Chariots of Fire Wins Original Score: 1982 Oscars

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Chariots of Fire Wins Original Score: 1982 Oscars

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Vangelis wins the Oscar for Music (Original Score) for Chariots of Fire. Kathleen Turner and William Hurt present and accept the award; featuring a performance by Liberace. Watch more of the 1982 Oscars: • 1982 Oscars

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@MrJohnmav 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in Eternal Peace, Vangelis. Thank you for sharing your musical soul with humanity. Your work will touch the hearts and minds of generations forever.

@lareinadebastos 2 жыл бұрын

@LPMAN02 Жыл бұрын

RIP Liberace (May 16, 1919 - February 4, 1987), aged 67 RIP Vangelis (March 29, 1943 - May 17, 2022), aged 79 RIP William Hurt (March 20, 1950 - March 13, 2022), aged 71 You will always be remembered as legends.

@leandrocerqueira9910 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most deserved Oscars ever

@michaelhammock1270 Жыл бұрын

So happy that Vangelis won the Oscar for this beautiful, emotional and groundbreaking score. He proved to the general public that electronic music can be taken seriously as an art form just as much as a full piece orchestra. His music changed my life and I am forever grateful.

@technodroog 8 жыл бұрын

deserved win for Vangelis, pretty forward thinking stuff for the Academy circa 1981. The theme is one of the most recognized compositions of the last 40 years

@seanboy316 6 жыл бұрын

Culprit LA i

@ClassicalMusic2002 6 жыл бұрын

Almost as recognizable as the theme from Indiana Jones!

@carlosmejido3244 6 жыл бұрын

Joshqim but Raider's march was played with very familiar instruments, while CoF was the first time in history

@innosanto 4 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicalMusic2002 indiana jones is very recognizable and memorabe music, but is also because of the hugely popular and commercial movie, which is played again and again. Chariots of Fire is to a great degree because of the piece.

@michael69040 Жыл бұрын

@@innosanto I watched COF with my wife for the first time even though as a pianist I've played the theme many times at events. The score didn't really work. It was corny and incongruous-electric piano and peri celeste noodling. The main theme is pretty flawed harmonically- but the echoiing ostinato effect sold the piece. Still, a disappointment in both the film and score. Most critics loved the film. I wonder if they would still praise it revisiting it now? Doubtful. It was slow and not too insightful.

@saanzacs 2 жыл бұрын

Only Liberace could make anything look and sound this good his own way!!!

@lvceline 3 жыл бұрын

Everything about him is extravagant and over-the-top, I absolutely love it! The sparkles and sequins and flare, you just do not see that anymore and probably won't again! Absolutely a one-of-a-kind entertainer!

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

He was famously nice to all kinds of people. Early in his career he had sellout NY appearances and vicious newspaper reviews - when asked about those reviews he said "I cried all the way to the ban."

@ricarellan 2 жыл бұрын

Liberace is simply one of the greatest musicians this planet has ever seen. RIP

@thefonzkiss Жыл бұрын

Not even he would say that was true. He was a good musician and a great showman.

@SynBlades 8 жыл бұрын

Best introduction to an oscar I have seen.

@jerrytheracecardriver1100 7 жыл бұрын

he should've won an oscar for that XD

@theirishshowman 6 жыл бұрын

I now own the piece of jewelry he wore that night as he played. It is a star in diamonds and a little gold Oscar in the middle. A treasure i would not part with. Long live Lee.

@olivelane7903 3 жыл бұрын

It s great to keep seeing these videos popping up but watching one just nearly forgot I had something simmering on stove ha ha

@benhuffer4695 3 жыл бұрын

course u have

@silvergirl7810 2 жыл бұрын

This was so amazing on so many levels!!! I miss Hollywood when it was still glorious like this- no politics- no agenda - still glamorous. 💎 ✨

@goldfieldfireworks7352 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always impressed by how beautifully Liberace played piano with 10 pounds of jewelry on his fingers.

@emilioooo9678 2 жыл бұрын

He trained with rings that had more weight on them, So the rings he used for perfomances are like feathers compared to what he used to learn on the piano

@jasonpate7900 2 жыл бұрын

They used to ask him "How do you play with those rings?" And Liberace would answer "Quite well, thank you!"

@AndyPasqual 5 жыл бұрын

Arrived here from Behind the Candelabra

@welshcaesar 4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@LeeLee19901 3 жыл бұрын

Me3

@reinadegrillos 3 жыл бұрын

Yeap, me too, this is the second time I watch that film. It's great.

@olivelane7903 3 жыл бұрын

@@reinadegrillos I want to tell everyone Scott thorson was18 not 16 when met Liberace Scott says so in his his book he is now pretending he was 16 to give lee a bad name he pretended lee got him into drugs biglie lee

@MishelMAK 3 жыл бұрын

God, my favourite movie

@TressBraga 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was tough. Most of those scores are now iconic. But I agree with this win!

@chuckart2006 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, hey? What a line up! But true, his score was iconic.

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

Vangelis changed film music for all time with that score which was revolutionary at its time (ordinarily it would have been a 'period' score for a 'period' movie.

@leonardodp34 9 жыл бұрын

Too bad Vangelis wasn't there. Great musician. Great musics in the movie.

@user-ng3zz6ud3b 6 жыл бұрын

leonardodp34 you know Greece is far away from America 😐

@prodromos7549 6 жыл бұрын

that was recourse he stole the theme

@carlosmejido3244 6 жыл бұрын

Δημήτρης Μιχαλάς in fact he was in America, but recording Blade Runner

@MontgomeryMall 5 жыл бұрын

Carlos Mejido No, media reports the time stated that Vangelis was actually at his home in London. He was awakened in the middle of the night with a phone call telling him that he had won the Academy Award for best score.

@spookygirl7761 3 жыл бұрын

Oh! someone listens to the media lol hahahaha..

@sweetnectar35 4 жыл бұрын

Liberace know he can play. He's so smooth with it it's a crime.

@johne.christensen7147 3 жыл бұрын

From every nominee and not one music sheet in front of him. Impressive 🎹

@amexred 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. I was looking for Liberace at the oscars after watching candelabra but couldn't find a clip.

@ILC-eo6vk 2 жыл бұрын

Back when award shows weren't trash, like they have been over the past several years.

@ANFeuerstahl 8 жыл бұрын

1981 was certainly a year of great scores

@pollard068 7 жыл бұрын

how bout '99? south park? blame Canada?

@bradatherton9369 2 жыл бұрын

@@pollard068 they say that everything's gone wrong since Canada came along...they're not even a real country anyway! What ridiculous lyrics, I loved that soundtrack. Chocolate Salty Balls was a good one, too.

@markelijio6012 Жыл бұрын

@@pollard068 Nineteen Years Later in 2000.

@michaelglenn367 6 жыл бұрын

I will never forget watching this in 1982. an absolute perfect moment for Liberace and the Academy Awards...long before the Awards became political and movement oriented. I love the " Sincerely Yours" intro. Beautiful, sentimental and the way I want to remember Liberace.

@chriswright1916 6 жыл бұрын

I hate that they use the academy awards for political point scoring. It's meant to be about films!!!

@HAL-vm3wn 5 жыл бұрын

Ehm, everything after Marlon Brando is NOT "after it got political"

@alfredosilvaneto Жыл бұрын

Everything in political.

@susannakane5031 Жыл бұрын

Lee was a real human being....a top notch professional musician and pianist who had a lifelong love affair with his audiences. They adored him and he was fulfilled with their love. 💞

@hestergreen2031 Жыл бұрын

Truly a music genius. May he Rest In Eternal Peace, knowing how much he gave to us. True enjoyment, true pleasure and happiness. Thank you for a lifetime of love.

@Alan-bn7gk 3 жыл бұрын

I swear to God, the music from On Golden Pond is heaven. Almost bring me to tears😭

@lkctom2546 3 жыл бұрын

I wish people still knew of him

@fosterperruno 5 жыл бұрын

An incredible document! Liberace performing John Williams, and first Oscar apparence by the one and only KATHLEEN TURNER

@stellertonybeller1972 2 жыл бұрын

RIP William Hurt

@phenomenon452 2 жыл бұрын

What a genius and a very nice person.

@gaae2000 3 жыл бұрын

When the art was greater than the stage presentation.

@Trusteft 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Great Vangelis.

@christophermarzian6608 4 жыл бұрын

This is when Oscars had class and actually put on a show. Now they just rush through the awards and turned it into nothing more than social media hashtag crap. Also, why don't they ever have some classic enters presenting oscars. John Travolta can't even say people's names right.

@lejonfo 3 жыл бұрын

You know what I totally forgot that they would put in a show. I don’t even watch it now.

@Katwiccan Жыл бұрын

I remember watching this in my dorm room at Michigan State on a tiny black and white TV. My boyfriend was there and we were having an argument. It's weird what you remember when something reminds you of it.

@andrewford2783 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Maestro Vangelis.

@JotaDM2023 5 жыл бұрын

@chriswright1916 6 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite songs ever! And a great performer Liberace

@ThusithaThanthirige 9 ай бұрын

Miracle Of Music - Vangelis

@josecal8081 2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember this. 40 years since I first saw this. Amazing Thanks for this vid

@timheavrin2253 Жыл бұрын

Under all the glitz and glam was real talent. RIP Liberace. You were amazing!

@menofairy 2 жыл бұрын

I so loved his music and costumes

@Constantine_IA 3 жыл бұрын

Liberace looks like such a nice fellow.

@c.a.schulze1251 5 жыл бұрын

the great LIBERACE at Oscars 1982 - playing Film-Music - wonderful

@taroman7100 5 жыл бұрын

this is when America still had class no internet take over no frikkin cell phones The Oscars now are cheap and slimy

@chrisclaris4309 4 жыл бұрын

ok boomer

@FIXTREME 3 жыл бұрын

@EBISU 88 Chris makes a very valid point, though. Ok, to the highest order, boomer.

@AbandonedMines11 6 жыл бұрын

Great seeing a live orchestra at the awards show. I don’t think they utilize live musicians anymore these days. All the music is digital and pre-recorded.

@TicoTorres 3 жыл бұрын

there is always a live orchestra at the oscars.

@DoctorXander 3 жыл бұрын

They most certainly do, they make a point of showing the orchestra most of the time.

@Philippe.C.A-R 3 жыл бұрын

Have you been living under a rock or there something wrong with your eyesight?? Or you just want to complain about something today?

@ItsGood2BtheKING1 3 жыл бұрын

False.

@BlueBacon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Philippe.C.A-R I think the person complaining here is you.

@zephyr332 4 жыл бұрын

Liberace: "And HIS name is.... Irving Wallace!.." Audience: Silence. Liberace: Looks around at the audience as if to expect an applause. Audience: More awkward silence and then.... a couple of claps... then a few more... then a few more claps when they realize how embarrassed poor Liberace is probably feeling! I am SHOCKED that nobody else here commented on that. I laughed so hard I nearly shit myself. I watched that part about 15 times!!

@olivelane7903 3 жыл бұрын

You want to watch earlier clips of Liberace audience thunderous applause stop laughing at him right now o.k.

@zephyr332 3 жыл бұрын

@@olivelane7903 Okay, calm down. I wasn't laughing at him. I was laughing at the audiences reaction. I like Liberace and I always felt bad for him because lots of people made fun of him, but I am not one of those people. I hope that clears up some of your confusion.

@billhosko7723 2 жыл бұрын

@@zephyr332 ideat.

@alanvallazza9781 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear Chariots Of Fire theme I want to run in slow-mo.

@djs2356 2 жыл бұрын

Lee was wonderful!

@lianelayman7577 7 жыл бұрын

This great that this is on here. For a long time it wasn't and then it was a blured verson.

@charlenepetitebouche7021 7 жыл бұрын

這曲美麗的音樂我從小聽到大, 聽了30多年, 今日聽來依然澎湃動人.

