Listening To Blade Runner

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  • @danybarrero486
    @danybarrero486 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1736

    "All those moments will be lost in time...like tears, in rain."

    • @timweatherill3738
      @timweatherill3738 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Apparently that was an ad-lib by Rutger Hauer.

    • @XXXIMSEXYNIKNOWITXXX
      @XXXIMSEXYNIKNOWITXXX 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      yeah we know we all watched it

    • @nnarcus
      @nnarcus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      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.

    • @timweatherill3738
      @timweatherill3738 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      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.

    • @user-my2uy2st6o
      @user-my2uy2st6o 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +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.

  • @ptcrusa
    @ptcrusa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    Listening to the Blade Runner soundtrack before going to bed gives me awesome, futuristic dreams. Dreams of... electric sheep?

    • @elizabethandrews2587
      @elizabethandrews2587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Peter Kaminsky are you an android?

    • @seanomanary5691
      @seanomanary5691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beautiful...try Pink Floyd DarK Side of the MooN. It's amazing to

    • @qboxer
      @qboxer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I listen to 'Deckard's Apartment' sometimes when I am in bed. It is wonderful. Give it a try.

    • @88feji
      @88feji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sheeps ?
      no .... I dream of unicorns ...

  • @natural
    @natural 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    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.

  • @firedragon04
    @firedragon04 7 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    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.

    • @jord19100
      @jord19100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Im downloading and watching blade runner imediately. Looks like a gem to me

    • @EDMHorizon
      @EDMHorizon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It is in my honest opinion the greatest film ever conceived, just make sure you download the final cut.

    • @jord19100
      @jord19100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Harisson ford is my favourite actor so i gotta watch it

    • @brom00
      @brom00 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

    • @andreraymond6860
      @andreraymond6860 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      To this day i keep hearing a mechanical voice "Walk now, walk now" in my head every time I cross the street.

  • @danbull
    @danbull 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1511

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    • @Yzyenthusiast
      @Yzyenthusiast 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dan Bull love you too bud

    • @stevenglansburg856
      @stevenglansburg856 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pretentious description of a pretentious video.

    • @Soldier4USA2005
      @Soldier4USA2005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Pretentious......or just more intellectual than you can handle???

    • @DavidBTerrell
      @DavidBTerrell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hooo hooooooooo woooooooweeeeeeee oh to intellgent 4 mee

    • @DisDatK9
      @DisDatK9 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Steven Glansburg You’re mixing intellectualism and class with pretentiousness. Actually, one could argue that your assumptions are a lot more pretentious.

  • @Daysed.and.Konfuzed
    @Daysed.and.Konfuzed 6 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    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.

    • @cubismo85
      @cubismo85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      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

    • @monjesenal7477
      @monjesenal7477 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Zimmer's score had some really terrible moments. Not even close to being as iconic as Vangelis' score

    • @joeharkness1358
      @joeharkness1358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Really wanna hear Johann's interpretation, even if it's just one track. I guess we'll never know...

    • @biggainallbran8937
      @biggainallbran8937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nandoflorestan I like it.

    • @agenturensohnDLX
      @agenturensohnDLX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Not a huge Hans Zimmer fan. But he outdid himself with 2049

  • @JudsonRadio
    @JudsonRadio 6 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    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.

    • @Mrnonombre1990
      @Mrnonombre1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @crysischampion3530 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@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.

    • @Mrnonombre1990
      @Mrnonombre1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@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

    • @crysischampion3530
      @crysischampion3530 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@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.

    • @Mrnonombre1990
      @Mrnonombre1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @storytellers1
    @storytellers1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1433

    Always amazing to see this kind music analysis, hardest part of film studies.

    • @RustleXer
      @RustleXer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      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.

    • @mphylo2296
      @mphylo2296 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      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.

    • @RustleXer
      @RustleXer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @poyi1013
      @poyi1013 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @nightmoodandy9146
      @nightmoodandy9146 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @co.agmusic
    @co.agmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    All this will be lost in time like tears in the rain

    • @cameroncutler5766
      @cameroncutler5766 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      *In rain. Not in the rain

    • @shiladitya_biswas
      @shiladitya_biswas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Half of the people here won't realize this is the line from the movie.

    • @deegan463
      @deegan463 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +CO.AG Music AHAHAAAAAAAAA OH MY GOD YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

    • @klarkolofsson
      @klarkolofsson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cameron Cutler You missed a more important correction. It’s ”All these moments will be…”

    • @mrinvader
      @mrinvader 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That line gets me every time I watch the film

  • @bijibadness
    @bijibadness 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    i literally cannot believe how good this movie STILL looks. those special effects are _truly_ special.

  • @Turrican60
    @Turrican60 7 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    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.

    • @sylviarippey6488
      @sylviarippey6488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      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.

