Chariots of Fire

Vangelis

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General Info

Year: 1983
Duration:
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium/Tenor Saxophone
Tuba/Baritone Saxophone/Electric Bass
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Shakers
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama film. It tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.

Although the film is a period piece, set in the 1920s, the Academy Award-winning original soundtrack composed by Vangelis uses a modern 1980s electronic sound, with a strong use of synthesizer and piano among other instruments. This was a bold and significant departure from earlier period films, which employed sweeping orchestral instrumentals. The title theme of the film has become iconic, and has been used in subsequent films and television shows during slow-motion segments.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) - 7 May 2023
Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 11 June 2019
Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 12 July 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Chariots of Fire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1981/2016)

All Wind Works

1492, Conquest of Paradise
Alexander
Chariots of Fire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (1981/2016)
Chariots of Fire (arr. Bocook) (1981/1983)
Chariots of Fire Suite (arr. Lowden) (1981/1983)
Hymne (arr. Curnow)

Resources

Chariots of Fire, Wikipedia Accessed 27 June 2016
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Evangelos Papathanassiou." Accessed 27 June 2016.
Vangelis; Bocook, J.; Hembree, J. (1983). Chariots of Fire [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.