Listening To Blade Runner

[@halim9049]

I appreciate the videos man. It's like film school but without being in crippling debt.

[@halim9049]

Also can any of you guys give me some great channels just like this one so I can learn some more? I know some basic ones like EveryFrameaPainting and lessons from a screenplay but i need more.

[@LikeStoriesofOld]

Try mine :) Videos so far on The Tree of Life, Interstellar, Moonlight and Kingdom of Heaven, new one coming tomorrow!

[@NTJordan]

Tyler Mowery makes some great video essays!

[@RushAndPush]

1. Browse Held High is very underrated, check it out. 2. Chez Lindsay has wonderful perspective

[@SeargentFirestone]

Every Frame a Painting is also a fantastic channel. Not many videos on there and content doesn't really get released on a regular basis. But every single video is worth watching and highly educational.

[@Daysed.and.Konfuzed]

It was Hans Zimmer who ended up composing for the new film. It was different, but you could feel the Vangelis's heritage. I thought that would be impossible, but it's like Vangelis's soundtrack had a child. I witnessed a miracle.

[@cubismo85]

Haha Hans Zimmer just puts his name on any good movie music and it becomes his, when it fact it is not. It is just a way of branding nowadays, Zimmer has become so mainsrteam its not even funny

[@monjesenal7477]

Zimmer's score had some really terrible moments. Not even close to being as iconic as Vangelis' score

[@joeharkness1358]

Really wanna hear Johann's interpretation, even if it's just one track. I guess we'll never know...

[@biggainallbran8937]

@@nandoflorestan I like it.

[@agenturensohnDLX]

Not a huge Hans Zimmer fan. But he outdid himself with 2049

[@danybarrero486]

"All those moments will be lost in time...like tears, in rain."

[@timweatherill3738]

Apparently that was an ad-lib by Rutger Hauer.

[@XXXIMSEXYNIKNOWITXXX]

yeah we know we all watched it

[@nnarcus]

If that is the case, I am incredibly impressed that he can come up with something so fitting to the character and the scene right there on the spot. I can't help to think that he must be incredible at putting himself in his characters perspective.

[@timweatherill3738]

I believe he asked Ridley Scott if he could say those lines. Ad-lib is perhaps the wrong term. Hauer was very into his character, and felt that the scene needed 'poetry' from his character. There is an interview online in which he discusses this. Try 'blade runner hauer interview' - that might find it.

[@user-my2uy2st6o]

+tim weatherill If i recall correctly, most of the lines were rewritten a bit; to be shorter; after all, dying leaves little time for a grand monologue, but the very last one, the most iconic one at that, was only thought of minutes before the shot.

[@ptcrusa]

Listening to the Blade Runner soundtrack before going to bed gives me awesome, futuristic dreams. Dreams of... electric sheep?

[@elizabethandrews2587]

Peter Kaminsky are you an android?

[@seanomanary5691]

Beautiful...try Pink Floyd DarK Side of the MooN. It's amazing to

[@qboxer]

I listen to 'Deckard's Apartment' sometimes when I am in bed. It is wonderful. Give it a try.

[@88feji]

sheeps ? no .... I dream of unicorns ...

[@storytellers1]

Always amazing to see this kind music analysis, hardest part of film studies.

[@RustleXer]

Storytellers i studied audio engineering in uni and we had to collaborate a lot with film majors and artists whether it be writing scores for their projects or instillations. It made me appreciate film that much more and the role music and sound design play in these situations.

[@mphylo2296]

That's why you become a musician as well as a film maker. It becomes far easier to discern what emotions music is trying to elicit when you've tried to do it yourself.

[@RustleXer]

M Phylo that's a good point and that's why I've tried experimenting around with making film to see if I can create something cool.

[@poyi1013]

The music ties so much into the movie like specificity tuned towards each action in the movie. That's why it's so different, instead of a song with meaning, it creates a series of s sounds to enhance the mood for each action and dialog. That's something not easily done.

[@nightmoodandy9146]

Hello all, i made a 3minutes montage on my channel called Blade Runner 2049 Blues - Thinking about her. With the goal to pay a tribute to the mood of the original movie and Vangelis score. Take a look and tell me what you think about. Cheers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiZl4GFbK-joKM

[@JudsonRadio]

I recently saw Blade Runner 2049, and while the score may not quite live up to the innovation of Vangelis, I think that Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch did a fantastic job of blending it into the visual atmosphere of the film. The score combined with Roger Deakins' breathtaking cinematography created a worthy successor to the original and a stellar piece of filmmaking in its own right.

