Vangelis Biography (1943-)

Full name, Evangelos Odysseus Papathanassiou; born March 23, 1943, in Valez,Greece. Addresses: Agent: The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.; Contact: c/o East West Records, Electric Lightning Station, 46 Kensington Court, London W8 5DP, England.

Nationality: Greek
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer
Birth Details: March 23, 1943; Valez, Greece

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Angelos, 1982
Film Work
Music arranger, Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros., 1981
Music arranger, Missing, Universal, 1982
Music arranger, Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
Television Appearances
Movies
Der Klang der Bilder, 1995
RECORDINGS
Albums
Dragon, Charly, 1971
Earth, Vertigo, 1973
L'apocalypse des animaux (original soundtrack recording), Polydor,1973
Cosmos (original soundtrack recording), RCA, 1974
Heaven and Hell, Windham Hill, 1975
The Vangelis Radio Special, RCA Victor, 1976
Albedo 0.39, Windham Hill, 1976
Spiral, Windham Hill, 1977
Hypothesis, Affinity, 1978
Beauborg, Windham Hill, 1978
Odes, Polydor, 1979
China, Polydor, 1979
See You Later, Polydor, 1980
To the Unknown Man, RCA, 1981
Opera sauvage (original soundtrack recording), Polydor, 1981
Chariots of Fire (original soundtrack recording), Polydor, 1982
Soil Festivities, Polydor, 1984
Magic Moments, RCA, 1985
Invisible Connection, Atlantic, 1985
Ignacio (original soundtrack recording), Polydor, 1985
The Mask, Polydor, 1985
Direct, Arista, 1988
Antarctica (original soundtrack recording), Polydor, 1988
Themes (collection), Polydor, 1989
The City, Polydor, 1990
1492: Conquest of Paradise (original soundtrack recording), Atlantic, 1992
Blade Runner (original soundtrack recording), Atlantic, 1994
Space Themes, BMG, 1995
Voices, Atlantic, 1995
Albedo 0.39/Heaven and Hell, Alex, 1995
Mundo Magico De Vangelis, Ger Discos, 1995
Gift, Camden, 1997
The Collection, Ariola Express, 1997
Oceanic, Atlantic, 1997
Portraits (So Long Ago So Clear), Polygram, 1997

Albums; with Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child, Mercury, 1968
Rain & Tears, Vertigo, 1968
End of the World, Mercury, 1969
Its Five O'Clock, Import, 1970
666, 1970
Best of Aphrodite's Child, Vertigo, 1975
Greatest Hits, Fontana, 1981
Albums; with Jon & Vangelis
Short Stories, Polydor, 1980
Friends of Mr. Cairo, Polydor, 1981
Private Collection, Polyram, 1983
Best of Jon & Vangelis, Polydor, 1984
Wisdom Chain, Arista, 1991
Page of Life, Import, 1991
Chronicles, Alex, 1994
WRITINGS
Film Composer
O adelfos mou o trohonomos, 1963
(Song and end theme) To prosopo tis medusas (also known as Vortex), 1966
(As Vangelis Papathanassiou) 5000 psemata, 1966
(As Vangelis Papathanassiou) Sex Power, 1970
Salut, Jerusalem (also known as Hello, Jerusalem), 1972
Amore (also known as Love), 1973
Le cantique des creatures: Georges Mathieu ou la fureur d'etre (also known as Georges Mathieu), 1974
Le cantique des creature: Georges Braque ou le temps different, 1975
Ignacio (also known as Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?, Entends-tu les chien aboyer?, and No oyes ladrar los perros?), 1975
Crime and Passion (also known as Ace Up My Sleeve), American International Pictures, 1975
The Wilderness Party (also known as La fete sauvage), 1976
Prkosna delta (also known as Defiant Delta), 1980
Mater amatisima (from Ignacio; also known as Mother, Dearly Loved), 1980
Love Camp (also known as Love Cult and Die Todesgottin des Liebescamps), 1981
Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros., 1981
Pablo Picasso Painter (also known as Le cantique des creature:Pablo Picasso pintor and Pablo Picasso pintor), 1982
Missing, Universal, 1982
Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
Wonders of Life, 1983
Antarctica (also known as Nankyoku monogatari), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
(Love theme) The Year of Living Dangerously, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
The Bounty, Orion, 1984
Wild and Beautiful (also known as Sauvage et beau), 1984
Nosferatu in Venice (also known as Vampires in Venice and Nosferatur a Venezia), Scena Film, 1986
Le diner des bustes, 1988
The Third Solution (also known as Russicum), Columbia/TriStar, 1989
St. Francis of Assisi (also known as Francesco), Hemdale Home Video, 1989
Terminator II (also known as Alienators and Shocking Dark), 1989
(Uncredited) The Plaque (also known as La peste), Araba Films, 1992
Bitter Moon (also known as Lunes de fiel), Fine Line Features, 1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise (also known as 1492: Christophe Colomb, 1492: La conquete du paradis, and 1492: La conquista del paraiso), Paramount, 1992
De Nuremberg a Nuremberg, 1994
(Uncredited) Rangeela (also known as Full of Colour), 1995
Cavafy (also known as Kavafis and Kavafi), Alexandros Film, 1996
Good Burger, Paramount, 1997
(Uncredited) Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai (also known as KNPH andSay This Is Love), 2000
I Hope, Artis, 2001
Alexander, Warner Bros., 2004
Film Songs
"Je te dirai les mots," Der Rosekoenig (also known as O rei dasrosas, Le roi des roses and The Rose King), 1986
(Uncredited) "Memories of Green," Someone to Watch over Me, Columbia, 1987
Songs by Vangelis were featured in various films, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Old School, and Bruce Almighty.
Television Composer
Series
L'opera sauvage, 1977
Miniseries
The Apocalypse of Animals (also known as L'apocalypse des animaux), 1972
Cosmos, PBS, 1981
Specials
"Tahiti: Fire Waters," Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World, TBS, 1988
Deep Sea Deep Secrets, Discovery Channel, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Griffin, Mark, Vangelis: The Unknown Man, Books Britain, 1997
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

American Film, September, 1982

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