Oscar award winner and ace music composer A R Rahman had a special meeting with Vangelis, a world renowned music wizard in Greece on Tuesday.

According to sources, Vangelis had personally invited Rahman to his place and met him. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, and scores for the films like Blade Runner and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.

During the meeting Vangelis admitted that he was a great fan of Rahman and liked his score in Slumdog Millionaire.

In a career spanning 47 years, writing and composing more than 40 albums, Vangelis is generally regarded by music critics as one of the greatest composers of electronic music of all time.