[@Mrnonombre1990]

not a worthy sucesor tbh, the story was a bit cliché, still the cinematography was fantastic and the sountrack wasn't bad, i just saw it and im a bit dissapointed

[@crysischampion3530]

@@Mrnonombre1990 Personally, I thought 2049 was better than the cut of the first I saw. I loved it, and I was into it the whole way through.

[@Mrnonombre1990]

​@@crysischampion3530 i came to the conclusion that if you completely forget about Blade Runner, this new one can be counted as a "good" science fiction movie, i really liked the scenarios but i didn't like how it was shot... the thing is the first blade runner wasn't an action movie at all, it had action but the way it was told made action appear as something secondary, this one is a classic fiction-action full of explotions and stuff

[@crysischampion3530]

@@Mrnonombre1990 I can see what you mean, but the sequel is far from an action movie. With its run-time and the few amount of action scenes, I didn't think its was too much or overbearing. I enjoyed the shots, even though a few of them of K walking around could have been shortened a tiny bit.

[@Mrnonombre1990]

@@crysischampion3530 About the shots thing, i was thinking the opposite, the movie was filmed with a lot of short shots as if it was an action movie, that's what i disliked, and it didn't really let you apreciate the beautiful scenarios enough. The camera was constantly jumping around from one angle to another. And about the other thing you are probably right, i may re-watch it sometime.

[@firedragon04]

Not only is Blade Runner an incredible film to look at for its world, ethical conundrums, scientific questions and music -- but on the topic of listening... the script, really listen to the words, some of it is so profound and has a duality to it; just like the movie with the humans and the replicants.

[@jord19100]

Im downloading and watching blade runner imediately. Looks like a gem to me

[@EDMHorizon]

It is in my honest opinion the greatest film ever conceived, just make sure you download the final cut.

[@jord19100]

Harisson ford is my favourite actor so i gotta watch it

[@brom00]

FireDragon04 Blade Runner was instantly my favorite film when it was first released. The some twenty years ago I listened to it on headphones, and it was a brand new experience. I couldn't believe how much more layered it was. From the music to the sounds of the streets. Many sounds that I heard for the first time.

[@andreraymond6860]

To this day i keep hearing a mechanical voice "Walk now, walk now" in my head every time I cross the street.

[@Turrican60]

Blade Runner is the greatest film ever made, of any genre, for my money. It's a work of art. As for Vangelis, he's the Einstein of the music world. An incomparable genius.

[@sylviarippey6488]

Agree with you 100%!!! Blade Runner is the best movie ever and I listen to the soundtrack every...single...week. It takes me to a place of calm and peacefulness.

[@robuni9119]

WOLVES AY WE EYYYYY!

[@providence160]

Turrican60 space odyssey. End of story.

[@user-zs6ht]

Totally agree

[@lukedoyle3002]

Tryple Dreams 2001 the greater film, but Blade Runner has a larger impact personally. To think something is greatest, does not always mean to favour it

[@co.agmusic]

All this will be lost in time like tears in the rain

[@Junebug_online]

*In rain. Not in the rain

[@shiladitya_biswas]

Half of the people here won't realize this is the line from the movie.

[@deegan463]

+CO.AG Music AHAHAAAAAAAAA OH MY GOD YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

[@klarkolofsson]

Cameron Cutler You missed a more important correction. It’s ”All these moments will be…”

[@mrinvader]

That line gets me every time I watch the film

[@nerdcity]

Amazing work, Nerd. You've inspired me to want to get a keyboard instead of scoring with premade/stock music.

[@alexanderscarlett1731]

We do miss you man, please come back soon

[@JacksMovieReviews]

Awesome video, Blade Runner is one of the most influential movies ever in almost every aspect, and of course the sound design is a perfect example.

[@PacTheOne]

even tho it was a flop on release.. just like the latest one. (just money wise) Which is very fitting.. What a great movie. Just amazing ♥

[@natural]

Blade runner is why I fell in love with the art of cinema. I'll never forget the night I watched it. I was 18, and had never experienced anything like it before. I still get chills listening to the soundtrack.

[@shaggycan]

Easily one of the greatest scores of all time. It's just as much a work of genius art as the film itself. Probably my favourite non-leitmotif score.

[@lecomar7220]

Hi Jim! I also happen to love the music a lot! But what makes you think, it is not a leifmotiv score? I would say it has plenty of leifmotifs but also that great sounddesign. For example what we hear in the end of this video. It is the love-theme. I am courious for your opinion!

