“Mythology, science and space exploration are subjects that have fascinated me since my early childhood,” notes Vangelis. “And they were always connected somehow with the music I write.”… Read More Vangelis Rosetta Album Preview
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been selected to compose the score to the upcoming sequel to Blade Runner.… Read More Blade Runner Sequel To Be Scored By Jóhann Jóhannsson
Seventies-tastic psychedelic music action from Vangelis. … Read More Rare Seventies-tastic Psychedelic Vangelis Music Video
We have not seen an official announcement on this yet, but it looks like a new album from pioneering synthesist Vangelis is on the way. The new Vangelis album, Rosetta, is showing up in several online stores as scheduled for release Sept 23, 2016, on the Universal Music/Decca label. The track listing is to come, but Rosetta appears to be inspired… Read More New Vangelis Album, Rosetta (Sneak Preview)
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via GIANNIS ARK, captures a live studio cover of part of the Vangelis Blade Runner soundtrack, Rachel’s Song.
Vangelis And The Journey to Ithaka is a 2014 documentary on the Acadamy Award winning Greek composer and synthesist. The two-hour documentary includes interviews with Vangelis and many of his friends and colleagues, including Sean Connery, Hugh Hudson, Jessye Norman, Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Julian Rachlin and many others. It also includes rare, historical footage, most… Read More Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka
Academy Award winning composer and synthesist Vangelis demonstrates his custom MIDI setup and how he uses it to do realtime composition and orchestration. … Read More Vangelis Demonstrates His Custom MIDI Studio
What’s Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA doing with composer and synth pioneer Vangelis?
The latest episode of the Sinfini podcast features an interview with Academy Award winning composer/synthesist Vangelis. Host Norman Lebrecht talks with Vangelis about his earliest musical memories, his ‘great mistake’, his greatest achievement, scoring films like Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire and more. You can listen to the new Vangelis interview via the embed… Read More Rare Vangelis Interview – On His Greatest Achievement And More
Synthonia has introduced a new sound library for the Novation Mininova, The Iconic Sounds Of Vangelis. The library features 25 timbres, programmed for the Novation Mininova/Ultranova synthesizers, inspired by the music of Vangelis. Here’s an audio demo that uses the sound library:
