Vangelis was born on 29 Mar 1943 in Volos, Greece. His birth name was Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou. His is also called Vangelis.
He is a composer of electronic, progressive, ambient and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis. He is best known for his Academy Award winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, and scores for the films Blade Runner and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.In a career spanning over 47 years, writing and composing more than 40 albums, Vangelis is generally regarded by music critics as one of the greatest composers of electronic music of all time.
Vangelis released the following albums including Heaven and Hell (1989), Themes (1989), Invisible Connections (1990), China (1990), Chariots of Fire (1990), Mask (1990), Music From Koreyoshi Kurahara's Film Antarctica (1990), Opera Sauvage (1990), Soil Festivities (1990), Direct (1990), L'Apocalypse Des Animaux (1972 TV Documentary) (1990), 1492: Conquest of Paradise - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992), Blade Runner (1994), Voices (1996), Oceanic (1997), Portraits So Long Ago So Clear (1997), Collection (1997), Albedo 0.39 (1997), El Greco (1998), See You Later (1999), Reprise: 1990-1999 (2000), Cousteau's Dream (2000), Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey (2001), Best of (2002), Three Originals (2002), Odyssey: The Definitive Collection (2003), Alexander (2004), Beaubourg (2006), Cosmos (2007), Odes (Gre) (2007), Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary [3 CD] (2007), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (2008), The City (2009) and Spiral (2009).
- Heaven And Hell Part I/So Long Ago, So Clear
- Heaven And Hell Part II
- End Titles From 'Bladerunner'
- Main Theme From 'Missing'
- L'Enfant
- Hymn
- Chung Kuo
- The Tao Of Love
- Theme From 'Antarctica'
- Love Theme From 'Bladerunner'
- Opening Titles From 'The Bounty'
- Closing Titles From 'The Bounty'
- Memories Of Green
- La Petite Fille De La Mer
- Five Circles
- Chariots Of Fire
Invisible Connections
- Invisible Connections
- Atom Blaster
- Thermo Vision
- Ching Kuo
- The Long March
- The Dragon
- The Plum Blossom
- The Little Fete
- Yin & Yang
- Himalaya
- Summit
- The Tao Of Love
- Titles
- Five Circles
- Abraham's Theme
- Eric's Theme
- 100 Metres
- Jerusalem
- Chariots Of Fire
Mask
- Mask: Movement 1
- Mask: Movement 2
- Mask: Movement 3
- Mask: Movement 4
- Mask: Movement 5
- Mask: Movement 6
- Antarctica Echoes
- Kinematic
- Song Of White
- Life Of Antarctica
- Memory Of Antarctica
- Other Side Of Antarctica
- Deliverance
- Theme From Antarctica
- Hymne
- Reve
- Mouettes
- Chromatique
- Irlande
- Flamants Roses
- L'Enfant
- Movement 1
- Movement 2
- Movement 3
- Movement 4
- Movement 5
- The Motion Of Stars
- The Will Of The Wind
- Metallic Rain
- Elsewhere
- Dial Out
- Glorianna (Hymn A La Femme)
- Rotation's Logic
- The Oracle Of Apollo
- Message
- Ave
- First Approach
- Intergalactic Radio Station
- Apocalypse Des Animaux-Generique
- Le Singe Bleu
- La Mort Du Loup
- L'ours Musicien
- Creation Du Monde
- La Mer Recommencee
- La Petite Fille De La Mer
- Opening
- Conquest of Paradise
- Monastery of la Rabida
- City of Isabel
- Light and Shadow
- Deliverance
- West Across the Ocean Sea
- Eternity
- Hispanola
- Moxica and the Horse
- Twenty Eighth Parallel
- Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Enternity)
- Main Titles
- Blush Response
- Wait For Me
- Rachel's Song
- Love Theme
- One More Kiss, Dear
- Blade Runner Blues
- Tales Of The Future
- Damask Rose
- Blade Runner (End Titles)
- Tears In Rain
- Memories of Green [Music from Blade Runner]
- Voices
- Echoes
- Come To Me
- P.S.
