BLADE RUNNER (OST)

Among my ten favorite movies, Bladerunner is certainly enriched by the atmospheric and dark melancholic sountrack made by Vangelis. The movie has its great slow phases in which the music really sets the mood.

The electronics sounds are brilliant and the jazzy compositions are really well composed. The addition of vocals and even saxophone on some tracks add to soundpallet. Though no single moment could be called hugely exciting, the overall experience is adventerious and interesting throughout. I love to listen to this record while traveling in urban traffic, trains and stations - it transforms the world around you into that beautiful bleak film-noir world of the movie.

The opening track is perhaps the most bombastic and progressive track. 'Love Theme' stands out as comforting, whilst in the middle the dark section really sets the contrast - such a relief when the main theme with the sax begin again! Blade Runner (End Titles) is a nice dark electronic track in a higher pace. In my version of the soundtrack some conversations from the movie are inserted. Only on the last track 'Tears in the Rain' this really impresses me.

Conclusion. Great soundtrack album, recommend tot listeners of progressive electronic (which I'm not) and progressive symphonic music in general.

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