@flaccidusminimus2170 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe Liberace was gay! Women loved him, man. I mean, you'd never guess looking at him here...

@viantzpradz4771 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Douglas so great plays him....

@innosanto 4 жыл бұрын

Great version of Chariots they have here.

@phaedrabacker2004 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Showmanship.

@Ricky0101 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, watching this brings back such memories. Myself and my friends were so broke we couldn't even afford a color TV set. We all piled into a Dodge Duster, picked up some Chinese and cheap champagne and headed to a friends mothers apartment in an elderly complex (she wasn't home). The one girl in our group kept going into the old ladies bedroom and trying on her clothes and modelling for them as we got drunk and watched the show. The highlights of the night were this, Bette Midler's outrageous presentation, Diane Keaton watching Warren Beatty winning Best Director and the shock that we all felt when "Chariots of Fire" won Best Picture.

@emiliobello2429 2 жыл бұрын

An Oscar for a movie about the Olympics. Hope there are more

@sargonsrobot2552 Жыл бұрын

Liberace was perfect genius ,born too soon=Boy can I relate...

@user-rp6sg3xo9y Жыл бұрын

On Golden Pond part makes me almost cry

@panagiotakyv 4 ай бұрын

Rest in peace maestro Vangelis , your music was a gift to humanity ❤

@sprintbass 5 жыл бұрын

Well this was 37 years ago Vsngelis deserved it... But vs Williams since...no, noway. And I almost feel sorry for Lee. He really wanted to be a movie star... but I'm 46 and grew up with him..turned into a Musician myself...so he's always been my star. .

@richardmcleod1930 2 жыл бұрын

This was filmed in the days before the Oscars died. Will Smith killed the enjoyment that ONCE was known as the Academy Awards.

@markelijio6012 Жыл бұрын

Forget will smith in 2022, so let's enjoy the 1982 Oscars.

@richardmcleod1930 Жыл бұрын

@@markelijio6012 Couldn't agree with you more!

@jennifer5512 Ай бұрын

Amazing nominees that year!

@rnm8658 6 жыл бұрын

John Williams is phenomenal, but Star Wars, Superman theme, Riders Of The Lost Ark all have the same feel, which is not the case with Chariots Of Fire. It's a simple melody, not so grandiose and symphonic, and there it lies the genius of Vangelis. If you listen to the rest of his work, you find that he is so various and always different, with melody, tone, atmosphere, feel and the emotion, and all that with synthesizers and pianos and occasional choirs.

@scifinerd17 6 жыл бұрын

Roswell New Mexico John Williams definitely deserved to win Best Original Score for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Schindler’s List. Schindler’s List is one of the very best scores he’s ever done because it doesn’t have that traditional John Williams-esque sound, it sounds very different from what you’d typically expect from him and that mostly has to do with the use of the violin.

@carlosmejido3244 6 жыл бұрын

Roswell New Mexico I completely agree with You... Blade Runner is still my favourite OST ever

@jordiherrera8211 5 жыл бұрын

superman is from jerry goldsmith not john williams

@carlosmejido3244 5 жыл бұрын

Jordi Herrera you are wrong, it is from John Williams

@markelijio6012 Жыл бұрын

@@jordiherrera8211 It was from John Williams in 1978.

@johnnyrfinley9626 4 жыл бұрын

What a CLASS ACT.

@simonf8902 2 жыл бұрын

Back when the Oscars had class. Now it’s all ass.

@shimmeringfairydust3275 5 жыл бұрын

Really an exquisite and inspired choice. Vangelis scored the main theme with his father, a former Olympian, in mind.

@georgiannmaloney6594 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful.

@DanielSchmidt94521 5 жыл бұрын

I often wonder how much a ticket was for a Liberaci show back then. Love the video. What a great guy. Too bad he died from AIDS. RIP.

@jowilliams1111 4 жыл бұрын

It couldn't have been terribly expensive because I didn't earn much, but gladly paid to see him twice in Adelaide, Australia. Still a wonderful memory.

@visaman 3 жыл бұрын

5 bucks.

