Watched this wonderful and massively underrated film again last night. The cast is stellar, the menace tangible, the on-location cinematography spellbinding. And then there's this ethereal, soaring, Vangelis score. Sorry to sound old-fogey but I don't think they make films like this anymore. These days it's all microwavable instant gratification.
Compliments RH for eloquent tribute to The Bounty! Interesting that Liam Neeson received no mention at all opening credits. No yet on compass/radar in 1984.
Here's an almost perfect movie! There you can breathe the air of the tropic paradises, the enchantment of the islands, the mystery of the seas, and this music, so beautiful but also threatening, that suggests admirable adventures but also imminent tragedies...
I remember as a child my father used to play this song loud on his cassette player when in bed. He’d often fall asleep with it still playing as I’d lie awake in the next room in absolute darkness. The song would echo throughout the whole house filling me with dread and anxiety.
This film and music just makes me think about life, and the passage of time. You sort of question everything, and the meaning of life itself. I live in Cumbria, a few miles away from where Fletcher Christian was from. I can't imagine what it was life leaving England, to go to such a beautiful surreal place. I can understand why he would not want to return.
Absolutely spot on. These are the details that run through my mind every single time I watch it. I have it downloaded to laptop, on VHS, on DVD, so I can watch it when ever I need a Bounty fix: Director Roger Donaldson captured it all. The casting, the editing, the backdrops, the storyline and dialogue, the tempo, the anguish of the ships men and of the Tahitian Chief trying to remain diplomatic, civil and respected, as white men converge uninvited on his people, taking the women for themselves, the court martial scenes and performances of the wise and scrutinizing Laurence Oliver, the pompousness of English Aristocracy and society, the costuming, the creaking oak of the three masted ship Bounty which was built for this film, the stunning sunsets and sea of Polynesia, the scenes of desperation of starving men lost at sea, the humidity, sweat and stale air of the doldrums. Dino De Laurentis & with director Roger Donaldson captures it all to the point of sensory overload. Timeless, work of art. Most spectacular version of ALL of the The Mutiny on the Bounty films, regardless of its modern filmmaking methods. The cinematography perfectly captures every detail of the hard and the soft, the depth of blue dyed worsted wool of the British Royal Navy coats and the clanking of crystal to fine bone china on officers table, the stabbing pain and heaviness of the aire when Christian is made to wear his Naval coat in sweltering subtropical heat while just freshly tattooed, to the intensity of tension between everyone while the alcoholic ships doctor refreshes his own wine glass. The sweat on the brows of the crew under duress losing confidence, the piercing pain of authentic Māori tattoo with shark tooth, the chemistry between Christian and Mauatua, [perfectly cast] to Hopkins frustration and psychological unraveling, the heartache of a father losing his daughter and that moment she is forced to choose between love of her people vs love of her soulmate, the desperation of the mutineers gone astray who come crawling back to face the gauntlet, the swelling heat and claustrophobic conditions of living below deck, the Tahitian huahine who scrape their scalps with sharpened shells in a show of absolute solidarity and empathy to the Bounty's white men, the weight and foreshadowing of this devotion and consequences of European naval exploration ie Capt Cooks voyages, the Polynesian connection and allegiance toward these lower rank and status sailors from England who've now been treated like Gods, and during the era of those exploitative explorations. The voyages that would ultimately bring diseases annihilating the Polynesians throughout Oceania by the hundreds of thousands nearly to extinction. The punishment for those women, who lived in patriarchal tribal ancient societies, where women were could face death for eating a banana, a fruit reserved for men and Ali'i & High chiefs. Those superstitous beliefs and violence against women and children is still alive in other caste societies today like stonings for adultery, even when it is rape, child marriages, honor killings, and infants and young girls ages 1-15 subjected to the barbaric ritualized torture of FGM as a form of forced sexual slavery and subservience, but under the false guise of celebrating a rite of passage before marriage. To keep women from ever enjoying any intimate pleasures. This is how heavy that scene was to those who understand the deeper meaning. All of these scenes set to the score of Vangelis weaving his synthesizer magic to match the bravery of our ancestors seeking to escape the oppression of European aristocracy in the pursuit of a better life. This story of control and disobedience and the quest for freedom from oppression, with all of its stunning visuals and cinematography, and Oscar worthy performances across the board would not be the same if the score had been created by anyone else besides the mastery of Vangelis.
finished watching the movie yesterday and found myself humming this lol only thing i disliked about the film is that it ended and it left me craving more
Thanks Nicolas. I very rarely upload any video, but this time I had to as I haven't found any on YT that would make justice to this composition masterpiece.
