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Film musician and performer.
Composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79.
Some of you are unfamiliar with who you are?
Yes, he is the composer who made the theme song for the familiar movie ‘Chariot of Fire’.
It’s a song that makes your heart flutter when you listen to it.
In addition, there are many more familiar songs.
Reporter Park So-hee will tell you.
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Athletes running barefoot on the sandy beach.
This is a 1981 movie about the challenges and friendships of British sprinters who participated in the Paris Olympics in 1924.
Greek composer Vangelis won an Academy Award for music for this film.
(Movie ‘1492 Columbus’, 1992)
Vangelis’ film music contains the emotions of grandeur and wretchedness.
1492 Columbus.
Relying on the harsh winds of the ocean, the sails of the sailing ship are wide open as they set out to explore an unknown continent.
Companies took full advantage of the inspiration of Vangelis’ futuristic and heartbreaking songs through TV commercials.
(Hyundai Motor Equus, 2006)
‘Our future is moving together’
(Samsung Group, 1999)
‘A new millennium is coming’
(Movie ‘Blade Runner’, 1982)
Vangelis was acclaimed as a pioneer by using electronic music ahead of its time, and had a great influence on later progressive rock.
(2002 Korea-Japan World Cup Official Theme Song)
I made a relationship with Korea while composing the official theme song for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
[반젤리스(2001년 인터뷰)]
“Life is too short to contain music. Maybe it is too short to express music in the first place.”
Vangelis, who has been fascinated by the universe since childhood, also said that not having regular music studies helped her maintain her musical creativity.
This is Sohee Park from MBC News.
Video Editing: Hyerin Park / Video Source: YouTube (1964Byron, VangelisVEVO HD Film Tributes, Makmian Vangelis – Theme, Sangmin Sang, Jinyoung Kim, logneun)
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