VANGELIS 1943–
(Vangelis Papathanassiou)

PERSONAL

Full name, Evangelos Odysseus Papathanassiou; born March 23, 1943, in Valez, Greece. Education: Studied classical music under Aristotelis Coudourof at the Academy of Fine Arts, Athens, 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.

Career: Composer. Began composing music as a six– year–old child; keyboard prodigy as a youth; formed Formynx (a pop music group), early 1960s, in Greece; moved to Paris, France, c. 1960s, where he began composer career; formed Aphrodite's Child (a progressive music group) in Paris, early 1960s, which broke up in 1972; began composing music scores, early 1970s; moved to London, 1974; built Nemo Recording studio, London, 1974; worked with Jon Anderson (lead singer of the music group Yes), as Jon & Vangelis; composer for television commercials; composer of anthem for Official FIFA World Cup 2002.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award, best music scoring, 1981, Anthony Asquith Award, film music, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1982, for Chariots of Fire; Grammy Award nomination, record of the year, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1982, for Chariots of Fire; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score—motion picture, Film Award nomination, best score, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1983, for Blade Runner; Film Award nomination, best score, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1983, for Missing; Chevalier Order of Arts and Letters, France, 1992; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score—motion picture, 1993, for 1492: Conquest of Paradise; Golden Lion Award, best title theme for a TV film or a series, RTL Golden Lion Awards, 1996; Georges Delerue Prize, Flanders International Film Festival, 1997, for Kavafis.

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 and Say 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 das rosas, 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.

Television Composer; Miniseries:

The Apocalypse of Animals (also known as L'apocalypse des animaux ), 1972.

Cosmos, PBS, 1981.

Television Composer; Specials:

"Tahiti: Fire Waters," Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World, TBS, 1988.

Deep Sea Deep Secrets, Discovery Channel, 1998.

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.