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Of course, you look back on your past and see what you have done that is so spectacular or not-so-spectacular. Vangelis has had a very long career of great change and power. Even though Vangelis doesn't look at any one of his works with a bias view, he will, on occasion, select certain works that he considers proud of or that the crowd is please with. Vangelis chose certain works, some of them remastered and polished up and others never before released. (I choose these quotes for a particular, as well as a decorative, reason)
| Tracklist | Origin |
| To the Unknown Man | Spiral, shorter than its original form |
| Italian Song | Private Collection |
| Pulstar | Albedo 0.39 |
| La Petite Fille de la Mer | L'Apocalypse des Animaux |
| Alpha | Albedo 0.39, evidences of alteration and remastering |
| I Hear You Now | Short Stories |
| I'll Find My Way Home | The Friends of Mr. Cairo |
| State of Independence | The Friends of Mr. Cairo, shorter version |
| Himalaya | China, shorter version |
| Conquest of Paradise | 1492, combines first two tracks |
| Hymn | unreleased track, choral version of original "Hymne" |
| Antarctica | Themes version |
| Sauvage et Beau | unreleased track |
| Chariots of Fire | Chariots of Fire, originally "Titles" |
| So Long Ago, So Clear | Heaven and Hell |
[11] HYMN
This is a choral version of the Opera Sauvage song, "Hymne." It was originally played at the 1989 Rotterdam Concert (you can see pictures of him doing that on the album The City). Later, Vangelis played at his studios and remastered them (Debate was raised at the Direct Mailing List on that particular matter on whether the remastered version is better than the original performance version). This version, although it doesn't sound totally familiar to the original, it is still pretty faithful. I like because of its grace, beauty, flowing and it demonstrates his choral abilities (which he will explore on after that concert).
[13] SAUVAGE ET BEAU (Savage and Beautiful)
This is the main theme to one of Frederic Rossif's nature films, Sauvage et Beau. Having listened to both L'Apocalypse des Animaux and Opera Suavage, I found it somewhat different and unusual. Then, I took a second look at the title... "savage and beautiful." It presents itself with a certain beauty which what makes itself stand out. The other film scores done for Rossif were more quiet, more suddle and more tender. This almost cries itself out. Too bad there isn't an album released with this kind of material.
