By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Vangelis, the Greece-born composer and electronic music pioneer who won an Academy Award for his synthesizer-laden score for the Oscar best picture winner Chariots of ...

Greek composer topped US charts and won an Oscar with Chariots of Fire’s uplifting piano-led theme Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician whose synth-driven work brought huge drama to film ...

One of film’s most iconic composers has died, with Variety reporting that Vangelis—a.k.a. Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou—died on Tuesday in France while undergoing treatment for COVID-19.

Vangelis, who composed soundtracks for Chariots Of Fire and Blade Runner has died at 79 years old. According to a statement, the Oscar award-winning Greek composer, died on Tuesday (May 17).

The Greece-born composer was best known for his score for 1981's "Chariots of Fire," which earned him an Oscar and a No. 1 on the Hot 100. By Associated Press Vangelis, the Greek electronic ...

Vangelis, the self-taught, Oscar-winning Greek composer who piloted a dashboard of synthesizers through the New Age and into the cinema, most notably with catchy, cosmic scores for “Chariots of ...

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

Vangelis was wary of how record companies handled commercial success. With success, he said, “you find yourself stuck and obliged to repeat yourself and your previous success.” His interest in ...

ATHENS — Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film “Chariots of Fire” became one of the most loved movie scores, has died at the age of 79. We ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" became one of the most loved movie scores, has died at the ...