Vangelis

«Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous», a tweeté le premier ministre. «Le monde de la musique a perdu (l'artiste) international Vangelis», ajoute son tweet. Pionnier de la musique électronique, cet autodidacte ...

Vangelis a reçu le prix de musique de film Max Steiner, la Légion d’honneur en France, la médaille du service public de la NASA et la plus haute distinction grecque, l’Ordre du Phénix. «Le succès est doux et perfide», avouait le compositeur à la crinière de lion à l’Observer en 2012. Il a écrit la musique pour la NASA de l’Odyssée sur Mars en 2001 et des missions Junon Jupiter en 2011, et a été inspiré dans un album nominé aux Grammy Awards par la mission de la sonde spatiale Rosetta en 2016. Relocalisé à Londres en 1974, Vangelis a créé les studios Nemo, «un laboratoire du son», producteur de la plupart de ses albums. Il a également écrit des musiques pour le théâtre et le ballet, ainsi que l’hymne de la coupe du monde FIFA en 2002. «Sa maîtrise et son inspiration orageuse dans la création de sons, totalement originales, ont créé un public mondial», a déclaré la ministre grec de la Culture Lina Mendoni, «il était oecuménique».

ATHENS — Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire” was one of the best-known film scores ...

Vangelis, the Greek electronic musician who won the Oscar for his “Chariots of Fire” score, also scored “Blade Runner” and “Blade Runner 2049."

The Mel GIbson remake of “The Bounty” followed in 1984. His choral symphony “Mythodea” was adopted by NASA as the theme for its 2001 Mars Odyssey mission and he penned original music for the European Space Agency’s 2014 expedition to Comet 67P. His last studio album, 2021’s “Juno to Jupiter,” was inspired by NASA’s Juno space probe. But it was his music for the 1981 film “Chariots of Fire” that brought him worldwide fame. 1 on the Billboard charts and was nominated for a Record of the Year Grammy. I hate the idea of competition.”

[VIDÉO] ▶️ Le compositeur grec Vangelis Papathanassiou est décédé à l'âge de 79 ans, annonce ce jeudi le Premier ministre Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Le compositeur grec Vangelis Papathanassiou, surnommé Vangelis, est décédé à 79 ans, a annoncé jeudi soir le Premier ministre grec Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous", a tweeté le Premier ministre. "Un génie s'en est allé... Bon voyage mon ami." Une légende des musiques de films.

Greek composer topped US charts and won an Oscar with Chariots of Fire's uplifting piano-led theme.

“It has turned out to be a very prophetic film – we’re living in a kind of Blade Runner world now,” he said in 2005. A fascination with outer space found voice in 2016’s Rosetta, dedicated to the space probe of the same name, and Nasa appointed his 1993 piece Mythodea (which he claimed to have written in an hour) as the official music of the Mars Odyssey mission of 2001. Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou in 1943, Vangelis won an Oscar for his 1981 Chariots of Fire soundtrack. It just goes with the image, because I work in the moment,” he later explained. Chariots of Fire became inextricable from Vangelis’s timeless theme, and the music became synonymous with slow-motion sporting montages. Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician whose synth-driven work brought huge drama to film soundtracks including Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, has died aged 79.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of Fire” and ...

The neoclassical building was nearly demolished in 2007 when government officials decided that it spoilt the view of the ancient citadel from a new museum built next door, but eventually reconsidered. When British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018, Vangelis composed a musical tribute for his interment that the ESA broadcast into space. The signature piece is one of the hardest-to-forget movie tunes worldwide — and has also served as the musical background to endless slow-motion parodies. It’s one of the most instantly recognizable musical themes in cinema — and its standing in popular culture has only been confirmed by the host of spoofs it has sired. He was fascinated by space exploration and wrote music for celestial bodies, but said he never sought stardom himself. “You can’t teach creation.”

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 ...

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Vangelis, whose instantly recognizable musical theme for 1981's Chariots of Fire won an Oscar and became a sort of aural shorthand for tales of endurance ...

