filmmusic 1,829 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I just learned from the Greek news that Vangelis has died!! https://en.memesrandom.com/vangelis-dead-evangelos-odysseas-papathanassiou-cause-of-death-the-great-greek-composer/ Deacon Blues, Falstaft, Edmilson and 12 others 7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Deserves its own thread! filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Oh that's sad. RIP. 😞 Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 As @Stu said, this piece of news, deserved its own thread. https://en.memesrandom.com/vangelis-dead-evangelos-odysseas-papathanassiou-cause-of-death-the-great-greek-composer/ Although not classicaly trained from what I know, I loved his scores, and especially 1492: Conquest of Paradise. But one piece that is in my heart, is this: KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliandra 90 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 R.I.P. to one of the greats. I loved his music. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 He made a truly indelible mark on our culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Oh, he was one of my favorites and his particular brand of music, he had no equal. This remains my favorite track of his and one that always takes me to a good place after a day's work: Bayesian and Fabulin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Oh no! Great composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 This is obviously a shock to the system, as Vangelis is one of my absolute favourite composers, but I'm reading conflicting reports on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Reuters is reporting it, it's true: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vangelis-obituary/vangelis-composer-of-chariots-of-fire-score-dies-at-79-idUSKCN2N51L8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 It's really sad news indeed. RIP to this great composer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 https://variety.com/2022/music/news/vangelis-dead-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-1235272061/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 So, so sad. He made fine records - on his own, and in collaboration - and composed one of the greatest themes, ever written for cinema. I won't even mention BLADE RUNNER... R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,961 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Great composer. Strange, I had 2 of his albums on shuffle this morning during work. He really had some great music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Fuck me, appears to be true! It's only two years since we had our massive 3-hour Vangelis retrospective podcast at Celluloid Tunes, and I felt like I was in a new Vangelis groove, the first in many years. One of the most important musical figures in my whole life; I'm gutted right now. Yavar Moradi, JNHFan2000, stewdog1 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Oh no! A compilation of his was among our few CDs when I was a kid, I loved 1492 on it. Will listen to Odyssey tonight JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thor said: Fuck me, appears to be true! It's only two years since we had our massive 3-hour Vangelis retrospective podcast at Celluloid Tunes, and I felt like I was in a new Vangelis groove, the first in many years. One of the most important musical figures in my whole life; I'm gutted right now. One sympathises. I shall listen to SEE YOU LATER, which is my favourite non-soundtrack work of his. JibberJabberwocky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 An important page of music history is turned, his music will live forever. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I only had a handful of his albums but really enjoyed 1492. He will be remembered and missed. There are so many musicians influenced byvhis work. It's the kind of legacy few people leave behind. And since we're on a JW website it doesn't seem inappropriate to post those arrangement. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I like the JW conducted version of Chariots of Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,386 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I'll be spinning Themes today. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 :(((( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 It's actually only two days ago that I re-listened to the aforementioned podcast episode, and shortly thereafter googled about any potential Vangelis news. I will no doubt be playing a lot of the albums in the days to come, once the news has settled a bit in me. This is about as gutwrenching to me as when James Horner passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Stu said: He made a truly indelible mark on our culture. Well said! Rip VP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, filmmusic said: But one piece that is in my heart, is this: Possibly his finest work. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said: ..I won't even mention BLADE RUNNER... R.I.P. I half- jokingly predicted one of the new Varese titles , BR, based on the clue. I wonder..... Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Rest in you peace you legend. What an icon. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Knight of Ren 789 Posted May 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2022 That's so sad! Many of his scores will truly carry his legacy, but one I'm really fond of is Blade Runner, especially the Tears in the Rain theme. Such a beautiful theme. May he rest in peace. JTN, Edmilson, bruce marshall and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Among score fans it sometimes seems he was the man you love to hate!* How many posters have cursed him out over the failure to release BR; and then cursed him some more when his released music wasn't " complete? *FSM message board is the prime source JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,688 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Woah. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel P. 738 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I'm devastated. Vangelis has always been in my Top 3. Williams, Goldsmith and Vangelis. And he will always be. Rest in in Peace Master. My tribute, in Polish. https://kultura.onet.pl/muzyka/wywiady-i-artykuly/vangelis-nie-zyje-geniusz-ktory-przetrwa-odszedl-jeden-z-najwiekszych/1s4xnzz Corellian2019 and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Very sad news. One of the pioneers of electronic film music, and music in general. Loved his work in 1492, and Blade Runner. May he RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Zimmer 211 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Very sad news indeed One of the greats. Monastery of La Rabida is such a beautiful composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 He'll find his way home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Seventy nine is a pretty good life. No disrespect, but it hardly compares to the shocking and tragic premature death of James Horner.😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,127 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Legend. Rest In Peace. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Yet another victim of the pandemic, apparently. This is sad. Vangelis probably was formative for me years before I was even really aware of him, thanks to how fittingly and prominently Carl Sagan's Cosmos used his music. Watching it in the 80s, the music made a big impression on my, as I only realised when I rediscovered it some 20 years or so later. Since then, I've become a fan of Vangelis, even if there's still quite a bit of stuff that probably just isn't exactly my cup of tea (I care little for Chariots of Fire besides the main theme, or Blade Runner besides the end credits), and lots of stuff I don't yet know because I've only been blind-buying his albums when they were on sale. Nevertheless, there's a lot of stuff I love and frequently have in my playlist. Two eternal favourites remain the two most prominent pieces in Cosmos: (The slow middle part of Heaven and Hell, used as the title theme) Big fan of the full albums Albedo 0.39, Spiral, and Voices. I've finally come to appreciate Conquest of Paradise, too. (Random thought: This would be perfect for Tetris Effect) And there's still great original music from Cosmos that's virtually impossible to get: Edmilson and Romão 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Blues 65 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Vangelis started playing with psychedelic rock bands in the 1960s like Aphrodite's Child and Forminx, shifting to scoring various documentary and feature films, collaborating with Jon Anderson and writing classical pieces. He's truly been through it all and seen things you people wouldn't believe. His music could be bombastic, theatrical or send you to a state of euphoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,287 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 A24, Van_Etten, Corellian2019 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,448 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 This is so sad... The film music world has been losing some of the greatest of all time over this past few years: Horner, Morricone, and now Vangelis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 It always hits hard when it’s one of your heroes. Vangelis was the first performer of electronic music that I ever listened to; indeed, I think "Chariots Of Fire" was one of the first (if not THE first) albums that I remember my father playing, and thus a lifelong fan was created. As someone that pursues a career in the arts, I realize that when someone of his magnitude passes away, the reason for one's desire to become successful and well-known in the same industry as quickly as possible is not to gain personal fame or fortune, or for the reputation among peers. Sure, those added benefits are always nice, but the real goal is the CLOUT and CREDIBILITY to collaborate with any of the Greats, whether it be a musician, an athlete, or a painter—and Vangelis was all of those at different points in his life. In short, there are plenty of electronic musicians, but there was only one Vangelis. He was one of my heroes, and I lament that I will never be able to collaborate with him. Adios Maestro P.S. The ONLY, and I mean ONLY, upside to any of this is that now perhaps some of his unreleased works and film scores may actually be released complete A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I want to listen to a compilation of Vangelis tonight, and I wonder which one to chose between these two. Any suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Odyssey Bespin and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Deacon Blues said: Vangelis started playing with psychedelic rock bands in the 1960s like Aphrodite's Child and Forminx, shifting to scoring various documentary and feature films, collaborating with Jon Anderson and writing classical pieces. He's truly been through it all and seen things you people wouldn't believe. His music could be bombastic, theatrical or send you to a state of euphoria. He actually was shifting from Aphrodite's Child towards a career as a solo artist making concept albums, and yes, scoring the music for the documentaries of Frédéric Rossif. Apparently Vangelis died from COVID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Bespin said: I want to listen to a compilation of Vangelis tonight, and I wonder which one to chose between these two. Any suggestion? THEMES! 3 hours ago, Edmilson said: This is so sad... The film music world has been losing some of the greatest of all time over this past few years: Horner, Morricone, and now Vangelis. The rot started to set in, on July 21, 2004. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I hate to be a nitpicker when overall I appreciate how it honors a great artist, but this line in this obituary bothered me https://decider.com/2022/05/20/vangelis-obit-chariots-of-fire/ Quote The Blade Runner score ... Its use of electronic instruments beyond corny theremins changed our entire perception of what science fiction should sound like. I would heartily agree that Vangelis changed our perception of what sci fi should sound like, but I don't like the implication that electronic music in sci-fi before Blade Runner was all just "corny theremins". I hope the writer one day familiarizes himself with Goldsmith's sci-fi scores of the 60s/70s! Andy and Marian Schedenig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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