After having taken piano lessons, Vangelis began his professional musical career working with several popular bands of the 1960s such as the Forminx and Aphrodite's Child, with the latter's album 666 going on to be recognized as a psychedelic classic. Throughout the 1970s, Vangelis composed music scores for several animal documentaries, including L'Apocalypse des Animaux, La Fête sauvage and Opéra sauvage; the success of these scores brought him into the film scoring mainstream. In the early 1980s, Vangelis formed a musical partnership with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of progressive rock band Yes, and the duo went on to release several albums together as Jon & Vangelis.
In 1981, he composed the score for the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The soundtrack's single, the film's "Titles" theme, also reached the top of the American Billboard Hot 100 chart and was used as the background music at the London 2012 Olympics winners' medal presentation ceremonies. Vangelis also received acclaim for his synthesizer-based soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner.
Having had a career in music spanning over 70 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums, Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music.
Vangelis was born 29 March 1943, in Agria, near Volos, Greece. Largely a self-taught musician, he reportedly began composing at the age of three. His earliest memory is "playing piano, some percussion and whatever else that was available that made a noise. Right from the start, I was only interested in playing my own music". He refused to take traditional piano lessons, and throughout his career did not have substantial knowledge of reading or writing musical notation. When he was six, Vangelis's parents enrolled him at a specialist music school in Athens. He recalls "I was lucky not to go because music schools close doors rather than open them". He studied painting, an art he still practices, at the Athens School of Fine Arts.
In 1989 received Max Steiner Award. France made Vangelis a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1992 and promoted to Commander in 2017, as well Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur in 2001. In 1993 received music award Apollo by Friends of the Athens National Opera Society. In 1995, Vangelis had a minor planet named after him (6354 Vangelis) by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; the name was proposed by the MPC's co-director, Gareth V. Williams, rather than by the object's original discoverer, Eugène Joseph Delporte, who died in 1955, long before the 1934 discovery could be confirmed by observations made in 1990. In 1996 and 1997 was awarded at World Music Awards.
NASA conferred their Public Service Medal to Vangelis in 2003. The award is the highest honour the space agency presents to an individual not involved with the American government. Five years later, in 2008, the board of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens voted to make Vangelis an Honorary Doctor, making him Professor Emeritus at their Faculty of Primary Education. In June 2008, the American Hellenic Institute honoured Vangelis with an AHI Hellenic Heritage Achievement Award for his "exceptional artistic achievements" as a pioneer in electronic music and for his lifelong dedication to the promotion of Hellenism through the arts. On 16 September 2013, he received the honour of appearing on the Greek 80 cent postage stamp, as part of a series of six distinguished living personalities of the Greek Diaspora.
Blush Responce
Vangelis Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
"Do you like our owl?"
[Deckard:]
"Is it artificial?"
[Rachel:]
"Of course it is"
[Deckard:]
"Must be expensive"
[Rachel:]
"very"
[Rachel:]
"I'm Rachel"
[Deckard:]
"Deckard"
[Rachel:]
"Its seems you feel our work is not a benefit to the public"
[Deckard:]
"Replicants are like any other machines"
"They are either a benefit or a hazard"
"If they're a benefit, it's not my problem"
[Rachel:]
"May I ask you a personal question?"
[Deckard:]
"sure"
[Rachel:]
"Have you ever retired a human, by mistake?"
[Deckard:]
"No" [Rachel:]
"but in your position that is a risk"
[Tyrell:]
"Is this to be an empathy test?"
"Capilary dilation of the so called blush response"
"... fluctuation of the pupil"
"Involuntary dilation of the iris"
[Deckard:]
"We call it Voight-Kampf for short"
[note: named after the people who developed this test]
[Rachel:]
"Mr. Deckard, Dr. Elden Tyrell"
[Tyrell:]
"Demonstrate it. I want to see it work"
[Deckard:]
"Were is the subject?"
[Tyrell:]
"I want to see it work on a person"
"I want to see a negative before I provide you with a positive"
[Deckard:]
"What's that gonna prove?"
[Tyrell:]
"Indulge me"
[Deckard:] "on you?"