    • @robuni9119
      @robuni9119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WOLVES AY WE EYYYYY!

    • @providence160
      @providence160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Turrican60 space odyssey. End of story.

    • @user-zs6ht
      @user-zs6ht 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree

    • @lukedoyle3002
      @lukedoyle3002 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @Gapbrick
    @Gapbrick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1399

    Blade Runner, Nerdwriter, ... there is literally nothing which could go wrong! Weee!

    • @gregdesouza17
      @gregdesouza17 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Vangelis, I'm with a Hardon and I haven't even started the video

    • @TheFifaBaouss
      @TheFifaBaouss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's like I woke up in heaven

    • @cyrusjameskhan
      @cyrusjameskhan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr

    • @ozymandias2944
      @ozymandias2944 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      gapbrick

    • @dontmepls
      @dontmepls 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      !!!!!!!!!!

  • @mfwhom5214
    @mfwhom5214 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is one of the most atmospheric movies of all time and the music adds to it greatly.

    • @simonamorim1405
      @simonamorim1405 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      MF Whom ? nice name and profile.

  • @nerdcity
    @nerdcity 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Amazing work, Nerd. You've inspired me to want to get a keyboard instead of scoring with premade/stock music.

  • @JamesGhodbane
    @JamesGhodbane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Blade Runner has the best soundtrack ever this movie is so orgasmic for the eyes and ears

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ...and mind... and heart!

  • @kazer7907
    @kazer7907 7 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Cyberpunk 2077 better have slot of punk in it, and maybe Blade Runner music in it

    • @leeleeisgay
      @leeleeisgay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      KAZER It better get fucking made if anything.

    • @spymen2109
      @spymen2109 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      References at least would be cool!

    • @BollocksUtwat
      @BollocksUtwat 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh, the trailer for it disappointed badly with the music they chose.

    • @mattgorak8189
      @mattgorak8189 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 :)

    • @Dormul
      @Dormul 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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.

  • @JacksMovieReviews
    @JacksMovieReviews 7 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    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.

    • @PacTheOne
      @PacTheOne 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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 ♥

  • @marcotine7119
    @marcotine7119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    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.

  • @Cyberhustler1
    @Cyberhustler1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    R.I.P to legendary composer Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, known professionally as Vangelis.

  • @guest_informant
    @guest_informant 7 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    Nerd Runner. That's a movie I'd watch.

    • @nicolaspintozzi8148
      @nicolaspintozzi8148 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guest Informant lol defiantly

    • @cineoitoum
      @cineoitoum 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Blade Writter. I don't know if I am interested in this one.

    • @ivy_flo
      @ivy_flo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Defiant Writter then :)

    • @nicolaspintozzi8148
      @nicolaspintozzi8148 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      CokeOr Pepsi haha I just realized I spelled that wrong. Definitely not defiantly sorry. Your comment made me actually laugh, well done.

  • @shaggycan
    @shaggycan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    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.

    • @lecomar7220
      @lecomar7220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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!

  • @KarlEkdahl
    @KarlEkdahl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "A machine with the ability to match the emotional weight of the real thing" Love that connection

  • @cinemusing
    @cinemusing 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    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

  • @JonAddisonFilms
    @JonAddisonFilms 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Gimme dat Nerdwriter content. Gimme gimme.

  • @theartist124
    @theartist124 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Vangelis is also a musical genius composing his first music at the age of 3! Seriously going to miss that in BR2.

  • @heisenberg2722
    @heisenberg2722 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    one of my favourite movie of all time

  • @jojop0tato
    @jojop0tato 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @LikeStoriesofOld
    @LikeStoriesofOld 7 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Vangelis is such a treasure; his work on Alexander in particular was highly underrated in my opinion

    • @katherandefy
      @katherandefy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    • @GuadalupePicasso
      @GuadalupePicasso 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like Stories of Old I'm really only familiar, offhand, w his music here in Blade Runner as well as Chariots Of Fire.

    • @triluna0
      @triluna0 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @librapaladin81
      @librapaladin81 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @donnchaodalaigh4031
      @donnchaodalaigh4031 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ya couldn't agree more and his score 1492 conquest of paradise is pretty awesome too

  • @filmnewsreport3231
    @filmnewsreport3231 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Time to go rewatch Blade Runner

  • @isaaclloyd4091
    @isaaclloyd4091 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @johnsvensson3005
    @johnsvensson3005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @joudikativ7698
    @joudikativ7698 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I just thought "Now a calm but interesting video that I can listen to, to go to sleep" and then this 😍

  • @1080TJ
    @1080TJ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I'm confident in Johansson. His score for Arrival was beautiful, unique-sounding and, like Blade Runner, felt baked into the movie itself.

    • @Nineteen1900Hundred
      @Nineteen1900Hundred 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He left the movie for unknown reasons. Did they scrap his music and start over?

