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Vangelis spent six years in Paris; he was moved by the 1968 French student riots and felt obliged to stay, during which he accepted various solo projects in film, television, and theatre. He composed the score for the films Sex Power (1970), Salut, Jerusalem (1972), and Amore (1974).
May 19, 2022 · Composer Vangelis, who gave the movie Chariots of Fire its signature synth-driven sound, has died. He was 79 years old.
- Andrew Limbong
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 23, 2022 · He moved to London in 1974 and emerged as VANGELIS—maker of cosmic, conceptual solo albums. Heaven and Hell took the vibe of prog rock into an electronic depiction of the afterlife, alternating...
- Tim Grieving
May 19, 2022 · Electronic Music Pioneer. Vangelis (born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou) taught himself how to play piano and started out playing in pop bands and doing Beatles covers. He formed the...
May 19, 2022 · Vangelis, the Greece-born electronic composer who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of Fire” and music for dozens of other movies, documentaries and TV series, has died. He was 79.
May 19, 2022 · Vangelis, the Greek electronic musician who won an Oscar for his memorable “Chariots of Fire” score and whose other credits included “Blade Runner” and “Blade Runner 2049,” died Tuesday,...
