Vangelis cause of death
Vangelis, the Greek prog-rocker and Oscar-winning composer for films like Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79.
The influential artist born Evángelos Papathanassíou died late Tuesday night, a statement from Vangelis’ “private office” announced to his Elsewhere fan page Thursday. The Athens News Agency also confirmed the news of Vangelis’ death.
Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou born on 29 March 1943 –, known professionally as Vangelis ˈwas a Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music.
He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.
What was Vangelis’s net worth?
According to sources, Vangelist had an estimated net worth of $245 million
