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Vangelis, the Oscar-winning Greek composer and progressive rocker, has died at the age of 79.
He died on the evening of May 17, his assistant Lefteris Zermas confirmed.
Vangelis Papathanassiou is no longer with us.
From there, hell always send us his notes.
His theme forChariots of Fire(1981) sold 3 million copies, spent four weeks at No.
Hiselectronic score forBlade Runnerin 1982 is universally acknowledged as a landmark achievement.
We are part of the universe, and the music is the code, Vangelis toldNPRin 2016.
Music is science more than art, and it is the main code of the universe.
