Vangelis, a prolific musician and revolutionary film soundtrack composer known for both piano and synthesizer-heavy scores in films like Chariots Of Fire and Bladerunner, has died at the age of 79. He ...

Vangelis, the electronic music pioneer best known for his soundtracks to both Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died. Representatives have not offered a cause of death, although they confirmed he ...

ATHENS, Greece — Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of Fire”, "Blade Runner" and music for dozens of other movies, ...

Producer Hugh Hudson (L) and original Chariots of Fire comoposer Vangelis attend an after party celebrating the press night performance of 'Chariots Of Fire' at Floridita on July 3, 2012 in London, ...

Vangelis, whose instantly recognizable, Oscar-winning musical theme for 1981’s Chariots of Fire won an Oscar and became a sort of aural shorthand for tales of endurance and triumph, died May 17, ...

A master of the synthesizer, he won an Oscar for that film’s score, and his memorable theme song became a No. 1 pop hit. By Richard Sandomir Vangelis, the Greek film composer and synthesizer virtuoso ...

Vangelis, the electronic-music pioneer who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” and composed such other landmark film scores as “Blade Runner,” died Tuesday, the Athens News Agency reported. He was 79.