Ese tema musical lo estuve buscando durante años y por casualidad lo encontré es muy subliminal cuando era niño lo escuché y desde ese entonces me quedo en la mente
"It occurs very rarely that a composer thinks of his most successful work as his best. I am no exception to that rule. I think of my soundtrack for ... Mutiny on the Bounty as endlessly more interesting than Chariots of Fire." - Vangelis interview to De Telegraaf newspaper, June 15, 1991 [10]
I have loved Vangelis and this film ever since I was age 14. Because of this film and this incredible score I have always wanted to move to the South Pacific (and Im Native Hawaiian) ...Tonga Fiji Vanuatu in April 2023!!
Thanks for upload. Imagine sailing on a wooden ship to places where most likely no Europeans/Americans/Africans has ever set foot. The deep endless blue of the Pacific Ocean paradise just won't let up , as your crew sails further into nowhere. The humid tropical heat constantly envelops you like a faint mist. A tempting and at the same time frightening feeling. Vangelis creates ambient atmospheres.
To me, the most naturally gorgeous woman to ever appear in film, as magically comely and enchanting as the land she lives on. Her beauty has literally haunted me for nigh on four decades.
Un film intemporel, une musique, qui comme la mer, parfois virulente, agitée et parfois calme, sereine... Elle nous transporte, nous emporte dans un frison de plaisir... Vangelis grand compositeur.
how very interesting...it does have a creeping sense of impending doom to it...which is why it so perfectly captures us all as we feel we are right there with Bligh & crew in the moment.
Never saw the movie, I don't think I'll ever need it. I discovered Vangelis with a compilation including this track and I was submerged with the sound of those beasts - CS80, VP330 ...
It's a good movie, especially compared with the current cinematography. Very different in all aspects (in a good way). Also the closing theme of the movie is amazing.
Blessings Kombasan Praka for posting these two epic VANGELIS compositions! Upon viewing "The Bounty" (January 2023), I attempted to purchase these Main Titles via iTunes. Only option was a "re-recording" entitled "The Bounty: Music from the Motion Picture" by Dominik Hauser. Though well done, no substitute for ORIGINAL. With aid of "4K Video Downloader" (free app), downloaded excellent quality MP3s and hearing whenever I please. . . JaY Doster - CT, USA
A prime example of a mediocre film made great by a masterpiece of a score. Imagine Risky Business without Tangerine Dream. Blade Runner without Vangelis. Bond without John Barry. Dollars without Morricone. Any film without Morricone to be honest! A great film always has an exceptional score. How we miss Barry, Vangelis and Morricone. RIP guys, you will live forever!
Personally really enjoyed this film, Kept me focused throughout. I’ve not seen the original film with marlon Brando and I’ve heard it’s a lot better, but from a first watch this film really does tell the story of the Munity on the bounty very well. Worth a watch!
Listen to this and then listen to the opening credits of No Way Out (made 3 years after The Bounty) and tell me Maurice Jarre wasn't at least somewhat influenced by Vangelis.
You're right. Definitely sounds heavily "inspired" but pretty cheap - like from a C movie. Never saw that movie but hopefully it's better than the soundtrack.
