I first discovered Vangelis in the late 90s. A friend of mine gave me a copy of The City which came out sometime in the 80s I believe. It was very futuristic sounding, and I loved the soundscapes and ambiance I was hearing. I went on to look into much of his discography. Some of my favorites are Heaven & Hell (featuring Jon Anderson) and El Greco. There's still so much of his material I'm not familiar with, but he was certainly a fabulous composer and an overall musical genius. I've heard through the years that one of the reasons he didn't join Yes was because he didn't like touring, and obviously Yes was a touring band. I've been a musician for over 35 years now, and anytime I use any sort of soundscape sound or play something to fill the void, it's inspired by Vangelis. There will never be another one like him. RIP and thank you for the tribute, Doug.
The entire Blade Runner soundtrack from Vangelis is an integral part of what makes the film so iconic. If you like Sci-Fi, or even if you don't, I can heartily recommend the movie and the associated soundscapes that weave through the movie - one of my favourites, if not absolute favourite films of all time. And his work with Jon Anderson was inspired - love them all. RIP to a great composer 🎼😢💖
Vangelis’ music has always been very special to me from the first time I heard Heaven and Hell in the mid 70’s. RIP Vangelis, your music will live on forever.
blade runner is simply brilliant. all the components came together just right. it's not for everyone, many consider it too slow, but the ambiance it creates (vangelis contributing a major part of that) is unmatched.
From the first time I heard him I was absolutely hooked. I had never heard anything like him before. Nothing I have heard since begins to compare. All of his work sounds so lush, so rich, so dense with feeling, with meaning. No sound or silence is wasted. I think I need to listen to 'El Greco,' tonight.
I was shocked at how is passing was so poorly marked by mainstream media. It leaves me awed that a man could hear those sounds in his head and get them out for all of us enjoy forever. I became addicted in the late 70s, during his collaboration with Jon Anderson.
I always loved Vangelis for his orchestrations he never sounded like an traditional orchestra he moved it into another dimension. The sounds always warm and organic.
Every time I watch this video, a tear escapes my eyes. Thank you so much Doug for this tribute.. you should listen his album "Heaven and hell", you'll like the choral work!!
The first official solo album by Vangelis was "Earth" from 1973. I got it when it came out and it's still a favorite album of mine, largely acoustic and very haunting.
As a Greek and a friend of this channel, i wanna thank you for paying tribute to Vangeli. He was a realy low profile guy, even in Greece his interviews/public appearences were scarce, but his compositions realy made all the talking for him. His passing made Greek and world music poorer, but his contibutions will be forever. Fun fact: Aphrodite's Child featured another (later) internationaly acclaimed musician, Demis Roussos.
Rest in peace Vangelis, your legacy will live on, there will never be enough words to describe your work and personality. Thanks Doug for the tribute, I suggest you also review other pieces of Vangelis as there is great diversity and a lot to explore.
Vangelis' death hit me hard. He was the reason I was wanted to learn to make music and my forever influence. Chariots of fire is a must listen, but as Blade Runner goes, it's another track that changed the way scifi soundtracks were composed. The track "End Titles" from there is a staple in modern soundtracks, the dominating bass line that dictates the tempo and layered melodies. And since you enjoyed Jon and Vangelis, I must suggest their song "So long ago, so clear" as their masterpiece, a track so fragile that just outlines their music geniuses combined. If I may suggest, Vangelis needs to be revisited in a future video. He was simply one of the few greats. RIP Maestro.
A few weeks before Vangelis Klaus Schulze died, also a pioneer with electronic instruments and also a great composer and musican. And a short time member of Tangerine Dream.
And Edgar Froese, founder of Tangerine Dream, seven years ago. These old time greats who are still alive are getting fewer and fewer. Speaking of earlier synths, 70's was a great time for electronic music.
Ludwig II would be very interesting. A musical psychogram of the tragic life of the Bavarian fairytale king. Electronic meets classical orchestra. Ingenious masterpiece. R.I.P. Klaus, your music will never die.
Really enjoyed seeing the joy in your face when listening to these tracks for the first time. Have adored Vangelis for decades and actually proposed to my wife when the main theme from "Missing" by Vangelis was playing in the background. It's a magical piece.
You would need a whole life time to pay tribute to Vangelis. Among the overlooked stuff he did - The Little Girl of the Sea, To The Unknown Man, Alpha, Intergalactic Radio Station, Conquest of Paradise. So Long Ago So Clear. Any one of these are unforgettable.
Thank you very much for your reaction, Vangelis was one of the best. If you could, please react to mythodea live, it's something unique. Best regards from Greece.
For Vangelis from Roy. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.
Rutger Hauer wrote that speech and showed it to Ridley Scott who immediately recognised it as a great idea and the rest is film history - it’s a fantastic speech!
@@grahamhowes6904 The entire crew were in tears when shooting that scene finished. It’s an insane scene, the speech one of cinema’s greatest. Also.. (Roy to Mr Chew, the tech who made the eyes for Replicants): “If only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes.”
Re: Blade Runner. The music not only provides an ambience to the movie and visuals; it's actually the opposite. Ridley Scott has stated that the visuals were adjusted so it could fit the music. The music was the lead here. "Fundamentally, in a sentence, I'll say he was the soul of the movie", Scott said of Vangelis.
When I think of Vangelis, it tales me back to the Cosmos television series hosted by Dr. Carl Sagan. Vangelis' "Heaven and Hell" opening and closing theme music was just perfect for the show. Check it out.
Alan White of Yes died today 😢 I love Vangelis. I have many albums by Vangelis. Mythodea is my favorite live concert. And the soundtrack of Bladerunner of course.
Very very Sad, Spiral and Albedo 0.39 were used in the Cosmos documentary series by Carl Sagan. That is where I found his work and much of it is pure art! Listen to Heaven and hell in the dark or with your eyes shut!!! A Truly sensory experience....
666 is such a great album start to finish. It's how I first found out about Vangelis and he sparked a love of synthesizers in me that I still have today. He'll be missed for sure. Legendary.
Doug, I want to recommend something else that I think you'll love to watch. Jon Anderson tells the story about the first time he met Vangelis. It's a really fun video : )
Holy Cow. I didn't even know that Vangelis had passed until I heard Doug mention it early in this reaction video. I feel very sad. In my life, the three composers that have meant the most to me personally are J.S. Bach, Vangelis, and Freddie Mercury. Now they are all gone.
