Also can any of you guys give me some great channels just like this one so I can learn some more? I know some basic ones like EveryFrameaPainting and lessons from a screenplay but i need more.
Every Frame a Painting is also a fantastic channel. Not many videos on there and content doesn't really get released on a regular basis. But every single video is worth watching and highly educational.
Steven Glansburg You’re mixing intellectualism and class with pretentiousness. Actually, one could argue that your assumptions are a lot more pretentious.
If that is the case, I am incredibly impressed that he can come up with something so fitting to the character and the scene right there on the spot. I can't help to think that he must be incredible at putting himself in his characters perspective.
I believe he asked Ridley Scott if he could say those lines. Ad-lib is perhaps the wrong term. Hauer was very into his character, and felt that the scene needed 'poetry' from his character. There is an interview online in which he discusses this. Try 'blade runner hauer interview' - that might find it.
+tim weatherill If i recall correctly, most of the lines were rewritten a bit; to be shorter; after all, dying leaves little time for a grand monologue, but the very last one, the most iconic one at that, was only thought of minutes before the shot.
It was Hans Zimmer who ended up composing for the new film. It was different, but you could feel the Vangelis's heritage. I thought that would be impossible, but it's like Vangelis's soundtrack had a child. I witnessed a miracle.
Haha Hans Zimmer just puts his name on any good movie music and it becomes his, when it fact it is not. It is just a way of branding nowadays, Zimmer has become so mainsrteam its not even funny
Storytellers i studied audio engineering in uni and we had to collaborate a lot with film majors and artists whether it be writing scores for their projects or instillations. It made me appreciate film that much more and the role music and sound design play in these situations.
That's why you become a musician as well as a film maker. It becomes far easier to discern what emotions music is trying to elicit when you've tried to do it yourself.
The music ties so much into the movie like specificity tuned towards each action in the movie. That's why it's so different, instead of a song with meaning, it creates a series of s sounds to enhance the mood for each action and dialog. That's something not easily done.
Hello all, i made a 3minutes montage on my channel called Blade Runner 2049 Blues - Thinking about her. With the goal to pay a tribute to the mood of the original movie and Vangelis score. Take a look and tell me what you think about. Cheers. th-cam.com/video/RG6fNO7JpjA/w-d-xo.html
Not only is Blade Runner an incredible film to look at for its world, ethical conundrums, scientific questions and music -- but on the topic of listening... the script, really listen to the words, some of it is so profound and has a duality to it; just like the movie with the humans and the replicants.
FireDragon04 Blade Runner was instantly my favorite film when it was first released. The some twenty years ago I listened to it on headphones, and it was a brand new experience. I couldn't believe how much more layered it was. From the music to the sounds of the streets. Many sounds that I heard for the first time.
I recently saw Blade Runner 2049, and while the score may not quite live up to the innovation of Vangelis, I think that Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch did a fantastic job of blending it into the visual atmosphere of the film. The score combined with Roger Deakins' breathtaking cinematography created a worthy successor to the original and a stellar piece of filmmaking in its own right.
not a worthy sucesor tbh, the story was a bit cliché, still the cinematography was fantastic and the sountrack wasn't bad, i just saw it and im a bit dissapointed
@@crysischampion3530 i came to the conclusion that if you completely forget about Blade Runner, this new one can be counted as a "good" science fiction movie, i really liked the scenarios but i didn't like how it was shot... the thing is the first blade runner wasn't an action movie at all, it had action but the way it was told made action appear as something secondary, this one is a classic fiction-action full of explotions and stuff
@@Mrnonombre1990 I can see what you mean, but the sequel is far from an action movie. With its run-time and the few amount of action scenes, I didn't think its was too much or overbearing. I enjoyed the shots, even though a few of them of K walking around could have been shortened a tiny bit.
@@crysischampion3530 About the shots thing, i was thinking the opposite, the movie was filmed with a lot of short shots as if it was an action movie, that's what i disliked, and it didn't really let you apreciate the beautiful scenarios enough. The camera was constantly jumping around from one angle to another. And about the other thing you are probably right, i may re-watch it sometime.
Blade runner is why I fell in love with the art of cinema. I'll never forget the night I watched it. I was 18, and had never experienced anything like it before. I still get chills listening to the soundtrack.
Rachael's Song always sends shivers down my spine. The way Vangelis layers sounds in it is sofisticated, yet it emanates an otherwordly elegance, weaving a deep emotional universe around the character. It feels like each instrument mirrors a feature, a mood, something that can be traced back to Rachael.
Hi Jim! I also happen to love the music a lot! But what makes you think, it is not a leifmotiv score? I would say it has plenty of leifmotifs but also that great sounddesign. For example what we hear in the end of this video. It is the love-theme. I am courious for your opinion!
Blade Runner is the greatest film ever made, of any genre, for my money. It's a work of art. As for Vangelis, he's the Einstein of the music world. An incomparable genius.
Agree with you 100%!!! Blade Runner is the best movie ever and I listen to the soundtrack every...single...week. It takes me to a place of calm and peacefulness.
Tryple Dreams 2001 the greater film, but Blade Runner has a larger impact personally. To think something is greatest, does not always mean to favour it
great point about not being able to tell where the music ends and the world begins! this is also true of one of my all-time favorite scores: mica levi's work on UNDER THE SKIN, where the haunting ambience and sound design of the restrained sci-fi reality transforms into an hypnotic, ephemeral trance that is terrifyingly inhuman... fitting for a movie about a man-eating alien
In the early 90’s, I acquired a Vangelis compilation CD of his film scores called: “Themes”. I listened to it fervently, almost relentlessly at the time. Although synthesized music hasn’t earned the respect of “the Classical” music community, I found experiencing his compositions, equally as emotionally provocative and transcendent as, say... Mahler’s Symphony No.5 in C Sharp Minor IV. I think I’ll dig it out! Thanks for reminding me.
Yes! Thank you for finally finding someone else who appreciates the soundtrack for 'Alexander'. It was so amazing and overlooked. I use it often while I'm writing.
"Memories of Green" is still in my top 10 personal favourites "songs" ever. That soundtrack is so amazing. Well, the movie is. I remember to read the original story, and it was so short and full of misteries. The movie kept the mistery, created an amazing atmosphere, which of course includes the soundtrack, and the storyline is just perfect. That's a masterpiece.