I don't know if you're old enough to remember when No Way Out came out in the late 1980s but it was actually a fairly big critical and financial success. Gene Hackman was at the height of his powers, Kevin Costner was at the height of his early stardom and it showcased Sean Young's old school beauty and eccentric style to her best advantage, and had a stellar supporting cast. It was based on a classic 1940s film noir and was quite a tight, expertly paced thriller. Bur it had 2 flaws that kept it from being a true classic--there's a Keyser Soze type plot twist which if you guess it early affects the viewing experience completely, and there's a portrayal of a gay character that is so creepy and pathetic it was over the top even for over 30 years ago. It's as if the relationship between Smithers and Mr. Burns on the Simpsons was played dramatically instead of comically. The soundtrack is a pretty effective element, though suspenseful synth soundtracks were starting to be on the way out at the time. It worked, and there's a secondary theme that departs from The Bounty, but still, if Vangelis had sued Jarre for musical plagiarism he would have have a pretty decent court case.
Came back here after the watching The Thing(1982), as I think Vangelis took inspiration from Ennio Morricone's score for that movie(ua-cam.com/video/meU2gAU7Xss/v-deo.html). Even though I think Morricone is easily on par with Vangelis in general, I vastly prefer this score to the Thing, which is far from Moriconne's best work. I also certainly prefer this movie to the Thing, which I wasn't that impressed with tbh. This movie is hella underrated, it's the best age of sail movie I've seen alongside Master and Commander.
This bgm score is copied by Bollywood music composers countless times for multiple suspense thrillers & horror flicks.😜 I almost thought this was their original score until I came across this movie 😛
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Well the all the pictures in this video are from the actual movie. So if someone dislikes it, that means he dislikes the movie itself. And that's not my problem. My tiny little channel is not monetized so I can afford the luxury of not carying about the dislikes at all.
Holy shit what a fucking score. Vangelis is the master of what he does.
Один из лучших фильмов на мой взгляд, музыка эта тоже на века.....
Watched this wonderful and massively underrated film again last night. The cast is stellar, the menace tangible, the on-location cinematography spellbinding. And then there's this ethereal, soaring, Vangelis score.
Sorry to sound old-fogey but I don't think they make films like this anymore. These days it's all microwavable instant gratification.
Also it was Daniel Day Lewis's first major role I believe.
Couldnt agree with you more-this was an absolute masterpiece!
Compliments RH for eloquent tribute to The Bounty! Interesting that Liam Neeson received no mention at all opening credits. No yet on compass/radar in 1984.
so well said. Watch it every time I get homesick. Mahalo Nui Loa 🌺
@@jaydoster and he had such a standout performance, one of his best IMO!! 🌺
This music hits somewhere damn deep in the soul
Here's an almost perfect movie! There you can breathe the air of the tropic paradises, the enchantment of the islands, the mystery of the seas, and this music, so beautiful but also threatening, that suggests admirable adventures but also imminent tragedies...
Beautiful comment
one of the greatest true adventure stories of all time...
Exactly
RIP Vangelis. A wonderful piece of music
RIP Vangelis one of the greatest composer has gone Farewell
didn't know he passed...great composer...he will be missed!
Missed?
I recently watched this movie - this is incredible! Very underrated movie.
Peace and tranquility colliding with dread. Awesome.
I remember as a child my father used to play this song loud on his cassette player when in bed. He’d often fall asleep with it still playing as I’d lie awake in the next room in absolute darkness. The song would echo throughout the whole house filling me with dread and anxiety.
Why. Is. This. Not. On. SPOTIFY?!!!
May our dearest Vangelis rest in peace….
Not on Tidal either. There is some Dominik Hauser version. I do not know who this person is and why is this song attached to him.
A stunning soundtrack to a criminally underrated movie
Proud to say that I was able to visit Tahiti, Mo'orea and Bora Bora.
Music is haunting. Region is amazing....
This film and music just makes me think about life, and the passage of time.
You sort of question everything, and the meaning of life itself.
I live in Cumbria, a few miles away from where Fletcher Christian was from.
I can't imagine what it was life leaving England, to go to such a beautiful surreal place.
I can understand why he would not want to return.
