> Gallo wines has recently been running a series of television
> ... ads ... filmed in various
> settings ... [T]he background music
> ... is quite beautiful and I was
> wondering if anyone knows the source from which [it]
> originates.
I don't know the title but I'd be willing to bet my last dime it's one
of the songs most people never heard from Vangelis' _Chariots_of_Fire_
soundtrack. Either that or it's a ripoff by a talented fraud. (The
muted tympani roll that comes up at the end of the commercial is a
dead giveaway.) If you want this piece of music for *your* wine and
brie parties, get the _CoF_ soundtrack. Get it anyway.
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I don't watch television often enough to have seen Gallo's wine ads,
but Fortune magazine (September 1) reports that the background music
to these ads is scored by some Vangelis, who also did the music for
the movie "Chariots of Fire". I am unable to report how new or
derivative this music happens to be, not having seen the ads.
JW
The music in question is based on the piece "Hymne" off of Vangelis' album
"Opera Sauvage". The key words in that sentence are 'based on'. Vangelis'
version is nice and twangy and electronic. Unless you like your classical
music nice and twangy and electronic, you'll probably be disappointed.
Vangelis' music is nice, but not nearly as beautiful as the commercial. (The
Gallo commercials are the few commercials I look forward to seeing.)
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