The Sound of Blade Runner 2049 with Director Denis Villeneuve

In this exclusive video profile we feature the sound team behind Director Denis Villeneuve's, Blade Runner 2049 featuring supervising sound editor Mark Mangini, sound designer Theo Green, re-recording mixer Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett, picture editor Joe Walker and Composers Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch.
Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years.
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[@marcvialli8469]

These guys are on a another level. As visually stunning the film is, it was the sound that caught my attention immediately in that opening sequence. Then it just gets better throughout the film. Ending magnificently with the final fight scene. The impact that track has, just amplifies that scene. Amazing.

[@krustykruss9685]

I have so much respect for Denise Villeneuve. His knowledge for the craft and artistic vision is so incredible

[@bennygerow]

7:10 that was incredible!

[@kaputfalcon7649]

I deeply love this.

[@srsjackson]

7:07 Eargasm

[@DEADLINETV]

This was phenomenal!

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

I wish this video was just an hour long segment of the part with Hans and Ben

[@paperclip9558]

thank you very much for making this! Big fan of the movie and it's sound design! Kudos to the team for a.really great work.

[@rhythmoriented]

Adio Fimaha SO much went into the sound production, musically and via the organic sound effects - truly a remarkable degree of collaboration between brilliant minds in this landmark project. Let’s not forget how sound/music needed to be commensurate with the industry’s best cinematography by Roger Deakins. As a result, BR2049’s overall technical production raises the bar to a level that other films will strive in coming years.

[@soxxpuppet]

Such a good movie! Such a tremendous sense of depth in every single aspect of it all.

[@RyanMovingViolationz]

That CS-80!!! ❤️

[@connorrose4560]

Returning in 2021. The sound effect which truly gripped me arrived at 13:01 of the movie, as K flies back into LA. The beauty is, the more you watch it, the more you get to appreciate each element too

[@ChardBothamYT]

Holy shit. Obviously I've been gunning for Deakins for Best Cinematography, but clearly this film deserves Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing as well. (Also got snubbed for Best Original Score... AND Best Picture and Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay and oh my god we don't deserve movies this good)

[@leo8273]

I thought that if Ladybird at least got a nom for best picture Blade Runner Would as well.

[@palz011]

This movie is taking oscar for Sound editing and Production design

[@sambochen2010]

A+ I hope there's more of this kinda BTS content on the Bluray Boxset to come! I deeply love this!

[@alexiag906]

This movie is a masterpiece ✨️ it's been two years since I saw it for the first time and every time I watch it it's like I'm rediscovering all the sounds, colors, feelings and views. In France Blade Runner 2049 is not really famous (in my opinion) only true cinematographic lovers can understand the meaning and the integral beauty of this movie. Thanks to all the cast and the crew for having done an awesome job 🖤🤍

[@THEYEAR2143]

The sounds and visuals that changed my life. I was 18 and it just click for me that I want to make music ! I'm working on a demo reel currently. Will be live on my channel

[@johnw73]

I love the sound of this movie. Fantastic job.

[@BaldPerspective]

Good job SoundWorks Collection!! This movie def deserves a longer episode in the future, presuming you haven't already done one.

[@root9065]

I LOVE YOU GUYS! Thank you for posting this, it has been amazing to watch. I have exhausted the soundtrack over and over because I just can't stop listening to it. It has been astonishing to see these masters at work and hear them describe their feelings for this composition in their own words. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this film and sound score a legacy, or as Denis would say, thank you for "not fucking it up" LOL.

[@TwoPennyProps]

So love went into everything and it shows on screen

[@commanderrussels2612]

I already loved this film and it's sound, but now I have a new appreciation for it. The Atmos soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal...and brutal.

[@marcuskihn]

Makes me weep

[@johnh.2730]

Excellent piece of work.

[@gammaechofoundationproductions]

WOW! That was awesome! Thanks for this! I look forward to seeing more your videos! You just earned a new subscriber! :)

[@FilmMastersChannel]

Well I ran to my sound store and bought a ZOOM H1 as I seen the sound department using one to record Foley at 8:33

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

Film Masters your lucky u have a sound store

[@aldoileanumeliber]

Amazing video. Thank you!

[@s.f.russell3176]

Love the film and the soundscapes! Wish I could have the “barracuda” sound on my phone to make me more ominous like Niander Wallace.

[@user-dp5kc3qp7o]

I've seen this movie like 7 times and every time, the sounds and music impact my mind so deeply

[@tonyayala8752]

the sound was wonferful

[@glooex4903]

Great work!

[@carlt.8266]

Brilliant, makes me go to the movie a third time!

[@djnavi850]

I like the musical sound effects and I think we will be hearing it more and more.. He did a similar thing in Arrival when we see the alien ships for the first time -> main synth line + helicopter sound. I said then - this helicopter sound should be regarded as music too.

[@ProckGnosis]

VERY cool...thanks...

[@isabelahart9377]

Amazing!

[@kanek9075]

Amazing

[@seaque.]

