Vangelis

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Vangelis was a Greek composer and pioneer of electronic and ambient music, renowned for his evocative synthesizer-based film scores such as those for "Chariots of Fire" and "Blade Runner."

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Vangelis canonical 294
Vangelis Papathanassiou 12
Jon and Vangelis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
electronic musician
film score composer
human
keyboardist
record producer
activeYearsEnd 2022
activeYearsStart 1960
alsoKnownAs Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou
surface form: Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou

Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou
surface form: Evangelos Papathanassiou
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
awardReceivedFor Chariots of Fire
surface form: Chariots of Fire (film score)
birthName Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou
causeOfDeath heart failure
collaboratedWith Demis Roussos
Irene Papas
Jon Anderson
Montserrat Caballé
Nana Mouskouri
Plácido Domingo
Yes (band)
countryOfCitizenship Greece
dateOfBirth 1943-03-29
dateOfDeath 2022-05-17
ethnicGroup Greek
gender male
genre ambient music
electronic music
new-age music
progressive rock
synth-pop
influenced electronic musicians
film composers
influencedBy classical music
jazz
progressive rock
instrument keyboards
piano
synthesizer
knownFor ambient music compositions
pioneering electronic music
synthesizer-based film scores
languageOfWorkOrName English
Greek
memberOf Aphrodite's Child
The Forminx
notableWork 1492: Conquest of Paradise (film score)
Albedo 0.39
surface form: Albedo 0.39 (album)

Alexander (film score)
Blade Runner (film score)
Chariots of Fire
surface form: Chariots of Fire (film score)

China (album)
Direct (album)
El Greco (album)
Heaven and Hell (album)
Mask (album)
Mythodea
Oceanic (album)
Opera Sauvage (album)
Rosetta (album)
Soil Festivities (album)
Spiral (album)
Voices (album)
occupation composer
film score composer
musician
record producer
placeOfBirth Agria
Greece
near Volos
placeOfDeath France
Paris
religion Greek Orthodox Church
residence Athens
London, England
surface form: London

Paris
style improvisational composition
orchestral use of synthesizers

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Referenced by (307)

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Return to the Void (track) producer Vangelis
subject surface form: Return to the Void
Return to the Void (track) artist Vangelis
subject surface form: Rosetta
666 producer Vangelis
this entity surface form: Vangelis Papathanassiou
666 composer Vangelis
this entity surface form: Vangelis Papathanassiou
It's Five O'Clock featuresMusician Vangelis
this entity surface form: Vangelis Papathanassiou
Rain and Tears composer Vangelis
Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall composer Vangelis
this entity surface form: Vangelis Papathanassiou
Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall producer Vangelis
this entity surface form: Vangelis Papathanassiou
Papathanassíou usedBy Vangelis
Papathanassíou notableBearer Vangelis
Rêve composer Vangelis
Rêve performer Vangelis
Rêve recordingArtist Vangelis
Rêve associatedWithArtist Vangelis
Movement 5 composer Vangelis
Movement 5 artist Vangelis
Movement 5 recordingArtist Vangelis
Movement 5 producer Vangelis
Loukas Sideras associatedAct Vangelis
Artemios bandmate Vangelis
subject surface form: Artemios Ventouris Roussos
this entity surface form: Vangelis Papathanassiou
Summit composer Vangelis
Summit performer Vangelis
Summit producer Vangelis
Summit albumArtist Vangelis
Summit associatedAct Vangelis
Chung Kuo composer Vangelis
Chung Kuo performer Vangelis
Chung Kuo recordingArtist Vangelis
Missing musicBy Vangelis
Bitter Moon composer Vangelis
Alexander musicBy Vangelis
Ritual (track from Earth) composer Vangelis
subject surface form: Ritual
Heaven and Hell composer Vangelis
Oceanic composer Vangelis
Juno to Jupiter composer Vangelis
Short Stories composer Vangelis
Private Collection composer Vangelis
I Hear You Now composer Vangelis
I’ll Find My Way Home composer Vangelis
subject surface form: I'll Find My Way Home