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[Ridley327]

Could have been worse composers to score it so I am okay with it.

Honestly, I love the original soundtrack but I am not surprised that Vangelis isn't doing it. Do we know he was even interested in doing it?

That would depend on someone finding him to be able to ask that question in the first place!

All kidding aside, he is definitely a guy that values his privacy.

 

[injurai]

Vangelis noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Dy_Cy]

I like that they are going for someone different, though I would have loved Cliff Martinez.

 

[Fjordson]

Vangelis' work for the first Blade Runner is maybe my favourite film score ever, but I'm kinda glad he isn't doing this. I feel like it'd be so hard to match the original, even for him, and it could fall into being just an imitation of that first movie. Feels right to have someone fresh doing it.

I was hoping they would get Johnny Jewel for this. He scored Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River. A pretty forgettable movie, but a hell of a soundtrack with some cyberpunk vibes. He's a great producer.

 

[Aurongel]

I kind of admire the idea of moving away from the most immediately iconic parts of the first film. Plus his work on Sicario added SOOOO much to the tension of that film. If it wasn't going to be Vangelis or Disasterpeace then this is an acceptable pick.

 

[A Serious Man]

+1 Excitement

 

[Atenhaus]

Okay, real talk - who has actually listened to Vangelis outside of the Blade Runner OST? If so, you'll know he's... not that great.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Nice. He's a good composer and the more Villeneuve makes this his own rather than aping Ridley's movie, the better it will end up in the long run.

 

[Oveja Negra]

Okay, real talk - who has actually listened to Vangelis outside of the Blade Runner OST? If so, you'll know he's... not that great.

Please, somebody ban this guy!

Thanks

 

[swearing-circle]

Excellent choice.

 

[Simo]

Very cool.

Warner Bros. officially confirmed it today and sent out a press release:

Jóhann Jóhannsson, the Golden Globe-winning, Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy-nominated composer has been announced as the composer for the upcoming Blade Runner sequel's score. Directed by long-time collaborator Denis Villeneuve, who have worked together previously on films The Prisoner, Sicario, and the upcoming film Arrival, (out November 11 in the US), the film stars Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, and Ryan Gosling, amongst others. The upcoming Blade Runner sequel is currently slated for a theatrical release on October 6th, 2017.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Cool that the JoJo in Part 9 is a movie composer

 

[Xe4]

Good pick. This movie just keeps getting better and better.

 

[jb1234]

They could do far worse. He's a good composer.

 

[-shadow-]

Really disappointed that Vangelis won't be doing the soundtrack. I have never heard anything of the new guy so I'm not against it. But really wish Vangelis would've been brought back. That soundtrack he did is absolutely insane!

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Good soundtrack, shame that it had it's painfully obvious roots in the soundtrack of 1492.

 

[dankir]

The scenes this track was used in were TENSE AS FUCK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9gcEZMZO8

The guy knows what he's doing.

 

[Saraluna]

I could have gotten down with some Com Truise.

Yeah. I really like Sun's Gone Dim, though. I think this is a promising choice.

 

[SlimySnake]

Who is the cinematographer?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I am shocked.

He's really good, though. This is going to be a very interesting film.

Who is the cinematographer?

Roger Deakins.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

Johannsson is great, Fordlandia and The Miners' Hymns are some of my favourite albums ever, he has an uncanny talent for expressing complex moods or feelings.

 

[Einchy]

So, are they not going for that 80s retro synth sound?

 

[jett]

Okay, real talk - who has actually listened to Vangelis outside of the Blade Runner OST? If so, you'll know he's... not that great.

Moxica and The Horse

Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria

Antarctica

Alpha

Memories of Blue

Heaven and Hell - Movement 3 (from Symphony to the Powers B)

Missing

Conquest of Paradise

His 1492 soundtrack is fantastic, I'd be hard-pressed to choose between it and Blade Runner.

 

[True Savior]

Expected. I really liked his Sicario work, can't remember a thing about the Prisoners one.

