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Vangelis, ‘Chariots of Fire’ composer, dies at 79

Composer-musician, Evangelos Papathanassiou, better known as Vangelis, records a track for his new album with 25 children from Orleans Infants School in Twickenham, England, in this 1979 photo. (Getty Images)

ATHENS, Greece — Vangelis, the Greece-born electronic composer who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of Fire” and music for dozens of other movies, documentaries and TV series, has died. He was 79.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other government officials expressed their condolences Thursday. “Vangelis Papathanassiou is no longer among us,” Mitsotakis tweeted.

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