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ÙÔ˘ ÃÈÔ˘ ÿÓÙÛÔÓ, ÔÈ ¢ÚfiÌÔÈ Ù˘ ºˆÙÈ¿˜ (Chariots of
Fire) Î·È Ô ÙÚ›ÙÔ˜ ŒÏÏËÓ·˜ Ô˘ ʇÁÂÈ Ì ÙÔ ¯Ú˘Ûfi ·Á·Ï-
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expression of each period and culture, we are able to fully
realize the qualitative background and the behavior of
people.
As years went by, he founded more music studios in Paris,
London, Athens and Rome, and he collaborated with very
prominent artists, theatre writers, poets, choreographers,
singers, cinematographers, environmentalists, athletes,
doctors and scientists from all over the world. Is there a
secret that explains all this success? “I function as a
channel”, he simply says, “a channel that allows music to
emerge from the chaos of noise”.
In 1981, he makes the whole Greece proud, as he becomes
the second Greek music composer who wins the Academy
Award for Best Original Music Score for the film “Chariots
of Fire”, directed by Hugh Hudson, after Manos Hatzidakis
who received the same award for his song “Children of
Piraeus” from the film Never on Sunday, and the third
Greek that won an Academy Award – first was Katina
Paxinou for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film
“For Whom the Bell Tolls”.
Vangelis will always be known, not only for his unique
music style mixing traditional and electronic musical
instruments, but also for his powerful melodies, innovative
sounds and the emotional depth of his music. This is why his
music from the film “Chariots of Fire” still inspires athletes
from all over the world and has become the epitome of the
Olympic ideal, while his epic music in the film “1492:
Conquest of Paradise”, directed by Ridley Scott, symbolizes
the battle of humans for the conquest of high and difficult
goals, but also for smaller, everyday goals of survival and
happiness.
The film “1492: Conquest of Paradise” was not the first
collaboration of Vangelis with Ridley Scott. Ten years
before, in 1982, he had written the score for his film “Blade
Runner”, one of the most emblematic sci-fi films of the 20th
century, presenting a prophetic image of Los Angeles in
2019. The psychedelic atmosphere, the laconic dialogues,
the subversions, the settings, the lighting and the main
characters of the film are perfectly “dressed” with the
imposing music of Vangelis, who put the last piece in the
puzzle of a cult masterpiece. Ridley Scott has reported that:
“One of my most special experiences as a director is my
collaboration with Vangelis Papathanasiou for the score of
“Blade Runner”, composed in his studio in London. He was
observing still unfinished pieces of film scenes, insisting on
every detail and capturing it with exceptional beauty…the
final result took us further from my initial expectations”.
He has also collaborated with other great directors of the
international film industry, such as Roman Polanski (Bitter
Moon), Costas Gavras (Missing), Oliver Stone (Alexander)
and Giannis Smaragdis (Kavafis and El Greco).
His music during the 90s was mainly inspired from his own
roots (El Greco, Mythodea), while he continued expanding
his electronic music by combining elements of acoustic
symphonic music. Vangelis is known for his love of the
universe and for his deep knowledge of the small place of
humans within it. For this reason, in 1995 the Minor Planet
Center of the International Astronomy Union will honor
him by giving the name “Vangelis” to the asteroid 6354, in
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