Key modules of this game (projects named: Seamless Multiplayer, City Creation, Cinematic Feel, Animation Excellence (lol, those names are neat)) have to be made before July 2019 so It's coming out in (cyberpunk) 2020, boi :)
Michael McCann would be a good fit. His music for Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Devided reminds me of Vangelus. They can't use the actual music from Blade Runner because Warner Brothers owns the rights. Plus hearing music from that movie would take me out of the game.
At parties, they are the same people. They start off interesting as they begin getting drunk and high, and then become annoying after they get completely wasted.
I fetl tears welling at the "Tears in Rain" music, followed by the theme at 7:20. Thanks for doing this. I had no idea of the depth of Vangelis' talent - that he did most of this score spontaneously... plus synth programming time, I'm sure.
Blade Runner would not be nearly as a compelling film were it not for Vangelis' sizeable contribution. Another film that very effective blurs the line between score and sound design is Darren Aronofsky's "Pi". would love to hear your thoughts on that.
It's Hanz Zimmer now. He usually does a good job with grand cinematic scores, but usually shows a sense of understanding music and its role in movies so I hope he scores the movie well.
You said about the CS-80 "In a way it's the perfect instrument for blade runner: a machine with the ability to match the emotional weight of the real thing". You know what? I've done a few hours of thinking both about the CS-80 and Blade Runner, I've seen hours of Vangelis playing the CS-80 and other synths in videos, I've considered buying a CS-80 for a few times in my past - and what you said there, this is a beautiful, great thought that never occurred to me! Thank you!
Vangelis work on bladerunner covered far more than what a film composer normally does today. Only a few composers in television or film truly worked in the same manner. that is undertaking just about every aspect of a movies audio. Vangelis did the score, soundtrack, sound engineering, foley and more. which is why The sound of bladerunner is all one harmonious element. Vangelis working off the cuff, gave the film a fourth leading character. The film itself spoke of itself in its music and sound. Whenever this direction is taken a film or even television show has way more gravitas than without. the difference between having a meal made from scratch oppose to buying a ready made tv dinner. Jan Hammers work for miami vice was similar, in that he too created both the music the score and soundtrack. which game miami vice a signature sound style and mood that without just doesnt come off as authentic. Another great compose is John williams, whos work in Jaws goes far beyond what most people realize. Only recently has Hans Zimmer expaned his works depth, adding more layers as a character within the film, as in Inception. Our hopes is that the composer for the new film truly understands this. but odds are probably not. Far too many people are put in such positions with a sequel or even prequel and forget there job is not to give us something new but instead to carry on whats been done. The new trailer has elements thats truly inspired by vangelis, and as such the clips feel like bladerunner, but then the audio shift to a modern style cliche of what we always here with such trailers. just as soon as the audio hits, it looses its depth. and layers, becoming one dimensional, and it cheapens the visuals. the audio making the visuals feel more like a television series. That the problem with todays composers, they are not studied in orchestral nor sound design, so they conceptualize audio in the same manner as someone making dance music.Flat one dimensional. Tron legacy, has a great soundtrack, but was extremely one dimensional because the composers Daft Punk makes dance music. music without depth. without layers music thats not a character saying something. Vangelis work is the heart and soul of bladerunner, flanked only by the films cinematography and set design. Vangelis is a world builder, completely understanding its a living breathing element.
Fantastic video man! I really enjoyed it. The blade Runner soundtrack always brings tears to my eyes for some reason, its hauntingly beautiful. Especially the "Tears in Rain" moment man.
Nerdwriter, you're one of my favourite TH-camrs at the moment. I'm a movie and soundtrack nerd myself, but watching your videos I become aware of so much more that otherwise would skip my mind. Thank you for that, brother. Keep it up.
This is why Blade Runner is 👏 a 👏 freaking 👏 masterpiece. And why I only support the director's cut without Deckard's narration, because of this unbelievable groundbreaking score.
when I first watched it, as a teenager, it was with narration and I love it. Later I saw director's cut and, IMO, it gained some but it lost some too. With narration, it feels more like film noir and detective film from the 40s.
I was listening to the soundtrack while studying for finals today, this is one of my favorite movies of all time and what a coincidence that you are analyzing it this week. Loved the video!
Anyone that's listened to the soundtracks of Sicario and Arrival will know that the soundtrack to Blade Runner 2049, in the hands of Jóhannsson, will surely be spectacular.
Pitty Jóhann Jóhannsson was pulled from the film. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch joined In July 2017. In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved, and that he was contractually forbidden from commenting on the situation.
2049's soundtrack was more abrasive than the original's. It augmented the violence of the movie, though I felt the incorporation of Vangelis's themes were not done as tastefully as they could have been. I believe it failed to draw from the emotions of the scenery and characters as well as the original Blade Runner soundtrack did. More stark and extreme, rather than inspiring and beautiful
I absolutely love the way you try every time to use the describe technique/tricks/idea in your videos, its like "I see what you did there". And this time i think is my favorite, because I believe sound designers get far less praise then they deserve compared to just composers. Like in language, words(notes) aren't the only thing that can convey emotions. Good job ! Keep up the good work !
Thank you so much for this video ! I'm working for a OST right now and I felt like the best way to serve my friend's movie was to get involved as much as I could in the writing and directing process of the movie. This way we managed to create a common universe that served both the script and the music because they fed on each over. I really feel like in movies, music and frame are the 2 main characters.
When I saw "Listening To Blade Runner" I got really excited because I thought you were talking about the audiobook. I listened to it maybe 2 years ago and it was transformative in my life. The video, withstanding it's variance from my desire, was still beautiful. You create art with every frame in your videos Evan and I cannot thank you enough.
I first saw Blade Runner on TV when I was recovering from surgery in 1992/93. I was immediately pulled in and I waited to for it to air again - which it did. I rented it, copied it, saw it to death ; Fast forward to several formats later and I still became entranced when I watch it.
