I would like to salute everyone of you who have watched and shared comments about these videos. Vangelis’ music, thoughts and vision regarding Music and life in general, was, is and will always be a source of bright light in our lives.
100, 200, 300, 400 or 500 years from now. He will be recognize as one of the greatest in the history. Were lucky we still have someone like him in our time.
@@peteragoston-petrosthemusi8260 Maybe he just isn't interested in selling his music. I love his music and I am grateful for having the chance being able to hear the wonderful and one of a kind music that he creates
R.I.P. master Vangelis, you make us feel the sky and Universe here in the Earth, but now, you´ve conquest the paradise, you have won your place in the paradise, and your music will hear forever.
Vangelis is one of the main sources of inspiration in my life. I’ve set the mood and got through some hard times with his music. I think hearing “The Friends of Mr. Cairo” late one night on a classic rock station made me buy my first Vangelis album, followed by his “Themes” compilation. I’ve watched many sunrises and sunsets listening to “The Bounty” end titles. 🌅
He just wanted to make beautiful music and didn’t want all the fuss that came with success. The success was a means to an end to allow him to continue making beautiful music. In my opinion.
vangelis has always been a huge influence for me, and to hear him speaking humbly and truthfuly - helps me realise all the more,( being a unique musician who wants to create interesting, adventurous and fulfilling music) how important it is to be true to yourself and not sell out to the media, although, as he states here, he had to do that to a point.
Just over two weeks ago I sadly had to bury my oldest friend - who was found dead on a beach 3 days before his 47th birthday. Last week I learn of the passing of Vangelis who was one of my musical heroes. Vangelis wrote a lot of amazing music in his career but “Rachel’s Song” from the Blade Runner soundtrack is probably my favourite. The world has sadly lost yet another legend. R.I.P. Vangelis x
When you don't follow the corporate line or narrative, they always tell you are "difficult". Take that as a badge of honor because you are an individual they cannot re-shape.
All these praises here in the comments for Papathanassíou, God bless his soul, but did you all listen to what he is saying here ? He identified the problem with the music industry from the get-go and did not want to be a part of it. He is the true to heart musician creating what he feels and senses. Not a hit maker for the public to consume day after day like that fast food burger he mentions. Yet he played the game with ' the machine' ( record companies etc) in order to bring in the $ so he could build and continually update his studio with the instruments neccesary to keep creating. Vangelis even admits sacrificing alot of his time to 'play that game' and regrets doing so . He was riding the double edged sword for a time, a very difficult thing to do when you at first cannot be totally independant of those record companies. I find his albums that are lesser known to be some of his finest works and the ones that became popular / hits / sold well ...not soo much . I think he would probably agree because soundtracks are basically composer for hire recording aligned to scenes in a film. The rest of his albums are really him unrestricted, true Vangelis. Consider those albums now and you discover the real Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou. To the Great One Godspeed.
He tried to stay true to himself as much as he could, had to play the game to be able to “buy freedom” one could say, freedom to express himself. I guess he felt tainted when doing so, but just had to
Bonjour Optimus. Votre commentaire est très censé. Grâce à vous, je vais pouvoir réécouter et peut-être découvrir des oeuvres moins connues de l'artiste que j'ai toujours adoré. Passez un agréable week-end et prenez soin de vous. Philippe depuis la France.
His music never ever grows old, and has inspired me in so many ways throughout the years. And to see his attitude towards "the industry" reveals the wisdom given to him from the same source as the music. I, for one, am grateful to the industry for introducing his music, (and to him for accepting) without which I may have never known about him. Tricky tricky. I hope one day that all his unpublishd music will be available to those who at least seek it out.