So honored to be from my country, greece. He brought rock music here along with demis roussos who died 7 years ago but much of the greek society didn't appreciate this kind of music
Thank you so very much Doug 🙏 for making possible the dignification of the so called Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, and all the music you present, also so specially comented. Of course a due honoured mention to Vangelis Papathanassiou 🙏 who is in my life since my late teens, making us all travel trough the beautiful soundsacapes he created, visiting peace too. And oohh Doug what have you been missing 😃 if i may say i'd like to sugest a deeper vision on Mr. Peter Gabriel's work. Also sugest one of the most virtuous guitar player ever Mr Steve Hackett. About soundtrack presentation could say that "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" 1979, from director Milos Forman would be a fantastic way to start. The film was inspired in a Broadway play writen by actors James Rado e Gerome Ragni and canadian composer Galt MacDermot, premiered in 1967. Ahh and of course JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, wich we oll man know all. Just sayin' enough 😃 ... "Music was my first love and it'll be my last" John Miles. Greetings from Portugal, where the Sun sets... 😃Carlos Manuel
I was about to suggest the same. That was my father's favourite piece and just a few weeks ago it was played as we carried his coffin from the funeral. (I thought I was over it... but I'm crying again)
I’d also highly recommend “L’Enfant” from the Opera Sauvage album. “L’Enfant” was also heard in the Peter Weir movie “The Year of Living Dangerously”. Vangelis was an absolute genius.
The really cool brass sounds you hear in Chariots of Fire and the Bladerunner main theme are produced from a Yamaha CS80. It's an instrument that is as synonymous with Vangelis as the Eminent 310Unique is with Jean Michel Jarre. I was 8 when I discovered Vangelis; it was 1989 and the "Themes" compilation had just been released. From that point Vangelis became a huge part of my life, and still is now. An incredible, special talent, the likes of which cannot be repeated. RIP Evangelos Odyssey Papathanasiou, thank you with much love
I worked at a Tracks Music and Video in the late '80s when the THEMES album came out. A year or two later he released his one and only recording for Arista DIRECT, one of his best albums IMHO.
I remember that song being played on the radio! It wasn't played that long, maybe a couple of months. I had no idea who Jon, Vangelis, YES or any of them were, but I liked the sound of the music and coals. Decades later, I would hear that track as the last on the _Best Of_ album - and remember it from way back when I was a kid. My fave from that disc, though, is _He Is Sailing._ Absolutely magnificent.
A massive talent. Stunning in his originality and depth. Maybe my favorite single performer ever. Listen to "Nocturne" - a piano recital of some of his greatest works. So beautiful and one of his last. I just can't say enough of his impact musically and on me. Peace.
Thank you for this! Lovely reactions. Now, in order to investigate the maestros pallet closer you will need to check out Soil Festivities, Direct, Voices and El Greco. Honestly all of them. He did simple melodies splendidly, simply because he did sound splendidly. But in his more complex discography there is much more to be offered! My earliest sonic hero and may he Rest In Peace.
This saddens me, heard vangelis as a young teenager and was spellbound be it chariots of fire or bladerunner it was and is perfection to my ear. From there I got Jon and vangelis and was blown away again, vangelis is a musical genius and is probably my favourite composer of all time.😪😪❤
You've never seen Blade Runner, Doug?! That's one for the weekend for you and Megan then. Extraordinary movie and with the Vangelis soundtrack it has a brooding, melancholy, otherworldly atmosphere to it I've never seen anywhere else, stunning. One of the pieces, 'Memories of Green', is a piano piece played on an instrument even more out of tune than mine is, yet it is perfect that way, heartrendingly beautiful, poignant. I think Blade Runner would top my list of suggestions if you ever do critique movie soundtracks.
The last of the great movies made without CGI but with models. One of Ridley Scott’s master pieces created as sue due to the brilliance of employing Vangelis to do the score as the cinematography and of course the acting.
Doug what a sad sad time for music, Alan White AND Vangelis... I would like to respectfully request that you cover Jon's 1975 album "Olias of Sunhillow". IMO, Jon's finest solo outing, due in large part to Vangelis' involvement. Like Jon himself, it's different, but the entire album is very cohesive and doesn't venture so much into the more esoteric lyricism that we all know and love - but I think you will really appreciate it! Thanks for considering! Oh, and by the way, the storyline that the lyrics tell are inspired by Roger Dean's extraordinary artwork from Fragile, Close to the Edge, and Yessongs. Not sure but maybe some of Tales and Relayer? Anyway, a great but rarely heard treasure. * I'd like to point out that I was mistaken as to Vangelis' involvement in this album, and thanks to you who corrected my mistake. The album stands on its own in any case. :)
Dr. Doug is in receipt of a 1976 vinyl copy of Olias of Sunhillow, as well as the score. Council of Doug members have been informed either an Extended Play Lounge episode or an episode of Behind The Score on Patreon of Olias should be forthcoming this summer, if all goes as planned. I'm very much looking forward to it.
@@FiLWisneski Well, color me dumbstruck. I have read several accounts over the years claiming that Vangelis lent a strong guiding hand to this one. Not saying he actively played any of the parts, just that he had a lot of influence. But maybe they were wrong? I guess Jon would be the authority on that one.
@@usaturnuranus ... It was long been rumoured that Vangelis, then a regular collaborator of Anderson's, played on the album. The music does sound similar to some of Vangelis' work, but Vangelis himself has denied any involvement. This from a September 1977 interview in "Best": When the record came out, the people of RCA with whom I am under contract invited me and told me it wasn't very nice to have played on the record, without warning. But that's ever more curious since I haven't played on it and they were convinced of having recognized my sound. I myself was very surprised it had my name on the thank you-list. Maybe I have influenced Jon, I don't know. And it's clear that it's closer to this than you get with Yes. But maybe it's a coincidence. In any case, it's a formidable feat there is such a record when it features like Jon a debutante on keyboards. I believe the record represents more the way he is than what he does with Yes, no offense intended.
Lovely tribute, Doug, for one of the great pioneers of electronic music. He was one of a kind and will be sorely missed. I hope this opens the door for others like Tomita, who passed in 2016, and Jean Michel Jarre, who is still very much with us.
@@IllumeEltanin I agree, Illume. When you consider that all of his synths were monophonic, it is an amazing accomplishment. I am partial to Equinoxe (hence, my Avatar:) but would be happy to hear anything by JMJ. He now carries the torch as the Grand Master of Electronica.
