One of my all-time favorite composers growing up as a child of the 80s and a huge legend in the composer world, Vangelis, passed away at 79. He composed the music for many famous films, including Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and many others. He won an Oscar, Grammys, and his famed “Chariots of Fire” score was used in the 2012 London Olympic ceremonies. — He was born Evangelos Odessey Papathanassiou in Greece but went by the composer name Vangelis. He first gained fame in the band Aphrodite’s Child and would go on to collaborate with famed Jon Anderson of the prog-rock band Yes. …