Vangelis ambient, but not for the squeamish

[drkappa]

Vangelis has composed a musical accompaniment to 12 hours of neurosurgery
instructional video.

http://bengoldacre.posterous.com/great-composing-gigs-of-our-time-vangelis-did

The bit I've heard thus far is spacey ambient.

[DeepR]

What on earth..? That's interesting and kind of hilarious at the same time.

[DeepR]

This would beat Somnium in length.
You know, Vangelis is great. He simply picks projects and events that he likes, no matter how big or how obscure they are.
In a recent interview he said that he makes music every day. Only a small percentage of what he creates gets released.
I bet there is a lot of cool music among that. For example, some of those "lost" pieces on the Blade Runner trilogy album (second disc) are fantastic. Released 25 years after the movie!

[judd stephens]

That was really nice ambient from Vangelis.  If there's a way to get that without the occasional doctor's commentary that pops in, what a treat.  It did seem an odd companion though to brain surgery, almost too dark.  Then again maybe that would be better than trusting a doctor who's listening to Slayer or Throbbing Gristle 

[judd stephens]

You're right, DeepR, that would be the lost Blade Runner pieces that never were.

[Poaalpina]

If there's a way to get that without the occasional doctor's commentary that pops in, what a treat.

The way is near you. Read whole article carefully. I've listened all 9/5 hours. Very great!