Vangelis score for "We are stardust" at the Eugenides Planetarium in Athens
The Eugenides Planetarium will soon begin showing a new movie in its planetarium dome, titled "We are stardust, Tribute to the music and universe of Vangelis".
Screenings at the location in Athens should start in the last half of October.
Conceived and directed by the scientist and astrophysicist Dionisis Simopoulos, who was struggling for several years against a severe pancreatic cancer, while working on this new cinematic tribute to the universe, and its exploration.
Simopoulos had convinced Vangelis to create new original music for this occasion.
Vangelis, who greatly appreciated Simopoulos as a scientist and friend had composed and recorded his music before his sad passing in 2022.
Then, long time Vangelis collaborators Philippe Colonna and Frederick Rousseau finished the mixing and worked with the artistic team of the planetarium to synchronize the music and images.
Before the movie was finalized, sadly Dionisis Simopoulos also passed away, with his close collaborators - including his son Panagiotis Simopoulos - finishing the last details to deliver the movie that the public will soon be able to see.
And indeed hear!
The movie contains 40 minutes of music, most of it completely new, with one track taken from the Juno To Jupiter album.
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New Volos Theater to open with Vangelis tribute concert.
An orchestral concert of Vangelis music is being planned to formally open the new theater of the Greek City of Volos, which in itself has already been named after Vangelis in honor of his legacy.
Vangelis was born in Agria, a small coastal village near Volos.
Our sources close to Vangelis confirm some details for the event.
The music will be performed by a large orchestra, with choir and sopranos and will be accompanied by images from Vangelis' life, as a tribute to him.
As currently conceived the music would be selection of Vangelis' most famous themes, but probably also include compositions not publicly released, including parts from the Beauty and the Beast ballet.
The event was originally scheduled to be staged this month but has been pushed back due to the current difficult circumstances including flooding in the Volos area and other parts of Greece.
A proper announcement with a new date will be published when the time is right.
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