Bladerunner doesnt HAVE a soundtrack, it has ‘atmosphere’ incorporated so tightly into the body of the film like the veins and arteries of a human body.....or a replicant. Spine tingling, evocative, emotive and erotic in places. Vangelis MAGIC. I have watched this movie so many times i forget how many.....over 1000! I know every note, intonation, reverb, sustain, echo and heartbeat. The lifeblood and heartbeat IS the music. Take it away and add say a 1920 gangster sountrack or anything BUT the original and the film dies. Well analysed! I love many films but Bladerunner IS the GREATEST sci fi movie of all time! Oh by the way........I am a Nexus 10!
I was just thinking about this the other day when I saw the new Blade Runner trailer! You may have read my mind with this video, but as usual, you take concepts I only know how to sense and bring them into a beautifully simplified light. You make analysing things feel like discovering great, not-so-hidden knowledge and less like grasping for bullshit where it was never supposed to be in the first place. I grew up listening to this soundtrack, but now listening fills me with an extra sense of wonder! Thank you!
you nailed it. whenever i get asked about why i love the film so much, i always say the same thing: the perfect amalgamation of video AND audio. never before, or since, has a soundtrack been so 100% perfect for the film it's in. it permeates the body and sticks to the sould like a thick layer of treacle. i say, if you close your eyes, and just listen to this music without having ever seen the film, you could picture the film in your head, and be pretty damn close. thats how good it is. when you can see a flick in your head, and get the immediate sensation of a gritty sci fi noir from it, the soundtrack has gone above and beyond. nice job !
I love Vangelis, I agree that it's a huge part of what makes Blade Runner good, in fact I think it's part of the reason I personally like the movie. Vangelis is great at doing what you mentioned in the video, he made the music for Cosmos, and if there's ever a documentary with a strong emotional impact, that's it, and I think Vangelis is a huge part of that. Growing up, my dad would play parts of Vangeli "Heaven and Hell" around the house. Even to this day listening to it awakes a deep emotional response in me that's hard to replicate. I love his music.
Wow. You really do a fantastic job at all your videos. Not only are they so informative and interesting, but also super visually pleasing. It must be so much work to create them. Really thank you so much for doing them!
Nowadays, sadly, many artists and filmmakers don't put as much emphasis on crafting excellency in their soundtracks. Some do, but it's underrepresented.
In addition to the part about reverb, I always liked that during the Voigt-Kampf test with Rachel, part of the later conversation about spiders is fed into the audio absolutely drenched in reverb, playing with time and adding to the unreal feel of the scene.
The soundtrack album for Bladerunner includes the dialogue in many tracks. I think that's a perfect extension of what was mentioned in the video: the music is part of the world, not just on top of it, so the music doesn't stand alone, the dialogue becomes part of it in turn.
Just recently discovered your channel. Great content. I'd also like to add that your calm way of narrating and your voice in general is very relaxing and a welcome change to all the yelling and screaming channels out there.
Vangelis music sounds as if it was coming from far away, from the abyss of my own mind. As if the Gods of Old had been seduced by the events of our world and they would have considered them worthy enough to orchestrate, as if the music was coming from my subconscious.
Geat essay. When Bladerunner came out Ridley Scott was mainly known as a visual stylist. I remember thinking as I watched and listened to Bladerunner in a theater "Where does the music end and where do the sound effects begin?"I sometimes put the movie on while I try to fall asleep and just let it flow over me without looking at the images. I went back and carefully listened to Alien and some of the creepy work Goldsmith was doing, but also some of the subtle sound effects work. Then Someone To Watch Over Me came out and its sinched it. Scott was as great at blending atmospheric music and sound as he was with visuals. Take another look at his Channel no 5 commercial with the song I Din't Want To Set The World On Fire... The blend of music and non sequitur dialog catch your attention right away.
Why is your closing sentences always so perfectly aligned with the best pick for the final shot. Always excited for your videos if not for content, for the ending lmao
Hans Zimmer's score for Interstellar surely comes close. It's not electronic, but it certainly employs the same sort of techniques as Vangelis's work. Vangelis isn't flawless either - his score for Alexander, for instance...actually, that whole film. Or Mica Levi's score for Under the Skin - that's probably a better example, but neither of these films would work without their scores - they are intrinsically tied.
*Johan Johannson was fired because he made the music not enough like the original. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch made it (the same guys that did the music for Dunkirk).*
Hans Zimmer scored BR2049 and has has scored almost every Christopher Nolan film as well, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and much more. Inception is Hans’ best work imho. He’s also scoring Denis’ Dune remake set for 2020.
Coming back here I am still sad that he died last month. Definitely an icon of film music history and for me personally on of the best film music writers of all time. Blade Runner still has a quality to it I have never heared again. It really pulls you into a diferent reality.
No it’s not, but they’re entirely different. Blade Runner is great in its own way, but if you want to grade it on the scale of “greatness” that Star Wars uses it comes up short
I actually think Blade Runner was even more groundbreaking in its visual effects than Star Wars. Many movies pilfer scenery directly from Blade Runner, such as Attack of the Clones, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Even video games like Snatcher and Final Fantasy 7 and 13 ripped off it's aesthetic. Star Wars made much more of an impact culturally however, and it singlehandedly led to a boom in science fiction movies that lasted for decades after it came out.
There is also alot of meaning and detail packed into the way Blade Runner was shot and produced which I think rewards multiple viewings more than the original Star Wars. There's a lot of depth to Blade Runner. However, Star Wars is pure entertainment, and it totally changed the way people watched movies in the 70s and beyond (a lot of movies in the 70s were really serious and dark and realistic, but Star Wars was optimistic and joyful and imaginative) so I will always love that movie
I just watched Blade Runner today! It's one of my favourite movies! I love resvisting movies and picking out things I missed the first time. This video did just that! Keep doing what you're doing!
As we now know Jóhann Jóhannsson didn't end up composing the soundtrack for Bladerunner 2049, but it would be interesting to hear his initial compositions for the film..
Here's some tracks from Johannson: th-cam.com/video/JUjkhfumzgw/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/pHmyjx7H1VQ/w-d-xo.html They're pretty good, but it's not close enough to Vangelis. No wonder Denis Villeneuve fired him from the project. To me, it's a little too 'modern' sounding. A little too much like Deus Ex or Ghost in the Shell.
First time I'm hearing them, that first track is definitely far too modern. Nowhere near the scale of what Zimmer and Wallfisch came up with. He just wasn't right for the project it seems. RIP though still a great composer in his time.
