Ithaka was the Greek island whence Ulysses came, and when it comes to his compatriots no other artist’s odyssey can be compared to the one of Vangelis Papathanassiou. A psychedelic keyboard lord with APHRODITE’S CHILD, a soundtrack genius behind such classics as “Blade Runner”, a shotgun rider for Jon Anderson‘s voice: it’s only a part of his life story told – via interviews with the composer himself and his acolytes including Oliver Stone and Sean Connery, plus rare footage – in a forthcoming two-hour documentary “Vangelis And The Journey To Ithaka” scheduled for a September 23rd release on a DVD.
Pop, prog, pure rock, jazz, new age, classical… Vangelis wrote and played it all, and it all – and more – will be revealed on screen. Wait and revel.