“Chariots of Fire”
Written by Vangelis
STEVE OLIVER: Guitar, Synth
Producer: Tom Emmi
Audio Engineer: Bob Schachner
Video Editors: Leo Switucha, Adam Henderson
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek musician, composer, songwriter and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient and classical orchestral music. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire, as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica, The Bounty and Alexander. Having had a career in music spanning over 50 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums, Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music, and modern film music.
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