Vangelis' music has been with me since I was a kid living in a small town in 1980s Poland. It's always added this little bit of magic to my life. It will stay with me forever.
I think I would give Blade Runner the nod for repeat viewings, but it's hard to argue with Kubrick. I would love to see both of these films in an actual theater on the big screen. =/
I was just watching the movie and commenting with my friend how amazing this soundtrack is and how it transforms the ambience of the movie... And then I see this was uploaded! Thank you, your videos are freaking awesome..
Vangelis also does something similar with 1492..where he mixes in indian instruments with epic horns of the Spanish empire, it also has a dream like quality But if Johan Johannsson is scoring the next one...I am glad. Johan is great, listen to "the candlelight vigil" from prisoners "theory of everything" or "the sun gone dim". "The Beast" from the movie Sicario is one of my favorites....all great scores
This uploaded on May 18. the day i watched blade runner FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! and i recorded that music in the beginning when they were on the car. I LOVED every tiny music details in this movie. I feel proud to be someone from new generation who get to feel this masterpiece. My moronic friend thought it was boring, we all know why, influence of new movies. But like i said im so glad i get to enjoy these old movies in its glory after these many years. You have no idea how amazing that feels
This reminds me so much of the Hannibal series. It is so unique in its use of sounds and they experimented with instruments that I have never heared before in my entire life. The series would not be complete without these sounds and although there is an actual soundtrack too, the sounds act on a different level of story telling. This show might not be everybodys cup of tea, but I would love to see an analysis of it! There is so much you could talk about. From the usage of light and silence (and these mindblowing sounds!) to the way that food is portraied (... you'll know what I mean).
I appreciate the videos man. It's like film school but without being in crippling debt.
Also can any of you guys give me some great channels just like this one so I can learn some more? I know some basic ones like EveryFrameaPainting and lessons from a screenplay but i need more.
Try mine :) Videos so far on The Tree of Life, Interstellar, Moonlight and Kingdom of Heaven, new one coming tomorrow!
Tyler Mowery makes some great video essays!
1. Browse Held High is very underrated, check it out.
2. Chez Lindsay has wonderful perspective
Every Frame a Painting is also a fantastic channel. Not many videos on there and content doesn't really get released on a regular basis. But every single video is worth watching and highly educational.
Unh! Watching Nerdwriter is the TH-cam equivalent of drinking a fine single malt scotch by a log fire. Love you buddy
Dan Bull love you too bud
Pretentious description of a pretentious video.
Pretentious......or just more intellectual than you can handle???
hooo hooooooooo woooooooweeeeeeee oh to intellgent 4 mee
Steven Glansburg You’re mixing intellectualism and class with pretentiousness. Actually, one could argue that your assumptions are a lot more pretentious.
"All those moments will be lost in time...like tears, in rain."
Apparently that was an ad-lib by Rutger Hauer.
yeah we know we all watched it
If that is the case, I am incredibly impressed that he can come up with something so fitting to the character and the scene right there on the spot. I can't help to think that he must be incredible at putting himself in his characters perspective.
I believe he asked Ridley Scott if he could say those lines. Ad-lib is perhaps the wrong term. Hauer was very into his character, and felt that the scene needed 'poetry' from his character. There is an interview online in which he discusses this. Try 'blade runner hauer interview' - that might find it.
+tim weatherill If i recall correctly, most of the lines were rewritten a bit; to be shorter; after all, dying leaves little time for a grand monologue, but the very last one, the most iconic one at that, was only thought of minutes before the shot.
It was Hans Zimmer who ended up composing for the new film.
It was different, but you could feel the Vangelis's heritage.
I thought that would be impossible, but it's like Vangelis's soundtrack had a child.
I witnessed a miracle.
Haha Hans Zimmer just puts his name on any good movie music and it becomes his, when it fact it is not. It is just a way of branding nowadays, Zimmer has become so mainsrteam its not even funny
Zimmer's score had some really terrible moments. Not even close to being as iconic as Vangelis' score
Really wanna hear Johann's interpretation, even if it's just one track. I guess we'll never know...
@@nandoflorestan I like it.
Not a huge Hans Zimmer fan. But he outdid himself with 2049
Always amazing to see this kind music analysis, hardest part of film studies.
Storytellers i studied audio engineering in uni and we had to collaborate a lot with film majors and artists whether it be writing scores for their projects or instillations. It made me appreciate film that much more and the role music and sound design play in these situations.
That's why you become a musician as well as a film maker. It becomes far easier to discern what emotions music is trying to elicit when you've tried to do it yourself.
M Phylo that's a good point and that's why I've tried experimenting around with making film to see if I can create something cool.
The music ties so much into the movie like specificity tuned towards each action in the movie. That's why it's so different, instead of a song with meaning, it creates a series of s sounds to enhance the mood for each action and dialog. That's something not easily done.
Hello all, i made a 3minutes montage on my channel called Blade Runner 2049 Blues - Thinking about her. With the goal to pay a tribute to the mood of the original movie and Vangelis score. Take a look and tell me what you think about. Cheers.
th-cam.com/video/RG6fNO7JpjA/w-d-xo.html
Listening to the Blade Runner soundtrack before going to bed gives me awesome, futuristic dreams. Dreams of... electric sheep?
Peter Kaminsky are you an android?
Beautiful...try Pink Floyd DarK Side of the MooN. It's amazing to
I listen to 'Deckard's Apartment' sometimes when I am in bed. It is wonderful. Give it a try.
sheeps ?
no .... I dream of unicorns ...
Not only is Blade Runner an incredible film to look at for its world, ethical conundrums, scientific questions and music -- but on the topic of listening... the script, really listen to the words, some of it is so profound and has a duality to it; just like the movie with the humans and the replicants.
Im downloading and watching blade runner imediately. Looks like a gem to me
It is in my honest opinion the greatest film ever conceived, just make sure you download the final cut.
Harisson ford is my favourite actor so i gotta watch it
FireDragon04 Blade Runner was instantly my favorite film when it was first released. The some twenty years ago I listened to it on headphones, and it was a brand new experience. I couldn't believe how much more layered it was. From the music to the sounds of the streets. Many sounds that I heard for the first time.