Absolutely spot on. These are the details that run through my mind every single time I watch it. I have it downloaded to laptop, on VHS, on DVD, so I can watch it when ever I need a Bounty fix: Director Roger Donaldson captured it all. The casting, the editing, the backdrops, the storyline and dialogue, the tempo, the anguish of the ships men and of the Tahitian Chief trying to remain diplomatic, civil and respected, as white men converge uninvited on his people, taking the women for themselves, the court martial scenes and performances of the wise and scrutinizing Laurence Oliver, the pompousness of English Aristocracy and society, the costuming, the creaking oak of the three masted ship Bounty which was built for this film, the stunning sunsets and sea of Polynesia, the scenes of desperation of starving men lost at sea, the humidity, sweat and stale air of the doldrums. Dino De Laurentis & with director Roger Donaldson captures it all to the point of sensory overload. Timeless, work of art. Most spectacular version of ALL of the The Mutiny on the Bounty films, regardless of its modern filmmaking methods. The cinematography perfectly captures every detail of the hard and the soft, the depth of blue dyed worsted wool of the British Royal Navy coats and the clanking of crystal to fine bone china on officers table, the stabbing pain and heaviness of the aire when Christian is made to wear his Naval coat in sweltering subtropical heat while just freshly tattooed, to the intensity of tension between everyone while the alcoholic ships doctor refreshes his own wine glass. The sweat on the brows of the crew under duress losing confidence, the piercing pain of authentic Māori tattoo with shark tooth, the chemistry between Christian and Mauatua, [perfectly cast] to Hopkins frustration and psychological unraveling, the heartache of a father losing his daughter and that moment she is forced to choose between love of her people vs love of her soulmate, the desperation of the mutineers gone astray who come crawling back to face the gauntlet, the swelling heat and claustrophobic conditions of living below deck, the Tahitian huahine who scrape their scalps with sharpened shells in a show of absolute solidarity and empathy to the Bounty's white men, the weight and foreshadowing of this devotion and consequences of European naval exploration ie Capt Cooks voyages, the Polynesian connection and allegiance toward these lower rank and status sailors from England who've now been treated like Gods, and during the era of those exploitative explorations. The voyages that would ultimately bring diseases annihilating the Polynesians throughout Oceania by the hundreds of thousands nearly to extinction. The punishment for those women, who lived in patriarchal tribal ancient societies, where women were could face death for eating a banana, a fruit reserved for men and Ali'i & High chiefs. Those superstitous beliefs and violence against women and children is still alive in other caste societies today like stonings for adultery, even when it is rape, child marriages, honor killings, and infants and young girls ages 1-15 subjected to the barbaric ritualized torture of FGM as a form of forced sexual slavery and subservience, but under the false guise of celebrating a rite of passage before marriage. To keep women from ever enjoying any intimate pleasures. This is how heavy that scene was to those who understand the deeper meaning. All of these scenes set to the score of Vangelis weaving his synthesizer magic to match the bravery of our ancestors seeking to escape the oppression of European aristocracy in the pursuit of a better life. This story of control and disobedience and the quest for freedom from oppression, with all of its stunning visuals and cinematography, and Oscar worthy performances across the board would not be the same if the score had been created by anyone else besides the mastery of Vangelis.
Ten film jest magiczny a muzyka...
Vangelis is a GOD!
This music was used in an Indian horror show (The Zee Horror Show) during the 90s. This music brings back my childhood memories !!
Many our indian composer copied from vangelis
finished watching the movie yesterday and found myself humming this lol
only thing i disliked about the film is that it ended and it left me craving more
One of my alltime favourite scores. R.I.P Vangelis
This theme is electrifying when you hear it.
The Best movie opening... thanks Kombašan Pracka
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Thanks Nicolas. I very rarely upload any video, but this time I had to as I haven't found any on YT that would make justice to this composition masterpiece.
THE BOUNTY - AWESOME MUSIC by VANGELIS …… The BEST version of "Mutiny on the Bounty !!
Altra colonna sonora eccezzionale di questo fantastico film
Rip vangelis repose en paix tes musiques vont nous manqués un des plus grands compositeurs de ce temps
Whenever i'm holidaying in any island setting, i always walk around with this song either playing, or in my head...
Brilliant score!
