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 This recording is certainly not a soundtrack, in that it does not faithfully render the music of the movie. Listeners expecting otherwise will be disappointed. I am perplexed as to why the dialog from the movie is present on several tracks. Was Vangelis attempting to recreate the mood of the movie? Or did he just clip those tracks from the full movie soundtrack? That being said, he was fully justified in including Roy's soliloquy in 'Tears in Rain'. It just would not work any other way. The two new pieces of music are a mixed bag. 'Rachel's Song' is quite beautiful, although slightly out of synch with the dark tone of the original music. On the other hand, 'One More Kiss, Dear' is completely inappropriate for this CD, and for the life of me, I can't fathom from where in Vangelis' creative soul this came. I find myself skipping this track when it comes up, and my teenage daughter does the same.In the end, I can only say that while this work is not perfect, it still leaves me shivering with it's emotion, complexity and power. In spite of the flaws, it is a stunning piece of art.
Incidentally, anyone who likes this might also find the Cocteau Twins of interest, particularly their VICTORIALAND album. The TALES OF THE FUTURE track on BR uses Demis Roussos' abstract vocals in a very Liz Fraser-ish fashion.
While this soundtrack does have its fans, I am not one of them. All I can say is shame on the Blade Runner crew for choosing Vangelis of all people to do the soundtrack. This is one soundtrack to pass up.
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A great soundtrack to a great film, but one little criticism: why couldn't it have included the subtle, tentative, bleak but wonderfully atmospheric piece used over the film's opening credits?
Vangelis?? How on earth did Ridley Scott come to the conclusion that he needed Vangelis to do the music to Blade Runner? Admittedly, the movie has the greatest cinematography I've seen in a movie in a long time, but the score just ruins the whole thing! It's just plain awful! From annoying high-pitched synthesizer to a cheesy saxaphone (completely unneccessary!), this soundtrack is full of complete garbage. The only plus I'll give it is adding in the voice overs to accompany the soundtrack; it really spices it up and makes it just a little bit creepier. The score by itself with no voices would sound incredibly bad and dull.
