This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

publication date: Thursday, January 25, 2018 (part of Winter 2018)

category: Music

clue: Columbus sailed the ocean blue and Carl Sagan traversed space to his music. The running blade and fiery chariots of his other works were purely metaphorical.

explanation: Among Vangelis's film scores are 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Blade Runner, and Chariots of Fire. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates


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