To this day i keep hearing a mechanical voice "Walk now, walk now" in my head every time I cross the street.
I recently saw Blade Runner 2049, and while the score may not quite live up to the innovation of Vangelis, I think that Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch did a fantastic job of blending it into the visual atmosphere of the film. The score combined with Roger Deakins' breathtaking cinematography created a worthy successor to the original and a stellar piece of filmmaking in its own right.
not a worthy sucesor tbh, the story was a bit cliché, still the cinematography was fantastic and the sountrack wasn't bad, i just saw it and im a bit dissapointed
@@Mrnonombre1990 Personally, I thought 2049 was better than the cut of the first I saw. I loved it, and I was into it the whole way through.
@@crysischampion3530 i came to the conclusion that if you completely forget about Blade Runner, this new one can be counted as a "good" science fiction movie, i really liked the scenarios but i didn't like how it was shot... the thing is the first blade runner wasn't an action movie at all, it had action but the way it was told made action appear as something secondary, this one is a classic fiction-action full of explotions and stuff
@@Mrnonombre1990 I can see what you mean, but the sequel is far from an action movie. With its run-time and the few amount of action scenes, I didn't think its was too much or overbearing. I enjoyed the shots, even though a few of them of K walking around could have been shortened a tiny bit.
@@crysischampion3530 About the shots thing, i was thinking the opposite, the movie was filmed with a lot of short shots as if it was an action movie, that's what i disliked, and it didn't really let you apreciate the beautiful scenarios enough. The camera was constantly jumping around from one angle to another. And about the other thing you are probably right, i may re-watch it sometime.
All this will be lost in time like tears in the rain
*In rain. Not in the rain
Half of the people here won't realize this is the line from the movie.
+CO.AG Music AHAHAAAAAAAAA OH MY GOD YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
Cameron Cutler You missed a more important correction. It’s ”All these moments will be…”
That line gets me every time I watch the film
Blade runner is why I fell in love with the art of cinema. I'll never forget the night I watched it. I was 18, and had never experienced anything like it before. I still get chills listening to the soundtrack.
Awesome video, Blade Runner is one of the most influential movies ever in almost every aspect, and of course the sound design is a perfect example.
even tho it was a flop on release.. just like the latest one. (just money wise) Which is very fitting.. What a great movie. Just amazing ♥
Rachael's Song always sends shivers down my spine. The way Vangelis layers sounds in it is sofisticated, yet it emanates an otherwordly elegance, weaving a deep emotional universe around the character. It feels like each instrument mirrors a feature, a mood, something that can be traced back to Rachael.
Easily one of the greatest scores of all time. It's just as much a work of genius art as the film itself. Probably my favourite non-leitmotif score.
Hi Jim! I also happen to love the music a lot! But what makes you think, it is not a leifmotiv score? I would say it has plenty of leifmotifs but also that great sounddesign. For example what we hear in the end of this video. It is the love-theme. I am courious for your opinion!
Amazing work, Nerd. You've inspired me to want to get a keyboard instead of scoring with premade/stock music.
We do miss you man, please come back soon
Blade Runner, Nerdwriter, ... there is literally nothing which could go wrong! Weee!
And Vangelis, I'm with a Hardon and I haven't even started the video
It's like I woke up in heaven
Ikr
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i literally cannot believe how good this movie STILL looks. those special effects are _truly_ special.
Blade Runner is the greatest film ever made, of any genre, for my money. It's a work of art. As for Vangelis, he's the Einstein of the music world. An incomparable genius.
Agree with you 100%!!! Blade Runner is the best movie ever and I listen to the soundtrack every...single...week. It takes me to a place of calm and peacefulness.
WOLVES AY WE EYYYYY!
Turrican60 space odyssey. End of story.
Totally agree
Tryple Dreams 2001 the greater film, but Blade Runner has a larger impact personally. To think something is greatest, does not always mean to favour it
Blade Runner has the best soundtrack ever this movie is so orgasmic for the eyes and ears
...and mind... and heart!
This is one of the most atmospheric movies of all time and the music adds to it greatly.
MF Whom ? nice name and profile.
great point about not being able to tell where the music ends and the world begins! this is also true of one of my all-time favorite scores: mica levi's work on UNDER THE SKIN, where the haunting ambience and sound design of the restrained sci-fi reality transforms into an hypnotic, ephemeral trance that is terrifyingly inhuman... fitting for a movie about a man-eating alien
Vangelis is such a treasure; his work on Alexander in particular was highly underrated in my opinion
Like Stories of Old I'm really only familiar, offhand, w his music here in Blade Runner as well as Chariots Of Fire.
In the early 90’s, I acquired a Vangelis compilation CD of his film scores called: “Themes”. I listened to it fervently, almost relentlessly at the time. Although synthesized music hasn’t earned the respect of “the Classical” music community, I found experiencing his compositions, equally as emotionally provocative and transcendent as, say... Mahler’s Symphony No.5 in C Sharp Minor IV.
I think I’ll dig it out! Thanks for reminding me.
Yes! Thank you for finally finding someone else who appreciates the soundtrack for 'Alexander'. It was so amazing and overlooked. I use it often while I'm writing.
ya couldn't agree more and his score 1492 conquest of paradise is pretty awesome too
"Memories of Green" is still in my top 10 personal favourites "songs" ever. That soundtrack is so amazing. Well, the movie is. I remember to read the original story, and it was so short and full of misteries. The movie kept the mistery, created an amazing atmosphere, which of course includes the soundtrack, and the storyline is just perfect. That's a masterpiece.
Vangelis is also a musical genius composing his first music at the age of 3! Seriously going to miss that in BR2.
one of my favourite movie of all time
You have no idea how much I wanted this! I've always told people about Vangelis's score but this makes it so much easier to understand
"A machine with the ability to match the emotional weight of the real thing" Love that connection
Cyberpunk 2077 better have slot of punk in it, and maybe Blade Runner music in it
KAZER It better get fucking made if anything.
References at least would be cool!
Eh, the trailer for it disappointed badly with the music they chose.