Thank you Doug for a wonderful half an hour of Vangelis. What a genius it reminds me that I haven't yet recovered from his death. Sadly, another death to tell you about today. The Yes drummer Alan White.
A decade or two ago, my parents took a sailing cruise around the Adriatic on a 5-masted sailing ship... the ship played 'Conquest of Paradise' at full volume as they entered or departed every port. It became my father's favourite and we carried him from the funeral (just 3 weeks ago) to that tune.
My favourite Jon and Vangelis piece is "So Long Ago, So Clear" from the latter part of side 1 of "Heaven and Hell". For me, it's possibly the most emotive piece that Vangelis wrote. His output was phenomenal. Mythodea is worth a watch and a listen. For documentary scoring, I strongly recommend Antarctica.
"Blade Runner Blues" is the Vangelis piece that's always stuck with me the most. It's absolutely beautiful, and has such a bittersweet sound. Electronic music as a whole wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for him. He's had such a huge influence both directly and indirectly.
Doug, this is the first time that I have ever heard a reaction channel talk about Aphrodite's Child. This band spawned another star - Demis Roussos who became more poppy. My favourite track from the 666 album is The Four Horsemen.
And Demis sang on Tales of the Future, a track that Vangelis wrote for Blade Runner. I'm not entirely sure if that track actually appeared in the movie, but it still blows my mind when I listen to it.
1972? Along with those you mentioned: ELP 'Trilogy'; Gentle Giant 'Three Friends'; King Crimson 'Lark's Tongues in Aspic; Egg 'Polite Force'; Gong 'Flying Teapot'; PFM 'Pour Un Amico'; Banco 'Metamorphasis'; Il Belleto Di Bronzo 'YZ'; Museo Rosenbach 'Zarathustra'; Wigwam; 'Fairy Port'; Matching Mole 'Little Red Record'; Frank Zappa 'Grand Wazoo'; to name a few.
My goodness... you have to see Blade runner. It is a masterpiece of cinema and music. Vangelis showed with this and other soundtracks and albums that he was a true genius. Another of the ways in which he demonstrated it was in his few live concerts, because many times he said that he had no idea what he was going to play and when he went on stage, he simply improvised new songs for 2 masterful hours. A hug.
Thanks for this one Doug. The guy was a total musical legend known mainly for film scores but he was a prog rock god as well imo. The 666 concept album by Aphrodites Child is legendary and he went on to have a much more interesting career than maybe what Demis Roussos did although I loved Demis voice. Aegean Sea is my favourite track on the album, so atmospheric and puts you right there on a Greek island. Thank you 🙏🏻 👍🏼
I wouldnt call his music progressive rock in any shape or form . Nor would Vangelis appreciate labeling him that way. He composed for himself and no one else. The soundtracks were revenue generators so he could continue to upgrade synths and build out his personal studios. He has said all this in several interviews posted on YT.
Vangelis Θεός!!! These personalities never die....he just talk to us from that great sound....forever even when we live onto other planets......he worked for that! RIP
The whole soundtrack to that film, by Vangelis, is immensely clever and innovative. Particularly the strange ambient sounds. It's beyond music, it's vital to holding the whole thing together and telling the story.
the End titles it's probably the most famous tune of that movie/soundtrack that for a legal problem had been rearranged by an orchestra at that time (and at least here in Italy we often heard that version on broadcast theme songs) but honestly the electronic original version is much better, once it could be published. Even, if you noticed, Jean Michel Jarre seems to have clearly mentioned that melody musically (making a tribute to him in practice) in one of the tracks of the album Oxygène 7-13 : at the time of that album I followed and knew jarre's compositions and I mistakenly thought that the famous tune I had heard as a child (classical orchestra version) was by Jarre, I did not even know both Vangelis and Bladerunner movie. Jarre actually said that he adores Vangelis but that he is much more minimalist.
That excerpt is really all Rutger Hauer, who has stated that he was improvising those lines on the spot. There's not much focus on the music in this scene as it is more of the same as in many other quieter parts of the movie.
You should comment the entire album 666. It's a masterpiece And as you speak of Close to the edge: Alan White, the drummer of Yes passed away. He also deserves a tribute
Great re-action to a groundbreaking artist. I was one of "those" who encouraged you to play some of his masterpieces a while ago, and for this reason. You are a trained composer, you know music inside out, pick out time signatures, key changes, all that technical important stuff that has to be in the right place to "make" a piece of music work in time and place with other musicians in that particular piece. So is this why he plays simple tunes or melodies, that can be whistled or hummed, and then embelishes it with layer after layer of music. When you said "Oh and it was in C, like you were surprised at a melody in this simple key, well this is the way I play (by ear) on my keyboards at home. I believe Vangelis started this way, he cannot sight read or follow score as you would, he was self taught on keys but obviously hey knows how something sounds good and then works from there to make it better, intuitively. Oh, you MUST watch Bladerunner, the music makes the film.
My Greek friend and I drove to LA to see him when he was teaching a class at UCLA. Henry Mancini attended the concert, and a friend of his named Jon came up on stage to sing one or two songs. Then we turned around after the show for the seven-hour return drive. I remember vividly the moment I found out about the show, and it was a little bit of a fluke. I know how lucky we were to see him on this continent, because he never toured here. My friend had told me Vangelis didn't like to fly.
RIP Maestro. This "aegean sea" track recorder late 1970 and sounds like Pink Floyd mid 70s !! Friends of mister cairo, State Of Independence, four horsemen : great staff for reactions
Hey, Doug, you will love the song "State of Independence," by Jon and Vangelis. It is a bit harder and more complex than "I'll Find My Way Home," and was even covered successfully by Donna Summer. The song already sounded like Electro Prog Funk before Donna got a hold of it, but she turned it into a Funky call for unity. I think you will love it even more than "I'll Find...," which is a very nice Pop song that was a big hit around the world, except for America, oddly enough.
While Michael Jackson was working with Quincy Jones. He heard State of Independence being recorded by Donna Summer. He “borrowed “ the bass line for Billie Jean.
Blade Runner is one of the most iconic and recognizable films in the history of cinema. When you see one frame from Forrest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, The Goodfather, you know what the movie is about and the same is with Blade Runner ... Dark, rainy, deep. And that's why the music of Vangelis fits so well in this movie. RIP Vangelis.
