<P> That same year, the Japanese version of the original soundtrack LP did not include the Schifrin pieces but did include the main theme Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, and the movement titled Night of the Electric Insects from George Crumb's string quartet Black Angels . </P> <P> The Greek song playing on the radio when Father Karras leaves his mother's house is called "Paramythaki mou" (My Tale) and is sung by Giannis Kalatzis . Lyric writer Lefteris Papadopoulos has admitted that a few years later when he was in financial difficulties he asked for some compensation for the intellectual rights of the song . Part of Hans Werner Henze's 1966 composition Fantasia for Strings is played over the closing credits . </P> <P> Upon its December 26, 1973, release, the film received mixed reviews from critics, "ranging from' classic' to' claptrap' ." </P> <P> A limited special edition box set was released in 1998 for the film's 25th anniversary; it was limited to 50,000 copies, with available copies circulating around the Internet . There are two versions: a special edition VHS released on November 10, 1998, and a special edition DVD released on December 1, 1998 . The only difference between the two copies is the recording format . </P>

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