Vangelis, composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks, dies aged 79
Source: The Guardian
Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician whose synth-driven work brought huge drama to film soundtracks including Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, has died aged 79. His representatives said he died in hospital in France where he was being treated.
Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou in 1943, Vangelis won an Oscar for his 1981 Chariots of Fire soundtrack. Its uplifting piano motif became world-renowned, and reached No 1 in the US charts, as did the accompanying soundtrack album.
Vangelis had continued his film score work throughout the 1970s, but it was in the 1980s that this reached its commercial heights.
“My music does not try to evoke emotions like joy, love, or pain from the audience. It just goes with the image, because I work in the moment,” he later explained.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/vangelis-greek-composer-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-dies
Renowned Greek composer Vangelis at his London studio in 1980.
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since it had a catchy melody and that made it a quintessential "movie theme". It was played so much when it came out that you would never forget what movie it went to. 
It was almost along the line of what Chuck Mangione had done with movie theme music too around the same time -
That takes me back to some wonderful memories. 
I loved his work…..Thanks for this news. 
Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
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Talent. A Greek word, after all.
