R.I.P Vangelis

[Heater]

A total inspiration

[motuscott]

I don't want to appear greedy but 79 years seems like a decent lifespan.
wish I contribute as much, but I am a simple drumbster
I do what I can...

[crimsonwarlock]

We are loosing them fast. First Klaus Schulze and now Vangelis

79 years seems like a decent lifespan.

Not if you die from some stupid decease that's roaming the world currently. That didn't have to happen

[plaamook]

We are loosing them fast. First Klaus Schulze and now Vangelis

79 years seems like a decent lifespan.

Not if you die from some stupid decease that's roaming the world currently. That didn't have to happen

But it did have to happen. That's causality for you. Bit of a one trick pony.
Anyway, yeah...the guy was a legend.
Thanks for all the great sounds.

[motuscott]

"Not if you die from some stupid decease that's roaming the world currently. That didn't have to happen"

Yeah, that's a shame

[Aosta]

Along with Jean Michel Jarre my biggest musical influence in my life, very sad

[Heater]

Along with Jean Michel Jarre my biggest musical influence in my life, very sad

Indeed. The only 2 modern music composers that I consider geniuses.

[pedrocaetanos]

Deeply sad.
Amongst my musical heroes, that made made part of me be a musician, he was always perhaps the the one ending up as the favorite, the most magical.
No one played synthesizers sounding so organic.
No one was so brilliant while having no musical training. Yet to me, he was one of the musical genius of XX century.
Unfortunately, his music was not the same anymore in the latest times, the age was taking it's tall.
Nevertheless it was conforting to know him alive.
And yes, sadly, Klaus Schulze was amongst those heroes of mine, also. As well as Edgar Froese, lost earlier.
I feel old, with the great ones dying around me.

[motuscott]

I had a post here, but it just goes to show, even the most irredeemable ReasonTalker is worthy of forgiveness.
I ask your redemption, and then reject it, of course.
Reason is the reason.
Track Folderz Mutherflickerz

[motuscott]

People die.
I will die, hopefully soon, getting impatient.
Don't miss this opportunity to tear me a new one!
ReasonTalkers get a 10% discount!

[motuscott]

I hope we can all forgive what can only be described as a lack of protocol, and common sense

[Aosta]

[motuscott]

Respect!

[moofi]

Is the listening guy practicing for a facial listening expression contest?

[moofi]

[miyaru]

May he rest in peace.......

[selig]

Besides Blade Runner (and Chariots of Fire), friends gave me a Hearts of Space episode with Soil Festivities in it (when it first came out around 1984). I was so inspired I started making music “like that”, and a few years later was signed to MCA/Master Series (and later to Hearts of Space Records!). Would have never started down that path without hearing Vangelis’ music, especially the non-soundtrack recordings. His blending of electronic and acoustic instruments (and field recordings) was exactly what I needed to hear at that point in time. RIP Vangelis.

[orthodox]

I'm ashamed to admit, but I wasn't really familiar with his work. Heard it here and there, mostly things like this:

[rootwheel]

I'm ashamed to admit, but I wasn't really familiar with his work.

If you want a good record to start with, try listening to the whole 1492 album from beginning to end. Some amazing compositions on there.

[Aosta]

1492 is an absolute masterpiece! Also one of his lesser known albums Voices is also amazing.

[crimsonwarlock]

friends gave me a Hearts of Space episode with Soil Festivities in it (when it first came out around 1984).

Soil Festivities is still one of my favorite Vangelis albums. My first Vangelis album was Spiral. It was the first time I heard a sequencer as an effect instead of playing melodies like the Berlin school did. It was entirely different from the other electronic music I listened to at the time, like Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream. Later I found Kitaro, who was heavily influenced by Vangelis.

[plaamook]

Along with Jean Michel Jarre my biggest musical influence in my life, very sad

Indeed. The only 2 modern music composers that I consider geniuses.

Arvo Pärt is still kickin
Ligeti isn’t sadly

[wendylou]

According to several media outlets in Greece, Vangelis died of coronavirus in France, where he lived part-time.

I discovered his music from Blade Runner (1982). At that time, Vangelis refused to release the soundtrack music, explaining they were not complete songs. So I resorted to renting a stereo VCR in order to tape-record that music! I recently bought the 4K Blu-Ray and streaming Dolby Atmos version. I like numerous tracks from his 2007 release "Blade Runner Trilogy (Music from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition]".

[plaamook]

According to several media outlets in Greece, Vangelis died of coronavirus in France, where he lived part-time.

I discovered his music from Blade Runner (1982). At that time, Vangelis refused to release the soundtrack music, explaining they were not complete songs. So I resorted to renting a stereo VCR in order to tape-record that music! I recently bought the 4K Blu-Ray and streaming Dolby Atmos version. I like numerous tracks from his 2007 release "Blade Runner Trilogy (Music from the Motion Picture) [25th Anniversary Edition]".

I never thought the released OST was as good as what was in the film and how it flowed.
However, I did at one time have the entire film sound ripped to MP3 and I'd just listen to the whole film at work. It was an interesting thing to do actually.