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Death of the Greek composer Vangelis, author of the music for the films "Blade Runner" and "1492: Christopher Columbus"

2022-05-19T17:10:04.423Z


The composer died at the age of 79. The famous Greek musician Vangelis, known for his new age and electro compositions as well as his film scores, has died at the age of 79, the Greek Prime Minister announced on Thursday. “Vangelis Papathanassiou is no longer with us,” tweeted Kyriákos Mitsotákis, who salutes a very successful “electronic sound” figure. Για εμάς του έλληνες, όμως, που ξέρουμε ό το Δεύτερο όνομά του ήταν οδυσσέας,


The famous Greek musician Vangelis, known for his new age and electro compositions as well as his film scores, has died at the age of 79, the Greek Prime Minister announced on Thursday.

“Vangelis Papathanassiou is no longer with us,” tweeted Kyriákos Mitsotákis, who salutes a very successful “electronic sound” figure.

Για εμάς του έλληνες, όμως, που ξέρουμε ό το Δεύτερο όνομά του ήταν οδυσσέας, σημαίνει ότι ξεκίνησε μ

Από εκεί θα μας στέλνει πάντα τις νότες του.

— Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) May 19, 2022

Vangelis had notably distinguished himself by composing the soundtracks of "Chariots of Fire", for which he received the Oscar for best music in 1981, as well as "Blade Runner", and "1492: Christopher Columbus".

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Source: leparis

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