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The film, directed by Oliver Stone, portrays the life of Alexander the Great in an epic style that is also reflected in the score. Alexander was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon who expanded the Hellenic civilisation with his conquests on the 4th Century BC; Vangelis, himself a Greek, was already famous for his scores to Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner and Conquest of Paradise.
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 music score to the film of the same name by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. The film, a recount of the voyage to America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, was directed by Ridley Scott, for whom Vangelis had previously composed the music score for Blade Runner, in 1982.
Vangelis and cast members watch the Olympic torch pass the Gielgud Theater, London 26 July 2012. Vangelis (b. 29 March 1943, d. 17 May 2022) was a Greek musician, composer, and producer. He began his music career in the 1960s with the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child and in the 1970s began composing electronic music.
Pages in category "Vangelis soundtracks" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Alexander (soundtrack) Antarctica (Vangelis album)
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou was born on 29 March 1943 in Agria, a coastal town in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece, and raised in Athens. [10] His father Odysseus worked in property and was an amateur sprinter; Vangelis described him as "a great lover of music".
Vangelis, the Greek electronic musician who won the Oscar for his “Chariots of Fire” score, also scored “Blade Runner” and “Blade Runner 2049."
Blade Runner: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for Ridley Scott's 1982 science-fiction noir film Blade Runner, composed by Greek electronic musician Vangelis. It has received acclaim as an influential work in the history of electronic music and one of Vangelis's best works. [ 3 ]
It was the soundtrack from Ridley Scott's 1992 film 1492: Conquest of Paradise [2] and the lead single from the album of the same name. The song achieved success in many territories, including Flanders , Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland where it topped the singles chart, but was a relative failure in UK where it only peaked at number 60.