- Ask The Mountains
- Prelude
- Losing Sleep (Still, My Heart)
- Messages
- Dream In An Open Place
Oceanic
- Bon Voyage
- Siren's Whispering
- Dreams Of Surf
- Spanish Harbour
- Islands Of The Orient
- Fields Of Coral
- Aquatic Dance
- Memories Of Blue
- Song Of The Seas
Portraits So Long Ago So Clear
- To The Unknown Man
- Italian Song
- Pulstar
- La Petite Fille De La Mer
- Alpha
- I Hear You Now
- I'll Find My Way Home
- State Of Independance
- Himalaya
- Conquest Of Paradise
- Hymn
- Theme From Antarctica
- Sauvage Et Beau
- Chariots Of Fire
- So Long Ago, So Clear
Collection
- Pulstar
- Freefall
- Mare Tranquillitatis
- Main Sequence
- Sword Of Orion
- Alpha
- Nucleogenesis (Part One)
- Nucleogenesis (Part Two)
- Albedo
- Beaubourg (Part One)
- Beaubourg (Part Two)
- Spiral
- Ballad
- Dervish D
- To The Unknown Man
- 3 Plus 3
- Pulsar
- Freefall
- Mare Tranquillitatis
- Main Sequence
- Sword Of Orion
- Alpha
- Nucleogenesis (Part One)
- Albedo 0.39
- Nucleogenesis, Pt. 2
El Greco
- El Greco: Movement I
- El Greco: Movement II
- El Greco: Movement III
- El Greco: Movement IV
- El Greco: Movement V
- El Greco: Movement VI
- El Greco: Movement VII
- El Greco: Movement VIII
- El Greco: Movement IX
- El Greco: Movement X (Epilogue)
See You Later
- I Can't Take It Any More
- Multi-Track Suggestion
- Memories Of Green
- Not A Bit-All of It
- Suffocation
- See You Later
- Oceanic: Bon Voyage
- Oceanic: Dreams Of Surf
- 1492: Opening
- 1492: Conquest Of Paradise
- 1492: Monastery Of La Rabida
- Voices: Come To Me
- 1492: Light And Shadow
- Oceanic: Fields Of Coral
- El Greco: Movement 5
- El Greco: Movement 6
- 1492: West Across The Ocean Sea
- Theme From 'Bitter Moon'
- Blade Runner: Rachel's Song
- El Greco: Movement 4
- The Plague: Psalmus Ode
- The City: Dawn
- Voice: Prld
Cousteau's Dream
- Vangelis - West Across the Ocean Sea
- Kamal - Shakuhaji Tales
- Richard Burmer - Sun's Comin' Out
- Aria - Un Bel Di
- Yanni - Secret Vows
- Kitaro - Nageki
- Kenny G - Theme from "Dying Young"
- Kevin Kern - To Sleep on Angels' Wings
- 2002 - Stella Maris
- Tim Wheater - Circle's Edge
- Michael Hoppe - Lachrymosa
- Vangelis - Eternity
- Frederic Delarue - Future of the Sea
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Introduction (Voice)
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 1
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 2
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 3
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 4
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 5
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 6
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 7
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 8
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 9
- Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey/Movement 10
- Spiral
- Pulstar
- Freefall
- Sword Of Orion
- Alpha
- Ballad
- To The Unknown Man
- So Long Ago So Clear
- Shine For Me
- Mare Tranquillitats
- Dervish D
- Theme From The TV Series Cosmos (Heaven And Hell 3rd)
