Vangelis, the composer of iconic soundtracks like Chariots of Hearth and Blade Runner, has died on the age of 79.
Greek media stories that he died in a hospital in France on Tuesday however his explanation for demise is at the moment unknown.
The Greek star was finest recognized for his 1981 Chariots of Hearth soundtrack, which is performed within the movie over runners progressing throughout a seaside in gradual movement.
It has change into probably the most well-known items of music in cinema, with Vangelis profitable an Oscar for finest authentic rating. The movie received finest image the identical yr.
Chariots of Hearth additionally reached the highest of the Billboard 200, and stayed there for 4 weeks.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shared a tribute, tweeting: ‘Vangelis Papathanassiou is not amongst us.’
Whereas he was raised in Athens, Vangelis left his native Greece in 1968 amid a coup try.
The legendary composer began out in bands enjoying pop music, most notably Aphrodite’s Baby, which he based.
The band launched three albums, together with the long-lasting 666 in 1972.
Regardless of the success of Chariots of Hearth, which he as soon as stated was written in tribute to his father, Vangelis has appeared dismissive of it, as soon as saying: ‘It’s solely one other piece of music.’
In addition to Chariots of Hearth, Vangelis wrote scores together with Lacking, directed by Costa-Gavras, and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, in addition to Antarctica, The Bounty, and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.
The composer has carried out greater than 50 albums and is taken into account probably the most necessary figures within the historical past of digital music.
Regardless of his success, little is thought about his private life, though he as soon as spoke on why he by no means had kids, saying: ‘Due to the quantity of travelling I do and the nonsense of the music enterprise, I couldn’t maintain a toddler in the way in which I believe it must be taken care of.’
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