Vangelis 范吉利斯，一位偉大的音樂家，集創作，演奏和音樂制作于一身，一個真正的全才。被人們稱為現代的 Richard Wagner 瓦格納。他的許多史詩般的電子音樂作品和電影配樂深得樂迷們的鐘愛，如影片《Chariots Of Fire 火戰車》配樂，《Antarctica 南極/南極物語》主題曲，《1492 Conquest Of Paradise 1492征服天堂/哥倫布傳》配樂等等。 在很多介紹有關音樂的文章中，都喜歡將音樂人的風格定位，但是這種做法有時偏偏叫樂迷不太認同。其中一個典型的例子就是來自希臘的Vangelis，有人將他歸類為New Age，但大多數樂迷都認為這是不盡詳實的，因為Vangelis音樂帶給我們的感覺，就是一個無際的音樂國度，這也是一位有著出色意念的音樂人的特質。 Vangelis原名Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassion，1943年出生于希臘。六十年代初，他在希臘自組樂隊，成為當地的一支流行組合。到了1968年，他移居法國，與另外兩位音樂人Demis Roussos和Loukas Sideras共同組合成了前衛樂隊。到了七十年代，Vangelis與Yes的歌手Jon Anderson組成了JonAnd Vangelis，帶出一份清新而前衛的音樂感覺，當時人們已經很難對Vangelis的音樂進行定位了。到了1982年，Vangelis為電影《Chariots Of Fire 火戰車》配樂，結果贏得了奧斯卡——”最佳電影歌曲”獎。如果你是通過《Chariots Of Fire 火戰車》而認識Vangelis，這絕對是不夠的，因為在1992年，他為Ridley Scott執導的影片《1492 Conquest Of Paradise 1492征服天堂》中的配樂，從而使電影的音樂概念完全體現出來，成為不少音樂學院的教材。碟中主題曲《Conquest of Paradise 征服天堂》，那種史詩般的氣派，完完全全是懾人的感覺，精彩絕倫。 Vangelis于1995年在Warner Music UK旗下推出一張專輯《Voices 嗓音/表達/聲音》，同時有一張同名單曲推出，這首主題曲《Voices》聽起來就象是《1492 Conquest Of Paradise 1492征服天堂/哥倫布傳》的翻版。我最新得到大師的一張CD，片名《Oceanic 海洋》，Warner Music 1996年出版，整張片子的樂曲洋溢著一種大海的神韻，每一首的旋律都如此悠揚與神秘，你甚至可以聞到海水的氣息， 感受到海風的輕拂，那仿若天際飄來的旋律會將一切塵世的俗念沖刷得一干二凈。 喜歡電子音樂的朋友，如果你厭倦了雅尼，可以找來Vangelis的唱片來聽聽，在國內市場上可以找到《Antarctica 南極/南極物語》、《蠻荒劇》、《Portraits 肖像》、《Voices 嗓音/表達/聲音》等。范吉利斯最早的作品是1973為弗雷德里克·羅斯夫的電影《動物啟示錄》所作的《美人魚》，這是介于他在巴黎的早期創作實踐和后來在倫敦形成的風格之間的作品。 范吉利斯1974年在倫敦建立了自己的錄音室：尼摩。在這里，他逐漸創立了自己獨特的”范吉利斯之聲”。 1975年，《天堂與地獄》發行，這是電子音樂與交響樂結合的標志，其中的第五首《很久了，還如此清晰》也是范吉利斯與歌唱家瓊·安德森的首次合作。這以后，兩人以“瓊和范吉利斯”的名義出版了四張唱片。 by Jason Ankeny Best known for his lush, Oscar-winning score to the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, Vangelis was among the most successful and admired electronic composers of his era. Born Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou in Volos, Greece, on March 29, 1943, his nascent musical talent was recognized at an early age, but he refused to take piano lessons, instead teaching himself. After high school he formed the early-60s pop group Formynx, soon the most popular act in Greece. After achieving superstardom at home, Vangelis relocated to Paris in 1968, and was in France at the time of the student riots; unable to go back home, he formed the progressive rock band Aphrodites Child with fellow Greek expatriates Demis Roussos and Lucas Sideras, soon scoring a major European hit with the single Rain and Tears. After Aphrodites Child disbanded in 1972, Vangelis joined French filmmaker Frederic Rossif to compose the scores for the features LApocalypse des Animaux and La Fete Sauvage; his proper solo debut, Earth, followed in 1974, around the time he was rumored to be joining Yes. Although Vangelis did rehearse with Yes for a few weeks, he never officially joined their ranks; still, he became close friends with group vocalist Jon Anderson, a frequent collaborator in the years to follow. Relocating to London, Vangelis established his own state-of-the-art recording studio, producing a steady flow of recordings including 1975s Heaven and Hell, 1976s Albedo 0.39, 1977s Spiral, and 1978s Beaubourg. Teaming with Anderson under the name Jon & Vangelis, he also scored a series of U.K. hits, including 1980s I Hear You Now and the following years Ill Find My Way Home. Vangelis international commercial breakthrough followed in 1982, when his score to Chariots of Fire earned the film one of its many Academy Awards; its theme song even cracked the Top Ten on the U.S. pop charts. That same year, he also created the powerful score to the cult classic Blade Runner, the beginning of a partnership with director Ridley Scott, which also yielded soundtracks to films including 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Vangelis also composed the music for a number of Jacques Cousteau documentaries in addition to maintaining his flourishing solo career, issuing acclaimed LPs including 1985s The Mask, 1988s Antarctica, and 1990s The City. In 1992, he was awarded the Chevalier Order of Arts and Letters, one of Frances most prestigious honors. El Greco followed in 1998.