“The first time I heard Vangelis was on the Blade Runner soundtrack. I remember scanning the credits to see who composed that incredible score. When I saw his name I was like, ‘Who is this – is it a ...

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Even if you don't know his name, you know Vangelis. He won an Academy Award for his original score for Chariots Of Fire, a film remembered as much for its music as anything else. He went on to compose ...

Maybe it was the fact that Greek composer Vangelis’ 1982 soundtrack to Blade Runner was playing in the background. The classic composition definitely left its mark, but so did the collection of songs, ...

Vangelis, the Greece-born composer and electronic music pioneer who won an Academy Award for his synthesizer-laden score for the Oscar best picture winner Chariots of Fire, has died. He was 79.

In 1981, Vangelis composed the Oscar-winning score for “Chariots of Fire.” He would be taking on an entirely different beast with “Blade Runner” a year later. Ridley Scott’s film was complex, drawing ...