ATHENS - Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" ...

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Vangelis, the innovative Greek composer whose catalog spans electronic music, progressive rock and major film scores (Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire), has died at age 79. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos ...

In 1968, with Greece in political turmoil following a coup in 1967, Vangelis left for Paris, where he started celebrated prog band Aphrodite’s Child alongside Demis Roussos. His grand ideas had them ...

With music that ended up crossing paths with Jay-Z, Donna Summer and Rotting Christ, the late Greek composer’s creative mind was thrillingly open Greek pop music of the 1960s is not an area of musical ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

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, ...

The musician was regarded as one of the finest music makers in Hollywood film history – having created legendary scores for films including Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner Get the latest coronavirus ...

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According to several Greek media outlets, Vangelis died of COVID-19 in France where he lived part-time, as well as in London ...

Legendary Hollywood composer Vangelis has died after being treated in hospital for Covid-19. The Greek musician – whose real name was Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou – was 79. The film composer – ...