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"In June 1994 the late composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou – better
known as Vangelis – released his soundtrack for the 1982 film
Blade Runner.
It would go on to become emblematic of his skills, with only a handful of
soundtracks reaching a similar level of cult status.
Prior to this, sci-fi film scores tended to be characterised by orchestral
sound palettes. For instance, John Williams’ 1991
Star Wars soundtrack leaned
on the London Symphony Orchestra to communicate the vastness of a galaxy far,
far away.
Vangelis, on the other hand, used an electronic approach to bring a subtlety
and complexity that shifted the focus inwards. His ability to communicate deep
emotion, alongside expansive philosophical concepts, was perhaps his greatest
achievement with
Blade Runner."
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