[@danbull]

Unh! Watching Nerdwriter is the KZbin equivalent of drinking a fine single malt scotch by a log fire. Love you buddy

[@Yzyenthusiast]

Dan Bull love you too bud

[@stevenglansburg856]

Pretentious description of a pretentious video.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

Pretentious......or just more intellectual than you can handle???

[@DavidBTerrell]

hooo hooooooooo woooooooweeeeeeee oh to intellgent 4 mee

[@DisDatK9]

Steven Glansburg You’re mixing intellectualism and class with pretentiousness. Actually, one could argue that your assumptions are a lot more pretentious.

[@bijibadness]

i literally cannot believe how good this movie STILL looks. those special effects are _truly_ special.

[@marcotine7119]

Rachael's Song always sends shivers down my spine. The way Vangelis layers sounds in it is sofisticated, yet it emanates an otherwordly elegance, weaving a deep emotional universe around the character. It feels like each instrument mirrors a feature, a mood, something that can be traced back to Rachael.

[@Gapbrick]

Blade Runner, Nerdwriter, ... there is literally nothing which could go wrong! Weee!

[@gregdesouza17]

And Vangelis, I'm with a Hardon and I haven't even started the video

[@TheFifaBaouss]

It's like I woke up in heaven

[@cyrusjameskhan]

Ikr

[@ozymandias2944]

gapbrick

[@dontmepls]

!!!!!!!!!!

[@JamesGhodbane]

Blade Runner has the best soundtrack ever this movie is so orgasmic for the eyes and ears

[@KutWrite]

...and mind... and heart!

[@mfwhom5214]

This is one of the most atmospheric movies of all time and the music adds to it greatly.

[@simonamorim1405]

MF Whom ? nice name and profile.

[@saint360]

Blade Runner would not be nearly as a compelling film were it not for Vangelis' sizeable contribution. Another film that very effective blurs the line between score and sound design is Darren Aronofsky's "Pi". would love to hear your thoughts on that.

[@LikeStoriesofOld]

Vangelis is such a treasure; his work on Alexander in particular was highly underrated in my opinion

[@katherandefy]

[@GuadalupePicasso]

Like Stories of Old I'm really only familiar, offhand, w his music here in Blade Runner as well as Chariots Of Fire.

[@triluna0]

In the early 90’s, I acquired a Vangelis compilation CD of his film scores called: “Themes”. I listened to it fervently, almost relentlessly at the time. Although synthesized music hasn’t earned the respect of “the Classical” music community, I found experiencing his compositions, equally as emotionally provocative and transcendent as, say... Mahler’s Symphony No.5 in C Sharp Minor IV. I think I’ll dig it out! Thanks for reminding me.

[@librapaladin81]

Yes! Thank you for finally finding someone else who appreciates the soundtrack for 'Alexander'. It was so amazing and overlooked. I use it often while I'm writing.

[@donnchaodalaigh4031]

ya couldn't agree more and his score 1492 conquest of paradise is pretty awesome too

[@cinemusing]

great point about not being able to tell where the music ends and the world begins! this is also true of one of my all-time favorite scores: mica levi's work on UNDER THE SKIN, where the haunting ambience and sound design of the restrained sci-fi reality transforms into an hypnotic, ephemeral trance that is terrifyingly inhuman... fitting for a movie about a man-eating alien

[@kazer7907]

Cyberpunk 2077 better have slot of punk in it, and maybe Blade Runner music in it

[@leeleeisgay]

KAZER It better get fucking made if anything.

[@spymen2109]

References at least would be cool!

[@BollocksUtwat]

Eh, the trailer for it disappointed badly with the music they chose.

[@mattgorak8189]

Key modules of this game (projects named: Seamless Multiplayer, City Creation, Cinematic Feel, Animation Excellence (lol, those names are neat)) have to be made before July 2019 so It's coming out in (cyberpunk) 2020, boi :)

[@Dormul]

Michael McCann would be a good fit. His music for Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Devided reminds me of Vangelus. They can't use the actual music from Blade Runner because Warner Brothers owns the rights. Plus hearing music from that movie would take me out of the game.

[@lotharquest]

"Memories of Green" is still in my top 10 personal favourites "songs" ever. That soundtrack is so amazing. Well, the movie is. I remember to read the original story, and it was so short and full of misteries. The movie kept the mistery, created an amazing atmosphere, which of course includes the soundtrack, and the storyline is just perfect. That's a masterpiece.

