Vangelis

Vangelis
1943 - 2022
Vangelis  Greek Composer
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First Name Vangelis
Full Name at Birth Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou
Alternative Name Vangelis, Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, Jon and Vangelis, Papathanassíou Vangélis, Vangelis Papathanasiou, Vangelis Papathanassiou, Aphrodite's Child, also Vangelis Kalafatis, Vangiles Papathalnassiou
Birthday 27th March, 1943
Birthplace Volos, Greece
Died 17th May, 2022
Height 6' 0" (183 cm)
Build Large
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Brown - Dark
Zodiac Sign Aries
Sexuality Straight
Religion Greek Orthodox
Ethnicity White
Nationality Greek
Occupation Text Composer, musician, record producer, arranger
Occupation Composer
Music Genre (Text) Electronic, Progressive Rock, Classical, New Age, ambient, avant-garde, experimental, new-age
Music Genre Electronic, Clinical
Year(s) Active 1961–present, 1963–present, 1963-2022
Music Style New Age, Neo-Classical, Progressive Electronic, Ambient
Music Mood Reflective, Relaxed, Detached, Nocturnal, Hypnotic, Wintry, Calm/Peaceful, Ethereal, Smooth, Eerie, Clinical, Producer
Instrument Synthesizer, Keyboards, Arranger, Composer, Leader
Instrument (text) Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Hammond organ, Drums, Percussion
Record Label Universal Music, RCA Records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, Warner Bros. Records, Polydor, Deutsche Grammophon, Universal, RCA, Atlantic, Sony, Warner Bros., Decca
Associated Acts Aphrodite's Child, Jon & Vangelis, Demis Roussos, Yes, The Forminx, Aphrodite's Child
Official Websites www.allmovie.com/artist/vangelis-p115151, www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vangelis

Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( vang-GHEL-iss; Greek: Βαγγέλης ), was a Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.

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Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Vangelis: Conquest of Paradise1992VangelisMusic Video
Vangelis: Titles (Chariots of Fire)1981VangelisMusic Video
Jon & Vangelis: The Friends of Mr. Cairo1981GangsterMusic Video
Jon & Vangelis: I Hear You Now1979VangelisMusic Video

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wjerryzwjerryzOct 15, 2020

Vangelis is the master of masters. The tune The Bounty. End credits. With the cowbells. Is the best artistry I have ever heard from his creations. He is the best. Very inventive.

halfgoofyhalfgoofyAug 23, 2019

shared a link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vangelis

halfgoofyhalfgoofyAug 23, 2019

shared a link: https://www.allmovie.com/artist/vangelis-p115151


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