Composer Vangelis, Who Crafted ‘Chariots Of Fire’ Score, Dead At 79

One of the most well-known film scores of all time was written by Vangelis, and he died at the age of 80.

The musician's representative told The Guardian that Vangelis died at a hospital in France.

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Vangelis, who was born with the name Papathanass, rose to worldwide renown for his Chariots Of Fire theme, a motivational piece of music. He won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 1982. The soundtrack of the movie was nominated for a record of the year award. Vangelis was a member of the band Aphrodite's Child. Some of his solo works were also released. The theme song to the PBS show was Heaven and Hell.

The composer of the Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire soundtracks has died.

Vangelis won an Oscar for his work onChariots of Fire.