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.
Conquest For Paradise
Vangelis Lyrics
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In noreni per ipe
In noreni cora
Tira mine per ito
Ne domina
In noreni per ipe
In noreni cora
Tira mine per ito
Ne domina
In noreni per ipe
In noreni cora
Tira mine per ito
Ne domina
In romine tirmeno
Ne romine to fa
Imagine per meno per imentira
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As the lyrics to "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis are primarily nonsensical syllables and a few phrases in low Latin and Italian, it can be argued that the song is meant to evoke a sense of mystery and wonderment. The lack of clear meaning allows the listener to fill in the gaps with their own interpretation and imagination, which only adds to the mythic quality of the song. The chanting-like vocals and soaring instrumentation create a sense of epic grandeur, making it easy to imagine the song being used as a cinematic score for a great adventure or battle.
The low Latin phrases, "In noreni per ipe, in noreni cora, tira mine per ito, ne domina" translates to "Men with the power, men with the courage, carry with strength, a divine force". The Italian phrase, "In romine tirmeno, ne romine to fa, imagine per meno per imentira" roughly translates to "In Rome, you will find this moment, in Rome, you will find it forever. Imagine the mind, to tell the lies". This lyrical content adds to the grandeur and magnificence of the piece, suggesting that its power stems from its spiritual and divine elements, rather than its meaning.
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A harmonious, tonal hum that sets the tone for the upcoming musical story
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A continuation of the humming that slowly builds up anticipation
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A gradual increase in the volume and intensity of the music, suggesting an approaching climax
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A continuation of the building intensity, evoking a sense of grandeur and majesty
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The peak of the musical ascent, a triumphant burst of sound that signals the arrival of something great
In noreni per ipe
A phrase in a fictional or invented language that creates an otherworldly, ancient atmosphere
In noreni cora
Another phrase in the same language, adding to the exotic and mysterious ambiance
Tira mine per ito
A third phrase in the same language, intriguing the listener and raising questions about its meaning
Ne domina
The final phrase in the fictitious language, bringing the listener fully into the imagined world of the song
In romine tirmeno
A brief shift in language, adding to the multicultural and cosmopolitan vibe of the song
Ne romine to fa
A continuation of the previous line, emphasizing the importance and universality of the message
Imagine per meno per imentira
An uplifting phrase that frames the entire song as a vision of hope and imagination
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A reprisal of the opening hum, bringing the listener back to the beginning of the musical journey
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A coda that ends the song on a subdued, contemplative note
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A final flourish of sound that gives the sense of a journey reaching its destination
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The last notes of the song, a peaceful and satisfying conclusion to an epic musical adventure
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EVANGELOS PAPATHANASSIOU
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Ответ для "Gigo Chad' на тему
"Призыва Любви к Христианству".
Иногда Господь Вездесущий оказывает нам людям свои
Благодеяния через особо
одарённых Гениев, их возвышенный разум, добрую
Душу и Высочайшее мастерство.
Слава Господу!
И Низкий поклон и восхищение
Вангелису!
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Pán VANGELIS ,
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Táto pieseň....hudba ....
je nádherná.....klenot...
Dojemná..... úžasná.....
pohladí dušu...
Ostane v... ❤....
Nech tu ostane do nekonečna.............................
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This is THE biggest melody of our generations to me.
So epic, so monumental yet soulful.
This particular melody was the masterpiece that made me want to become a composer myself.
Which now I did.
Sometimes I try to recreate something reminicent of Vangelis' style.
Thanks for being my mentor, maestro.
Your legacy will live for decades if not centuries.
@melodicmusicextension
Check out the extended version of Chariots of Fire by Vangelis too: https://youtu.be/McPKm_sBFXI
@MarcoRCL-dc4se
Et en français, vous voulez dire quoi ? Quel est votre problème avec cet artiste merveilleux ???
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Wunderschöe
Musick zum träumen
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@FutureCityTV
Legend
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One of the best Greek composers and a patriot too, he was born in my city In Hellas but some are ignorant sadly. I knew of him but today I got introduced to more of his works and fell in love with this piece, it spoke to my heart. Athanatos (eternal) Vangelis Papathanasiou.
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Lembra a descoberta do Brasil com as caravelas de Cabral.
@jenesisjones6706
Vangelis has been one of my all time favourite! I bought all of his record, all of his Cds, and have all of his music in my YT Music list. I know the words of all of his songs...though am now 68, and my memory is slowly fading. ;0