Also, all the Jon & Vangelis albums are worth a listen, but my favourite by far has to be The Friends Of Mr. Cairo, which contains the track you featured here. State of Independence is amazing, and you'll love the old movie references in the album's title track. Definitely something you should react to on the channel!
Aphrodite's child was a band of exceptional musicians, Demis Roussos was the singer, you probably know him. Best prog band from Greece. Check out the song "3 horsemen" and "It's 5 o clock"
I loved this. I was crazy about Vangelis when I was young. But didn't know much about him, just liked the sounds. I haven't listened to it for years. Now I know why I loved this. Another that I liked back then was Jean Michel Jarre. Also an amazing composer. Thank you Doug. Have a good day!
I have lived with and listen to his music since i was a boy in the late 70ies, so many good memories and listening hours with Vangelis, a great loss, i recommend the albums Oceanic and Voices and the collection "Themes", great music to relax and meditate to
Thank you Doug for this, I was looking forward to it. Vangelis truly is in a league of his own. For me he's the greatest musical genius of the modern musical era. Rest in Peace, maestro!
I hope at some point you react to the following albums by Vangelis: 'Heaven and Hell', 'Albedo 0.39', 'China', 'Spiral', and if you really want to go off the rails and experience something completely different... 'Beaubourg'
... and Hypothesis, even though it was not officially sanctioned and it was withdrawn after (I think) legal challenges. And Antatica. And the OST for 1492. So many good albums...
Vangelis was truly a person born for music. The tribute you pay to Vangelis in this simple video is more than well-deserved and well-orchestrated. Thanks. Like Jimmy Hendrix, Vangelis explored and finding new lands made them known to us. Sometimes a genius is not because he wants to, but because he wants to know and show what he has learned.
Doug, as a tribute to both Vangelis and Alan White, I'd love to hear your reaction to two of the most achingly beautiful songs ever recorded: So Long Ago, So Clear (Jon and Vangelis) and Turn Of The Century (Yes).
I've never seen Bladerunner before, but the first few bars of the song made it very clear that it's a Vangelis. The world has lost a great musician. There's an interview with Jon Anderson around that gives an insight into what wonderful and weirdly eccentric person he was - I highly suggest to watch that.
I first discovered Vangelis in the late 90s. A friend of mine gave me a copy of The City which came out sometime in the 80s I believe. It was very futuristic sounding, and I loved the soundscapes and ambiance I was hearing. I went on to look into much of his discography. Some of my favorites are Heaven & Hell (featuring Jon Anderson) and El Greco. There's still so much of his material I'm not familiar with, but he was certainly a fabulous composer and an overall musical genius. I've heard through the years that one of the reasons he didn't join Yes was because he didn't like touring, and obviously Yes was a touring band. I've been a musician for over 35 years now, and anytime I use any sort of soundscape sound or play something to fill the void, it's inspired by Vangelis. There will never be another one like him. RIP and thank you for the tribute, Doug.
The entire Blade Runner soundtrack from Vangelis is an integral part of what makes the film so iconic. If you like Sci-Fi, or even if you don't, I can heartily recommend the movie and the associated soundscapes that weave through the movie - one of my favourites, if not absolute favourite films of all time. And his work with Jon Anderson was inspired - love them all. RIP to a great composer 🎼😢💖
Jon & Vangelis were magic together 💜
Absolutely! Best to ya, Chris!
Just crap, only album of Vangelis I will never buy.
A lot of people are referred to as a genius. Vangelis was a genius.
I agree ☝🏽
Vangelis was ahead of his time with his amazing orchestrations of sounds
Amen!
The soundscapes, or tonal landscapes, Vangelis painted are as unique as it gets,
Vangelis was an artist similar to Roger Dean fantasy art creating atmospheres with his sounds
Truly he is worthy of the title of Lord of the Synth.
Indeed!
“I hear you now”
is an amazing piece by Vangelis & Jon Anderson
YES
Genius is a term often bandied about carelessly but Vangelis is someone who is really deserving of the title. The range of his work is amazing.
Vangelis’ music has always been very special to me from the first time I heard Heaven and Hell in the mid 70’s. RIP Vangelis, your music will live on forever.
blade runner is simply brilliant. all the components came together just right. it's not for everyone, many consider it too slow, but the ambiance it creates (vangelis contributing a major part of that) is unmatched.
Incredibly for a 40 years-old scifi movie, it doesn't sound or look dated. I think I watched it 20 time at least.
It’s a believable sci-fi flick
It's in my top 5 favorite movies and soundtracks!
It is still my very most favourite movie.
"Do robots dream of electric sheep?"
Absolutely my number one film, and the soundtrack is amazing even to this day.
From the first time I heard him I was absolutely hooked. I had never heard anything like him before. Nothing I have heard since begins to compare. All of his work sounds so lush, so rich, so dense with feeling, with meaning. No sound or silence is wasted. I think I need to listen to 'El Greco,' tonight.
I was shocked at how is passing was so poorly marked by mainstream media. It leaves me awed that a man could hear those sounds in his head and get them out for all of us enjoy forever. I became addicted in the late 70s, during his collaboration with Jon Anderson.
Mainstream medias do not know nothing outside of modern pop and rap. It is sad, but culture do not appeal to them.
I always loved Vangelis for his orchestrations he never sounded like an traditional orchestra he moved it into another dimension. The sounds always warm and organic.
Every time I watch this video, a tear escapes my eyes. Thank you so much Doug for this tribute.. you should listen his album "Heaven and hell", you'll like the choral work!!
The first official solo album by Vangelis was "Earth" from 1973. I got it when it came out and it's still a favorite album of mine, largely acoustic and very haunting.
As a Greek and a friend of this channel, i wanna thank you for paying tribute to Vangeli. He was a realy low profile guy, even in Greece his interviews/public appearences were scarce, but his compositions realy made all the talking for him. His passing made Greek and world music poorer, but his contibutions will be forever. Fun fact: Aphrodite's Child featured another (later) internationaly acclaimed musician, Demis Roussos.
Rest in peace Vangelis, your legacy will live on, there will never be enough words to describe your work and personality. Thanks Doug for the tribute, I suggest you also review other pieces of Vangelis as there is great diversity and a lot to explore.
REST IN PEACE Alan White...!! all the Yes Fans said: Thanx Alan... REST IN PROG!
This amazing musician will be missed, but he has bequeathed a legacy of the most beautiful music of this century. He lives on.