Ese tema musical lo estuve buscando durante años y por casualidad lo encontré es muy subliminal cuando era niño lo escuché y desde ese entonces me quedo en la mente
Este soundtrack evoca la tragedia de Armero y las notas de los noticieros sobre crímenes
what an amazing score, I just found this on yt, I'm definately watching the movie.
Ipnotico♥️
"It occurs very rarely that a composer thinks of his most successful work as his best. I am no exception to that rule. I think of my soundtrack for ... Mutiny on the Bounty as endlessly more interesting than Chariots of Fire." - Vangelis interview to De Telegraaf newspaper, June 15, 1991 [10]
I was a year old when this movie was made. The good movies will always stay with us and not microwave movies like today
I have loved Vangelis and this film ever since I was age 14. Because of this film and this incredible score I have always wanted to move to the South Pacific (and Im Native Hawaiian) ...Tonga Fiji Vanuatu in April 2023!!
Thanks for upload. Imagine sailing on a wooden ship to places where most likely no Europeans/Americans/Africans has ever set foot.
The deep endless blue of the Pacific Ocean paradise just won't let up , as your crew sails further into nowhere.
The humid tropical heat constantly envelops you like a faint mist.
A tempting and at the same time frightening feeling. Vangelis creates ambient atmospheres.
RIP Vangelis
😢😢😢😢😢
Fantastic opening scene
Вангелис канеш гений!
Haunting, haunting music and one of the master's greatest compositions.
One of my favourite movies.I watch it at least once a year.
Tevaite Vernette!!! O sweet one!
In her 54's he's still pretty.
To me, the most naturally gorgeous woman to ever appear in film, as magically comely and enchanting as the land she lives on. Her beauty has literally haunted me for nigh on four decades.
Wonderful song unforgattable Vangelis! Pure emotion
❤❤❤ vangelis
RIP Vangelis...
A great film and a great score Mr Christian ...
What a genius. RIP
Un film intemporel, une musique, qui comme la mer, parfois virulente, agitée et parfois calme, sereine... Elle nous transporte, nous emporte dans un frison de plaisir... Vangelis grand compositeur.
Thank you Mr. Vangelis.
Gran película, un magnifico trabajo de Vangelis.
Músico impresionante
You can tell by Christian's face at the end that he had come back to his senses.
Brzmi złowieszczo i tajemniczo.
Foreboding and mysterious. Captures the creeping doom of the ship marvelously.
Rest in Peace maestro.
I was afraid of this theme when I was kid. Rest in peace, maestro.
how very interesting...it does have a creeping sense of impending doom to it...which is why it so perfectly captures us all as we feel we are right there with Bligh & crew in the moment.
J'adore ce film. Il est entrain de passer a la télévision .
Never saw the movie, I don't think I'll ever need it. I discovered Vangelis with a compilation including this track and I was submerged with the sound of those beasts - CS80, VP330 ...
It's a good movie, especially compared with the current cinematography. Very different in all aspects (in a good way).
Also the closing theme of the movie is amazing.
It's hard to Say "Rip, Bernard Hill(mr. Cole in The Bounty) 😓 💔...
I don’t know why this kind of movies is little known
A masterpiece of a film 🎥 score!
As a kid in the early 90s, in the dark under bed sheet with my walkman on when suppose to sleep....
Musica che ti entra nell 'anima e nell' cuore dal profondo inconscio
Thanks for all your masterpieces! RIP Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiu
very relevant for today...
Blessings Kombasan Praka for posting these two epic VANGELIS compositions! Upon viewing "The Bounty" (January 2023), I attempted to purchase these Main Titles via iTunes. Only option was a "re-recording" entitled "The Bounty: Music from the Motion Picture" by Dominik Hauser. Though well done, no substitute for ORIGINAL. With aid of "4K Video Downloader" (free app), downloaded excellent quality MP3s and hearing whenever I please. . . JaY Doster - CT, USA
Great music.. ❤❤❤
When i listening this music i want to leave my life and do what i want like mel gibson ahah
A prime example of a mediocre film made great by a masterpiece of a score. Imagine Risky Business without Tangerine Dream. Blade Runner without Vangelis. Bond without John Barry. Dollars without Morricone. Any film without Morricone to be honest! A great film always has an exceptional score. How we miss Barry, Vangelis and Morricone. RIP guys, you will live forever!
