Citation : Vangelis and Frédéric rossif most likely met in Paris during 1970. Their first work together in 1971, L'apocalypse des Animaux (a wild-life series in six episodes) is the start of their life-long friendship and collaboration. After this, Vangelis scores many of Rossif's wild-life documentaries, with well-known titles like 'La fête sauvage' (1976), 'L'Opera sauvage' (1978) and 'Sauvage et Beau' (1984). Much of the wild-life footage shot for these documentaries is later re-used for special compilations such as 'Splendeur Sauvage' (1986), 'Les animaux de Frederic Rossif' (1989) and 'Beaute Sauvage' (1989).