Composer
Vangelis
Biography
Vangelis (1943–2022), born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, was a Greek composer and keyboard player whose work helped shape electronic music. After his early career with Aphrodite’s Child, he developed a distinctive solo voice and composed film scores including Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner and 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Music from Blade Runner appears in Francesca Badalini’s medley on Shared Souls.