The two would reunite in 1992 for 1492: Conquest of Paradise, with Vangelis’ score earning an Oscar nomination. Originally called, simply, “Titles,” the theme for director Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire, released in 1981, would play no small part in the film’s success, rivaling Bill Conti’s theme from Rocky (“Gonna Fly Now”) as the go-to musical accompaniment for sports events and other tales of hard-won victory. His 1980 collaboration with Anderson, Short Stories, became a hit in the UK. The duo would reteam on various projects throughout the decade.

Le compositeur grec s'est éteint à 79 ans, a annoncé, jeudi soir, le premier ministre grec, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

De là, il nous enverra toujours ses notes », a encore tweeté M. Mitsotakis. « C’est avec une grande tristesse que nous annonçons que le grand Grec Vangelis Papathanassiou est décédé tard dans la nuit du mardi 17 mai », a annoncé son avocat cité, jeudi, par l’Agence de presse grecque ANA. Selon plusieurs médias grecs, Vangelis est mort du Covid-19 en France, où il séjournait souvent, comme à Londres et à Athènes. Considéré comme l’un des pionniers de la musique électronique, Vangelis a signé aussi récemment l’hymne de la Coupe du monde de football, qui se déroulera du 21 novembre au 18 décembre 2022 au Qatar. Sa bande originale pour Les Chariots de feu a été oscarisée face à la musique de John Williams réalisée pour le premier film d’Indiana Jones en 1982.

Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.

He believed that there was something inherent in humans to want to discover — whether that meant up in the sky or in a studio. While he was most associated with the synthesizer, the instrument was also a source of frustration for him. Then he moved to Paris and co-founded the popular prog-rock group Aphrodite's Child. The band eventually split and Vangelis got a solo record deal with RCA Records. His efforts earned him a win for best original score at the Academy Awards. According to his assistant Lefteris Zermas, Vangelis died on the May 17 in a hospital in Paris, due to heart failure. The success led him to other film work.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of Fire” and ...

“Decca had the pleasure of partnering with Vangelis and his team for his past three albums and we will miss him enormously. “Vangelis created music of extraordinary originality and power, and provided the soundtrack to so many of our lives,” it said. When British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018, Vangelis composed a musical tribute for his interment that the ESA broadcast into space. The signature piece is one of the hardest-to-forget movie tunes worldwide — and has also served as the musical background to endless slow-motion parodies. It’s one of the most instantly recognizable musical themes in cinema — and its standing in popular culture has only been confirmed by the host of spoofs it has sired. He was fascinated by space exploration and wrote music for celestial bodies, but said he never sought stardom himself.

«Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous», a tweeté le Premier ministre. «Le monde de la musique a perdu (l'artiste) international Vangelis», ajoute son ...

«C’est avec une grande tristesse que nous annonçons que le grand Grec Vangelis Papathanassiou est décédé tard dans la nuit du mardi 17 mai», a également annoncé son avocat cité jeudi par l’Agence de presse grecque ANA. «Le monde de la musique a perdu (l'artiste) international Vangelis», ajoute son tweet. «Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous», a tweeté le Premier ministre.

Ce n'était pas un Dieu grec, mais sa musique était divine. Vangelis Odysséas Papathanassiou, mieux connu sous le nom de Vangelis, s'est éteint dans la nuit ...

Vangelis Odysséas Papathanassiou, mieux connu sous le nom de Vangelis, s’est éteint dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, à l’âge de 79 ans. Le premier ministre grec Kyriàkos Mitsotàkis s’est d’ailleurs empressé de lui rendre hommage sur les réseaux sociaux. Selon des informations parues dans divers médias grecs, il avait été admis dans un hôpital en France à cause de la COVID-19.

Vangelis, the Greek-born electronic composer who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots of Fire and music for dozens of other movies, ...

Vangelis' score received one of the four Academy Awards the film won. Greek media reported that Vangelis died in a French hospital Wednesday. Greek media reported that Vangelis died in a French hospital Wednesday

He also scored the films “Blade Runner” and “Missing” and Carl Sagan's PBS series “Cosmos.”