Je ne l’ai pas vue je connais que la musique amitier viviane 🤝🤝🤝🤝🫶🫶🫶🫶
Personally really enjoyed this film, Kept me focused throughout. I’ve not seen the original film with marlon Brando and I’ve heard it’s a lot better, but from a first watch this film really does tell the story of the Munity on the bounty very well. Worth a watch!
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good thanks
Nice ending with Mel there
John Adam's was the last survivor of the mutineers. He taught his children to speak english with several pages of the bible.
which one is a quite accurate book on the events?
The 1984 version is more historically accurate based on the documentation and history scholars.
Listen to this and then listen to the opening credits of No Way Out (made 3 years after The Bounty) and tell me Maurice Jarre wasn't at least somewhat influenced by Vangelis.
You're right. Definitely sounds heavily "inspired" but pretty cheap - like from a C movie. Never saw that movie but hopefully it's better than the soundtrack.
I don't know if you're old enough to remember when No Way Out came out in the late 1980s but it was actually a fairly big critical and financial success. Gene Hackman was at the height of his powers, Kevin Costner was at the height of his early stardom and it showcased Sean Young's old school beauty and eccentric style to her best advantage, and had a stellar supporting cast. It was based on a classic 1940s film noir and was quite a tight, expertly paced thriller.
Bur it had 2 flaws that kept it from being a true classic--there's a Keyser Soze type plot twist which if you guess it early affects the viewing experience completely, and there's a portrayal of a gay character that is so creepy and pathetic it was over the top even for over 30 years ago. It's as if the relationship between Smithers and Mr. Burns on the Simpsons was played dramatically instead of comically.
The soundtrack is a pretty effective element, though suspenseful synth soundtracks were starting to be on the way out at the time. It worked, and there's a secondary theme that departs from The Bounty, but still, if Vangelis had sued Jarre for musical plagiarism he would have have a pretty decent court case.
Quel classement ?? 30.4??
haha Urotsukidoji 2 "Legend of the overfiend II" Anime used to this same sample for the end theme and remixed it
Came back here after the watching The Thing(1982), as I think Vangelis took inspiration from Ennio Morricone's score for that movie(ua-cam.com/video/meU2gAU7Xss/v-deo.html). Even though I think Morricone is easily on par with Vangelis in general, I vastly prefer this score to the Thing, which is far from Moriconne's best work. I also certainly prefer this movie to the Thing, which I wasn't that impressed with tbh. This movie is hella underrated, it's the best age of sail movie I've seen alongside Master and Commander.
Both are amazing composers. I love their work.
But there is one soundtrack "that rules them all" - Conan The Barbarian ... pure epicness :)
Ennio Morricone one of the very few that I can compare to Vangelis. Perhaps the top 2 composers overall for movies for me at the moment.
“Wasn’t this Christian a friend of yours?”
“He was, sir.”
This is White man's soul music.
This bgm score is copied by Bollywood music composers countless times for multiple suspense thrillers & horror flicks.😜 I almost thought this was their original score until I came across this movie 😛
Yes zee horror show, rajesh roshan
Creepy
Armero
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Look! Dislikers sir! dislikers there and there, there look at there!
I understand you dismissed the swabbing party, you left these decks covered with dislikes, LOOK AT IT THERE!!
Bloody disgrace..
Now you well by advise sir to call them back again and this time do it properly, do you understand me?
Well the all the pictures in this video are from the actual movie. So if someone dislikes it, that means he dislikes the movie itself. And that's not my problem. My tiny little channel is not monetized so I can afford the luxury of not carying about the dislikes at all.
@@kombasanpracka
I think you missed the reference Mr Kombašan Pracka :)
ua-cam.com/video/rhEGzLL4Rn4/v-deo.html
en varios documentales e informes de noticieros argentinos de los 80 pasaban esta musica que a mi me daba miedo
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