Review: Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (The Play) Sountrack album coverTimed with the London 2012 Olympics, Chariots of Fire (The Play) has a new soundtrack album to accompany the stage production, opening soon in London's West End. The song Chariots of Fire is now the official 2012 Olympics theme music to be played during every medal awards ceremony; the song was played during the opening ceremony (cue Rowan Atkinson comedy routine) and during relay of the Olympic Flame.

The 1981 Academy Award-winning Chariots of Fire movie, based on the story of two British athletes competing at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, made Vangelis' immortal as a soundtrack composer. Blade Runner, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Mythodea, and Alexander followed over the next thirty years and early synthesiser master Vangelis has evolved a more classical sound. He has adapted and updated his Olympic-themed movie score to a theatrical soundtrack of eleven songs. Read more of this post