Vangelis is dead, his music for Blade Runner and Moments of glory

The Greek composer Vangelis, stage name of Vangelis Papathanassiou – author of soundtracks that have made the history of cinema, from ‘Moments of glory’ to ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Missing – Scomprso’ – has died at the age of 79 years. The news of the death came from the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis who expressed the condolences of the whole country on Facebook: “Vangelis Papathanasiou – wrote Mitsotakis – is no longer with us. The whole world has lost an international artist. The pioneer of the electronic sound, Oscars, Mythodys and great hits. For us Greeks, however, who know that the middle name of “Aphrodite’s child” was Odysseus, it means that he started his great journey on the roads of fire. he will always send his notes “, concluded the premier.