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Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου, pronounced [eˈvaɲɟelos oðiˈseas papaθanaˈsi.u]; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis (/ v æ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɛ l ɪ s / vang-GHEL-iss; Greek: Βαγγέλης, pronounced [vaɲˈɟelis]), was a Greek musician ...
May 19, 2022 · Georges Bendrihem/AFP via Getty Images. Composer Vangelis, who gave the movie Chariots of Fire its signature synth-driven sound, has died. He was 79 years old. According to his assistant Lefteris...
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May 20, 2022 · Vangelis, the Greek film composer and synthesizer virtuoso whose soaring music for “Chariots of Fire,” the 1981 movie about two British runners in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, won the...
May 19, 2022 · Vangelis, the electronic-music pioneer who composed landmark film scores such as “Chariots of Fire” and “Blade Runner,” died of COVID-19 in France. He was a self-taught musician who performed all instruments and created a distinctive sound with synthesizers and orchestras.
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May 19, 2022 · The influential Greek electronic musician and prog-rocker died of Covid-19 in France, according to his private office. He created iconic scores for films like Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, and Cosmos, and co-founded the band Aphrodite's Child.
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May 20, 2022 · 20 May 2022. EPA. Greek composer Vangelis, who was known for his celebrated film themes for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79. He won an Oscar for the stirring score to...
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed the Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire, as well as for the films Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica, The Bounty, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander, and the 1980 PBS documentary ...