New Vangelis album inspired by ESA’s #Rosetta mission
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/07/29/new-vangelis-album-inspired-by-esas-rosetta-mission
Legendary composer and pioneer of electronic #music Vangelis has produced a brand new album, ‘Rosetta’, inspired by ESA’s #rosetta mission. The release of the album by Decca Records on 23 September coincides with the culmination of Rosetta’s 12-year mission to orbit and land its #Philae probe on #comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta is set to complete its journey in a controlled descent to the surface of the comet on 30 September. The story of this mission fuelled Vangelis’ long-held passion for space and inspired him to create his first new studio album in 18 years. Vangelis’ music is often linked to themes of science, history and exploration. Alongside his Academy Award-winning score for ‘Chariots of Fire’, he has written for the films including ‘Antarctica’, ‘1492: Conquest of Paradise’, (...)
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