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GENERAL INFORMATION
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 Album:                  Blade Runner 25th - Disc One
 Artist:                 Vangelis
 Year:                   1982 / 1994 / 2007
 Genre:                  Soundtrack / "New Age"

FILE INFORMATION
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 Number of MP3s:         36
 Total Duration:         2:29:40
 Total MP3 Size:         251.67 MB
 Ripped By:              dingusweenie
 Files Created on:       19-Dec-2007  21:45:35
 Ripped With:            EAC
 Encoded At:             VBR 207-289 kbit/s 44 KHz Joint Stereo
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3
 
POSTING
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 Posting Date:           19-Dec-2007
 Posting Plan:           a.b.s.m.soundtracks, a.b.s.m.new-age

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FILE LIST
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     Size MB  Duration  File Name
01      6.23  0:03:42   101 - Main Titles.mp3
02      9.92  0:05:46   102 - Blush Response.mp3
03      8.52  0:05:27   103 - Wait for Me.mp3
04      7.39  0:04:46   104 - Rachel's Song.mp3
05      8.94  0:04:57   105 - Love Theme.mp3
06      6.53  0:03:57   106 - One More Kiss, Dear.mp3
07     14.24  0:08:54   107 - Blade Runner Blues.mp3
08      8.27  0:05:05   108 - Memories of Green.mp3
09      8.55  0:04:46   109 - Tales of the Future.mp3
10      4.16  0:02:32   110 - Damask Rose.mp3
11      9.64  0:04:39   111 - End Titles.mp3
12      5.25  0:03:00   112 - Tears in Rain.mp3
13      3.21  0:01:57   201 - Longing.mp3
14      3.37  0:01:59   202 - Unveiled Twinkling Space.mp3
15      4.69  0:02:40   203 - Dr. Tyrell's Owl.mp3
16      8.35  0:04:47   204 - At Mr. Chew's.mp3
17      3.76  0:02:21   205 - Leo's Room.mp3
18      3.64  0:02:22   206 - One Alone.mp3
19     11.28  0:06:16   207 - Deckard and Roy's Duel.mp3
20      5.34  0:03:10   208 - Dr. Tyrell's Death.mp3
21     10.21  0:05:44   209 - Desolation Path.mp3
22     10.49  0:06:16   210 - Empty Streets.mp3
23      4.50  0:02:52   211 - Mechanical Dolls.mp3
24      5.43  0:03:31   212 - Fading Away.mp3
25      3.15  0:01:53   301 - Launch Approval.mp3
26      5.63  0:03:08   302 - Up And Running.mp3
27      5.84  0:03:27   303 - Mail From India.mp3
28      4.02  0:02:27   304 - BR Downtown.mp3
29      6.23  0:03:52   305 - Dimitri's Bar.mp3
30     10.26  0:06:56   306 - Sweet Solitude.mp3
31     11.81  0:06:44   307 - No Expectation.mp3
32      7.02  0:04:14   308 - Boulevard.mp3
33      9.45  0:05:19   309 - Vadavardt.mp3
34      8.35  0:05:09   310 - Perfume Exotico.mp3
35      5.67  0:03:36   311 - Piano In An Empty Room.mp3
36      2.32  0:01:29   312 - Keep Asking.mp3
 
REVIEW / DESCRIPTION
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When it was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2007 that a new "extended" 3-
disc soundtrack of Vangelis' Blade Runner score would be released by the end of 
the year to coincide with the release of Ridley Scott's "Final Cut" Blade 
Runner (Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition), fans rejoiced with the assum-
ption that the complete film score was finally getting an "official" release 
after numerous releases and bootlegs of varying lengths and sub-standard 
quality. Unfortunately if you are looking for the complete film score, this is 
not the CD you're looking for.

Disc 1 is a re-mastering of the 1994 Vangelis album (although it sounds identi-
cal to my original CD) which featured music from the film edited together with 
numerous dialog samples from the film as well as newly composed music by 
Vangelis that did not appear anywhere in the film. As an album, it was 
interesting thematically in its own right with some beautifully composed themes
like "Rachel's Song" and "Damask Rose" but it was still not the original film 
soundtrack and was considered by some to be a disappointment.

Disc 2 features officially unreleased cues, some of which are not even heard 
anywhere in the film. They could be outtakes but most of the memorable cues are 
completely omitted such as the opening "Prologue" with the somber haunting 
Asian motif that establishes the dark tone and atmosphere of the film.

Disc 3 is a collection of letters and "spoken word" commentaries from various 
authors, actors and film makers who share their memories and experiences of the 
celebrated cult classic along with newly composed music by Vangelis, again 
"inspired by" the film but not the original, unabridged movie soundtrack.

