Biography
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, mainly known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek composer, arranger, performer and record producer. He released material of wide musical genres such as electronic music, progressive rock, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He is primarily known for his film scores, composing the Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as composing the scores of Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.
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Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the Phoenix · 2020
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2017
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2001
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 1992
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1982
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- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1982 · nominated
Filmography13 titles
Blade Runner
Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka
Missing
Nuclear Now
Bitter Moon
Crime and Passion
The Bounty
Chariots of Fire
Francesco
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Alexander
Nosferatu in Venice
Vangelis: The Interviews