The City is a 1990 album by the Greek artist Vangelis. Reportedly, it was produced entirely in a Rome hotel room, where Vangelis was staying to witness the filming of the Roman Polanski film Bitter Moon (for which he'd been commissioned to write the soundtrack). It can be seen as a concept album, citing concepts from urban life and alluding to the big city atmosphere. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard New Age Albums chart.[3]
Vangelis plays all instruments: exclusively synthesizers and drum machines. Spoken-word vocals are contributed by various guest artists (Kathy Hill on "Good to See You"; Mikamo Yuko and Kimura Rieko on "Twilight" and "Red Lights"), with recorded footsteps and vocal narrative at points throughout the album by Roman Polanski and Emmanuelle Seigner.
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Vangelis employs a wide range of styles, from jazz (2) and rock (3) to new age (5, 6). Instrument patches are all synthesizer-based, but sound very convincing (trumpet on 1, guitar on 3, cello on 8).
Although The City is the first album after Direct (1988), there is no mention of the "Direct series" as discussed in that album's sleeve notes. It can also not be easily linked with his subsequent work, such as the 1492: Conquest of Paradise soundtrack.
^Connolly, Dave. "Review: The City". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
^"Vangelis Chart History - New Age Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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