So Sad, I was saddend about Vangelis passing, now we just lost Alan White, Drummer for Yes. R.I.P.
We also lost the keyboard guy from Depeche Mode. Fletcher.
@@innosanto Yes I Know, Too many Good Musicians Too Fast, 😥
Thank you for live to VANGELIS I LOVE ALL HIS SONG!
The great Vangelis...Chariots of Fire still gives me goosebumps to this day, amazing movie. R.I.P ♥ Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou
Vangelis' death hit me hard. He was the reason I was wanted to learn to make music and my forever influence.
Chariots of fire is a must listen, but as Blade Runner goes, it's another track that changed the way scifi soundtracks were composed. The track "End Titles" from there is a staple in modern soundtracks, the dominating bass line that dictates the tempo and layered melodies. And since you enjoyed Jon and Vangelis, I must suggest their song "So long ago, so clear" as their masterpiece, a track so fragile that just outlines their music geniuses combined.
If I may suggest, Vangelis needs to be revisited in a future video. He was simply one of the few greats.
RIP Maestro.
Jon and Vangelis State of Independence
A few weeks before Vangelis Klaus Schulze died, also a pioneer with electronic instruments and also a great composer and musican. And a short time member of Tangerine Dream.
And Edgar Froese, founder of Tangerine Dream, seven years ago. These old time greats who are still alive are getting fewer and fewer. Speaking of earlier synths, 70's was a great time for electronic music.
Ludwig II would be very interesting. A musical psychogram of the tragic life of the Bavarian fairytale king. Electronic meets classical orchestra. Ingenious masterpiece. R.I.P. Klaus, your music will never die.
@@buckwahn8241 my favorite would be the Crystal Lake from Mirage, but I would be happy with everything.
@@berndschmidt6059 This is my favorite,too, and than Bodylove 2 Nowhere - Now here.
@@berndschmidt6059 I prefer "Velvet Voyage" to "Crystal Lake" from that album.
Really enjoyed seeing the joy in your face when listening to these tracks for the first time. Have adored Vangelis for decades and actually proposed to my wife when the main theme from "Missing" by Vangelis was playing in the background. It's a magical piece.
You would need a whole life time to pay tribute to Vangelis. Among the overlooked stuff he did - The Little Girl of the Sea, To The Unknown Man, Alpha, Intergalactic Radio Station, Conquest of Paradise. So Long Ago So Clear. Any one of these are unforgettable.
Alpha is not overlooked !!!
Thank you very much for your reaction, Vangelis was one of the best. If you could, please react to mythodea live, it's something unique. Best regards from Greece.
Also when I think of Blade runner this is what I have in mind.
m.ruclips.net/video/OP63BRzKmB0/видео.html
For Vangelis from Roy. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.
I see what you did!
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long
Rutger Hauer wrote that speech and showed it to Ridley Scott who immediately recognised it as a great idea and the rest is film history - it’s a fantastic speech!
@@grahamhowes6904 The entire crew were in tears when shooting that scene finished. It’s an insane scene, the speech one of cinema’s greatest.
Also.. (Roy to Mr Chew, the tech who made the eyes for Replicants): “If only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes.”
"If you could see the things that I've seen with your eyes."
Re: Blade Runner. The music not only provides an ambience to the movie and visuals; it's actually the opposite. Ridley Scott has stated that the visuals were adjusted so it could fit the music. The music was the lead here. "Fundamentally, in a sentence, I'll say he was the soul of the movie", Scott said of Vangelis.
When I think of Vangelis, it tales me back to the Cosmos television series hosted by Dr. Carl Sagan. Vangelis' "Heaven and Hell" opening and closing theme music was just perfect for the show. Check it out.
My favourite TV series ever.
Thanks for reacting to Vangelis' music, Doug, as much as he was a great composer, he was a modest man even more.
Alan White of Yes died today 😢
I love Vangelis. I have many albums by Vangelis. Mythodea is my favorite live concert. And the soundtrack of Bladerunner of course.
Alan was only 72. Heartbroken 💔
Very sad news about Alan.
Legendary Demis Roussos and Vangelis are timeless and imortals. True genious!
Very very Sad, Spiral and Albedo 0.39 were used in the Cosmos documentary series by Carl Sagan. That is where I found his work and much of it is pure art! Listen to Heaven and hell in the dark or with your eyes shut!!! A Truly sensory experience....
Thank you for bringing up Cosmos. I think that's how I discovered Vangelis
He even had an asteroid named after him. I love Albedo 0.39, I think it's my favorite
Yes, Heaven & Hell is a great album.
I fully agreed, so long ago, so clear
666 is such a great album start to finish. It's how I first found out about Vangelis and he sparked a love of synthesizers in me that I still have today. He'll be missed for sure. Legendary.
RIp Vangelis, beautiful compositions , futuristic soundscapes, transcendental harmonies and moods created to enhance the human spirit.
Wonderful episode Doug,I had the pleasure of meeting him in Cyprus back in the 1993 while I was serving in the RAF. Fantastic composer and musician.
"So Long Ago, So Clear" may be the best Jon and Vangelis ever did together.
Agree 100%
Doug, I want to recommend something else that I think you'll love to watch. Jon Anderson tells the story about the first time he met Vangelis. It's a really fun video : )
Yay, Music Club! Didn't know you were hearing it!
Listening to Vangelis since the 70s....Heaven and Hell was always my fave, all my musical heroes are disappearing.
Holy Cow. I didn't even know that Vangelis had passed until I heard Doug mention it early in this reaction video. I feel very sad. In my life, the three composers that have meant the most to me personally are J.S. Bach, Vangelis, and Freddie Mercury. Now they are all gone.
Them and also Ennio Morricone
So honored to be from my country, greece. He brought rock music here along with demis roussos who died 7 years ago but much of the greek society didn't appreciate this kind of music
The soundtrack for 1492 is also iconic
It is quite extraordinary in its brilliance but these days seems relatively overlooked.
