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 ...

In June 1994 the late composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou – better known as Vangelis – released his soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner. It would go on to become emblematic of his skills, ...

Greek composer topped US charts and won an Oscar with Chariots of Fire’s uplifting piano-led theme Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician whose synth-driven work brought huge drama to film ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vangelis, whose instantly recognizable, Oscar-winning musical theme for 1981’s Chariots of Fire won an Oscar and became a sort of ...

Vangelis, the self-taught, Oscar-winning Greek composer who piloted a dashboard of synthesizers through the New Age and into the cinema, most notably with catchy, cosmic scores for “Chariots of Fire” ...

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 1981's Chariots of ...