Vangelis, Chariots Of Fire’ and ‘Blade Runner’ composer, has died
nme.comChariots Of Fire and Blade Runner has died at 79 years old.According to a statement, the Oscar award-winning Greek composer, died on Tuesday (May 17).
His assistant Lefteris Zermas confirmed that he had died in a hospital in Paris, and that the cause of death was heart failure.Born Evángelos Papathanassíou, Vangelis was a self-taught musician and piano prodigy.
He was also the co-founder of the prog-rock group Aphrodite’s Child.The uplifting and triumphant theme he composed for Chariots Of Fire in 1981won him the Best Orignal Score trophy at the Academy Awards.
It was also released as a single and reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.Later, he composed groundbreaking soundtracks for Blade Runner and the PBS documentary series Cosmos.Tributes have started to come in for the Vangelis, with composer Austin Wintory, calling him an “icon” and adding that he “changed an entire era of music.”Wow, an icon leaves us.
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