His music connected the sacred space with outer space — a quality that made it a natural fit for the movies, where many of his fellow “cosmic synth” artists migrated. In 2016, he released a now-retro synth album, “Rosetta,” inspired by the European Space Agency’s probe mission of the same name. I explained he could kill someone, and he just laughed, saying he was Greek. ‘Don’t worry, Jonny.’ ” In 1992, Vangelis teamed up again with Scott for the Columbus epic “1492: Conquest of Paradise.” Its infectious anthems blended electronics, choir and primitive instruments, and the soundtrack conquered the European pop charts. He received his first Hammond organ as a teenager and painted it gold. “I won’t even rerecord a thing if I play a bum note,” he told Beat Instrumental in 1975. While others were experimenting with modular, sequenced rhythms, Vangelis played his synthesizers like a church organ, drenching big melodies in massive, artificial reverb to create the feeling of sound in a cathedral. He provided music for high-profile special occasions, including for the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004. “Whether you like this opulent, symphonic sound or not, the melodies catch — and if you’ve ever tried anything in music, you know how hard that is.” He moved to Paris after the 1967 military coup in Greece and co-founded the progressive rock band Aphrodite’s Child, which released three successful albums that collectively sold more than 20 million copies in Europe. Its theme remains one of the most recognizable — and parodied — in film music history. It became an exemplar in the genre and continued to influence bands and film composers decades later.

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Athens — Greek composer Vangelis died at the age of 79, when the electronic theme music of the Oscar-winning 1981 movie Chariots of Fire became one of the ...

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Sa bande originale pour «Les Chariots de feu» de Hugh Hudson a été oscarisée face à la musique de John Williams réalisé pour le premier film d'Indiana Jones en ...

«Le succès est doux et perfide», avouait le compositeur à la crinière de lion à l'Observer en 2012. Relocalisé à Londres en 1974, Vangelis a créé les studios Nemo, «un laboratoire du son», producteur de la plupart de ses albums. Après avoir étudié la peinture à l'École des Βeaux-arts d'Athènes, Vangelis a rejoint le groupe de rock grec les «Forminx» dans les années 60. Sa bande originale pour «Les Chariots de feu» de Hugh Hudson a été oscarisée face à la musique de John Williams réalisé pour le premier film d'Indiana Jones en 1982. «Sa maîtrise et son inspiration orageuse dans la création de sons, totalement originales, ont créé un public mondial», a déclaré la ministre grecque de la Culture Lina Mendoni, «il était oecuménique». Vangelis, le compositeur grec de «Blade Runner» décédé mardi à l'âge de 79 ans, était un pionnier de la musique électronique, oscarisé pour sa bande originale des «Chariots de feu».

«Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous», a tweeté le premier ministre. «Le monde de la musique a perdu (l'artiste) international Vangelis», ajoute son ...

«Il habitait à Paris et avait arrêté la musique pour se consacrer à la peinture», a indiqué Jean-Michel Jarre. «Le succès est doux et perfide», avouait le compositeur à la crinière de lion à l’Observer en 2012. Il a écrit la musique pour la NASA de l’Odyssée sur Mars en 2001 et des missions Junon Jupiter en 2011, et a été inspiré dans un album nominé aux Grammy Awards par la mission de la sonde spatiale Rosetta en 2016. «C’est un choc» et «une grande perte pour le monde de la musique en générale, la musique de films et pour l’histoire des musiques électroniques dont il était un des pionniers», a affirmé jeudi soir à l’AFP le compositeur français Jean-Michel Jarre. Relocalisé à Londres en 1974, Vangelis a créé les studios Nemo, «un laboratoire du son», producteur de la plupart de ses albums. Il a également écrit des musiques pour le théâtre et le ballet, ainsi que l’hymne de la coupe du monde FIFA en 2002.

Le compositeur grec de « Blade Runner » et des « Chariots de feu », Vangelis Papathanassiou, surnommé Vangelis, est décédé à 79 ans, a annoncé jeudi soir le ...

