The opening theme of the film “Chariots of Fire” is widely known. It was written by Vangelis Papathanassiou in 1981.
A few years later, Vangelis had to go through a copyright infringement lawsuit for plagiarism of the song “City Of Violets”, composed by Stavros Logarides in 1977. When he played the theme in court, the jurors declared his innocence.
During the Olympic Games in 2012, this song was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Rowan Atkinson alias Mr. Bean. A wonderful combination of disciplines.