@Constantine_IA 6 жыл бұрын

Vangelis deserved it more for Blade Runner and basically everything he scores...I would give it to John Williams in 1981 and to Vangelis in 1982 for Blade Runner for which he wasn’t even nominated WTF??

@scifinerd17 6 жыл бұрын

Constantine XI he deserved it for this film just as much as well because it’s iconic-sounding. I’m glad they at least awarded him with an Oscar anyway, even if it’s not for Blade Runner.

@Ingens_Scherz 5 жыл бұрын

The "problem" with Bladerunner was that, while all the moody incidental music Vangelis created was great, the very best part of the score was the theme played during the end credits (!!!) which, at the time, no one in the theatre actually bothered to stay to hear. It's like deciding to put the Chariots of Fire anthem only in the trailers. Crazy! After that, of course, people found it on the video and when they bought the album. But honestly, one of the greatest pieces of film music ever made being wasted on the exit stampede? Lunacy. Anyway, I think that's why it didn't get the Oscar and Chariots (rightly) did.

@alonsojett 4 жыл бұрын

The Academy Awards are more political than anything. Blade Runner wasn't a major studio release, it was a box office bomb, and didn't even get an official soundtrack release until 12 years later.

@innosanto 4 жыл бұрын

This is a very deserved win, are you joking? it is one of the most successful soundtrack themes in history.

@Bladerunner-yd5lk 4 жыл бұрын

Vangelis strength is really opening and closing themes. They're often the only parts of his scores that get released. The rest of Bladerunner is mostly ambient sound design, still brilliant though. His ability to paint with sound is second to none. Chariots though mostly comprises of gilbert and sullivan songs. Vangelis contribution is very minimal indeed

@MrDavey2010 2 жыл бұрын

Class. Enough said!

@lejonfo 3 жыл бұрын

As a little girl I was his biggest fan.

@mrnocal 5 жыл бұрын

The Chariots of Fire score recording hit #1 on the Billboard album charts and the main theme hit #1 on the singles chart. That probably had a lot to do with Vangelis winning the Oscar. I'm not saying it wasn't deserved, just that the popularity helped.

@thefonzkiss Жыл бұрын

Go figure, something popular won? That’s hardly surprising.

@jimmyl324 5 жыл бұрын

John Barry scored Body Heat...excellent score

@Dantalion15 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine Liberace as Indiana Jones

@maryh3470 5 жыл бұрын

How could anyone mistake him for a straight man? .... seriously tho.

@zephyr332 4 жыл бұрын

They didn't my dear. Everybody knew he was as gay as they come. He just couldn't publicly say he was gay for political reasons. That poor guy remained so far in the closet, he was finding Christmas lights!

@maryh3470 4 жыл бұрын

Ken Belmont 😂😂😂

@lkctom2546 3 жыл бұрын

It's so sad but true

@DoctorXander 3 жыл бұрын

Cause he was gonna sue them if they didn't lol.

@bendigeidfranemmanueljones5694 2 жыл бұрын

@@zephyr332 He came out with the whole closet on instead.

@carlamog 4 жыл бұрын

Llegue aquí por la pelicula, Detrás del Candelabro, que maravilla, un genio!!!

@djdillo1 9 ай бұрын

Eu também!

@sargonsrobot2552 2 жыл бұрын

Vale William Hurt =Prayers & blessings to his family from Australia.

@judyannkiwi Жыл бұрын

What a character !

@Number4lead 2 жыл бұрын

I think Kathleen Turner single handedly kept the Marboro company in business all these years.

@anderander1478 5 жыл бұрын

they said that he was so busy composing for BLADE RUNNER that he couldn´t go to LA to receive the award....

@Migueiii65 2 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT LIVERACE

@bradleylyle9607 3 жыл бұрын

why did we have to lose great musicians like him to aids

@junheceta268 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Showmanship himself-the magnificent Liberace.

@jwelch5742 8 жыл бұрын

Chariots of Fire has music score.

