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 ...

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.

This emotional instrumental is still so iconic.

ATHENS - Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" ...

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 ...

Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of ...

Hugh Hudson, the director behind the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, has died. He was 86. According to multiple reports, Hudson's family released a statement confirming the tragic news, saying ...

The British film director Hugh Hudson has died. He was best known for his first feature film, "Chariots Of Fire," which won Best Picture at the 1982 Academy Awards. It was based on the true story of ...

The Oscar-nominated British helmer also had a hit with 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan' but stumbled badly with the Al Pacino-starring 'Revolution.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Hugh Hudson, who came ...