Damn, RIP. Dude wrote my favorite song describing what color each horse of the apocalypse is
the leading horse is WHITE
the second horse is RED
the third one is a BLACK
the last one is a GREEN
Vangelis has died
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#42He wrote the theme song to the Carl Sagan series "Cosmos", both the song and the show had me transfixed as a kid.
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#43I had no idea it was a _person_ named Vangelis. The word sounds like a band name.
And really, the exquisite textures are a workload which would ordinarily require multiple talents. Guess he was THAT good.
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#44His work, especially the colab with Jon Anderson, has been an important sound track to my life.
And dammit COVID 19
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#45RIP a true master of synthesis, up there as an equal to Isao Tomita
and Ralf Hutter.
So many memorable and now foundational techniques:
The gated saw string "chug" (Chariots of Tire)
Glissando space echo dives (Blade Runner)
Incredible synthetic guitar solos that inspired Jan Hammer
Analogue strings from the CS80 that melt like Mantovani.
Will be so sorely missed. I'm gonna play out all my collection in a huge Vangelisathon.
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#46How did people learn synths back then without the internet?
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#47Imo, Vangelis brought the synthesizer from an experimental novelty to an instrument for composition. The two sounds I associate with him are the long brassy triangle with a steep envelope that we know from both Blade Runner and the accompaniment to the piano in the Chariots of Fire theme, and his effective use of chimes. I have tickets for Olafur Arnalds next week, and there is a younger generation of composers like…
Based on my listening and no other knowledge, he probably had quite the influence on Oneohtrix Point Never aka OPN aka Daniel Lopatin. He’s always been a big synth head and his OST scores really showcase his talents.
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#48RIP. I remember watching the movie 1492 Conquest of Paradise, being wowed by the music, and then downloading the MIDI of the theme song on my 28.8k modem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-DlMOLCY4 (not a MIDI).
I even saw the movie on Laser Disc, geez, ultimate 90's nostalgia trip.
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#49Super bummed, Vangelis got me into electronic music back in the early 90s. I've since made it my mission (obsession) to collect all of his albums, which I'm still working on.
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#50Vangelis' 1977 composition "To The Unknown Man" was interpreted by the Italian singer Milva as "Moi je n'ai pas peur" in 1981.