Almost everyone knows the opening sequence, film buff or not: the windswept beach, the foaming waves, the soaring, triumphant music against the sound of runners’ feet patting on wet sand. So begins ...

Hugh Hudson, the Academy Award-nominated director of 1981's Chariots of Fire, has died. He was 86-years-old. In a statement, the filmmaker's family revealed that Hudson passed away at London's Charing ...

The Greek musician-composer's unexpected Hot 100 topper (and sports soundtrack staple) was one of the final instrumental No. 1s of the 20th century. Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays ...

Vangelis, whose instantly recognizable, Oscar-winning musical theme for 1981's Chariots of Fire won an Oscar and became a sort of aural shorthand for tales of endurance and triumph, died May 17, ...

Greek composer and keyboard player Vangelis poses at his apartment in Paris, 9th June 1991. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) Redferns Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the ...

The Greek composer Vangelis, dead at 79, won a best original score Oscar for "Chariots of Fire" and composed the music for "Blade Runner." The composer who helped shape the sound of the 1980s as much ...

Ben Cross, best known for his portrayal of British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in “Chariots of Fire” and Sarek in the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, died on Aug. 18. He was 72. Cross wrapped his last ...

Hudson died at London's Charing Cross hospital Friday following a short illness, his family said in a statement Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team at PEOPLE, covering Weekends.

Ben Cross, the English actor best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 Best Picture Oscar winner Chariots of Fire and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot Star ...

Hugh Hudson, who directed the classic Oscar winning film “Chariots of Fire,” died Friday in London. He was 86. The Guardian said he had died after a short illness. His family released a statement ...