Blade Runner 4K UHD (1982)

[brian9229]

I always spin this on rainy days(weird quirk of mine)and its pouring today, though now i have a much better reason for watching(listening)tonight. What a terrible loss of a true master. RIP Vangelis.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Jay H.

I will watch Blade Runner this weekend in his honor.

Ditto.

[NotASpeckOfCereal]

I have a few Blade Runner soundtrack releases, including a boot, but I've listened to Vangelis ever since I first heard Heaven and Hell (1975).

We always used to spin his Oceanic (1996) first whenever we rented out the beach cabin.

As an electronic musician, I've always been inspired by Vangelis's music and recording techniques, through all of his different phases. Every synth I've played seems to have had patches created in homage to the Greek master.

He will be missed, but never forgotten.

Chris

Edit: for the curious, Vangelis also released a few pop albums with vocalist Jon Anderson (of Yes fame) that are also good listens.

[oubukibun]

"Italian Song" and "So Long Ago, So Clear" are my two favorites from his collaborations with Jon Anderson. Anderson's voice mixes like heaven with Vangelis's synthscapes.

[KevinStriker]

Originally Posted by oubukibun

I think "Tears in Rain" is one of the most beautifully captured moments of cinema, and easily one of Ridley Scott's peaks (one of many), but "Memories of Green" as the musical texture for Rachael's discovery of the photograph in Deckard's apartment absolutely guts me. Sean Young's face coupled with Vangelis's almost impossibly perfect mix of nostalgia and melancholia...

What impresses me most is that this piece existed before the film, it was featured on his 1980 album See You Later, but it feels like it was always meant to be there on film.

[dallywhitty]

Blade Runner Blues remains my favouite track on the OST.

Blade Runner Blues - YouTube

[KevinStriker]

Originally Posted by oubukibun

"Italian Song" and "So Long Ago, So Clear" are my two favorites from his collaborations with Jon Anderson. Anderson's voice mixes like heaven with Vangelis's synthscapes.

"So Long Ago, So Clear" was the first thing I listened to after I read the news.

[Eye Candy]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

RIP Vangelis. Wish the actual music from the film would be released.

Anything is possible...


I saw Blade Runner on it's opening weekend.

R.I.P. Vangelis

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

Anything is possible...


I saw Blade Runner on it's opening weekend.

R.I.P. Vangelis

Check this one out. It's a re-recording, but sounds identical to Vangelis score and probably the closest thing we'll get to an honest to goodness soundtrack.

https://www.amazon.com/Blade-Runner-S-T/dp/B00QWSMGGA

[side__on]

For Rachael's Song.
RIP

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Check this one out. It's a re-recording, but sounds identical to Vangelis score and probably the closest thing we'll get to an honest to goodness soundtrack.

https://www.amazon.com/Blade-Runner-S-T/dp/B00QWSMGGA

Nah. Get one of the bootlegs. They're not re-recordings and sound great.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Nah. Get one of the bootlegs. They're not re-recordings and sound great.

Or you know...not...and get a licensed release that sounds superior.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Nah. Get one of the bootlegs. They're not re-recordings and sound great.

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Or you know...not...and get a licensed release that sounds superior.

I’m with Indy on this one. The boots are sadly the only releases that do right by this magnificent score.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

I’m with Indy on this one. The boots are sadly the only releases that do right by this magnificent score.

Have you listened to Rothermich's recording? For real, it sounds incredible and just as it sounds in the film. I think he's even using the same equipment Vangelis used.

[waxHead]

There are so many options for the Vangelis score from Blade Runner (legitimate and bootleg):

https://www.discogs.com/master/12717...s-Blade-Runner

A few have an extended version of "Blade Runner Blues" (10+ minutes!) along with other tracks, though no official releases appear to have it.

This is one of those film soundtracks that has always mystified me. Vangelis made an incredible score, why not make his complete work more accessible to the fans of the film and Vangelis?

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Have you listened to Rothermich's recording? For real, it sounds incredible and just as it sounds in the film. I think he's even using the same equipment Vangelis used.

I never touch re-recordings. Ever. Hard and fast personal rule.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

I never touch re-recordings. Ever. Hard and fast personal rule.

Well, no offense, but that's a dumb rule. Rothermich's Blade Runner re-recording is outstanding, as are the Conan re-recordings, which actually match the way Poledouris always wanted the scores to sound. The original recordings are not the most dynamic.

https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Barbari.../dp/B004BON7I8

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Well, no offense, but that's a dumb rule.

How could someone possibly be offended by being called dumb?

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

How could someone possibly be offended by being called dumb?

I called the rule dumb, not you personally.

For real, check out those recordings. You won't be disappointed.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

I called the rule dumb, not you personally.

For real, check out those recordings. You won't be disappointed.

I have no interest in any CONAN soundtrack.