[Tyrell:]
"Try her"
The dialogue in the song Blush Response is taken from the movie Blade Runner, and these lines are spoken between Harrison Ford's character, Deckard, and Sean Young's character, Rachel. Rachel shows Deckard an artificial owl, and they discuss whether or not it is real, and Rachel reveals that she herself is a replicant, a type of advanced android. The conversation shifts to the ethics of creating these advanced machines and whether they are beneficial or dangerous to society. Rachel asks Deckard if he has ever accidentally killed a human, and this leads to a demonstration of a Voight-Kampf test, which measures empathetic responses and is used to determine if someone is a replicant.
The song's title, "Blush Response," refers to the involuntary dilation of the iris and other physiological responses that occur when someone is trying to deceive someone else. This is what the Voight-Kampf test measures, and the conversation in the song reflects the ethical dilemmas surrounding the creation and use of replicants. It raises questions about what makes someone human, and if it is ethical to create machines that are capable of feeling emotions and experiencing consciousness.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you like our owl?
Rachel asks if Deckard likes their owl decoration as a polite conversation starter.
Is it artificial?
Deckard inquires if the owl is real or fake.
Of course it is
Rachel confirms that the owl is indeed an artificial piece.
Must be expensive
Deckard assumes that the synthetic owl is costly due to its intricate design.
very
Rachel confirms that the owl is quite expensive.
I'm Rachel
Rachel introduces herself to Deckard.
Deckard
Deckard reveals his name to Rachel.
Its seems you feel our work is not a benefit to the public
Rachel senses that Deckard believes their work as replicant creators is not serving the greater good.
Replicants are like any other machines
Deckard states that replicants are merely robots created for specific purposes.
They are either a benefit or a hazard
Deckard explains that replicants can only be categorized as useful or harmful.
If they're a benefit, it's not my problem
Deckard claims that dealing with helpful replicants is not his concern.
May I ask you a personal question?
Rachel requests permission to ask Deckard a private and sensitive question.
sure
Deckard grants Rachel permission to ask him a personal question.
Have you ever retired a human, by mistake?
Rachel asks if Deckard has accidentally killed a human while attempting to retire a replicant.
No
Deckard replies that he has never mistakenly killed a human.
but in your position that is a risk
Rachel points out that accidentally killing a human is a risk of Deckard's job as a blade runner.
Is this to be an empathy test?
Tyrell inquires if Deckard is administering an empathy test to Rachel.
Capilary dilation of the so called blush response
Tyrell describes the scientific basis of the Voight-Kampf test, measuring a person's physical reaction to emotionally-charged stimuli.
... fluctuation of the pupil
Tyrell elaborates on the physiological response of the subject's pupils during the test.
Involuntary dilation of the iris
Tyrell adds another detail about the physical reaction of the subject's iris during the Voight-Kampf test.
We call it Voight-Kampf for short
Deckard explains the common name for the test used to identify replicants.
Mr. Deckard, Dr. Elden Tyrell
Rachel introduces Deckard to Tyrell, the head of the replicant-creating company.
Demonstrate it. I want to see it work
Tyrell instructs Deckard to demonstrate the Voight-Kampf test for him.
Were is the subject?
Deckard inquires where he can find a person to administer the test on.
I want to see it work on a person
Tyrell insists on seeing the Voight-Kampf test performed on an actual human for verification purposes.
I want to see a negative before I provide you with a positive
Tyrell won't give Deckard permission to use the test on a replicant until Deckard provides proof that the test actually works on humans.
What's that gonna prove?
Deckard questions Tyrell's motive for requesting a test on Rachel in order to verify its effectiveness.
Indulge me
Tyrell requests that Deckard comply with his demand and perform the test on Rachel; it seems he wants to see the results firsthand.
on you?
Deckard humors the possibility of administering a Voight-Kampf test to Tyrell himself.
Try her
Tyrell ultimately instructs Deckard to go through with the Voight-Kampf test on Rachel to prove it can adequately distinguish between a human and a replicant.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EVANGELOS PAPATHANASSIOU
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind