Oscar-winning composer Vangelis, known for Blade Runner soundtrack, dies at 79

Get the Full StoryGreek composer and musician Vangelis, born Ev ngelos Odyss as Papathanass ou, has died at age 79. The composer was renowned for his soundtracks to the movies Bladerunner and Chariots of Fire. Vangelis was hospitalized in France at the time of his passing.

Vangelis was interested in music since childhood and, as a young boy, experimented with the sounds of banging pots and the noises made by applying different materials to the strings of his parents piano.

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