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	'''''Opéra Sauvage''''' is a soundtrack album by the Greek [[electronic music\|electronic]] composer [[Vangelis]], released in 1979. It is the score for the nature documentary TV series of the same title by French filmmaker [[Frédéric Rossif]]. It is considered one of Vangelis' best albums and is his second most successful album in the USA, reaching #42 in the album charts.<ref name="Universal"/>		'''''Opéra Sauvage''''' is a soundtrack album by the Greek [[electronic music\|electronic]] composer [[Vangelis]], released in 1979. It is the score for the {{Interlanguage link\|L'Opéra sauvage\|fr\|lt=nature documentary TV series of the same title}} by French filmmaker [[Frédéric Rossif]]. It is considered one of Vangelis' best albums and is his second most successful album in the USA, reaching #42 in the album charts.<ref name="Universal"/>

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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{{Infobox album
| name = Opéra Sauvage
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Vangelis]]
| cover = Opera Sauvage.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1979
| recorded = 1978–79
| studio = [[Nemo Studios]], London<ref name="Universal">{{cite web |url=http://www.udiscovermusic.com.au/rediscovered-gem-opera-sauvage |title=Rediscovered Gem – Opéra Sauvage |date=27 August 2014 |publisher=uDiscover |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
| venue =
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| length = 43:06
| label = [[Polydor]]
| producer = Vangelis
| prev_title = [[Odes (Irene Papas album)|Odes]]
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = [[See You Later]]
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Opéra Sauvage
| type = studio
| single1 = Hymne
| single1date = 1979
| single2 = L'Enfant
| single2date = 1979
}}
}}

'''''Opéra Sauvage''''' is a soundtrack album by the Greek [[electronic music|electronic]] composer [[Vangelis]], released in 1979. It is the score for the nature documentary TV series of the same title by French filmmaker [[Frédéric Rossif]]. It is considered one of Vangelis' best albums and is his second most successful album in the USA, reaching #42 in the album charts.<ref name="Universal"/>

==Overview==
Vangelis produced this album during his electro-acoustic period, which was one of the most productive in his musical career. ''Opéra Sauvage'' is more akin to his classic sound than his earlier nature scores for the same director, [[Frédéric Rossif]], such as ''[[L'Apocalypse des animaux (album)|L'Apocalypse des animaux]]'' and ''[[La Fête sauvage]]''. A later collaboration with Rossif in the style of ''Opéra sauvage'' was ''Sauvage et Beau''.{{sfn|Griffin|1997|p=19}}

"Hymne" was re-recorded in choral version for the 1991 Eureka concert by Vangelis in [[Rotterdam]].{{sfn|Griffin|1997|p=43}}

==Release==
The album reached #42 in the [[Billboard 200]], and stayed in the charts for 39 weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/277731/vangelis/chart?f=305 |title=Vangelis Chart History – Billboard 200 chart |publisher=Billboard |access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>

==Instrumentation==
Vangelis plays several [[synthesizer]]s, [[piano]], [[Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes]] [[electric piano]] (featured extensively on "Rêve"),<ref name="Synth"/> drums, percussion, xylophone, as well as acoustic and bass guitar ("Chromatique"). Jon Anderson is credited with playing [[harp]] on "Flamants Roses".<ref name="Universal"/>

==Composition==
The album is full of classical-based and warm melodies, orchestrated with [[Yamaha CS-80]] sounds.<ref name="Synth">{{cite web |url=http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2003/11/22/vangelis-opera-sauvage/ |title=Vangelis – Opera Sauvage |date=22 November 2003 |publisher=Synthtopia |access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> "Hymne", "L'Enfant", "Mouettes" and "Irlande" build on fairly simple themes that are developed instrumentally. "Rêve" is, indeed, as the title suggests, a dreamy calm piece with the hint of jazz in the climax. "Chromatique" has a chromatic instrumental line with chords on an acoustic guitar. "Flamants Roses", finally, consists of several parts, from slow to upbeat, and finishing off with a bluesy finale; [[Jon Anderson]] features prominently on harp.<ref name="Universal"/>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r83736|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review].</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

In the [[Allmusic]] review it is described as "rich, electronic orchestrations range from grandly symphonic to simple and serene" and as an "excellent introduction to his music".<ref name="Allmusic"/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Hymne
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = Rêve
| length2 = 12:26
| title3 = L'Enfant
| length3 = 4:57
| title4 = Mouettes
| length4 = 2:28
| title5 = Chromatique
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = Irlande
| length6 = 4:43
| title7 = Flamants Roses
| length7 = 11:50
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Vangelis]] – [[synthesiser]]s and all instruments
* [[Jon Anderson]] – harp on "Flamants Roses"

;Production
* Vangelis – producer, arranger, artwork and cover design
* Keith Spencer-Allen, Raphael Preston, Marlis Duncklau – engineers
* Raphael Preston, Marlis Duncklau – assistant engineers
* Hitoshi Takiguchi – mastering engineer
* Veronique Skawinska – photography
* Tokiwa Kinoshita – art coordinator
* Minoru Harada – product manager

==Other appearances==
* A documentary on the ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981) special-edition DVD video relates that director [[Hugh Hudson]] intended to use the 7/4 piece "L'Enfant", which he was particularly fond of, as the opening titles over the first scene on the beach, until Vangelis talked him into letting him compose the iconic [[Chariots of Fire (instrumental)|''Chariots of Fire'' theme]].<ref name="Universal"/> The director then had "L'Enfant" being played in the film by a [[brass band]] as [[source music]]. A re-recorded version of "Hymne" was used as the score cue for [[Eric Liddell]]'s first race in the [[Scottish Highlands]].<ref name="Universal"/>
* "L'Enfant" was included in the soundtrack of the film ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously (film)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]'' (1982) by [[Peter Weir]].{{sfn|Griffin|1997|p=43, 66}}
* It was also used as the theme for the [[1980 Winter Olympics]] in USA.{{sfn|Griffin|1997|p=43}}
* "Hymne" was the tune of [[Barilla (company)|Barilla]] pasta television advertisements aired in [[Italy]] throughout the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.archiviostoricobarilla.com/en/scheda-archivio/gattino-2/ |title=Archivio Storico Barilla – Spot "Gattino" 1986 |access-date=14 November 2018}}</ref> In the [[US]], it was the tune for [[E & J Gallo Winery|Ernest & Julio Gallo]] wine advertisements.{{citation needed|date= September 2012}}
* "L'enfant" was the main title music of the Hungarian TV program "A Hét" (The Week) in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}
* A sample of "Rêve" was used in the 2002 single "Solarcoaster" by ''[[Solarstone]]''.

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|42|artist=Vangelis|rowheader=true|access-date=6 March 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
| 98
|}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* {{cite book |title=Vangelis: The Unknown Man : an Unauthorised Biography |author=Mark J. T. Griffin |year=1997 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSafAgAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Lulu (company)|Lulu]] |isbn=9780952318729}}

==External links==
* [https://www.vangelismovements.com/operasauvagealbum.htm ''Opera Sauvage''] at Vangelis Movements

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