Thank you so very much Doug 🙏 for making possible the dignification of the so called Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, and all the music you present, also so specially comented. Of course a due honoured mention to Vangelis Papathanassiou 🙏 who is in my life since my late teens, making us all travel trough the beautiful soundsacapes he created, visiting peace too. And oohh Doug what have you been missing 😃 if i may say i'd like to sugest a deeper vision on Mr. Peter Gabriel's work. Also sugest one of the most virtuous guitar player ever Mr Steve Hackett. About soundtrack presentation could say that "Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" 1979, from director Milos Forman would be a fantastic way to start. The film was inspired in a Broadway play writen by actors James Rado e Gerome Ragni and canadian composer Galt MacDermot, premiered in 1967. Ahh and of course JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, wich we oll man know all. Just sayin' enough 😃 ... "Music was my first love and it'll be my last" John Miles. Greetings from Portugal, where the Sun sets... 😃Carlos Manuel
I would have maybe included in this Vangelis tribute is his music from "1492 - Conquest of Paradise."
I was about to suggest the same. That was my father's favourite piece and just a few weeks ago it was played as we carried his coffin from the funeral.
(I thought I was over it... but I'm crying again)
Yes please tell us what you think of the theme from 1492, so good.
Also Horizon, and something from Opera Sauvage and also from “netwmda tu les chiens” or how was called it is masterpi
For the Blade Runner movie, so many things came together to create cinema magic. Out of this world even after all these years.
I’d also highly recommend “L’Enfant” from the Opera Sauvage album. “L’Enfant” was also heard in the Peter Weir movie “The Year of Living Dangerously”. Vangelis was an absolute genius.
The really cool brass sounds you hear in Chariots of Fire and the Bladerunner main theme are produced from a Yamaha CS80. It's an instrument that is as synonymous with Vangelis as the Eminent 310Unique is with Jean Michel Jarre. I was 8 when I discovered Vangelis; it was 1989 and the "Themes" compilation had just been released. From that point Vangelis became a huge part of my life, and still is now. An incredible, special talent, the likes of which cannot be repeated. RIP Evangelos Odyssey Papathanasiou, thank you with much love
I worked at a Tracks Music and Video in the late '80s when the THEMES album came out. A year or two later he released his one and only recording for Arista DIRECT, one of his best albums IMHO.
Another Jon and Vangelis track to check out is ‘I Hear You Now’ from the ‘Short Stories’ album. Absolutely beautiful.
R.I.P. Vangelis
That's one of my favorite songs of the magic duo!
I remember that song being played on the radio! It wasn't played that long, maybe a couple of months. I had no idea who Jon, Vangelis, YES or any of them were, but I liked the sound of the music and coals. Decades later, I would hear that track as the last on the _Best Of_ album - and remember it from way back when I was a kid. My fave from that disc, though, is _He Is Sailing._ Absolutely magnificent.
Total mmoose bumps
Theme to ‘Cosmos’ too from 1980; brilliant!
The first of your shows that I've watched with my eyes closed :)
A massive talent. Stunning in his originality and depth. Maybe my favorite single performer ever. Listen to "Nocturne" - a piano recital of some of his greatest works. So beautiful and one of his last. I just can't say enough of his impact musically and on me. Peace.
Thank you for this! Lovely reactions. Now, in order to investigate the maestros pallet closer you will need to check out Soil Festivities, Direct, Voices and El Greco. Honestly all of them. He did simple melodies splendidly, simply because he did sound splendidly. But in his more complex discography there is much more to be offered! My earliest sonic hero and may he Rest In Peace.
This saddens me, heard vangelis as a young teenager and was spellbound be it chariots of fire or bladerunner it was and is perfection to my ear. From there I got Jon and vangelis and was blown away again, vangelis is a musical genius and is probably my favourite composer of all time.😪😪❤
You've never seen Blade Runner, Doug?! That's one for the weekend for you and Megan then. Extraordinary movie and with the Vangelis soundtrack it has a brooding, melancholy, otherworldly atmosphere to it I've never seen anywhere else, stunning. One of the pieces, 'Memories of Green', is a piano piece played on an instrument even more out of tune than mine is, yet it is perfect that way, heartrendingly beautiful, poignant. I think Blade Runner would top my list of suggestions if you ever do critique movie soundtracks.
The last of the great movies made without CGI but with models.
One of Ridley Scott’s master pieces created as sue due to the brilliance of employing Vangelis to do the score as the cinematography and of course the acting.
So glad you did this video, he was one of my biggest influences!!! I'm definitely in mourning. 😞
Doug what a sad sad time for music, Alan White AND Vangelis... I would like to respectfully request that you cover Jon's 1975 album "Olias of Sunhillow". IMO, Jon's finest solo outing, due in large part to Vangelis' involvement. Like Jon himself, it's different, but the entire album is very cohesive and doesn't venture so much into the more esoteric lyricism that we all know and love - but I think you will really appreciate it! Thanks for considering!
Oh, and by the way, the storyline that the lyrics tell are inspired by Roger Dean's extraordinary artwork from Fragile, Close to the Edge, and Yessongs. Not sure but maybe some of Tales and Relayer? Anyway, a great but rarely heard treasure.
* I'd like to point out that I was mistaken as to Vangelis' involvement in this album, and thanks to you who corrected my mistake. The album stands on its own in any case. :)
I second Olias! It is a world unto itself. But Jon claims that Vangelis was not involved.
Dr. Doug is in receipt of a 1976 vinyl copy of Olias of Sunhillow, as well as the score. Council of Doug members have been informed either an Extended Play Lounge episode or an episode of Behind The Score on Patreon of Olias should be forthcoming this summer, if all goes as planned.
I'm very much looking forward to it.
@@IllumeEltanin I'll be looking forward to this! Thanks.
@@FiLWisneski Well, color me dumbstruck. I have read several accounts over the years claiming that Vangelis lent a strong guiding hand to this one. Not saying he actively played any of the parts, just that he had a lot of influence. But maybe they were wrong? I guess Jon would be the authority on that one.
@@usaturnuranus ...
It was long been rumoured that Vangelis, then a regular collaborator of Anderson's, played on the album. The music does sound similar to some of Vangelis' work, but Vangelis himself has denied any involvement. This from a September 1977 interview in "Best":
When the record came out, the people of RCA with whom I am under contract invited me and told me it wasn't very nice to have played on the record, without warning. But that's ever more curious since I haven't played on it and they were convinced of having recognized my sound. I myself was very surprised it had my name on the thank you-list. Maybe I have influenced Jon, I don't know. And it's clear that it's closer to this than you get with Yes. But maybe it's a coincidence. In any case, it's a formidable feat there is such a record when it features like Jon a debutante on keyboards. I believe the record represents more the way he is than what he does with Yes, no offense intended.