*there's no mistaking something composed by Vanjelis and something fabricated by someone imitating his style...i was raised on classical music and opera so when first hearing Vangelis decades ago it connected with me at a very deep and personal way and still does... great respect to the memory of a true genius in his chosen medium of expression*
Je viens d'apprendre la triste nouvelle. Je joue moi-même des synthés et Vangelis a toujours été mon idole. Je me rappelle de cet album intitulé "Short Stories" sorti en 1979, né du talent de ces 2 artistes exceptionnels que sont Vangelis et Jon Anderson. Maintenant, le maestro va interpréter ses oeuvres pour Dieu lui-même. Même s'il a parfois cédé à l'aspect commercial, il est de ce niveau. RIP. Philippe depuis la France.
I was today years old when I found out it was pronounced "Vanguelis" (as in guess). Thank you for your art, Grand Master! May you enjoy your journey to the stars forever, for stardust we are and to the stars we return. I can't thank you enough, you made my life so much better with your music!
So it's the same as in any other profession: You have to love what you do to be good, but you also have to be successful in a monetary way to be able to keep doing what you like. Vangelis is no exception and tells a story that many other music artists told: They needed the music industry but they hated it, too. I think a very important fact in Vangelis' life was his ability to write the perfect soundtracks for movies and of course the friendship to Ridley Scott.
It's an ugly game...very difficult industry for creative people...you have to have intelligent people to run a function music world...there is not one at all...not now..there was something there at one time...but it was never that artistically driven...If it wasn't for some people to keep me I would not have much technology as I have...technology is very helpful for a modern composer...it costs a lot of money...Vangelis is a very nice person..and I like a lot of his work..it is inspiring.
He is beyond amazing. I'm glad he didn't give in fully into the game. He did exactly what he had to do and he definitely succeeded. Hats off to you Vangelis 😎👍👍👍👍👍
He reminds me a little of Benny Andersson. Just as humble, just as talented and his music is from another universe... I could imagine Benny and Vangelis playing accordion together - wouldn't that be something fantastic! Super chap.
I've been a fan since I was 12 years old, got his entire back catalogue, just wish he'd allow some of his additional scores to be released, Bitter Moon in particular which is classic Vangelis ie hauntingly beautiful
You will be missed so much. Farewell. You gifted us with great music for decades. For those who want, I have a small Vangelis-inspired playlist on my channel.
One makes it to God=Lord Jesus Christ's kingdom of heaven, if one willingly accepts God=Lord Jesus Christ and His salvation proposal towards their sins and personally confess their wrongdoings to Him and repent before passing away. Then God=Lord Jesus Christ would let those in His kingdom of Heaven. Unfortunately not everyone enters. The unrepentant along with the disbelievers don't. Those end up in the lake of fire and brimstone. It is the second death.
@@thespaceram2879 It's not enough we have the earthly mafia, now you're bringing up the celestial mafia. Listen to this man's music and drop the words, they are pointless in the world of feelings. You talk like you're some sort of saint, you hypocrite.
Great talent.You could see this guy was something special when he was on the keyboard with his original band with another talent with a great voice, Demis Roussos.
I first heard his music in 1991. I was 3. My dad had chariotsbof fire and the city albums, there were more but i dont recall them all. When he would sit for hours as an art director and graphics designer working on his apple on the first real mac and adobe photoshop, while the disc played on a sony hifi in the background. I would steal the discs and play them while he isnt home, imagine myself mr bean and do crazy stuff at home then return the disc back to its place without him knowing. I played chariots of fire on a small casio keyboard by listening to the cd on hifi and try to play it by ear. I was living in cyprus at the time. What blissful memories.
As the software developer, Vangelis' music inspires me a lot in creating something new. I've found decisions in creating new functionality whilst was listening to his music, especially using earphones. And his music will always be with us and our successors, because he, as he mentioned in this interview, led a way to create something unique without repeating himself. And this way of creating is distinguished it from mass electronic music.
This reminded me the Mark Hollis who despised the music industry, was forced to do and sing the music he didn't actually want, and when he finally got free hands and did it , then it flopped badly because it sounded extremely experimental. So he just left... Both, Vangelis and Hollis, were geniuses
