god made men, men made cyborg

skip the "one more kiss, dear" filler and you'll have the quintesence of all that i love about vangelis.

"tears in rain" makes me cry.

Dark and beautiful.

VANGELIS - Blade Runner



Not many comments to make here, apart from while being 23 years old, this is an essential, diachronic and vary basic score for one of the most fascinating movies of all times, that keeps fresh, entertaining and up to date with it's excellent dark and ethereal mood, with classic cues like the brilliant 'Blade Runner (End Title)'.



* * * * 4

Enchanting and excellent space rock soundtrack

Vangelis' "Blade Runner" soundtrack influenced so many movie composers that it may not seem as groundbreaking today as it did in 1982. Prior to "Blade Runner," most Hollywood composers either entirely avoided synthesisers or used them as glorified noise-makers. Vangelis, along with Tangerine Dream, helped change this. Unlike many synth soundtracks, however, Vangelis' "Blade Runner" is grounded in a solid compositional tradition, which guarantees the listener a rewarding experience. I can't recommend it enough. It may not seem stunningly fresh if you've already enjoyed Ferry Corsten, the Orb, or even Zero Seven, but it's still enjoyable and challenging music.



This is the rare soundtrack CD that can be enjoyed even if you haven't seen the original motion picture. (Some of Vangelis' samples of "Blade Runner" dialogue might seem even more mysterious and ambient if you haven't seen the film!)



Most of the tones and song structures Vangelis used here are very close to space rock. "Blade Runner Blues," for example, will remind you a little of mid-period Pink Floyd, and "Memories of Green" has a watery, phased piano similar to that used in Pink Floyd's "Echoes." This isn't imitation; Vangelis was exploring similar musical territory as space rock bands. For this reason, "Blade Runner" might be a more accessible introduction to Vangelis's music than his later, more New Age material.



If you enjoy well-written film music with a touch of ambience, you'll like much of this CD. My only complaint is the truly awful artwork on the CD cover, but it's hardly Vangelis' fault; that was the original artwork for the "Blade Runner" movie poster.