- 12 OClock
- Bacchanale
Three Originals
- Heaven & Hell Part 1
- So Long Ago So Clear
- Heaven & Hell Part 2
- Pulstar
- Freefall
- Mare Tranquillitatis
- Main Sequence
- Sword Of Orion
- Alpha
- Nucleogenesis (Part One)
- Nucleogenesis (Part Two)
- Albedo 0.39
- Spiral
- Ballad
- Dervish D
- To The Unknown Man
- 3 + 3
Odyssey: The Definitive Collection
- Pulstar
- Hymne
- Main Theme From The 'Chariots Of Fire'
- Main Theme From The 'Missing'
- Love Theme From 'Blade Runner'
- End Titles From 'Blade Runner'
- The Tao Of Love
- Theme From 'Antartica'
- Theme From 'Cavafy'
- Opening Titles From 'Mutiny On The Bounty'
- Conquest Of Paradise
- La Petite Fille De La Mer
- L'Enfant
- Alpha
- Celtic Dawn
- Movement 1 From 'Mythodea'
- I'll Find My Way Home
- State Of Independence
- Introduction
- Young Alexander
- Titans
- The Drums Of Gaugamela
- One Morning At Pella
- Roxane's Dance
- Eastern Path
- Gardens Of Delight
- Roxane's Veil
- Bagoa's Dance
- The Charge
- Preparation
- Across The Mountains
- Chant
- Immortality
- Dream Of Babylon
- Eternal Alexander
- Tender Memories
Beaubourg
- Beaubourg, Pt. 1
- Beaubourg, Pt. 2
- To the Unknown Man
- 12 O'Clock
- Bacchanale
- Pulstar
- Beaubourg [Excerpt]
- Dervish D.
- Spiral
- Alpha
- Albedo 0.39
- A Way
- Theme From the TV Series "Cosmos" (Heaven and Hell, 3rd Movement)
- So Long Ago, So Clear
- Ballad
- Sword of Orion
Odes (Gre)
- 40 Braves
- Little Orange Tree
- Fire Dance (Instrumental)
- Kolokotronei
- River
- Roots (Instrumental)
- Lamento
- Menoussis
- Main Titles (From Blade Runner)
- Blush Response
- Wait For Me
- Rachel's Song
- Love Theme From Bladerunner
- One More Kiss, Dear
- Blade Runner Blues
- Memories Of Green
- Tales Of The Future
- Damask Rose
- Blade Runner (End Titles)
- Tears In Rain
- Longing
- Unveiled Twinkling Space
- Dr. Tyrell's Owl
- At Mr. Chew's
- Leo's Room
- One Alone
- Deckard And Roy's Duel
- Dr. Tyrell's Death
- Desolation Path
- Empty Streets
- Mechanical Dolls
- Fading Away
- Launch Approval
- Up And Running
- Mail From India
- BR Downtown
- Dimitri's Bar
- Sweet Solitude
- No Expectation Boulevard
- Vadavarot
- Perfume Exotico
- Spotkanie Z Matka
- Piano In An Empty Room
- Keep Asking
- Opening
- Conquest of Paradise
- Monastery of la Rabida
- City of Isabel
- Light and Shadow
- West Across the Ocean Sea
- Eternity
- Hispanola
- Moxica and the Horse
- Twenty Eighth Parallel
- Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Enternity)
- Deliverance
- Dawn
- Morning Papers
- Nerve Centre
- Side Streets
- Good To See You
- Twilight
- Red Lights
- Procession
- Spiral
- Ballad
- Dervish D
- To The Unknown Man
- 3+3
- Sunny Earth
- State of Independence
- Albedo 0. 39
- Farewell
- He - O
- Let It Happen
- Multitrack Suggestion
- Not a Bit - All of It
- PAGE OF LIFE
- Ritual
- Blade Runner (End Titles)
- A Song
- My Face in The Rain
- P. S.
- Free Fall
- I Can't Take It Anymore
- WE WERE ALL UPROOTED
- DAWN / MORNING PAPERS
- Perfume Exotico - Edward James Olmos
- DEBORAH
- Come On
- Losing Sleep (Still, My Heart)