Themes (Vangelis album)

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Themes
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ReleasedJuly 1989
Genre Electronic, new age
Length63:21
Label Polydor
Producer Vangelis
Vangelis chronology
Direct
(1988)
Themes
(1989)
The City
(1990)
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Themes is a compilation album of works by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis released in July 1989. [1] It featured some previously released tracks from Vangelis's other albums, as well as some pieces from movie soundtracks that had not previously been released.

Contents

The album is notable because it marked the first official appearances of Vangelis' music from the films Blade Runner , The Bounty , and Missing . Of these three film scores, only the Blade Runner soundtrack has since received an official release.

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."End Titles"previously unreleased, from the film Blade Runner 4:57
2."Main Theme"previously unreleased, from the film Missing 3:59
3."L'Enfant" Opéra sauvage 5:00
4."Hymn"Opéra sauvage2:45
5."Chung Kuo" China 5:29
6."The Tao of Love"China2:45
7."Theme from Antarctica" Antarctica 3:55
8."Love Theme"previously unreleased, from the film Blade Runner4:55
9."Opening Titles from The Bounty"previously unreleased, from the film The Bounty 4:16
10."Closing Titles from The Bounty"previously unreleased, from the film The Bounty4:58
11."Memories of Green" See You Later 5:42
12."La Petite Fille de la Mer" L'Apocalypse des animaux 5:51
13."Five Circles" Chariots of Fire 5:18
14."Chariots of Fire"Chariots of Fire3:31

Charts

Chart performance for Themes
Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 20
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 11
US Billboard New Age Albums [9] 10

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [10] 2× Platinum120,000^
France (SNEP) [11] 2× Gold200,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [12] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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