Oscar-winning Greek music composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, professionally often known as Vangelis, just lately handed away at the age of 79, studies `Deadline`. Vangelis had famously composed the musical theme for the 1981 movie `Chariots of Fire`.
As per `Deadline`, his assistant Lefteris Zermas confirmed the demise however didn’t present a particular trigger, saying solely that Vangelis died in a hospital in France. Greek newspaper `OT` is reporting that Vangelis was being handled for Covid.
Born Evangelos Odessey Papathanassiou in Greece, the composer and musician recognized worldwide merely as Vangelis mixed orchestral music, digital synth sounds, jazz and ambient to create a then-new sound for `Chariots of Fire` that appeared to supply the musical equal of the ocean waves that crashed because the story`s Olympic runners sprinted down the seaside.
His single titled `Chariots of Fire – Titles` topped the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1982, and the Chariots of Fire album – which is credited to Vangelis – spent 4 weeks at No. 1, spending greater than a yr on the chart and going platinum.
Vangelis would go on to compose scores for `Blade Runner` (1982), `Missing`, `Antarctica`, `The Bounty`, `1492: Conquest of Paradise` and `Alexander`, amongst many different recording initiatives, however would without end be most carefully related to the Chariots anthem.
The theme, launched as a single, reached the highest of American Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has been utilized in numerous sports activities displays since, together with the London 2012 Olympics ceremonies.
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