Vangelis's celebrated soundtrack to Ridley Scott's epic recounting of the voyage to America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, 1992's 1492: Conquest Of Paradise, is to be reissued on vinyl and CD ...
From little more than 15 seconds in, the big, synthesised strings announce, in a voice that could not be prouder if it tried, “Hey! It's me! Vangelis! Hiya!” Some spinning arpeggios whizzing around ...
Vangelis, the Greek prog-rocker and Oscar-winning composer for films like Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79. The influential artist born Evángelos Papathanassíou died late ...