Vangelis Blade Runner Vinyl

Film stills courtesy of warner bros.

Vangelis blade runner vinyl.

This is a personal remaster i made. But in 1994 12 years after vangelis composed the dark edgy soundtrack to director ridley scott s archetypal science fiction thriller the music of blade runner came out in all its cybernoir glory. Tracks a5 b2 and b5 licensed by courtesy of polygram international music bv. Gorgeous art well pressed filled with the ground breaking score from the ground breaking movie.

This is on a 180 gram black vinyl. Except for a few cuts on the themes compilation it had never been released on vinyl or cd although there was an orchestral version of the score. This is the second pressing the original pressing was on 180 grm red transparent vinyl. A cd version released and finally the vinyl record was released.

I urge you to listen to this on headphones in a dark room with your eyes closed. However i was so happy with the results. Vangelis s eerie sounding synth heavy score has inspired countless music artists and it s easy to see why. Photography by vangelis picture stathis zalidis notes most of the music contained in this album originates from recordings i made in london in 1982 whilst working on the score for the film blade runner.

Many soundtracks and scores amplify the mood and allure of their film s cityscapes. Most of the music contained in this album originates from recordings i made in london in 1982 whilst working on the score for the film blade runner. While i prefer the fuller and more extended blade runner soundtrack this vinyl sounds amazing. Barcode and other identifiers.

Pictures and the blade runner partnership. Vangelis noted for his cinematic electronic compositions exotic flourishes interspersed improvisations and use of synthesizers in an orchestral fashion did not maximise on such musical prowess until scoring ridley scott s 1982 sci fi masterpiece and. Similar to vangelis blade runner but this version has a mould sid code. 180 gram vinyl records are heavier and thicker than the old standard vinyl records which means it is less prone to warping.

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