Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (OST) (1981)

Vangelis Papathanasiou - Chariots of Fire (OST) (1981)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Side one

"Chariots of Fire" ("Titles")  – 3:33

"Five Circles" – 5:20

"Abraham's Theme" – 3:20

"Eric's Theme" – 4:18

"100 Metres" – 2:04

"Jerusalem" – 2:47 (Hubert Parry; arranged by Harry Rabinowitz)

Side two

"Chariots of Fire" – 20:41

Vangelis Papathanasiou Band Members / Musicians

Vangelis — all instruments

Ambrosian Singers — choir (track 6)

John McCarthy — choir director (track 6)

Raphael Preston — engineer

Raine Shine — engineer

John Walker — engineer

Chariots of Fire is a 1981 musical score by Greek electronic composer Vangelis (credited as Vangelis Papathanassiou) for the British film Chariots of Fire, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Original Music Score.

The album topped the Billboard 200 for 4 weeks. It reached #2 in Canada, #5 in the UK, #5 in Australia, and #6 in New Zealand.

The opening theme of the film, called "Titles" on the album track listing but widely known as "Chariots of Fire", was released as a single; on the Billboard Hot 100 it reached #1 and stayed there for one week.