Il n’y a pas de réflexion, et je n’ai ni idées préconçues, ni plans ou constructions préétablis. Je suis ce flot jusqu’à ce que la musique n’ait plus besoin de moi. Sorti en 1981, film s’intitule Chariots of Fire, et la musique que Vangelis compose pour l’occasion mène à sa consécration. Je sentais quelque chose, puis je me demandais : “Quel son est-ce ?”. Ou j’entendais quelque chose, et je pensais : “De quel aliment s’agit-il ?”. Les humains ont par surcroît chacun leur propre son. En 2021, il explique au balado Space Rocks à propos du phénomène de synesthésie : « Chaque fois qu’un son jaillit de mes mains, c’est et ça a toujours été instinctif. Conçues peu après, ses compositions pour les films Blade Runner et Antarctica sont tout aussi mémorables.

Ce n'était pas un dieu grec, mais sa musique était divine. Vangelis Odysseas Papathanassiou, mieux connu sous le nom de Vangelis, s'est éteint dans la nuit ...

C’était le Parthénon de la musique électronique. Mais l’odyssée de Vangelis n’en demeure pas moins particulière. Peu de compositeurs ont aussi bien concilié le commercial et l’avant-garde, l’émotif et le savant, le terrestre et le cosmique, le familier et l’exotique. Génie peut-être pas, mais un monument oui. Au début des années 1980, Vangelis s’impose définitivement comme un artiste majeur de son temps. M. Mitsotàkis a aussi rappelé que le deuxième prénom de Vangelis était Ulysse. « Pour nous les Grecs, cela signifie qu’il a commencé son grand voyage sur les chariots de feu. Vangelis Odysseas Papathanassiou, mieux connu sous le nom de Vangelis, s’est éteint dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, à l’âge de 79 ans. Sa courte existence sera jalonnée de plusieurs tubes (Rain and Tears, It’s Five O’Clock, End of the World) et se terminera en 1971 avec l’apocalyptique double album 666, aujourd’hui considéré comme un chef-d’œuvre du rock progressif.

Le compositeur grec de Blade Runner et des Chariots de feu, Vangelis Papathanassiou, surnommé Vangelis, est décédé à 79 ans, a annoncé jeudi soir le premier ...

«Il habitait à Paris et avait arrêté la musique pour se consacrer à la peinture», a indiqué Jean-Michel Jarre. «Le succès est doux et perfide», avouait le compositeur à la crinière de lion à l’Observer en 2012. Il a écrit la musique pour la NASA de l’Odyssée sur Mars en 2001 et des missions Junon Jupiter en 2011, et a été inspiré dans un album nominé aux Grammy Awards par la mission de la sonde spatiale Rosetta en 2016. «C’est un choc» et «une grande perte pour le monde de la musique en générale, la musique de films et pour l’histoire des musiques électroniques dont il était un des pionniers», a affirmé jeudi soir à l’AFP le compositeur français Jean-Michel Jarre. Relocalisé à Londres en 1974, Vangelis a créé les studios Nemo, «un laboratoire du son», producteur de la plupart de ses albums. Il a également écrit des musiques pour le théâtre et le ballet, ainsi que l’hymne de la coupe du monde FIFA en 2002.

Vangelis, le compositeur grec de "Blade Runner" décédé mardi à l'âge de 79 ans, était un pionnier de la musique électronique, oscarisé pour sa bande ...

"Le succès est doux et perfide", avouait le compositeur à la crinière de lion à l'Observer en 2012. Vangelis a reçu le prix de musique de film Max Steiner, la Légion d'honneur en France, la médaille du service public de la NASA et la plus haute distinction grecque, l'Ordre du Phénix. Relocalisé à Londres en 1974, Vangelis a créé les studios Nemo, "un laboratoire du son", producteur de la plupart de ses albums. Après avoir étudié la peinture à l'Ecole des Βeaux-arts d'Athènes, Vangelis a rejoint le groupe de rock grec les "Forminx" dans les années 60. "Sa maîtrise et son inspiration orageuse dans la création de sons, totalement originales, ont créé un public mondial", a déclaré la ministre grec de la Culture Lina Mendoni, "il était oecuménique". Sa bande originale pour "Les Chariots de feu" de Hugh Hudson a été oscarisée face à la musique de John Williams réalisé pour le premier film d'Indiana Jones en 1982.

