sailing & Change We Must (Whit Jon Anderson)
Vitor Santos
January 1, 2018 at 4:38 pm
Heaven and hell
Cent@ury
January 10, 2018 at 7:51 am
Carl Sagan Cosmos HD (1980,1080p,5.1,Esp Lat AC3,Eng TrueHD,Multisubs) https://youtu.be/8Zas3cELn_8
Vangelis The Tegos Tapes (1998) Complete 8hrs53min by Cent@ury https://youtu.be/SW3_jpG6ShE
Themistoklis Pantelopoulos
January 18, 2018 at 5:07 pm
• A Song (Earth – 1973)
• La Mort Du Loup (L’Apocalypse Des Animaux – 1973)
• La Petite Fille De La Mer (L’Apocalypse Des Animaux – 1973)
• Ignacio / Entends-Tu Les Chiens Aboyer? (Entends-Tu Les Chiens Aboyer? – 1975)
• 12 O’Clock (Heaven And Hell – 1975)
• Rachel’s Songs (Blade Runner – 1982/1994)
• Blush Response (Blade Runner – 1982/1994)
• Light And Shadow (Conquest Of Paradise – 1992)
• Deliverance (Conquest Of Paradise – 1992)
• Come To Me (Voices – 1995)
• Prelude (Voices – 1995)
• Mythodea, Movement 9 (Mythodea – 2001)
Rene
January 18, 2018 at 7:35 pm
If the entire direct album is missing, there’s no vote from me.
Roly Poly Kitty
January 19, 2018 at 8:02 am
There is a piece that is actually called Chariots of Fire, its about 40 mins. long, was the entire 2nd side back in record and cassette days, that is my ab fave.
Alan Wright
January 19, 2018 at 7:42 pm
Nothing from Oceanic or Spiral? I’m flabbergasted!
Danny
February 4, 2018 at 5:39 pm
To the unknown man , albedo 0.39 would get my vote if they where listed
David
February 4, 2018 at 5:40 pm
1979 Odes
1986 Rapsodies
and all VANGELIS Albums
Marcello
February 4, 2018 at 7:53 pm
Fields of Coral, 12 o’clock, Bitter Moon intro, theme of The Plague
palkoff
February 23, 2018 at 7:11 pm
My Vangelis top of all time is “Reve” from Opera Sauvage. Absolutely inimitable piece!
Richard Steele
March 22, 2018 at 4:39 pm
Heaven and Hell; Final movement from “El Greco;” “The Long March” from “China.”
Jay Snipes
March 22, 2018 at 6:30 pm
“Heaven and Hell,” the theme from Carl Sagsn’s Cosmos, will always be my first and most significant. Beyond that, I have 40+ albums with 400-500 songs. How can you select merely 10?
Chris Jones
March 22, 2018 at 8:15 pm
Alpha
To The Unknown Man
External Alexander
Pulstar
Missing
Echoes
Tears In Rain
Theme From Antarctica
John coelho
May 28, 2018 at 2:02 am
Alpha is my favorite.
Innosanto
July 24, 2018 at 10:43 am
The Reve from Opera Sauvage. Horizon for Jon and Vangelis. State of Independence from J&V, Irlande Opera Sauvage, At LEAST one from Blade Runner, Fransesco theme, Bounty Opening & Closing, The Plague Theme etc etc…
Let’s say The Reve from Opera Sauvage, and Alpha
Peter
June 22, 2019 at 8:40 pm
1. Alpha
2. Theme from cosmos
3. Spiral
4. Prelude
5. Opening theme from Bladerunner
6. To the unknown man
7. Pulstar
8. Voices
9. Ask the mountains
10. I hear you now (w/Jon Anderson)
These aren’t in any order!
It’s not possible to pick a favorite.