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Were you not a fan of the score at all?
Oh no, the score was brilliant. But the performance of Rutger and the visuals were more overt "wow" moments for me.
Very good! Was going to be worried if you somehow hated it. It's a classic to me.
It certainly sets the mood, and I can play it in my head right now after just one watch of the movie (and albeit a couple of Blade Runner documentaries). Is the same guy (Vandelis I think?) back for the sequel? I haven't heard anything from the music side of the movie.
His name's Vangelis, and he won't be composing the new one. Jóhann Jóhannsson is in charge of 'Blade Runner 2049' - he's worked with Villeneuve on several films already, which is great. I'm a huge fan of the score for 'Sicario' and an even bigger fan of the one for 'Prisoners,' so I can't wait to hear what he has in store.
We're totally in the same boat, you and I.
I'll be there opening night, no doubt about it.
And Jóhannsson's previous scores for Villeneuve's films, especially for ARRIVAL, get nothing but the highest praise from me.
Incidentally, for those who, like me, adore BLADE RUNNER, this book came highly recommended to me back in the day and now I recommend it to you:
As for that book, I've heard a lot about it since I have been researching the film, and probably will pick it up at some point.
It's a truly marvellous book. I remember paging through it the first time, and how it sent my already well established BR fandom through the roof.
I'm listening to the BR score right now. The "Blade Runner Blues" never fails to put tears in my eyes. Reminds me of the painful moment Deckard has to retire Zhora. Like a wounded animal, she gets up again and tries to survive. And he won't let her. Vangelis emphasises the sadness and despair of the moment and right there and then, makes me realise Deckard isn't our hero.
And of course if you´re into noir detective stories á la Hammett or Chandler, BR is a feast. Actually my biggest concern about BR2049 is that the noir detective level might not be appreciated.
Scott got himself a reputation in the 80s for creating very strong moods and atmospheres. Ironically, IMO those films that have the most impressing atmospheres, Alien and Blade Runner, have also very well-told stories, while other films that are set in "real life", tend to have much bigger problems on all fronts. At least until the 2000s, when Scott became more miss than hit. Nowadays, I agree with @DarthDimi, in that Villeneuve instead of Scott as director gives me hope. More than ever after AlienCovenant. It seems somewhere along the road Scott lost his hunger for creating something special and disregarding risks on the way. Villeneuve still seems to have that hunger.
We definitely have different perceptions about the film's execution-especially when it comes to character and story-but I'm glad the content resonates with some.
https://trailer-track.com/2017/07/16/in-the-pipeline-new-blade-runner-2049-trailer-rated-ahead-of-sdcc/
The only concern I have from the trailers is whether the villain will be impactful enough.
This looks really good! Can't wait!!!
Thank you so much for the alert. This may only be a trailer, but I'm very impressed already!
Great stuff.
I do hope Jóhannsson uses some hints of Vangelis's original score in this and perhaps has a suped up version of the awesome end-title theme during the end credits.
A lot rests on the music here. The original score is impossible to live up to, but I'm very curious to hear what Johannsson comes up with. Following Vangelis—an unenviable task to be sure.
Where Deckard was meant to arrive at a remote farmhouse and retire an obvious Replicant. Who after 'retiring,' Deckard gets its serial number from pulling out the Jawbone.
I'm really hoping it plays out longer than what we see in the trailer, and we get a fight between the two. Would kill to see Bautista and Gosling go head-to-head in a knife fight, directed by Villeneuve.
Watch him pop up in 'Mission Impossible 7' or the final 'Star Wars' in this new trilogy or something. He seems to be appearing in every franchise these days.
@Creasy47, I'd love to see Bautista in an MI film, but not as a villain. He'd be cool as a team member of Hunt's, who runs into a room to help clear it out of guys like a wrecking ball as Ethan goes to complete some objective without the distraction. Bautista's got great comedic timing, so I think he could play an entertaining tank-like character with an enjoyment of knocking heads together. Ethan could find him on a black list of IMF agents who were kicked out of the service for being uncontrollable or wild, which would add something to the character.