    • @writershard5065
      @writershard5065 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      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.

    • @roothik
      @roothik 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Actually it's mostly Benjamin Wallfisch now, with Zimmer supervising him.

    • @saftpunk
      @saftpunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      a pity actually, would've loved to hear how Johansson would interpret it. I quite liked the Sicario score he did.

    • @0sirius
      @0sirius 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just like the original Blade Runner flopped hard on release. "A troll that trolls twice as bright, trolls half as long."

  • @zsht
    @zsht 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stunningly subtle audio/visual editing with this one mate.

  • @felt2909
    @felt2909 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @epicragequitdude
    @epicragequitdude 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

  • @lecoursaire666
    @lecoursaire666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    clicked so fast on this my fucking body is still stuck 3 seconds ago

    • @nipsnaps22
      @nipsnaps22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      NOCTURNAL BREADLUST absolutely same

    •  7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      NOCTURNAL BREADLUST That's reverb at play

    • @colerfulton
      @colerfulton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      sammmeee

    • @TheEpicImpaler
      @TheEpicImpaler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *brainfuck intensifies*

    • @devintariel3769
      @devintariel3769 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Reminds me of my sixth wife"

  • @saint360
    @saint360 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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.

  • @ZaHayRay
    @ZaHayRay 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @annarader4559
    @annarader4559 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    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.

    • @ljuboizsiska5448
      @ljuboizsiska5448 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

  • @amber1862
    @amber1862 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Literally the perfect video for me. I'm so appreciative that you mentioned the hardware and techniques used. Arturia have digitally modelled the CS-80 (for any musicians reading this) :).

  • @luisalmeida1391
    @luisalmeida1391 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @kingmi97
    @kingmi97 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video and much more that Nerdwriter1 have made has changed my perspective on everything tv, movies, and music. Love your videos!

  • @QuantumVariant
    @QuantumVariant 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks you so much for this. I sometimes use Blade Runner as background music while I work. So good.

  • @lotharquest
    @lotharquest 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "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.

  • @avocadopictures9706
    @avocadopictures9706 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Always good to see quality material on BR and Vangelis.

  • @strangerflesh
    @strangerflesh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    so.....this is the some of the most well executed breakdowns I've seen on TH-cam , blown away by your content !

  • @samm8994
    @samm8994 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    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.

    • @chaosmos24
      @chaosmos24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Hard to live up to the original Vangelis score though.

    • @phillipglass
      @phillipglass 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its not fair fpor these guys... Im sure they will do awesome but even in the preview I know something is missing.

    • @jonseyjones321
      @jonseyjones321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      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.

    • @miguelpereira9859
      @miguelpereira9859 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kieran Jones I wonder why he was taken from the project

    • @ptcrusa
      @ptcrusa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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

  • @YashendraShuklaTheOG
    @YashendraShuklaTheOG 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dude you just captured everything I thought about the film after watching it in words.

  • @sagan1976
    @sagan1976 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your research is great. You always present something to learn in your videos. Great, great work.

  • @Kill4play
    @Kill4play 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, blown away by such a great video. Good job NerdWriter1. I'm super excited for Bladerunner

  • @dasc0yne
    @dasc0yne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @doydivision3984
    @doydivision3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Outstanding soundtrack. It’s eerie, yet so sad and beautiful at the same time

  • @chanemin
    @chanemin 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @GreenPlymProduction
    @GreenPlymProduction 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @VoiceNerd
    @VoiceNerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @jacobdb5465
    @jacobdb5465 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    A. Mazing, I can really appreciate the knowledge coming out, and the work going in to this video, truly a great work of art.

  • @Akamaru29
    @Akamaru29 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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 !

  • @CraparellaSmorrebrod
    @CraparellaSmorrebrod 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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!

  • @xevious2501
    @xevious2501 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @segolily04
    @segolily04 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    nicely done! the video and audio editing really emphasized what you were describing.

  • @DAVOinIN
    @DAVOinIN 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @xaid-yf5ii
    @xaid-yf5ii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I cried when you mentioned Jóhansson. Would've been amazing to hear his score for the film. R.I.P.

  • @karantolani
    @karantolani 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the nerdwriter videos are like the high point of my week

  • @mialmastaposeia
    @mialmastaposeia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is a beautiful trip evoking so many feelings, thank you!

  • @jarodritchie
    @jarodritchie 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the videos. They are so informative and really inspiring for Filmmakers.
    Thank You for making them.

  • @yomamasapeach
    @yomamasapeach 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Nowadays, sadly, many artists and filmmakers don't put as much emphasis on crafting excellency in their soundtracks.
    Some do, but it's underrepresented.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Friendly Neighborhood Spider-eater anything by Carter Burwell or Mark Mothersbaugh will probably be good. See: In Bruges or Anomalisa.

