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Vangelis
Composing the scores for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner.
Heaven and Hell · Chariots of Fire
- Born
- 29 March 1943
- Birthplace
- Agria, Greece
- Died
- 17 May 2022
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Vangelis
Vangelis was a Greek composer and electronic musician whose work joined synthesizers with an orchestral sense of scale. His music ranged from progressive rock and solo albums to film and space-related projects.
Early life
Early experimentation
Began experimenting with music as a child without following a conventional conservatory path.
Greek bands
Played in bands in Greece before moving into the European music scene.
Career
- 1960s
Band career
Worked with the Forminx and then Aphrodite’s Child.
- 1970s
Solo studio work
Established Nemo Studios in London and developed electronic albums.
- 1980s
Film scores
Reached a broad audience through Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner.
- Later decades
Large-scale projects
Composed for film, public events and space missions.
Selected work
Heaven and Hell
An extended electronic work with choral elements.
Chariots of Fire
A synthesizer-led score for a film about Olympic runners.
Blade Runner
Electronic textures and melodies shape a future city’s atmosphere.
Beyond work
Space interests
Created music associated with NASA and ESA missions.
Painting
Pursued painting privately alongside his musical work.
Sources & photo credit
Life and career ↗Institutional or specialist reference ↗Photo: NikolasforWiki. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
