Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Vangeli’s Chariots of Fire

 Priya Nath dubbed the June 2, 1984 - World Prayer Day video film in English later and used Pran Nath’s tape recording of “Vangeli’s Chariots of Fire” as background music for the dubbing.
 Shri Nathji enjoyed the English dubbing even more than the original–as was his wont to give credit to Priya Nath for anything that Priya Nath did!
 Shri Nathji wept tears of happiness as he saw the English version of the film and said repeatedly:
 “It must go out to all corners of the world!”

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"Chariots of Fire" is an instrumental theme written and recorded by Vangelis for the soundtrack of the 1981 film of the same name. The theme was released as a single and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. It was also a top-20 hit in the UK, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. It has been covered by numerous performers and used for various television programs and sporting events.

The music video for "Chariots of Fire" shows Vangelis playing a piano and percussion instruments in a concert hall, Vangelis playing a synthesizer in a recording studio, and scenes from the film

Owing both to its sweeping tune and the content of the movie in which it first appeared, "Chariots of Fire" has become widely associated with the Olympic Games. The BBC used the piece as the theme music for its coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles and also the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was also used as a theme for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo,[29] and it was played prior to the start of the men's 100m race final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. IIt became prominent leading up to and during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In light of its original use, the piece is often used for comedic effect in numerous slow-motion sequences and/or parodies of the sports genre in various films, television episodes, and commercials.[citation needed]

It was played when Apple Inc.'s co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh computer on 24 January 1984 at a technology demonstration event, and at another press conference celebrating the 100-day anniversary of the release of the first Macintosh.

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