  • @5302345
    @5302345 7 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    It's too bad they don't make music like this nowadays, but then again who does?

    • @semanticsamuel936
      @semanticsamuel936 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      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.

    • @mcatshyamalan8865
      @mcatshyamalan8865 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I've heard things you people wouldn't believe

    • @simonamorim1405
      @simonamorim1405 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      5302345 You're wrong. listen to more music.

    • @catsystemcorp
      @catsystemcorp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      2814 does! :)

    • @jj-nm5vo
      @jj-nm5vo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      any recommendation?

  • @mikef9464
    @mikef9464 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your great Blade Runner music review, Nerdwriter1. Many interesting ideas. Keep up the good work!

  • @Death2llorts
    @Death2llorts 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    loving me some nerdwriter!

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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!

  • @mrgaspoop
    @mrgaspoop 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliantly put together. Beautiful!

  • @Belihoney
    @Belihoney 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @peterxyz3541
    @peterxyz3541 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Can you do a comparison between the background music of the two movie?

  • @muntahassan6384
    @muntahassan6384 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    waiting for your thoughts on the new movie

  • @petermsamson
    @petermsamson 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for making this exploration into the sounds and the music of BladeRunner.. Just brilliant.

  • @tired2sleep
    @tired2sleep 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching these movie analysis videos by wisecrack and nerdwriter1. it makes me feel more profound and gain more ways to look at things

  • @theguythatmakesyoumad3834
    @theguythatmakesyoumad3834 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    *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).*

    • @weisenbergphoto
      @weisenbergphoto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, his music would've been too much like the original according to Villeneuve.

    • @foodog777
      @foodog777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @pradeepnagila3332
    @pradeepnagila3332 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome work.
    Please do separate video for
    Hans Zimmer AND Alan Silvestri :)

  • @AbirTarafdar
    @AbirTarafdar 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work. Great video and job on mixing the audio in this piece.

  • @elgsquilliam
    @elgsquilliam 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You helped spark my love for this movie (and the new one~) Thank you dude

  • @MatukaEdgi
    @MatukaEdgi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    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.

    • @Jrivera11893
      @Jrivera11893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whoa deeeeeeep bro

    • @yoahthuermann237
      @yoahthuermann237 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ??? Wtf XD

    • @denisblack9897
      @denisblack9897 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      music comes from drugs (drugs give you a temporary control of subconscious)

  • @captainbean3114
    @captainbean3114 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Should talk about 2049s music and sound design next :D

  • @daves-c8919
    @daves-c8919 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great editing. your videos are catching up in quality to your ideas

  • @thegoodlifeonlybettr
    @thegoodlifeonlybettr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. As a Bladerunner fan this was very enlightening! I appreciate your work!

  • @VarinderBhandal
    @VarinderBhandal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Blade runner is the second best sci fi movie I've seen. The first being 2001 space odyssey.

    • @VarinderBhandal
      @VarinderBhandal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Btw do a video on 2001 space odyssey you sexy nerd.

    • @chaosmos24
      @chaosmos24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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. =/

    • @Ponerology
      @Ponerology 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jack Windrammer Why do people like you write such things?

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does A Clockwork Orange count as sci-fi? If so, then it's the best. 2001 is beautiful, though.

    • @goldenboy140
      @goldenboy140 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you should watch Stalker and Solaris by Tarkovsky. They're up there

  • @mrmoskito100
    @mrmoskito100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please do a video on the film "Come and See".

  • @BlackBerryFromMars
    @BlackBerryFromMars 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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..

  • @dzynguy
    @dzynguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 !

  • @davidsonnow
    @davidsonnow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    did you do a review of 2049? If not, please do would love to hear your thoughts!

  • @SmorgasLord
    @SmorgasLord 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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..

    • @Nineteen1900Hundred
      @Nineteen1900Hundred 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

    • @programclu1
      @programclu1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @threecompany5339
    @threecompany5339 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this might be one of your best videos yet, great work

  • @Blackpudding427
    @Blackpudding427 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so happy to see an analysis of Vangelis's scoring. Videos like this is why your channel is awesome.

  • @obp23
    @obp23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think Bladerunner 2049 soundtrack, themes and photography were amazing I loved it

  • @trentkuhn
    @trentkuhn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    and man was the new soundtrack killer!

  • @Fengtos
    @Fengtos 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @G8GTJav
    @G8GTJav 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, your videos are always so well done. Really enjoyable. Thank you! Agree with everything you said. The music does add so much to the atmosphere in the movie. I have watched every cut of Blade Runner and seen it more than fifty times over the years. It still amazes me how contemporary and fresh the movie feels thanks to the vision of Ridley Scott, Philip K. Dick, Syd Mead and Vangelis.

  • @twigboat
    @twigboat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nerdwriter1 teaches me something new every time.
    Today, it was the pronunciation of "Vangelis"