I'm kinda sad. It's a lost opportunity. I love Blade Runner as a whole, but I would probably put Vangelis work as the most positively differentiating factor of the movie. Without that sound texture it's a whole different thing. You can listen to similar sounds and that imagetic is immediatly projected to you. Cause of Vangelis.

Okay, real talk - who has actually listened to Vangelis outside of the Blade Runner OST? If so, you'll know he's... not that great.

wut

Dude's discography is amazing. He's a fucking legend.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

If you guys haven't yet, you should check out this fact mix from 2015. Often I feel like his best stuff isn't conventional scores (well, whatever those are). Or rather that much of the time I enjoy his work as more of a standalone thing. I'm really looking forward to Orphée.

http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/07/fact-mix-527-johann-johannsson/

 

[jett]

If you guys haven't yet, you should check out this fact mix from 2015. Often I feel like his best stuff isn't conventional scores (well, whatever those are). Or rather that much of the time I enjoy his work as more of a standalone thing. I'm really looking forward to Orphée.

http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/07/fact-mix-527-johann-johannsson/

That sure was stuff. My expectations for BR2's score are now lower than before.

 

[WeTeHa]

His name reminds me of boaty mc boatface

 

[-griffy-]

That sure was stuff. My expectations for BR2's score are now lower than before.

The fuck did Johasnsson do to you jett

 

[umop_3pisdn]

That sure was stuff. My expectations for BR2's score are now lower than before.

Eh some tastes can't be helped, but maybe you get some satisfaction out of living in a bubble of perpetual catastrophe.

 

[-shadow-]

Okay, real talk - who has actually listened to Vangelis outside of the Blade Runner OST? If so, you'll know he's... not that great.

I have almost every single album/soundtrack he has put out on CD and most on vinyl. So yes. Yes I have and never have I seen such a false statement.

His 1492 soundtrack is fantastic, I'd be hard-pressed to choose between it and Blade Runner.

As amazing as 1492 is, and thank you for bolding Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity) people always go for the obvious main theme, might I add a couple of non soundtrack related pieces of music?

Albedo 0.39 - Alpha
Spiral - To The Unknown Man/Spiral - To The Unknown Man 2 (only released as a single until (2013)
China - Himalaya
Opera Sauvage - Flamants Roses

Spoiler

Technically a soundtrack, but who's seen the film anyway?

Mask - Movement Part 4
Direct - Elsewhere
The City - Procession
Voices - Losing Sleep (Still My Heart)
El Greco - Movement X (Epilogue)
Oceanic - Fields of Coral
Alexander - Roxanne's Veil

And let us not forget the fucking entirety of 666!

Spoiler

And because I can't leave this out because I freaking love this track, but it's really different from the rest Spiral - Spiral

 

[Stoze]

As expected. I'm sure it'll be excellent, but my dream pick would've been Disasterpeace though.

 

[Slackbladder]

I have almost every single album/soundtrack he has put out on CD and most on vinyl. So yes. Yes I have and never have I seen such a false statement.


As amazing as 1492 is, and thank you for bolding Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity) people always go for the obvious main theme, might I add a couple of non soundtrack related pieces of music?

Albedo 0.39 - Alpha
Spiral - To The Unknown Man/Spiral - To The Unknown Man 2 (only released as a single until (2013)
China - Himalaya
Opera Sauvage - Flamants Roses

Spoiler

Technically a soundtrack, but who's seen the film anyway?

Mask - Movement Part 4
Direct - Elsewhere
The City - Procession
Voices - Losing Sleep (Still My Heart)
El Greco - Movement X (Epilogue)
Oceanic - Fields of Coral
Alexander - Roxanne's Veil

And let us not forget the fucking entirety of 666!

Spoiler

And because I can't leave this out because I freaking love this track, but it's really different from the rest Spiral - Spiral

Ooh, some of my absolute favourite Vangelis pieces of music right there! Himalaya is fucking amazing when played LOUD (as in 500 watts loud).

 

[Extra Sauce]

So much for dreamy ethereal synths I guess.

 

[Fluvian]

If they drop Harrison ford and not make it a direct sequel to Blade runner it will be perfect.
All I want is a new Blade runner movie set in that universe, I don't care what happened to Deckard after the first film.