@markelijio6012 8 ай бұрын

Nancy LaMott and Peter Zapp in their beautiful home at New York, June 16, 1991: Chariots of Fire has Vangelis' great music score for which he won an 1982 Academy Award.

@joanbrate 5 жыл бұрын

Magnificent.....

@MichaelMcNulty 4 жыл бұрын

I must have been 15 when this was on, great times. Beautiful actors, stunning films and great scores. cinema has taken a nosedive since. So sad.

@hunterwilder9665 4 жыл бұрын

Very tough competition for "Chariots of Fire" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." They are both excellent film scores and they both deserved to win. I think it should have been a tie

@user-mi2ig6mv8n 2 жыл бұрын

" Ive seen things , you people wouldnt believe , hmmm . attack ships on fire off the shoulder of orion . Ive watched c deams glitter in the dark near the tannhauser gate. All those moments , will be lost in time like tears in rain . TIME TO DIE 😿😫😥 I always cry when I watch this scene, it gives me goosebumps 😿😭😣😞😫😥 RIP VANGELIS (29.03.1943 - 17.05.2022 ) RIP RUTGER HAUER ( 23.01.1944 - 19.07.2019 ) ( As well as in loving memory to William Hurt who accepted the Vangelis award on his behalf.)

@user-nx7tk4qo6e 2 жыл бұрын

リベラーチェ、ゴージャスなライブパフォーマンス！

@EllenLover 7 жыл бұрын

this is i guess the time he dumped Scott. great time for him professionally but in private he was quite in the ruins...

@jonathanjackson9208 7 жыл бұрын

EllenLover you are absolutely right, he dumped Scott this very day. But as I think he felt the show must go on.

@lianelayman7577 7 жыл бұрын

Lee always wanted to perform at the Oscars.

@itsjemmabond 6 жыл бұрын

+Jonathan Jackson How did you know? Just curious...

@billhosko7723 2 жыл бұрын

ideat.

@billhosko7723 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanjackson9208 ideat.

@bradleyscarton3931 4 жыл бұрын

On Golden Pond should have won. Such a beautiful piece of music.

@markelijio6012 Жыл бұрын

To be fairly honest, the music of On Golden Pond was nominated for a 1983 Grammy Award for best original score - Dave Grusin which was even better.

@43nostromo 3 жыл бұрын

Saved the best for last. "Raiders" should have won, not "Chariots of Fire". Ironically, Vangelis didn't even get a nod the next year for his ground-breaking score for "Blade Runner" or "The Bounty" in 1985. No wonder everybody hates the Academy Awards. A popularity contest and nothing more.

@markelijio6012 Жыл бұрын

Uh, "The Bounty" was released by Orion Pictures and StudioCanal on August 3, 1984 during the 1984-1985 fall season.

@dora1980 4 жыл бұрын

Why did they pronounce Vangelis ' name like that? It's not pronounced like Evangelin but like the g in go or gather or great.

@ngatihine6072 2 жыл бұрын

Gee he loves his arpeggio runs

@eu_lucasfer 7 жыл бұрын

Michael Douglas is playing the piano. Nice!

@57yearoldjamesbond 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, that is Kurt Russell.

@mimicrybypravesh 3 жыл бұрын

Should have also won for 1492: A Conquest of Paradise.

@hitlernaga2912 4 жыл бұрын

What was the name of that Second music played?

@couch.patati-patata 3 жыл бұрын

On Golden Pond

@Lommy9999 6 жыл бұрын

Liberace omg

@samuelrobinson193 Жыл бұрын

What is he playing during the opening sequence?

@michaelglenn367 5 ай бұрын

The theme from Sincerely Yours...the film he starred in circa 1955

@michaelmuldowney8 4 жыл бұрын

Vangelis has a life long fear of flying so refused to leave London to attend the ceremony. He was offered a stateroom on the QE2 Ocean liner to make the crossing but he again declined as he was too busy with several projects at the time.

@Elsew3259 3 жыл бұрын

This was written in every paper, that he had have fear of flying, but it’s not true, he stated in the documenatry about this gossip and said it’s not true.. His father passed away and thats why refused to attend the ceremony.