Lovely tribute, Doug, for one of the great pioneers of electronic music. He was one of a kind and will be sorely missed. I hope this opens the door for others like Tomita, who passed in 2016, and Jean Michel Jarre, who is still very much with us.
I'm still hoping for an Extended Play Lounge episode of Jarré's Oxygène. It needs to get accepted on to Dr. Doug's master list first, though.
@@IllumeEltanin I agree, Illume. When you consider that all of his synths were monophonic, it is an amazing accomplishment. I am partial to Equinoxe (hence, my Avatar:) but would be happy to hear anything by JMJ. He now carries the torch as the Grand Master of Electronica.
Jarre is amazing!
Vangelis' albums Spiral and China are very special to me.
Thank you Doug for a wonderful half an hour of Vangelis. What a genius it reminds me that I haven't yet recovered from his death. Sadly, another death to tell you about today. The Yes drummer Alan White.
The movie 1492 has a fantastic soundtrack by Vangelis
A decade or two ago, my parents took a sailing cruise around the Adriatic on a 5-masted sailing ship... the ship played 'Conquest of Paradise' at full volume as they entered or departed every port. It became my father's favourite and we carried him from the funeral (just 3 weeks ago) to that tune.
My favourite Jon and Vangelis piece is "So Long Ago, So Clear" from the latter part of side 1 of "Heaven and Hell". For me, it's possibly the most emotive piece that Vangelis wrote. His output was phenomenal. Mythodea is worth a watch and a listen. For documentary scoring, I strongly recommend Antarctica.
Agreed.
That piece is really beautiful. So sweet and calm. Gives me goosebumps every time.
№ 1 out of 576 pieces on my spotify playlist . Encounter with infinity and eternity ..
Agree 100 %
"Blade Runner Blues" is the Vangelis piece that's always stuck with me the most. It's absolutely beautiful, and has such a bittersweet sound.
Electronic music as a whole wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for him. He's had such a huge influence both directly and indirectly.
Goosebumps on every track... R.I.P. Maestro
Beautiful tribute Doug with music that moved people throughout his career. Just what great music should do.
Doug, this is the first time that I have ever heard a reaction channel talk about Aphrodite's Child. This band spawned another star - Demis Roussos who became more poppy. My favourite track from the 666 album is The Four Horsemen.
That is an amazing track on an amazing album
Outstanding track; outstanding album; outstanding band.
And Demis sang on Tales of the Future, a track that Vangelis wrote for Blade Runner. I'm not entirely sure if that track actually appeared in the movie, but it still blows my mind when I listen to it.
Incredible song. Like much great progressive rock, the lesser known bands often explored very compelling ideas.
1972? Along with those you mentioned: ELP 'Trilogy'; Gentle Giant 'Three Friends'; King Crimson 'Lark's Tongues in Aspic; Egg 'Polite Force'; Gong 'Flying Teapot'; PFM 'Pour Un Amico'; Banco 'Metamorphasis'; Il Belleto Di Bronzo 'YZ'; Museo Rosenbach 'Zarathustra'; Wigwam; 'Fairy Port'; Matching Mole 'Little Red Record'; Frank Zappa 'Grand Wazoo'; to name a few.
My goodness... you have to see Blade runner. It is a masterpiece of cinema and music. Vangelis showed with this and other soundtracks and albums that he was a true genius. Another of the ways in which he demonstrated it was in his few live concerts, because many times he said that he had no idea what he was going to play and when he went on stage, he simply improvised new songs for 2 masterful hours. A hug.
I remember listening to his music in the 70s.
Amazing composer, musician, arranger, producer an philosopher...
Thanks for this one Doug. The guy was a total musical legend known mainly for film scores but he was a prog rock god as well imo. The 666 concept album by Aphrodites Child is legendary and he went on to have a much more interesting career than maybe what Demis Roussos did although I loved Demis voice. Aegean Sea is my favourite track on the album, so atmospheric and puts you right there on a Greek island. Thank you 🙏🏻 👍🏼
Don’t forget Demis contributed vocals to the ‘Blade Runner’ soundtrack…
I wouldnt call his music progressive rock in any shape or form . Nor would Vangelis appreciate labeling him that way. He composed for himself and no one else. The soundtracks were revenue generators so he could continue to upgrade synths and build out his personal studios. He has said all this in several interviews posted on YT.
@@optimus163 he had some common ground with progressive
You picked one of the best songs from 666 (Aegean Sea) to review!!! Aphrodite's Child was simply incredible!
Doug, you pick out great stuff. From Aphrodites Child the album 666, please play the four horsemen.
Yessss, love that album
Vangelis Θεός!!! These personalities never die....he just talk to us from that great sound....forever even when we live onto other planets......he worked for that!
RIP
I love how we get to see someone hearing such a classic as I’ll Find My Way Home for the first time. Thanks Doug, glad you liked it…
You could have added "Tears in rain" from Bladerunner. Absolutely iconic.
Or the ending song, i dont remember the name
@@picolete "End Titles"
The whole soundtrack to that film, by Vangelis, is immensely clever and innovative. Particularly the strange ambient sounds. It's beyond music, it's vital to holding the whole thing together and telling the story.
the End titles it's probably the most famous tune of that movie/soundtrack that for a legal problem had been rearranged by an orchestra at that time (and at least here in Italy we often heard that version on broadcast theme songs) but honestly the electronic original version is much better, once it could be published.
Even, if you noticed, Jean Michel Jarre seems to have clearly mentioned that melody musically (making a tribute to him in practice) in one of the tracks of the album Oxygène 7-13 : at the time of that album I followed and knew jarre's compositions and I mistakenly thought that the famous tune I had heard as a child (classical orchestra version) was by Jarre, I did not even know both Vangelis and Bladerunner movie. Jarre actually said that he adores Vangelis but that he is much more minimalist.
That excerpt is really all Rutger Hauer, who has stated that he was improvising those lines on the spot. There's not much focus on the music in this scene as it is more of the same as in many other quieter parts of the movie.
The album I played over and over from Vangelis was Soil Festivities. Just love the hypnotic sounds throughout. A classic to me at any rate.
I think Soil Festivities Movement 1 is amazing!
When did the reaction you find great music and greatness that would be see again once in life time
You should comment the entire album 666. It's a masterpiece
And as you speak of Close to the edge: Alan White, the drummer of Yes passed away. He also deserves a tribute
Possibly tomorrow, rather than ELP...
It is!
