Friday 27 December 2013

FRENCH VANGELIS REVIEW

http://neoprog.eu/critique/vangelis/journey_to_ithaka

Vangelis-Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre as in France, is one of the musicians who made it popular in the good sense, electronic music. origianle We owe him the tape of Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire to mention that these compositions the best known music that marked my adolescence. Since those early days, I hardly listened to Vangelis, I must admit, except at random from a film or advertising (sometimes unknowingly), but the artist still retains a special place in my heart . Journey to Ithaka is a documentary about Vangelis. This is not really the kind of material we usually chroniquons here, but once will not hurt, we will. This is a 140 minutes DVD containing the documentary without bonus . It was published in 2009 and reissued this year by Gonzo Multimedia. It is a mixture of interviews, excerpts from films and concerts. Vangelis talks about his music, meetings he did, his childhood and his career. Many other dignitaries are also involved, producers, directors (Ridley Scott, Polanski ...), actors (Sean Connery, Depardieux ..), singers and many others. Each gives us his vision of the musician at work and in life. We learn that Vangelis is Greek, so if he is self-taught (he does not know transcribe his music), painter but for fun, pretty rebel the business model even though it is understood that it also allowed him to speak, passionate (but you could have guessed) the potential of synthesizers and sound. This is not a documentary, one might see on ARTE example. It was released on DVD, why not. It lacks a few songs played in their entirety instead of extracts that are a bit frustrating. All dialogues are in English, no subtitle, even in the language of Shakespeare, but since most speakers are not native speakers of English (Micheline Roquebrune reassure you about your language failures) the documentary is very understandable. It is not often that I sit in front of the screen to listen to the life of an artist, but now I must admit that I got caught. Also see for those interested in Vangelis. Neoprog Written by the 13/12/2013 

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
Journey to Ithaka
DVD - £14.99

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