The famed composer Vangelis, a piano prodigy who gave the movie 'Chariots of Fire' its signature synth-driven sound, has died at the age of 79.
Composer Vangelis, who gave the movieits signature synth-driven sound, has died. He was 79 years old. According to his assistant Lefteris Zermas, Vangelis died on the May 17 in a hospital in Paris, due to heart failure.
Vangelis was born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou in the Greek town of Agria. He was a self-taught musician who became a young piano prodigy. Then he moved to Paris and co-founded the popular prog-rock groupIn 1981 he composed the score for. Its opening theme, with its uplifting inspirational swell and ornate arrangement, was released as a single and reached the top of theThe success led him to other film work. Notably, he composed the soundtrack for the original.
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