The Blade Runner soundtrack was composed by Vangelis for Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner. It is mostly a dark, melodic combination of classical composition and synthesizers which mirrors the futuristic film noir envisioned by Scott.
- 180 gram vinyl
Review
“Arriving 12 years after the release of the film, Vangelis' soundtrack to
the 1982 futuristic noir detective thriller Blade Runner is as bleak and
electronically chilling as the film itself. By subtly interspersing clips of
dialogue and sounds from the film, Vangelis creates haunting soundscapes with
whispered subtexts and sweeping revelations, drawing inspiration from Middle
Eastern textures and evoking neo-classical structures. Often cold and forlorn,
the listener can almost hear the indifferent winds blowing through the neon and
metal cityscapes of Los Angeles in 2019. The sultry, saxophone-driven "Love
Theme” has since gone on as one of the composer's most recognized pieces and
stands alone as one of the few warm refuges on an otherwise darkly cold (but
beautiful) score. An unfortunate inclusion of the 1930s-inspired ballad “One
More Kiss, Dear” interrupts the futuristic synthesized flow of the album with
a muted trumpet and Rudy Vallée-style croon. However well done (and appropriate
in the movie), a forlorn love song that sounds as if it is playing on a distant
Philco radio in The Waltons' living room jarringly breaks the mood of the album
momentarily (although with CD technology, this distraction is easily bypassed).
Fans of Ridley Scott's groundbreaking film (as well as those interested in
the evolution of electronic music) will warmly take this recording into their
plastic-carbide-alloy hearts." Z Johnson – Allmusic.com