RIP Alan White already so missed. But Bill was the drummer on CTTE then left Yes before the CTTE tour when Alan White joined Yes.
Thank You, He will be missed by those of us who know. Fantisico Composer!!!!
Melody and rhythm: The Friends of Mr. Cairo. Well worth a listen.
Great review!
"Conquest of Paradise" it's also a great song
Great re-action to a groundbreaking artist. I was one of "those" who encouraged you to play some of his masterpieces a while ago, and for this reason. You are a trained composer, you know music inside out, pick out time signatures, key changes, all that technical important stuff that has to be in the right place to "make" a piece of music work in time and place with other musicians in that particular piece. So is this why he plays simple tunes or melodies, that can be whistled or hummed, and then embelishes it with layer after layer of music. When you said "Oh and it was in C, like you were surprised at a melody in this simple key, well this is the way I play (by ear) on my keyboards at home. I believe Vangelis started this way, he cannot sight read or follow score as you would, he was self taught on keys but obviously hey knows how something sounds good and then works from there to make it better, intuitively. Oh, you MUST watch Bladerunner, the music makes the film.
My Greek friend and I drove to LA to see him when he was teaching a class at UCLA. Henry Mancini attended the concert, and a friend of his named Jon came up on stage to sing one or two songs. Then we turned around after the show for the seven-hour return drive. I remember vividly the moment I found out about the show, and it was a little bit of a fluke. I know how lucky we were to see him on this continent, because he never toured here. My friend had told me Vangelis didn't like to fly.
RIP Maestro.
This "aegean sea" track recorder late 1970 and sounds like Pink Floyd mid 70s !!
Friends of mister cairo, State Of Independence, four horsemen : great staff for reactions
Hey, Doug, you will love the song "State of Independence," by Jon and Vangelis. It is a bit harder and more complex than "I'll Find My Way Home," and was even covered successfully by Donna Summer. The song already sounded like Electro Prog Funk before Donna got a hold of it, but she turned it into a Funky call for unity. I think you will love it even more than "I'll Find...," which is a very nice Pop song that was a big hit around the world, except for America, oddly enough.
I agree. IMHO, along with "So Long Ago, So Clear" , "State of Independence" is the best work by Vangelis& Anderson.
While Michael Jackson was working with Quincy Jones. He heard State of Independence being recorded by Donna Summer. He “borrowed “ the bass line for Billie Jean.
J & V's version is about a connection to God.
@@a2ndopynyn of course it is. What else?
Blade Runner is one of the most iconic and recognizable films in the history of cinema. When you see one frame from Forrest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, The Goodfather, you know what the movie is about and the same is with Blade Runner ... Dark, rainy, deep. And that's why the music of Vangelis fits so well in this movie. RIP Vangelis.
Also, all the Jon & Vangelis albums are worth a listen, but my favourite by far has to be The Friends Of Mr. Cairo, which contains the track you featured here. State of Independence is amazing, and you'll love the old movie references in the album's title track. Definitely something you should react to on the channel!
Aphrodite's child was a band of exceptional musicians, Demis Roussos was the singer, you probably know him. Best prog band from Greece. Check out the song "3 horsemen" and "It's 5 o clock"
Or "End of the world"..."Marie Jolie". Aphrodite's Child were very big in Italy !
Yes absolutely ! And don’t believe the Drummer Lucas Sideras exceptionnel Drummer !!👍👍👍
That entire album was played relentlessly during my university years.
I can't help but think what Relayer would have sounded like with Vangelis on keys. Jon and Vangelis's styles suited each other perfectly.
But he didnt get on with the rest of the band very well.
I loved this. I was crazy about Vangelis when I was young. But didn't know much about him, just liked the sounds. I haven't listened to it for years. Now I know why I loved this.
Another that I liked back then was Jean Michel Jarre. Also an amazing composer. Thank you Doug. Have a good day!
I'm still hoping for an Extended Play Lounge episode of Jarré's Oxygène. It needs to get accepted on to Dr. Doug's master list first, though.
I have lived with and listen to his music since i was a boy in the late 70ies, so many good memories and listening hours with Vangelis, a great loss, i recommend the albums Oceanic and Voices and the collection "Themes", great music to relax and meditate to
Thank you Doug for this, I was looking forward to it. Vangelis truly is in a league of his own. For me he's the greatest musical genius of the modern musical era. Rest in Peace, maestro!
For another time. Jon & Vangelis friends of Mr Kairo. Simply amazing
I was watching Blade Runner at the time, so 40 years a go in cinema in stereo. As real SF fun it was so amazing. Just as Terminator.
I hope at some point you react to the following albums by Vangelis: 'Heaven and Hell', 'Albedo 0.39', 'China', 'Spiral', and if you really want to go off the rails and experience something completely different... 'Beaubourg'
Oh yes, heaven n hell. Awesome.
I was in high expectation of Heaven and Hell and/or Albedo... Heaven and Hell would make a good one for some Friday.
I was thinking exaclty the same 😀
And Opera Sauvage
... and Hypothesis, even though it was not officially sanctioned and it was withdrawn after (I think) legal challenges. And Antatica. And the OST for 1492. So many good albums...
Vangelis was truly a person born for music.
The tribute you pay to Vangelis in this simple video is more than well-deserved and well-orchestrated.
Thanks.
Like Jimmy Hendrix, Vangelis explored and finding new lands made them known to us.
Sometimes a genius is not because he wants to, but because he wants to know and show what he has learned.
Doug, as a tribute to both Vangelis and Alan White, I'd love to hear your reaction to two of the most achingly beautiful songs ever recorded: So Long Ago, So Clear (Jon and Vangelis) and Turn Of The Century (Yes).
Also Annie Haslam (Renaissance) Sang Turn Of The Century with Steve Howe of Yes.
And Friends of Mister Cairo (the full 12 minutes)
I've never seen Bladerunner before, but the first few bars of the song made it very clear that it's a Vangelis.
The world has lost a great musician. There's an interview with Jon Anderson around that gives an insight into what wonderful and weirdly eccentric person he was - I highly suggest to watch that.
Just listening to Aegean Sea takes me back 50 years... have 666 on vinyl... one of those masterpieces of 1972.
Also the Blade Runner soundtrack was more worthy of an Oscar, than Chariots Of Fire, but I guess two in row was too much.
Kudos on pronouncing Vangelis correctly! I've been a fan of his music since the late 1970s, starting with the album Albedo 0.39.