Introduction
“Splendeur Sauvage” is a wildlife documentary television series by French director Frédéric Rossif. The series consists of 36 episodes of about 25 minutes each, which were broadcast on television in France and Italy. Both the images and music of the series are not original but sourced from earlier documentaries by Rossif. The title music of the series is by Vangelis and is taken from “La Fête Sauvage” (1976), while the music heard in the episodes is a mixture of music from from earlier documentaries by Rossif, such as "Cantique Des Créatures" (1970), “Au Pays Des Visages” (1972), “L’Apocalypse Des Animaux” (1973), “La Fête Sauvage” (1976), “L’Opéra Sauvage” (1976) and “Sauvage Et Beau” (1984).
In France the series was broadcast on television by FR3, while in Italy RAITRE aired the series as “Splendore Selvaggio”. Episodes were also repeated in Italy as part of the Geo-series presented by Gianclaudio Lopez.
Other such compilation wildlife series by Frédéric Rossif with music by Vangelis are “Histoires d’Animaux” (1973), “Animaux Couleurs” (1974), "Un Monde Différent" (1981), “Beauté Sauvage” (1989) and “Les Animaux De Frédéric Rossif” (1989).
Details and credits
- Title: Splendeur Sauvage
- Year: 1986-1987
- Country: France
- Length: 36 episodes of about 25 minutes each.
- Directed by Frédéric Rossif.
- Music by Vangelis Papathanassiou
- Dialogue by Pierre Vaneck.
- Montage: Sylvie Bourget
- Mixing: Elvire Lerner
- Produced by Michelle Wiart.
- Produced by C.D.G. And FR3.
Media
Unfortunately the documentary series “Splendeur Sauvage” was never officially released after its original production, but recordings of television broadcasts can be viewed online.
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