Key modules of this game (projects named: Seamless Multiplayer, City Creation, Cinematic Feel, Animation Excellence (lol, those names are neat)) have to be made before July 2019 so It's coming out in (cyberpunk) 2020, boi :)
Michael McCann would be a good fit. His music for Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Devided reminds me of Vangelus. They can't use the actual music from Blade Runner because Warner Brothers owns the rights. Plus hearing music from that movie would take me out of the game.
You must be either the most interesting person at parties, or the most annoying.
Ty Hanson by he way he looks, I’d say the latter.
Probably both, depending on who's listening... and the Nerd's mood.
Depends on the party
At parties, they are the same people. They start off interesting as they begin getting drunk and high, and then become annoying after they get completely wasted.
Dichotomous thinking, even though it's a joke :)
I fetl tears welling at the "Tears in Rain" music, followed by the theme at 7:20.
Thanks for doing this. I had no idea of the depth of Vangelis' talent - that he did most of this score spontaneously... plus synth programming time, I'm sure.
Blade Runner would not be nearly as a compelling film were it not for Vangelis' sizeable contribution. Another film that very effective blurs the line between score and sound design is Darren Aronofsky's "Pi". would love to hear your thoughts on that.
I'm confident in Johansson. His score for Arrival was beautiful, unique-sounding and, like Blade Runner, felt baked into the movie itself.
He left the movie for unknown reasons. Did they scrap his music and start over?
It's Hanz Zimmer now. He usually does a good job with grand cinematic scores, but usually shows a sense of understanding music and its role in movies so I hope he scores the movie well.
Actually it's mostly Benjamin Wallfisch now, with Zimmer supervising him.
a pity actually, would've loved to hear how Johansson would interpret it. I quite liked the Sicario score he did.
Just like the original Blade Runner flopped hard on release. "A troll that trolls twice as bright, trolls half as long."
Yet again you knocked it out of the park! It's been a real pleasure to watch your editing and writing improve so much over the years.
You said about the CS-80 "In a way it's the perfect instrument for blade runner: a machine with the ability to match the emotional weight of the real thing".
You know what? I've done a few hours of thinking both about the CS-80 and Blade Runner, I've seen hours of Vangelis playing the CS-80 and other synths in videos, I've considered buying a CS-80 for a few times in my past - and what you said there, this is a beautiful, great thought that never occurred to me! Thank you!
Stunningly subtle audio/visual editing with this one mate.
Vangelis work on bladerunner covered far more than what a film composer normally does today. Only a few composers in television or film truly worked in the same manner. that is undertaking just about every aspect of a movies audio. Vangelis did the score, soundtrack, sound engineering, foley and more. which is why The sound of bladerunner is all one harmonious element. Vangelis working off the cuff, gave the film a fourth leading character. The film itself spoke of itself in its music and sound. Whenever this direction is taken a film or even television show has way more gravitas than without. the difference between having a meal made from scratch oppose to buying a ready made tv dinner. Jan Hammers work for miami vice was similar, in that he too created both the music the score and soundtrack. which game miami vice a signature sound style and mood that without just doesnt come off as authentic. Another great compose is John williams, whos work in Jaws goes far beyond what most people realize. Only recently has Hans Zimmer expaned his works depth, adding more layers as a character within the film, as in Inception. Our hopes is that the composer for the new film truly understands this. but odds are probably not. Far too many people are put in such positions with a sequel or even prequel and forget there job is not to give us something new but instead to carry on whats been done. The new trailer has elements thats truly inspired by vangelis, and as such the clips feel like bladerunner, but then the audio shift to a modern style cliche of what we always here with such trailers. just as soon as the audio hits, it looses its depth. and layers, becoming one dimensional, and it cheapens the visuals. the audio making the visuals feel more like a television series. That the problem with todays composers, they are not studied in orchestral nor sound design, so they conceptualize audio in the same manner as someone making dance music.Flat one dimensional. Tron legacy, has a great soundtrack, but was extremely one dimensional because the composers Daft Punk makes dance music. music without depth. without layers music thats not a character saying something. Vangelis work is the heart and soul of bladerunner, flanked only by the films cinematography and set design. Vangelis is a world builder, completely understanding its a living breathing element.
R.I.P to legendary composer Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, known professionally as Vangelis.
Thanks you so much for this. I sometimes use Blade Runner as background music while I work. So good.
Fantastic video man! I really enjoyed it. The blade Runner soundtrack always brings tears to my eyes for some reason, its hauntingly beautiful. Especially the "Tears in Rain" moment man.
Gimme dat Nerdwriter content. Gimme gimme.
Nerdwriter, you're one of my favourite TH-camrs at the moment. I'm a movie and soundtrack nerd myself, but watching your videos I become aware of so much more that otherwise would skip my mind. Thank you for that, brother. Keep it up.
This is why Blade Runner is 👏 a 👏 freaking 👏 masterpiece.
And why I only support the director's cut without Deckard's narration, because of this unbelievable groundbreaking score.
when I first watched it, as a teenager, it was with narration and I love it. Later I saw director's cut and, IMO, it gained some but it lost some too. With narration, it feels more like film noir and detective film from the 40s.
I was listening to the soundtrack while studying for finals today, this is one of my favorite movies of all time and what a coincidence that you are analyzing it this week. Loved the video!
Anyone that's listened to the soundtracks of Sicario and Arrival will know that the soundtrack to Blade Runner 2049, in the hands of Jóhannsson, will surely be spectacular.
Hard to live up to the original Vangelis score though.
its not fair fpor these guys... Im sure they will do awesome but even in the preview I know something is missing.
Pitty Jóhann Jóhannsson was pulled from the film. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch joined In July 2017. In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved, and that he was contractually forbidden from commenting on the situation.
Kieran Jones I wonder why he was taken from the project
2049's soundtrack was more abrasive than the original's. It augmented the violence of the movie, though I felt the incorporation of Vangelis's themes were not done as tastefully as they could have been. I believe it failed to draw from the emotions of the scenery and characters as well as the original Blade Runner soundtrack did. More stark and extreme, rather than inspiring and beautiful
I absolutely love the way you try every time to use the describe technique/tricks/idea in your videos, its like "I see what you did there". And this time i think is my favorite, because I believe sound designers get far less praise then they deserve compared to just composers. Like in language, words(notes) aren't the only thing that can convey emotions. Good job ! Keep up the good work !
