We’ll find out just how close he gets when the film hits theaters on October 6th. “It’s a very specific sound, and it’s very important that the music of 2049 be directly inspired by Vangelis’ work.” In a recent interview with Collider, Villeneuve spoke about the importance of Blade Runner’s original score, and as he’s taken lengths to stay faithful to the original film’s visuals, the he’s done the same with its sequel. A lot of scenes felt very artificial to me - maybe its because they were filmed so clear and did not have much atmosphere.
Blade Runner Music from the Motion Picture LP - VINYL. Archived 'Blade Runner 2049' to feature music by Hans Zimmer. Blade Runner 2049 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP - VINYL.
Jóhannsson has collaborated with Villeneuve on projects such as Sicario and Arrival, and it’ll be interesting to see just what he wasn’t bringing to the project that required the other two to be brought in. Random thoughts I had when watching: Its better than the 1984 movie - any of the released cuts of it. 'Blade Runner 2049' to feature music by Hans Zimmer. We have Johann's breathtaking atmospheric sounds, but I needed other things, and Hans helped us." Both Zimmer and Wallfisch both coming off of their latest collaboration with Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk. Now, as the film comes closer to its October release date, two more composers are joining the project to assist him: Benjamin Wallfisch ( Hidden Figures, It), and Hans Zimmer ( Inception, The Dark Knight).Īccording to Studio Ciné Live (via Entertainment,ie), Villeneuve says that Jóhannsson isn’t leaving the project, but that the two composers are coming on to help. While it might seem natural to assume it’s a follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the most recent installment in the dystopian series, it could just as easily be a prequel.
Last year, Arrival composer Jóhann Jóhannsson joined Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 to create the score for the upcoming sequel. Blade Runner Black Lotus amounts to a worthy addition to the Blade Runner series that’s as much of an entertaining individual story on its own as it is a prequel further embellishing the groundwork for the world glimpsed in Blade Runner 2049.