La Fête Sauvage

Infobox Album |
Name = La Fête Sauvage
Type = Album
Artist = Vangelis

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Released = 1976
Recorded = Nemo Studios, London
December 1975
Genre = Electronic
Film score
Length = 38:30
Label = Various (see below)
Producer = Vangelis
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3hq4g4httv5z Review]
Last album = "Albedo 0.39"
(1976)
This album = "La Fête Sauvage"
(1976)
Next album = "Spiral"
(1977)

La Fête Sauvage ("The Wilderness Party") is an original score album, by Greek composer Vangelis (as Vangelis Papathanassiou in some releases), from the 1975 documentary, about animal wildlife, by Frédéric Rossif.

Track listing

#"La Fête Sauvage I" – 20:18
#"La Fête Sauvage II" – 18:12

Overview

"La Fête Sauvage" is the most world music-oriented of his soundtracks for Frédéric Rossif, compared to the mostly electronic/ambient/spacey "L'Apocalypse des Animaux" and the highly melodic "classic Vangelis sound" of "Opera Sauvage".

The first part of the album features a mixture of electronics, percussion, animal sounds, and tribal chanting which is extremely evocative of the nature of the film project. The second part moves into more familiar Vangelis territory, with lush electronic soundscapes and sweet melodies, yet still well in keeping with the movie's themes.

The chanting and percussion was performed by a number of guest musicians whom Vangelis invited to his studio.

The documentary contains much more music than is available on the album, a common theme with Vangelis soundtracks.

Credits

Music written, arranged and produced by Vangelis Papathanassiou.
Sound engineer: Keith Spencer Allen
Other credited names are:

*D.A. Adams King Potato
*Lofty Amao
*Idris Baba
*Ben Da Doo
*E.Lord Eric
*Lartey Ottoo
*Paul Jeffery
*Vana Veroutis (vocals)

Trivia

*A single was released from the album - "Theme d'Amour / Generique", (EMI/Pathe Marconi France).
*The album was reportedly recorded only three months after "Heaven and Hell" in 1975. [http://www.koert.com/data/albums3.htm 1] [http://vangeliscollector.com/vangelis_fete.htm 2]
*The film does not feature the prominent vocal performance of "Vana Veroutis" that is on the album.
*The 1992 CD edition (on the CAM label) divided the album in two tracks and featured the last half of "Ignacio" instead of the first half of "La fête sauvage". A new release later on changed the order of the tracks but still got the Ignacio part wrong. CAM finally corrected their mistake with a 1992 rerelease.

The Wildlife Film

35 mm, colour
Released in France in 1976
Length: 89 minutes
Producer: Michelle Wiart
Produced by Télé Hachette and Rafran Cinématografica spa

The movie has only ever been released on VHS, by "Belgium Production Video" (PAL), and "Cassette Video Hachette" (SECAM). There is, as yet, no DVD release.

Album Versions

LP
1975, EMI/Pathe Marconi 2C066/14276, France
1975, Barclay 200.332, France
1975, CAM Y900.056, France
1975, CAM 6905, Canada
1976, CAM SAG 9096, Italy
1979, CAM SPL1-7175, Spain
1977, Polydor 2421100, Greece
1978, RCA PL-30036, West Germany
1979, EGG GP 711, Japan
1983, CAM LCM 233451, Italy (2LP, together with "Entends-tu les chiens aboyer?")
1987, LupSom 2LL2.001, Brazil (2LP, "together with Entends-tu les chiens aboyer?")
CD
CAM 13071-2, France
CAM CSE 067, Italy
CAM CSE 800-067, Italy
CAM 493 206-2, Italy
CAM 474493, Spain
Barclay 823 756-2, West Germany/US
Polydor 841 198-2, West Germany

External links

* [http://www.vangelismovements.com/lafetesauvagealbum.htm 'Vangelis Movements' album entry]
* [http://www.vangelismovements.com/lafetesauvagemovie.htm 'Vangelis Movements' movie entry]
* [http://vangeliscollector.com/vangelis_fete.htm 'Vangelis Collector' album entry]
* [http://vangeliscollector.com/movies_fetesauvage.htm 'Vangelis Collector' film entry]
* [http://www.koert.com/data/albums3.htm 'Elsewhere' entry]
* [http://www.koert.com/data/older1.htm#fetelist 'Elsewhere' album releases]
* [http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=1650 'Soundtrack Collector' feature]
* [http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7563 'ProgArchives' review - Rating|3|5]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074560/ 'IMD' movie review - rating-10|8]