I just thought "Now a calm but interesting video that I can listen to, to go to sleep" and then this 😍
Thank you so much for this video ! I'm working for a OST right now and I felt like the best way to serve my friend's movie was to get involved as much as I could in the writing and directing process of the movie. This way we managed to create a common universe that served both the script and the music because they fed on each over. I really feel like in movies, music and frame are the 2 main characters.
Outstanding soundtrack. It’s eerie, yet so sad and beautiful at the same time
01:50 Wow I got a really stron Guild Navigator vibe from that graphic!
clicked so fast on this my fucking body is still stuck 3 seconds ago
NOCTURNAL BREADLUST absolutely same
NOCTURNAL BREADLUST That's reverb at play
sammmeee
*brainfuck intensifies*
"Reminds me of my sixth wife"
When I saw "Listening To Blade Runner" I got really excited because I thought you were talking about the audiobook. I listened to it maybe 2 years ago and it was transformative in my life. The video, withstanding it's variance from my desire, was still beautiful. You create art with every frame in your videos Evan and I cannot thank you enough.
Time to go rewatch Blade Runner
I first saw Blade Runner on TV when I was recovering from surgery in 1992/93. I was immediately pulled in and I waited to for it to air again - which it did. I rented it, copied it, saw it to death ; Fast forward to several formats later and I still became entranced when I watch it.
Bladerunner doesnt HAVE a soundtrack, it has ‘atmosphere’ incorporated so tightly into the body of the film like the veins and arteries of a human body.....or a replicant. Spine tingling, evocative, emotive and erotic in places. Vangelis MAGIC. I have watched this movie so many times i forget how many.....over 1000! I know every note, intonation, reverb, sustain, echo and heartbeat. The lifeblood and heartbeat IS the music. Take it away and add say a 1920 gangster sountrack or anything BUT the original and the film dies. Well analysed!
I love many films but Bladerunner IS the GREATEST sci fi movie of all time!
Oh by the way........I am a Nexus 10!
1:13 this score gives me such chills every time I hear it. Need to re-listen this soundtrack again.
Dude you just captured everything I thought about the film after watching it in words.
That scene at 4:19 is my second favourite scene from the movie. The music is so beyond the universe. It is magical.
the nerdwriter videos are like the high point of my week
I was just thinking about this the other day when I saw the new Blade Runner trailer! You may have read my mind with this video, but as usual, you take concepts I only know how to sense and bring them into a beautifully simplified light. You make analysing things feel like discovering great, not-so-hidden knowledge and less like grasping for bullshit where it was never supposed to be in the first place. I grew up listening to this soundtrack, but now listening fills me with an extra sense of wonder!
Thank you!
The more I immerse myself within the world of BR & 2049 the more convinced I am these are my favorite Sci Fi films of all time
you nailed it. whenever i get asked about why i love the film so much, i always say the same thing: the perfect amalgamation of video AND audio. never before, or since, has a soundtrack been so 100% perfect for the film it's in. it permeates the body and sticks to the sould like a thick layer of treacle. i say, if you close your eyes, and just listen to this music without having ever seen the film, you could picture the film in your head, and be pretty damn close. thats how good it is. when you can see a flick in your head, and get the immediate sensation of a gritty sci fi noir from it, the soundtrack has gone above and beyond. nice job !
I cried when you mentioned Jóhansson. Would've been amazing to hear his score for the film. R.I.P.
I love Vangelis, I agree that it's a huge part of what makes Blade Runner good, in fact I think it's part of the reason I personally like the movie. Vangelis is great at doing what you mentioned in the video, he made the music for Cosmos, and if there's ever a documentary with a strong emotional impact, that's it, and I think Vangelis is a huge part of that.
Growing up, my dad would play parts of Vangeli "Heaven and Hell" around the house. Even to this day listening to it awakes a deep emotional response in me that's hard to replicate.
I love his music.
loving me some nerdwriter!
Wow. You really do a fantastic job at all your videos. Not only are they so informative and interesting, but also super visually pleasing. It must be so much work to create them. Really thank you so much for doing them!
Nowadays, sadly, many artists and filmmakers don't put as much emphasis on crafting excellency in their soundtracks.
Some do, but it's underrepresented.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-eater anything by Carter Burwell or Mark Mothersbaugh will probably be good. See: In Bruges or Anomalisa.
In addition to the part about reverb, I always liked that during the Voigt-Kampf test with Rachel, part of the later conversation about spiders is fed into the audio absolutely drenched in reverb, playing with time and adding to the unreal feel of the scene.
In 1990 I dubbed an audiotape of the entire movie off a VHS copy. I listened to this movie for years driving around in my '89 Integra.
The soundtrack album for Bladerunner includes the dialogue in many tracks. I think that's a perfect extension of what was mentioned in the video: the music is part of the world, not just on top of it, so the music doesn't stand alone, the dialogue becomes part of it in turn.
Nerd Runner. That's a movie I'd watch.
Guest Informant lol defiantly
Blade Writter. I don't know if I am interested in this one.
Defiant Writter then :)
CokeOr Pepsi haha I just realized I spelled that wrong. Definitely not defiantly sorry. Your comment made me actually laugh, well done.
Just recently discovered your channel. Great content. I'd also like to add that your calm way of narrating and your voice in general is very relaxing and a welcome change to all the yelling and screaming channels out there.
Vangelis music sounds as if it was coming from far away, from the abyss of my own mind. As if the Gods of Old had been seduced by the events of our world and they would have considered them worthy enough to orchestrate, as if the music was coming from my subconscious.
Whoa deeeeeeep bro
??? Wtf XD
music comes from drugs (drugs give you a temporary control of subconscious)
Geat essay.
When Bladerunner came out Ridley Scott was mainly known as a visual stylist. I remember thinking as I watched and listened to Bladerunner in a theater "Where does the music end and where do the sound effects begin?"I sometimes put the movie on while I try to fall asleep and just let it flow over me without looking at the images. I went back and carefully listened to Alien and some of the creepy work Goldsmith was doing, but also some of the subtle sound effects work. Then Someone To Watch Over Me came out and its sinched it. Scott was as great at blending atmospheric music and sound as he was with visuals. Take another look at his Channel no 5 commercial with the song I Din't Want To Set The World On Fire... The blend of music and non sequitur dialog catch your attention right away.
waiting for your thoughts on the new movie
Why is your closing sentences always so perfectly aligned with the best pick for the final shot. Always excited for your videos if not for content, for the ending lmao
It's too bad they don't make music like this nowadays, but then again who does?