[@theartist124]

Vangelis is also a musical genius composing his first music at the age of 3! Seriously going to miss that in BR2.

[@heisenberg2722]

one of my favourite movie of all time

[@1080TJ]

I'm confident in Johansson. His score for Arrival was beautiful, unique-sounding and, like Blade Runner, felt baked into the movie itself.

[@Nineteen1900Hundred]

He left the movie for unknown reasons. Did they scrap his music and start over?

[@writershard5065]

It's Hanz Zimmer now. He usually does a good job with grand cinematic scores, but usually shows a sense of understanding music and its role in movies so I hope he scores the movie well.

[@roothik]

Actually it's mostly Benjamin Wallfisch now, with Zimmer supervising him.

[@saftpunk]

a pity actually, would've loved to hear how Johansson would interpret it. I quite liked the Sicario score he did.

[@0sirius]

Just like the original Blade Runner flopped hard on release. "A troll that trolls twice as bright, trolls half as long."

[@Cyberhustler1]

R.I.P to legendary composer Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, known professionally as Vangelis.

[@annarader4559]

This is why Blade Runner is 👏 a 👏 freaking 👏 masterpiece. And why I only support the director's cut without Deckard's narration, because of this unbelievable groundbreaking score.

[@ljuboizsiska5448]

when I first watched it, as a teenager, it was with narration and I love it. Later I saw director's cut and, IMO, it gained some but it lost some too. With narration, it feels more like film noir and detective film from the 40s.

[@KarlEkdahl]

"A machine with the ability to match the emotional weight of the real thing" Love that connection

[@xevious2501]

Vangelis work on bladerunner covered far more than what a film composer normally does today. Only a few composers in television or film truly worked in the same manner. that is undertaking just about every aspect of a movies audio. Vangelis did the score, soundtrack, sound engineering, foley and more. which is why The sound of bladerunner is all one harmonious element. Vangelis working off the cuff, gave the film a fourth leading character. The film itself spoke of itself in its music and sound. Whenever this direction is taken a film or even television show has way more gravitas than without. the difference between having a meal made from scratch oppose to buying a ready made tv dinner. Jan Hammers work for miami vice was similar, in that he too created both the music the score and soundtrack. which game miami vice a signature sound style and mood that without just doesnt come off as authentic. Another great compose is John williams, whos work in Jaws goes far beyond what most people realize. Only recently has Hans Zimmer expaned his works depth, adding more layers as a character within the film, as in Inception. Our hopes is that the composer for the new film truly understands this. but odds are probably not. Far too many people are put in such positions with a sequel or even prequel and forget there job is not to give us something new but instead to carry on whats been done. The new trailer has elements thats truly inspired by vangelis, and as such the clips feel like bladerunner, but then the audio shift to a modern style cliche of what we always here with such trailers. just as soon as the audio hits, it looses its depth. and layers, becoming one dimensional, and it cheapens the visuals. the audio making the visuals feel more like a television series. That the problem with todays composers, they are not studied in orchestral nor sound design, so they conceptualize audio in the same manner as someone making dance music.Flat one dimensional. Tron legacy, has a great soundtrack, but was extremely one dimensional because the composers Daft Punk makes dance music. music without depth. without layers music thats not a character saying something. Vangelis work is the heart and soul of bladerunner, flanked only by the films cinematography and set design. Vangelis is a world builder, completely understanding its a living breathing element.

[@theguythatmakesyoumad3834]

*Johan Johannson was fired because he made the music not enough like the original. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch made it (the same guys that did the music for Dunkirk).*

[@weisenbergphoto]

No, his music would've been too much like the original according to Villeneuve.

[@foodog777]

Hans Zimmer scored BR2049 and has has scored almost every Christopher Nolan film as well, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and much more. Inception is Hans’ best work imho. He’s also scoring Denis’ Dune remake set for 2020.

[@samm8994]

Anyone that's listened to the soundtracks of Sicario and Arrival will know that the soundtrack to Blade Runner 2049, in the hands of Jóhannsson, will surely be spectacular.

[@chaosmos24]

Hard to live up to the original Vangelis score though.

[@phillipglass]

its not fair fpor these guys... Im sure they will do awesome but even in the preview I know something is missing.

[@jonseyjones321]

Pitty Jóhann Jóhannsson was pulled from the film. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch joined In July 2017. In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved, and that he was contractually forbidden from commenting on the situation.