What SHOULD have been a 3-disc officially released motion picture soundtrack 
that would have nullified the numerous bootlegs that have proliferated the 
market is not to be had. 
Let's examine the different versions available and what's missing from this 
release:

1982 New American Orchestra Blade Runner: Orchestral Adaptation Of Music 
Composed For The Motion Picture By Vangelis - an orchestral arrangement and 
jazz rendition of Vangelis' electronic compositions from the film. Generally 
regarded as an inferior album and not the original motion picture soundtrack 
containing barely over a half an hour of material with a scant running time 
of 33:16 containing the following tracks:

1. Love Theme (4:12)
2. Main Title (5:01)
3. One More Kiss, Dear (4:00)
4. Memories Of Green (4:50)
5. End Title (4:17)
6. Blade Runner Blues (4:38)
7. Farewell (3:10)
8. End Title Reprise (3:08)

1994 EMI Vangelis Blade Runner - the first "official" Vangelis release 
containing nearly an hour of music with a running time of 57:53, most of which
contained newly composed themes and dialog samples from the film mixed into 
selections of the film's soundtrack cues comprised of the following 12 tracks:

1. Main Titles (3:42)
2. Blush Response (5:47)
3. Wait for Me (5:27)
4. Rachel's Song (4:46)
5. Love Theme (4:56)
6. One More Kiss, Dear (3:58)
7. Blade Runner Blues (8:53)
8. Memories of Green (5:05)
9. Tales of the Future (4:46)
10. Damask Rose (2:32)
11. Blade Runner (End Titles) (4:40)
12. Tears in Rain (3:00)

The 1993 Off-World Edition bootleg featuring nearly all of the film's original
soundtrack including the John William's composed Ladd Company logo from the 
film and source music for the "Bicycle Riders"(aka "Harps of the Ancient 
Temples) by Gail Laughton and "If I didn't Care" by Jack Lawrence, but with 
less than acceptable CD quality sound but features over 72:42 worth of original
un-edited music from the film:

1. Ladd Company Logo (0:24) John Williams
2. Main Titles and Prologue (4:03)
3. Los Angeles, November 2019 (1:46)
4. Deckard Meets Rachel (1:29)
5. Bicycle Riders (2:05) Gail Laughton
6. Memories of Green (5:39)
7. Blade Runner Blues (10:19)
8. Deckard's Dream (1:12)
9. On the Trail of Nexus 6 (5:30)
10. If I Didn't Care (3:03) Jack Lawrence
11. Love Theme (4:57)
12. The Prodigal Son Brings Death (3:35)
13. Dangerous Days (1:02)
14. Wounded Animals (10:58)
15. Tears in Rain (2:41)
16. End Titles (7:24)
17. One More Kiss Dear (4:00) Skellern & Vangelis
18. Trailer and Alternate Main Titles (1:39) Robert Randles

The Gongo Edition - an import distributed in Romania was a slightly better 
quality version of the Off-World edition without the trailer music. This 
release omits the 1939 recording of "If I Didn't Care" which originally 
appeared in an early workprint of Blade Runner, but was replaced by the Don 
Percival song "One More Kiss, Dear" in the final version. Also includes 
"Blimpverts" the Japanese female blimp vocals.

The 2003 2-Disc Esper Edition - features ambient film soundtrack including 
music and effects engineered from the ambient Dolby sound channels with 
occasional rear-channel effects mixed in but retains all of the previously 
unreleased and unavailable score for almost the full 2 running hours of the 
film.

Esper Edition Disc-1
1. Prologue And Main Titles (3:54)
2. Leon's Voight Kampff Test (1:09)
3. Sushi Bar - Damask Rose (2:46)
4. Spinner Ascent (1:21)
5. Blush Response (5:43)
6. Wait For Me (5:12)
7. Deckard Meets Rachel (1:36)
8. Rachael's Song (4:20)
9. Tales Of The Future (4:53)
10. Bicycle Riders (2:10)
11. Chew's Eye Lab (1:15)
12. Memories Of Green (5:35)
13. Blade Runner Blues (10:01)
14. Pris Meets J.F. Sebastian (1:47)
15. One More Kiss, Dear (4:04)

Esper Edition Disc-2
1. Deckard's Dream (1:10)
2. Thinking Of Rachel (1:18)
3. Esper Analysis (2:34)
4. Animoid Row (2:34)
5. Taffey Lewis Night Club (2:02)
6. Salome's Dance (1:23)
7. Zhora's Retirement (1:42)
8. I Am The Business (2:29)
9. Love Theme (4:58)
10. I Dreamt Music (4:32)
11. Morning At The Bradbury (3:46)
12. The Prodigal Son Brings Death (4:07)
13. Deckard Enters The Bradbury (3:37)
14. Dangerous Days (:57)
15. Wounded Animals (10:53)
16. Tears In Rain (2:51)
17. Rachel Sleeps (2:08)
18. End Titles (4:06)

Los Angeles, November 2019 Edition - also released in 2003 was mostly ambient 
sound and atmosphere again extrapolated from the Dolby rear-channel mix and 
padded with additional music taken from the Westwood Blade Runner (PC) 
videogame.

In conclusion, what could have been the "definitive" official soundtrack is 
sadly not to be. The complete original soundtrack has become almost as 
legendary and elusive amongst fans as the various versions and cuts of the film
itself. Perhaps for the 35th, 40th or even 50th anniversary release might be 
the soundtrack's "Final Cut" but this 3-disc release is anything but.

-- A long-winded Amazon.com reviewer, David Cordes!

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