RIP Vangelis

goldtop

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/vangelis-greek-composer-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-dies

Kebabkid

RIP and off to join his fellow countryman and band mate, Demis Roussos.

What a shame and I actually liked some of the  Greek Prog from Aphrodite's Child material and 'The Four Horsemen' was used in a car advert last year

Grunfeld

He had an early album, Heaven and Hell which I liked back then and could still listen to.  The only track I'm not keen on is the one with Jon Anderson of Yes doing the vocals. 

But RIP Vangelis. 

equalsql

RIP Vangelis. His original Blade Runner score cemented a place in my heart for his music. A true legend of the electronic music genre.

jonnyburgo

Absolute legend RIP.

guitartango

This is very sad news, Chariots of Fire is a brilliant piece of music.

RIP

Kittyfrisk

Incredibly diverse & multi talented individual. RIP

Stratavarious

Yep.. a legend

RIP

ICBM

Astonishing musical genius - for decades I always assumed he was classically trained, but quite recently discovered that he couldn’t read music, and composed and played his music mostly in real time on a complex mixing console to allow him to blend all the sounds himself as he played and recorded it… there was a documentary about him which showed how he did it - just astounding.

Aphrodite’s Child were quite groundbreaking in their day too, and it’s remarkable that both Vangelis and Demis Roussos went on to be successful in completely different musical directions.

RIP

DarnWeight

To me, he'll always be the sound of Cosmos.  One very talented dude.

RIP

Teetonetal

One of the greats. In my youth I got a random compilation tape that had Vangelis and Jarre on it. Hooked on both ever since.

Chariots of fire and blade runner is some legacy.

Dodge

Saw this just now, very sad indeed.  RIP.

maw4neu

Blade Runner is probably in my all time top 3 Films ever . . . The soundtrack is stunning, haunting and all consuming . . . a work of pure genius, in my humble opinion of course. What vision  . . . RIP Vangelis . . . A sad day indeed :-( 

JJMan

China album changed my life direction - RIP and thank you!

ICBM

Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka



There's a section at about 24' with him writing and playing in his studio which is just mindblowing.

Hootsmon

ICBM said:

Astonishing musical genius - for decades I always assumed he was classically trained, but quite recently discovered that he couldn’t read music, and composed and played his music mostly in real time on a complex mixing console to allow him to blend all the sounds himself as he played and recorded it… there was a documentary about him which showed how he did it - just astounding.

Aphrodite’s Child were quite groundbreaking in their day too, and it’s remarkable that both Vangelis and Demis Roussos went on to be successful in completely different musical directions.

RIP

My 1st joint was tae the 666 album and still love the 4 Horsemen and Break tae this day

Hootsmon