Hans Zimmer's score for Interstellar surely comes close. It's not electronic, but it certainly employs the same sort of techniques as Vangelis's work. Vangelis isn't flawless either - his score for Alexander, for instance...actually, that whole film.
Or Mica Levi's score for Under the Skin - that's probably a better example, but neither of these films would work without their scores - they are intrinsically tied.
I've heard things you people wouldn't believe
5302345 You're wrong. listen to more music.
2814 does! :)
any recommendation?
This video and much more that Nerdwriter1 have made has changed my perspective on everything tv, movies, and music. Love your videos!
*Johan Johannson was fired because he made the music not enough like the original. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch made it (the same guys that did the music for Dunkirk).*
No, his music would've been too much like the original according to Villeneuve.
Hans Zimmer scored BR2049 and has has scored almost every Christopher Nolan film as well, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and much more. Inception is Hans’ best work imho. He’s also scoring Denis’ Dune remake set for 2020.
i cannot thank you enough for putting on words, what i have felt all my life about the soundtrack of Blade Runner !
Can you do a comparison between the background music of the two movie?
Thank you for these amazing deconstructions and analysis. I am just a film nerd from Sri Lanka and I truly appreciate and admire the work that you do.
I think Bladerunner 2049 soundtrack, themes and photography were amazing I loved it
Coming back here I am still sad that he died last month. Definitely an icon of film music history and for me personally on of the best film music writers of all time. Blade Runner still has a quality to it I have never heared again. It really pulls you into a diferent reality.
I legit watched this for the first time last night. Better than Starwars
That's a really strange comparison.
No it’s not, but they’re entirely different. Blade Runner is great in its own way, but if you want to grade it on the scale of “greatness” that Star Wars uses it comes up short
I actually think Blade Runner was even more groundbreaking in its visual effects than Star Wars. Many movies pilfer scenery directly from Blade Runner, such as Attack of the Clones, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Even video games like Snatcher and Final Fantasy 7 and 13 ripped off it's aesthetic. Star Wars made much more of an impact culturally however, and it singlehandedly led to a boom in science fiction movies that lasted for decades after it came out.
There is also alot of meaning and detail packed into the way Blade Runner was shot and produced which I think rewards multiple viewings more than the original Star Wars. There's a lot of depth to Blade Runner. However, Star Wars is pure entertainment, and it totally changed the way people watched movies in the 70s and beyond (a lot of movies in the 70s were really serious and dark and realistic, but Star Wars was optimistic and joyful and imaginative) so I will always love that movie
Starwars is a kids cartoon in comparison.
I just watched Blade Runner today! It's one of my favourite movies! I love resvisting movies and picking out things I missed the first time. This video did just that!
Keep doing what you're doing!
As we now know Jóhann Jóhannsson didn't end up composing the soundtrack for Bladerunner 2049, but it would be interesting to hear his initial compositions for the film..
Here's some tracks from Johannson:
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They're pretty good, but it's not close enough to Vangelis. No wonder Denis Villeneuve fired him from the project. To me, it's a little too 'modern' sounding. A little too much like Deus Ex or Ghost in the Shell.
First time I'm hearing them, that first track is definitely far too modern. Nowhere near the scale of what Zimmer and Wallfisch came up with. He just wasn't right for the project it seems. RIP though still a great composer in his time.
Thank you! Always good to see quality material on BR and Vangelis.
Should talk about 2049s music and sound design next :D
Vangelis' music has been with me since I was a kid living in a small town in 1980s Poland. It's always added this little bit of magic to my life. It will stay with me forever.
Blade runner is the second best sci fi movie I've seen. The first being 2001 space odyssey.
Btw do a video on 2001 space odyssey you sexy nerd.
I think I would give Blade Runner the nod for repeat viewings, but it's hard to argue with Kubrick. I would love to see both of these films in an actual theater on the big screen. =/
Jack Windrammer Why do people like you write such things?
Does A Clockwork Orange count as sci-fi? If so, then it's the best. 2001 is beautiful, though.
you should watch Stalker and Solaris by Tarkovsky. They're up there
I was just watching the movie and commenting with my friend how amazing this soundtrack is and how it transforms the ambience of the movie... And then I see this was uploaded! Thank you, your videos are freaking awesome..
Awesome work.
Please do separate video for
Hans Zimmer AND Alan Silvestri :)
Vangelis also does something similar with 1492..where he mixes in indian instruments with epic horns of the Spanish empire, it also has a dream like quality
But if Johan Johannsson is scoring the next one...I am glad. Johan is great, listen to "the candlelight vigil" from prisoners "theory of everything" or "the sun gone dim". "The Beast" from the movie Sicario is one of my favorites....all great scores
Thats why...The Blade Runner Soundtrack is the greatest and best of all time. Thx for this vid. 👍
This uploaded on May 18. the day i watched blade runner FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! and i recorded that music in the beginning when they were on the car. I LOVED every tiny music details in this movie. I feel proud to be someone from new generation who get to feel this masterpiece. My moronic friend thought it was boring, we all know why, influence of new movies. But like i said im so glad i get to enjoy these old movies in its glory after these many years. You have no idea how amazing that feels
and man was the new soundtrack killer!
Bladerunner Blues is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard. So emotional and mysterious.
This is exactly what studios nowadays do not understand. Or do not care. Looking at you Marvel...
This reminds me so much of the Hannibal series. It is so unique in its use of sounds and they experimented with instruments that I have never heared before in my entire life. The series would not be complete without these sounds and although there is an actual soundtrack too, the sounds act on a different level of story telling.
This show might not be everybodys cup of tea, but I would love to see an analysis of it! There is so much you could talk about. From the usage of light and silence (and these mindblowing sounds!) to the way that food is portraied (... you'll know what I mean).
Rachel’s song is so beyond perfection
I'm so happy to see an analysis of Vangelis's scoring. Videos like this is why your channel is awesome.