Search - Vangelis: Mythodea (Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey) on DVD

Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 02/19/2002 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 16 mins Studio: Sony Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Music, Concerts, Instrumental Music

Musician and composer Vangelis -- whose work bridges the gap between electronic music, new age, and contemporary classical -- wrote a cycle of new pieces to commemorate NASA's 2001 unmanned mission to the planet Mars. Vangelis: Mythodea -- Music for the NASA Mission, 2001 Mars Odyssey features Vangelis premiering this work in a special concert at the historic Temple of Zeus in Athens, Greece. Accompanying Vangelis and his ensemble are The London Metropolitan Orchestra (under the direction of Blake Neely), the Choir of the National Opera of Greece, and vocalists Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Internationally renowned New Age musician Vangelis has had a lifelong interest in science and astronomy, and he brought two of his great passions together when he wrote Mythodea, a compositional cycle Vangelis wrote to commemorate NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey mission. Vangelis: Mythodea is a video recording of Vangelis presenting the concert debut of his new work, in a concert at the Temple of Zeus in Athens, Greece; the concert features Vangelis and his group accompanied by a full symphony orchestra, with vocal soloists Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide