Greek composer (1943-2022)
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), professionally known as Vangelis, was a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock, and orchestral music. He was best known for his Academy Award–winning score for the film Chariots of Fire.
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Pen Names:
Βαγγέλης
Native Name:
Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου
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Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου
Alternative Names:
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou
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Vangelis O. Papathanassiou
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On voice and music: "The voice, for me, is probably the best instrument, but, on the other hand, when a person sings words they immediately limit themselves to a certain category of people, to a particular dialect. Music without lyrics travels more easily and may be biologically conceived and received".
On inspiration: "Of course, inspiration can come in different ways, depending on what field you’re working in? When I’m writing music for a film, inspiration will come from the subject matter and visual images, because I don’t agree to any offers of film work unless I believe I can add another dimension to the film. But if l’m writing music purely for myself, inspiration comes naturally, from everything around. I absorb every experience in life, every situation, because anything can become a source of inspiration — positive or negative. In general l’m influenced more by everyday concepts — nature, the city and so forth — than by hearing other pieces of music. Neither do I find any special inspiration from working in a studio. Obviously it makes life a lot easier to have 24 tracks to record on, and I use the studio as a tool to help in the writing process. I see the mixing desk really as another instrument, the conductor for all the others. But although the tape recorder and the console are just as important as the keyboards, I haven’t equipped my studio with a lot of hi-tech effects: l’d rather spend time searching through my sound library to get the exact colour I want".