Editing Vangelis (section)

====Film and television====
[[File:London26July2012c.jpg|thumb|upright|Vangelis in 2012 with stars of the stage adaptation of ''[[Chariots of Fire (play)|Chariots of Fire]]'']]
Vangelis composed and performed on the soundtrack for ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981), a historical drama film directed by [[Hugh Hudson]]. He accepted the job because "I liked the people I was working with. It was a very humble, low-budget film."<ref name="Spin"/> The choice of music was unorthodox as most period films featured orchestral scores, whereas Vangelis's music was modern and synthesiser-oriented. Released in 1981, it gained mainstream commercial success which increased Vangelis's profile as a result.<ref name="Spin"/> The opening instrumental piece, "[[Chariots of Fire (instrumental)|Titles]]", later named "Chariots of Fire – Titles", was released as a single and spent one week at number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] after a five-month climb.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=song|id=t1534846|pure_url=yes}} AMG review of Chariots of Fire]. Retrieved 25 September 2008</ref> The [[Chariots of Fire (album)|soundtrack album]] was No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for four weeks and sold one million copies in the US. In March 1982, Vangelis won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Music Score|Best Original Music Score]], but refused to attend the awards ceremony,<ref name="Spin"/> partly due to his fear of flying. He turned down an offer to stay in a stateroom aboard the ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2]]'' for a boat crossing.<ref name=TS82>{{cite news|url=http://vangeliscollector.com/telegraph112182.htm|title=Mechanic of Music|first=Andrew|last=Duncan|date=21 November 1982|newspaper=Telegraph Sunday Magazine|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608031710/http://vangeliscollector.com/telegraph112182.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Vangelis commented that the "main inspiration was the story itself. The rest I did instinctively, without thinking about anything else, other than to express my feelings with the technological means available to me at the time".<ref name="TheGuardian2012"/> The song was used at the [[1984 Winter Olympics]]<ref name="Telegraph UK"/> and it was described as the work for which Vangelis was best known.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/arts/music/vangelis-composer-best-known-for-chariots-of-fire-dies-at-79.html | title=Vangelis, Composer Best Known for 'Chariots of Fire,' Dies at 79 | work=The New York Times | date=20 May 2022 | last1=Sandomir | first1=Richard }}</ref>

Vangelis received numerous subsequent offers to score films, but he turned them down because he wanted to avoid becoming "a factory of film music".<ref name="Spin"/> In 1981, he scored the documentary film ''Pablo Picasso Painter'' by [[Frédéric Rossif]]. It was the third such score by Vangelis as he had previously scored documentaries about [[Georges Mathieu]] and [[Georges Braque]]. He composed the score of ''[[Missing (1982 film)|Missing]]'' (1982) directed by [[Costa-Gavras]], which was awarded the [[Palme d'Or]] and gained Vangelis a nomination for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music#1982|BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]].<ref name="Nemo5"/> Other soundtracks he produced during this time include ''[[Antarctica (Vangelis album)|Antarctica]]'' for the film ''[[Nankyoku Monogatari]]'' (1983), one of the highest-grossing films in Japan's history,<ref name="Nemo6"/> and ''[[The Bounty (1984 film)|The Bounty]]'' in 1984.<ref name="Nemo7"/> He declined an offer to score ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact]]'' (1984), the sequel to ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.<ref name="Spin"/>

In 1981, Vangelis collaborated with director [[Ridley Scott]] to score his science fiction film ''[[Blade Runner]]'' (1982).<ref>[http://bladerunner.nemostudios.co.uk/ Vangelis's Blade Runner film score] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120726100315/http://bladerunner.nemostudios.co.uk/ |date=26 July 2012 }}, Bladerunner.nemostudios.com, Retrieved 12 February 2012</ref> Critics wrote that in capturing the isolation and melancholy of [[Harrison Ford]]'s character, Rick Deckard, the Vangelis score is as much a part of the dystopian environment as the decaying buildings and ever-present rain.<ref>[http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2004/02/20/vangelis-blade-runner/ Synthtopia BR review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211014319/http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2004/02/20/vangelis-blade-runner/ |date=11 February 2009 }} Retrieved 27 November 2008</ref> The score was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music#1982|BAFTA]] and [[40th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] award. ''Blade Runner'' has subsequently become one of Vangelis' best-known works, despite problems that prevented its release on album for many years. A disagreement led to Vangelis withholding permission for his recordings to be released, so the studio hired musicians dubbed the [[New American Orchestra]] to release orchestral adaptations of the original score. The problem was eventually resolved twelve years later, when Vangelis's own work was [[Blade Runner (soundtrack)|released in 1994]]. Even then, the release was considered incomplete, since the film contained other Vangelis compositions that were not included on the record.<ref name="Intuitive Music" /> This, in turn, was resolved in 2007 when a box set of the score was released to commemorate the film's 25th anniversary, containing the 1994 album, some previously unreleased music cues, and new original Vangelis material inspired by ''Blade Runner''.<ref>[http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3515011/Blade-Runner-Trilogy-25th-Anniversary-Edition/Product.html Play.com BR Tri. Product page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208000336/http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3515011/Blade-Runner-Trilogy-25th-Anniversary-Edition/Product.html |date=8 December 2007 }} Retrieved 20 August 2008</ref>

In 1992, [[Paramount Pictures]] released the film ''[[1492: Conquest of Paradise]]'', also directed by [[Ridley Scott]], as a 500th anniversary commemoration of [[Christopher Columbus]]' voyage to the New World. Vangelis's score was nominated as "Best Original Score – Motion Picture" at the 1993 [[Golden Globe]] awards, but was not nominated for an Academy Award.<ref>[http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/1492.html ''1492: Conquest of Paradise''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912053945/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/1492.html |date=12 September 2008 }} soundtrack review at [http://www.filmtracks.com/ Filmtracks.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127111457/http://www.filmtracks.com/ |date=27 January 2011 }} Retrieved 25 September 2008</ref> Due to its success, Vangelis won an [[Echo Music Prize|Echo Award]] as "International Artist of the Year", and RTL Golden Lion Award for the "Best Title Theme for a TV Film or a Series" in 1996.<ref name="Finder"/>

Vangelis wrote the score for the film ''[[Bitter Moon]]'' (1992) directed by [[Roman Polanski]], and ''[[The Plague (1992 film)|The Plague]]'' directed by [[Luis Puenzo]].<ref name="Nemo10"/><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105127/fullcredits Internet Movie Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325005759/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105127/fullcredits |date=25 March 2016 }} Retrieved 13 April 2012</ref> In the 90s, Vangelis scored undersea documentaries for French ecologist and filmmaker [[Jacques Cousteau]], one of which was shown at the [[Earth Summit]].<ref name="Nemo10"/><ref>[http://www.proggnosis.com/PGRelease.asp?RID=6345 Proggnosis Web-site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715121354/http://www.proggnosis.com/PGRelease.asp?RID=6345 |date=15 July 2011 }} Retrieved 25 September 2008</ref> The score of the film ''Cavafy'' (1996) directed by [[Yannis Smaragdis]],<ref name="Nemo10"/> gained an award at the [[Flanders International Film Festival Ghent]] and Valencia International Film Festival.<ref name="Finder"/>