Vangelis 'Chariots of Fire' cover ~ Memorial to my favourite musician w/

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In this video Canadian Guitarist/producer Dean Wolfe reacts to the death of Vangelis.

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[bogdang.]

Vangelis will always remain someone special in my heart in terms of musical experiences. His music provided me with sublime and beautiful feelings. Great loss!

[The_Great_Darino]

My first experiences with Vangelis would have been the ‘Cosmos’ series, although as a junior high schooler at the time, I never thought of the music composer at the time. Then when I got into radio, working at an AC station, would play his songs on occasion.

I’d best describe his work as ‘ethereal’.

[adi_aca]

Nice info...

didn't know the original Cosmos music score was by him...

[scifimonkey]

Sad loss of a great talent, what a legacy though. For me the entry point was Blade runner even though Chariots of fire was slightly earlier. I have always been a great fan of that film which is such a great rewatch time and time over. It would not have been anything like as good however without Vangelis’s score. RIP man you done good.

[rtwbikerider]

Well done Dean. Chariots of Fire sounds great on an acoustic guitar. I believe that Vangelis used a Yamaha CS80, a synth that he was famous for playing.

I also believe that Vangelis did not join Yes because of the excessive air travel while touring. I think that there was a fear there.

I’ve got a few Aphrodite’s Child, Jon & Vangelis, and solo albums. As a fan, one of my coolest memories was sitting in Athens’ ancient marble Panathenaic Stadium watching a simulcast of his live concert across town at the Temple of Zeus in 2001. It was just dumb luck that I was in Greece that day to watch one of his rare live performances on the Jumbotron at the end of the entirely marble structure built in 144 AD. Good times.

[carlosgarcao]

Great musician. What it will be for him and for Yes if they have join forces. Just imagine. Vangelis keyboard and Howe