[@miguelpereira9859]

Kieran Jones I wonder why he was taken from the project

[@ptcrusa]

2049's soundtrack was more abrasive than the original's. It augmented the violence of the movie, though I felt the incorporation of Vangelis's themes were not done as tastefully as they could have been. I believe it failed to draw from the emotions of the scenery and characters as well as the original Blade Runner soundtrack did. More stark and extreme, rather than inspiring and beautiful

[@CraparellaSmorrebrod]

You said about the CS-80 "In a way it's the perfect instrument for blade runner: a machine with the ability to match the emotional weight of the real thing". You know what? I've done a few hours of thinking both about the CS-80 and Blade Runner, I've seen hours of Vangelis playing the CS-80 and other synths in videos, I've considered buying a CS-80 for a few times in my past - and what you said there, this is a beautiful, great thought that never occurred to me! Thank you!

[@yomamasapeach]

Nowadays, sadly, many artists and filmmakers don't put as much emphasis on crafting excellency in their soundtracks. Some do, but it's underrepresented.

[@HotStrange]

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-eater anything by Carter Burwell or Mark Mothersbaugh will probably be good. See: In Bruges or Anomalisa.

[@KutWrite]

I fetl tears welling at the "Tears in Rain" music, followed by the theme at 7:20. Thanks for doing this. I had no idea of the depth of Vangelis' talent - that he did most of this score spontaneously... plus synth programming time, I'm sure.

[@epicragequitdude]

You have no idea how much I wanted this! I've always told people about Vangelis's score but this makes it so much easier to understand

[@pieter_kok]

The soundtrack album for Bladerunner includes the dialogue in many tracks. I think that's a perfect extension of what was mentioned in the video: the music is part of the world, not just on top of it, so the music doesn't stand alone, the dialogue becomes part of it in turn.

[@QuantumVariant]

Thanks you so much for this. I sometimes use Blade Runner as background music while I work. So good.

[@ArturoStojanoff]

I love Vangelis, I agree that it's a huge part of what makes Blade Runner good, in fact I think it's part of the reason I personally like the movie. Vangelis is great at doing what you mentioned in the video, he made the music for Cosmos, and if there's ever a documentary with a strong emotional impact, that's it, and I think Vangelis is a huge part of that. Growing up, my dad would play parts of Vangeli "Heaven and Hell" around the house. Even to this day listening to it awakes a deep emotional response in me that's hard to replicate. I love his music.

[@5302345]

It's too bad they don't make music like this nowadays, but then again who does?

[@semanticsamuel936]

Hans Zimmer's score for Interstellar surely comes close. It's not electronic, but it certainly employs the same sort of techniques as Vangelis's work. Vangelis isn't flawless either - his score for Alexander, for instance...actually, that whole film. Or Mica Levi's score for Under the Skin - that's probably a better example, but neither of these films would work without their scores - they are intrinsically tied.

[@mcatshyamalan8865]

I've heard things you people wouldn't believe

[@simonamorim1405]

5302345 You're wrong. listen to more music.

[@catsystemcorp]

2814 does! :)

[@jj-nm5vo]

any recommendation?

[@doydivision3984]

Outstanding soundtrack. It’s eerie, yet so sad and beautiful at the same time

[@muntahassan6384]

waiting for your thoughts on the new movie

[@orlandoalessandrini2505]

I first saw Blade Runner on TV when I was recovering from surgery in 1992/93. I was immediately pulled in and I waited to for it to air again - which it did. I rented it, copied it, saw it to death ; Fast forward to several formats later and I still became entranced when I watch it.

[@MatukaEdgi]

Vangelis music sounds as if it was coming from far away, from the abyss of my own mind. As if the Gods of Old had been seduced by the events of our world and they would have considered them worthy enough to orchestrate, as if the music was coming from my subconscious.

[@Jrivera11893]

Whoa deeeeeeep bro

[@yoahthuermann237]

??? Wtf XD

[@denisblack9897]

music comes from drugs (drugs give you a temporary control of subconscious)

[@jojop0tato]

Yet again you knocked it out of the park! It's been a real pleasure to watch your editing and writing improve so much over the years.

[@lecoursaire666]

clicked so fast on this my fucking body is still stuck 3 seconds ago

[@nipsnaps22]

NOCTURNAL BREADLUST absolutely same

NOCTURNAL BREADLUST That's reverb at play

[@colerfulton]

sammmeee

[@TheEpicImpaler]

*brainfuck intensifies*

[@devinthierault]

"Reminds me of my sixth wife"

[@zsht]

Stunningly subtle audio/visual editing with this one mate.