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.

“I think it’s more important to achieve a harmonious result without giving any importance to the source from which a sound originates. The score is now considered one of the greatest works in the electronic music genre, despite not getting a physical release until a decade after the film’s release. I’ve done all my film scores like this, and worked on my albums in the same way. While Chariots of Fire earned all the accolades, Vangelis’ next score was perhaps even more influential: In 1982, he created the electronic soundscape that accompanied Ridley Scott’s sci-fi noir classic Blade Runner, with Vangelis’ synthesizer radiating the director’s bleak urban future. No cause of death was provided, but Greek newspaper OT reports that Vangelis died at a hospital in France where he was being treated for Covid-19. Born in Agria and raised in Athens, Papathanassíou learned piano at a young age, though despite being enrolled in an Athens music school, he never formally learned how to read or write music.

«Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous», a tweeté le Premier ministre. «Le monde de la musique a perdu (l'artiste) international Vangelis», ajoute son ...

«C’est avec une grande tristesse que nous annonçons que le grand Grec Vangelis Papathanassiou est décédé tard dans la nuit du mardi 17 mai», a également annoncé son avocat cité jeudi par l’Agence de presse grecque ANA. «Le monde de la musique a perdu (l'artiste) international Vangelis», ajoute son tweet. «Vangelis Papathanassiou n'est plus parmi nous», a tweeté le Premier ministre.

Le célèbre compositeur grec Vangelis Papathanassiou est décédé à Paris, à l'âge de 79 ans. Reconnu pour avoir signé la musique de nombreux films, ...

Voir plus d'artistes C’est toutefois grâce à la bande originale du film Chariots of Fire en 1981 que Vangelis a connu la gloire au niveau international. Le célèbre compositeur grec Vangelis Papathanassiou est décédé à Paris, à l'âge de 79 ans.

The iconic electronic musician also had a long and successful solo career.

It’s telling that, in the soundtrack to Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the most impactful moments are when Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch directly reference Vangelis. Vangelis was born in Greece in the ‘40s and was interested in creating his own music at a young age, to the point where he would reportedly put nails and pans inside the family’s piano to get it to make different sounds. Even if you’ve never seen Chariots Of Fire, you’ve heard its theme used in a slow-motion montage at some point.

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Blade Runner composer Vangelis, born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, has died at 79. His assistant confirmed the death in a Paris hospital on late ...

“Music is science more than art, and it is the main code of the universe.” Vangelis, the Oscar-winning Greek composer and progressive rocker, has died at the age of 79. He died on the evening of May 17, his assistant Lefteris Zermas confirmed.

Oscar-winning composer was a musical pioneer, renowned for his experimentation with electronic synthesizers.

“Success is sweet and treacherous,” the composer told Britain’s Observer newspaper in 2012. After studying painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Vangelis made his start with local Greek rock bands. He performed his first piano concert at the age of six. Over his more than 50-year career, Vangelis was renowned for his musical experimentation and eclectic influences. Or you might not sell anything feeling very happy,” he said. He also had homes in London and Athens.

The Greek star's Oscar-winning film scores and electronic works created "a new musical landscape".

Its presidents Tom Lewis and Laura Monks said: "The world has lost a genius. He added: "It is also hard to understand how groundbreaking Chariots of Fire was. In addition to Blade Runner, the composer was nominated for Baftas for his scores for Missing and Chariots of Fire. Fellow composer Bear McCreary wrote that he was "a true musical pioneer", saying: "Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner were among the most innovative and influential scores in the history of the medium." Vangelis was "one of my heroes" and "just a beautiful person", Van Buuren wrote on Twitter, adding: "I still listen to his albums a lot." Greek composer Vangelis, who was known for his celebrated film themes for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79.

Academy Award-winning composer Vangelis died Tuesday at a hospital in France, where he was being treated for COVID-19.

Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. Vangelis' choral symphony Mythodea was used as the theme for NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey mission. Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou on March 29, 1943, in Agria, Greece and raised in Athens, he was a self-taught musician from an early age.

Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film 'Chariots of Fire' and music for dozens of ...

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