 

[choco-fish]

I was hoping that M83 might get to score this, the Oblivion soundtrack was the best thing about that film and I really think they'd have done something amazing. New album and tour probably ruled them out.

 

[-shadow-]

Ooh, some of my absolute favourite Vangelis pieces of music right there! Himalaya is fucking amazing when played LOUD (as in 500 watts loud).

You and I could be great friends!

 

[FreshCakes]

Don't mind, Villeneuve and Johannsson go well together. Up there with:

Nolan and Zimmer
Fincher and Reznor & Ross

 

[Noirulus]

Even if he goes for a Vangelis style(he won't), the movie will still be garbage.

 

[Krejlooc]

They're making a blade runner 2? What the fuck??

 

[HariKari]

Even if he goes for a Vangelis style(he won't), the movie will still be garbage.

People are so cynical nowadays after all the remake flops but this sequel has real talent behind it.

 

[Metrotab]

The people who know him, what's his most Blade Runner-esque piece?

 

[JSR_Cube]

I was listening to 1492 the past two days after Vangelis got trashed a bit in this thread. What a great soundtrack.

 

[Elitist1945]

Not sure how I didn't see this earlier. This film has all sorts of talent behind it - should be very solid.

 

[Noirulus]

People are so cynical nowadays after all the remake flops but this sequel has real talent behind it.

I'm not denying the talent behind it. I'm just certain that it'll go for another high budget film style and maybe do well critically, but miss the style, look, and pacing of the original Blade Runner entirely.

 

[HariKari]

I'm not denying the talent behind it. I'm just certain that it'll go for another high budget film style and maybe do well critically, but miss the style, look, and pacing of the original Blade Runner entirely.

Are you familiar with Villeneuve's work, though? If I had to make a bleak, dystopian movie, he'd be in the top 3 of appropriate directors. I don't think Roger Deakins needs any real explaining. He can make the movie look and feel right, without question. Johansson isn't Vangelis and is perhaps the biggest unknown but if you look at how his scores have worked into Villeneuve's movies before, I'm not worried in the slightest.

I don't think missing the point or style of the original factors into the equation for anybody involved in this.

 

[Moonkid]

The people coming to the conclusion that there won't be music similar to that of the original film are being silly. First off it's not exactly a rare talent to make that kind of music, and secondly considering that Johannsson has more than dabbled in electronic music before, I would expect he's going to flex his muscles there again. Even if he had no experience with it before, what's stopping him from just picking it up and learning by getting some help/consultants? He's a prolific composer in Europe for pete's sake, even if he doesn't know any electronic music makers personally he could get in touch in a day. Maybe if he was a folk band I could see where people are coming from but he's a composer! He's not pigeon-holed into one style and any composer worth their salt should be able to make a synthy soundtrack if need be. I also wouldn't be surprised if they got one of the retro wave musicians to contribute to a track or something.

 

[outunderthestars]

Really excited for this. Love Johann's music and have tickets to see him play in october.

 

[wenis]

The people coming to the conclusion that there won't be music similar to that of the original film are being silly. First off it's not exactly a rare talent to make that kind of music, and secondly considering that Johannsson has more than dabbled in electronic music before, I would expect he's going to flex his muscles there again. Even if he had no experience with it before, what's stopping him from just picking it up and learning by getting some help/consultants? He's a prolific composer in Europe for pete's sake, even if he doesn't know any electronic music makers personally he could get in touch in a day. Maybe if he was a folk band I could see where people are coming from but he's a composer! He's not pigeon-holed into one style and any composer worth their salt should be able to make a synthy soundtrack if need be. I also wouldn't be surprised if they got one of the retro wave musicians to contribute to a track or something.

Basically all this. The pessimism in this thread is just absurd. Vangelis was fine. He made a great soundtrack 30+ years ago but he's influenced a base of musicians since then that have grown and developed their own textures and pallets the world has yet to fully experience. Closing yourself off and pretending like the soundtrack could have no equal honestly makes you sound like a rather boring person with bland taste and closed ears.