[@JonAddisonFilms]

Gimme dat Nerdwriter content. Gimme gimme.

[@xaid-yf5ii]

I cried when you mentioned Jóhansson. Would've been amazing to hear his score for the film. R.I.P.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

Time to go rewatch Blade Runner

[@felt2909]

I was listening to the soundtrack while studying for finals today, this is one of my favorite movies of all time and what a coincidence that you are analyzing it this week. Loved the video!

[@VoiceNerd]

The more I immerse myself within the world of BR & 2049 the more convinced I am these are my favorite Sci Fi films of all time

[@GreenPlymProduction]

Thank you so much for this video ! I'm working for a OST right now and I felt like the best way to serve my friend's movie was to get involved as much as I could in the writing and directing process of the movie. This way we managed to create a common universe that served both the script and the music because they fed on each over. I really feel like in movies, music and frame are the 2 main characters.

[@scopex2749]

Bladerunner doesnt HAVE a soundtrack, it has ‘atmosphere’ incorporated so tightly into the body of the film like the veins and arteries of a human body.....or a replicant. Spine tingling, evocative, emotive and erotic in places. Vangelis MAGIC. I have watched this movie so many times i forget how many.....over 1000! I know every note, intonation, reverb, sustain, echo and heartbeat. The lifeblood and heartbeat IS the music. Take it away and add say a 1920 gangster sountrack or anything BUT the original and the film dies. Well analysed! I love many films but Bladerunner IS the GREATEST sci fi movie of all time! Oh by the way........I am a Nexus 10!

[@theexchipmunk]

Coming back here I am still sad that he died last month. Definitely an icon of film music history and for me personally on of the best film music writers of all time. Blade Runner still has a quality to it I have never heared again. It really pulls you into a diferent reality.

[@YashendraShuklaTheOG]

Dude you just captured everything I thought about the film after watching it in words.

[@johnsvensson3005]

Fantastic video man! I really enjoyed it. The blade Runner soundtrack always brings tears to my eyes for some reason, its hauntingly beautiful. Especially the "Tears in Rain" moment man.

[@joudikativ7698]

I just thought "Now a calm but interesting video that I can listen to, to go to sleep" and then this 😍

[@luisalmeida1391]

Nerdwriter, you're one of my favourite KZbinrs at the moment. I'm a movie and soundtrack nerd myself, but watching your videos I become aware of so much more that otherwise would skip my mind. Thank you for that, brother. Keep it up.

[@dasc0yne]

In 1990 I dubbed an audiotape of the entire movie off a VHS copy. I listened to this movie for years driving around in my '89 Integra.

[@Akamaru29]

I absolutely love the way you try every time to use the describe technique/tricks/idea in your videos, its like "I see what you did there". And this time i think is my favorite, because I believe sound designers get far less praise then they deserve compared to just composers. Like in language, words(notes) aren't the only thing that can convey emotions. Good job ! Keep up the good work !

[@guest_informant]

Nerd Runner. That's a movie I'd watch.

[@nicolaspintozzi8148]

Guest Informant lol defiantly

[@cineoitoum]

Blade Writter. I don't know if I am interested in this one.

[@ivy_flo]

Defiant Writter then :)

[@nicolaspintozzi8148]

CokeOr Pepsi haha I just realized I spelled that wrong. Definitely not defiantly sorry. Your comment made me actually laugh, well done.

[@NoisyMaff]

In addition to the part about reverb, I always liked that during the Voigt-Kampf test with Rachel, part of the later conversation about spiders is fed into the audio absolutely drenched in reverb, playing with time and adding to the unreal feel of the scene.

[@MamaPickles]

I legit watched this for the first time last night. Better than Starwars

[@CentaurMoe]

That's a really strange comparison.

[@thebacons5943]

No it’s not, but they’re entirely different. Blade Runner is great in its own way, but if you want to grade it on the scale of “greatness” that Star Wars uses it comes up short

[@ptcrusa]

I actually think Blade Runner was even more groundbreaking in its visual effects than Star Wars. Many movies pilfer scenery directly from Blade Runner, such as Attack of the Clones, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Even video games like Snatcher and Final Fantasy 7 and 13 ripped off it's aesthetic. Star Wars made much more of an impact culturally however, and it singlehandedly led to a boom in science fiction movies that lasted for decades after it came out.

