Vangelis, whose instantly recognizable, Oscar-winning musical theme for 1981’s Chariots of Fire won an Oscar and became a sort of aural shorthand for tales of endurance and triumph, died May 17, ...
Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, known to cinephiles around the world as Vangelis, has died this week at a hospital in France, his reps announced in a statement. He was 79. Vangelis is best known ...
Like the film it so beautifully scores, “Blade Runner’s” soundtrack suffered a long, protracted slog to certifiable cult status. In 1981, Greek composer Vangelis was a proverbial hot Hollywood ...
The Greek composer Vangelis, dead at 79, won a best original score Oscar for "Chariots of Fire" and composed the music for "Blade Runner." The composer who helped shape the sound of the 1980s as much ...