May 20, 2022
Caught the following story in The Guardian today that composer of 'Chariots of Fire' theme Vangelis died at age 79.
Always liked that intro to the movie of the guys running down the beach. Downside was they were all sprinters. Distance runners got no mention in that film. Actors all, and the music was not really that good to inspire you when trying to run a workout, because it was a bit too slow unless you were an LSD freak. The electronic under beat though was up to speed. Still the photography that went with the music was beautifully coordinated. And you can see and be reminded of those relationships in the youtube clip below. Coach athlete relationships were well done. Upper class versus underclass were an undertone in the story. The major male actors too are all departed, Ben Cross (Harold Abramson), Ian Holm (Sam Musabini), and Ian Charlton (Eric Liddell)
Here's the link to the Guardian story by Adam Sweeting Vangelis Obituary
The Theme Link: Chariots of Fire a great visual synopsis of the whole film in this. Any dry eyes after watching this?
A classic. David Costill
2 comments:
That's one I took my entire distance team to see. The only other time I made a concerted effort to get the team together for a movie was when the Zamperini story was made into a film. Both were so well done and an inspiration to me and the team. Thanks for sharing.
Just a quick side-note here: I also took advantage of his stirring music to add to my DVDs at the end of each XC and T&F season, while giving credit for the sound track when passing them out to my teams.
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