[@ptcrusa]

There is also alot of meaning and detail packed into the way Blade Runner was shot and produced which I think rewards multiple viewings more than the original Star Wars. There's a lot of depth to Blade Runner. However, Star Wars is pure entertainment, and it totally changed the way people watched movies in the 70s and beyond (a lot of movies in the 70s were really serious and dark and realistic, but Star Wars was optimistic and joyful and imaginative) so I will always love that movie

[@cubismo85]

Starwars is a kids cartoon in comparison.

[@Sinhacandy1]

That scene at 4:19 is my second favourite scene from the movie. The music is so beyond the universe. It is magical.

[@ty-guy4458]

You must be either the most interesting person at parties, or the most annoying.

[@stevenglansburg856]

Ty Hanson by he way he looks, I’d say the latter.

[@KutWrite]

Probably both, depending on who's listening... and the Nerd's mood.

[@alexsilva28]

Depends on the party

[@nickpastorino5370]

At parties, they are the same people. They start off interesting as they begin getting drunk and high, and then become annoying after they get completely wasted.

[@Ignirium]

Dichotomous thinking, even though it's a joke :)

[@lubbi0156]

1:13 this score gives me such chills every time I hear it. Need to re-listen this soundtrack again.

[@peterxyz3541]

Can you do a comparison between the background music of the two movie?

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

Vangelis also does something similar with 1492..where he mixes in indian instruments with epic horns of the Spanish empire, it also has a dream like quality But if Johan Johannsson is scoring the next one...I am glad. Johan is great, listen to "the candlelight vigil" from prisoners "theory of everything" or "the sun gone dim". "The Beast" from the movie Sicario is one of my favorites....all great scores

[@Death2llorts]

loving me some nerdwriter!

[@DAVOinIN]

When I saw "Listening To Blade Runner" I got really excited because I thought you were talking about the audiobook. I listened to it maybe 2 years ago and it was transformative in my life. The video, withstanding it's variance from my desire, was still beautiful. You create art with every frame in your videos Evan and I cannot thank you enough.

[@obp23]

I think Bladerunner 2049 soundtrack, themes and photography were amazing I loved it

[@ZaHayRay]

I was just thinking about this the other day when I saw the new Blade Runner trailer! You may have read my mind with this video, but as usual, you take concepts I only know how to sense and bring them into a beautifully simplified light. You make analysing things feel like discovering great, not-so-hidden knowledge and less like grasping for bullshit where it was never supposed to be in the first place. I grew up listening to this soundtrack, but now listening fills me with an extra sense of wonder! Thank you!

[@VarinderBhandal]

Blade runner is the second best sci fi movie I've seen. The first being 2001 space odyssey.

[@VarinderBhandal]

Btw do a video on 2001 space odyssey you sexy nerd.

[@chaosmos24]

I think I would give Blade Runner the nod for repeat viewings, but it's hard to argue with Kubrick. I would love to see both of these films in an actual theater on the big screen. =/

[@Ponerology]

Jack Windrammer Why do people like you write such things?

[@HotStrange]

Does A Clockwork Orange count as sci-fi? If so, then it's the best. 2001 is beautiful, though.

[@goldenboy140]

you should watch Stalker and Solaris by Tarkovsky. They're up there

[@friedmanism2]

I just watched Blade Runner today! It's one of my favourite movies! I love resvisting movies and picking out things I missed the first time. This video did just that! Keep doing what you're doing!

[@captainbean3114]

Should talk about 2049s music and sound design next :D

[@isaaclloyd4091]

Wow. You really do a fantastic job at all your videos. Not only are they so informative and interesting, but also super visually pleasing. It must be so much work to create them. Really thank you so much for doing them!

[@SmorgasLord]

As we now know Jóhann Jóhannsson didn't end up composing the soundtrack for Bladerunner 2049, but it would be interesting to hear his initial compositions for the film..

[@Nineteen1900Hundred]

Here's some tracks from Johannson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIbNnJucqtKtndk kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnnQqp2ubK1kjLM They're pretty good, but it's not close enough to Vangelis. No wonder Denis Villeneuve fired him from the project. To me, it's a little too 'modern' sounding. A little too much like Deus Ex or Ghost in the Shell.

[@programclu1]

First time I'm hearing them, that first track is definitely far too modern. Nowhere near the scale of what Zimmer and Wallfisch came up with. He just wasn't right for the project it seems. RIP though still a great composer in his time.

[@StruggleDraxProduction]

This uploaded on May 18. the day i watched blade runner FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! and i recorded that music in the beginning when they were on the car. I LOVED every tiny music details in this movie. I feel proud to be someone from new generation who get to feel this masterpiece. My moronic friend thought it was boring, we all know why, influence of new movies. But like i said im so glad i get to enjoy these old movies in its glory after these many years. You have no idea how amazing that feels

[@karantolani]

the nerdwriter videos are like the high point of my week

[@JalepenoHunter]

Blade Runner is so good. One of my favorite films, I love how I feel when I watch it, and it makes me think for days after I watch it even after many rewatches.

[@KarvaiTV]

This is exactly what studios nowadays do not understand. Or do not care. Looking at you Marvel...

[@dzynguy]

you nailed it. whenever i get asked about why i love the film so much, i always say the same thing: the perfect amalgamation of video AND audio. never before, or since, has a soundtrack been so 100% perfect for the film it's in. it permeates the body and sticks to the sould like a thick layer of treacle. i say, if you close your eyes, and just listen to this music without having ever seen the film, you could picture the film in your head, and be pretty damn close. thats how good it is. when you can see a flick in your head, and get the immediate sensation of a gritty sci fi noir from it, the soundtrack has gone above and beyond. nice job !

[@ArnovanZelst]

Hmm, I've always wanted to see Blade Runner, so I'm not sure whether I should watch this vid or not

[@jasondoe2596]

Arno goes Online, it doesn't spoil anything.

[@ArnovanZelst]

Jason Doe ah, thanks :)

[@andreraymond6860]

Geat essay. When Bladerunner came out Ridley Scott was mainly known as a visual stylist. I remember thinking as I watched and listened to Bladerunner in a theater "Where does the music end and where do the sound effects begin?"I sometimes put the movie on while I try to fall asleep and just let it flow over me without looking at the images. I went back and carefully listened to Alien and some of the creepy work Goldsmith was doing, but also some of the subtle sound effects work. Then Someone To Watch Over Me came out and its sinched it. Scott was as great at blending atmospheric music and sound as he was with visuals. Take another look at his Channel no 5 commercial with the song I Din't Want To Set The World On Fire... The blend of music and non sequitur dialog catch your attention right away.

[@patcummins1405]

Complete mastery. Hans Zimmer held his own imo

[@bigblob27]

I love everything about Blade Runner; the music, sound, cinematography, story, the use of practical effects, dialogue, etc. It's an absolute masterpiece.

[@theartoftk1]

and man was the new soundtrack killer!

[@matthieularochelle1829]

Bladerunner Blues is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard. So emotional and mysterious.

[@djcata7474]

Johan Johanssen took your advice, and got fired. We got the zimmer instead. Looking forward to a video on that.

[@boydebrook]

I'm torn between wanting to hear a different interpretation of the score for BR2049 but, on the other hand I feel a different style of music won't mesh. I guess because I really didn't want a sequel (because IMO it didn't need one) it should try to match the tone of the original as much as possible, without just telling the same story but with different characters.

[@pradeepnagila3332]

Awesome work. Please do separate video for Hans Zimmer AND Alan Silvestri :)

[@jameshall3031]

Not to sound like an advert sponsor but I used the trial for 'The Great Courses' previously and really enjoyed it. I watched their whole series on the Steppe Nomads, something like 20hrs covering all the details. I can not afford to be a subscriber though unfortunately. But I do recommend it for anyway who's interested. Also, regarding this video for blade runner - great! I have been listening to the soundtrack on KZbin for ages and it was nice to get an understanding of its ideas and creation from Nerdwriter. Oh, and blade runner 2! I was not even aware they were making a sequel :)

[@Marv_0815]

Thats why...The Blade Runner Soundtrack is the greatest and best of all time. Thx for this vid. 👍

[@AndrzejJeczen]

Vangelis' music has been with me since I was a kid living in a small town in 1980s Poland. It's always added this little bit of magic to my life. It will stay with me forever.

[@romgtr]

This is one of my favorite film scores every. The new BR 2049 doesn't live up to the original.

[@fernandovillegasmartinez7919]

i cannot thank you enough for putting on words, what i have felt all my life about the soundtrack of Blade Runner !

[@wizmo57]

2049 as pretty strong as well

[@chanemin]

Thank you for these amazing deconstructions and analysis. I am just a film nerd from Sri Lanka and I truly appreciate and admire the work that you do.