I don't know what to say… Just WOW That movie is already a masterpiece.

[@KiR_3d]

Hello! Glad to see this interview! Do anybody knows what is the nature of the "roaring" sound from 12:25 here? I've guessed that it's a synthesized sound... but after viewing this I've thought... "well, maybe it's not!"

[@KRASHMAN669]

Probably a fart or something.

[@sirpendelton5710]

It's not the first time it's heard. I would think it's to make the city seem more hellish. As for where it originated from my guess would be some sort of anti avian device since in cyberpunk it's a widely used trope.

[@Richie131hun]

It's a big ass foghorn! Mark Mangini just said it in a video. Tibetan mountain foghorn slowed down, EQ, reverb and delayed.

[@germany456]

Best movie ever, would love to have a house/ car in the future from this movie

[@jakejakejakejakejakejake]

Glorious, such a stunning movie! ❤❤❤ X

[@germany456]

So cool, post apocalyptic vibes

[@TryptychUK]

I'd love to know how they made the sound for the spinner in the original film.

[@flippert0]

The one gripe I have with Blade Runner 2049, that this LA feels actually less crowded, somehow cleaner and more sanitized than the original. In the 1982 movie you were literally shocked about the dirt, the rain, the otherness of the setting, LA was clearly not a western town anymore. Blade Runner 2049 feels more static in comparison. Cool thing about the new movie however is they are going outside LA. The scrapeyard / 'orphanage' setting was great as was Las Vegas.

[@damionchrist]

flippert0 1982 looks so crowded and filthy could be due to Scott’s film being analog, while 2049 appears less crowded and much cleaner due to Denis’ film being captured digitally!?

[@skateordie002]

DamionChrist nah, I think it's about design and the use of extras.

[@shanebrady7647]

The pre movie ‘blackout’ event could’ve played a part?

[@Jake-dh9qk]

Any body know where that loud car sound we hear in the city scenes come from?

[@SoundWorksCollection]

The main sound is a bass drum hit with other processing and verb that the sound team created...

[@Jake-dh9qk]

oops what I meant to say was is there a specific name to a soundtrack that has that noise.

[@SlyHysteria87]

yes its flight to lapd at 1:04

[@paperclip9558]

I think they probably used the same technique seen at 12:03. The sound you are referring to has the same 'vibrating' feeling with the sample at 12:27 mark.

[@deandre785]

Jake4595 Im pretty sure they sampled the F1 formula revving up sound and slitghlty cut out the highs then took out the annoying frequincies in the 3k area, reshaped the pitch to go as they want it to( slowing it down for a more tonal rev up) then they added a shit ton of reverb but only activated it at the end of the sound so it creates a tail without losing the grittynes or perhaps they just set the mix at 50 percent for the reverb. Hope it helped:)

[@MrAM4D3U5]

So why is it that EVERYONE says this is the most poorly mixed movie ever, and that you will constantly have to turn the volume all the way up to hear the conversations and then turn it way down when the music would come blaring in so loud it was u enjoyable . All. Movie. Long.

[@enjoyhoipolloi3726]

What do sonic noodles taste like?

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

They *don't* like the blaster sound in the original?!

[@cykablyat9333]

Makes me want to be a movie maker. The eery ass music in 2049, FUCK ME!!

[@justliquid7655]

Yea man... It's so much fun ;)

[@EsEf125]

10:57 using a 909 kick drum with the gunshot fx

[@Sunstatemusic]

u-he Zebra vsti on the background screen

[@sunniefraser6644]

What is the name of the synth at 7:43?

[@huukihuuki]

Yamaha CS80

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

Derek

[@KiR_3d]

You can own it ;) www.deckardsdream.com/ I don't know the guy personally but I know that his company is small and they're trying their best for the quality. It's the only option in the market to get CS-80. Rarely this retro synth can be bought on eBay... but it's a lottery! and some money will be spent to maintain it. Not telling that probably you'll need to tune up all voice cards again.

[@TryptychUK]

Arturia make a VST plugin which is remarkably close to the original, and a lot less expensive. Also CS80's are complex and unreliable. Vangelis owned eight at the time because they were forever breaking down.

[@KiR_3d]

I'm ditched that Arturia's CS80. It sounds cool but is CPU hungry. Memory Moon's ME80 is better in these terms. It has some unpleasant bug though! You need to play some note before the 1st in the song (that will be rendered). Or it can be "muted". Don't know why... Arturia's VST's are not bugless as well. Their Matrix12 can cause some crashes... At least on my PC. Yeah, and it's _very CPU hungry_ on some presets.

[@fandude7]

Mostly Blade Runner not 2049?

[@whoissweet6174]

I love Hans Zimmer, but I really wish Johan Johansson would have composed the soundtrack instead.

[@xevious2501]

I liked the sound design of 2049 it was powerful, i loved that it drove itself into the viewer. it was bold strong and heavy. it compliments the original though the original still sits on a level above 2049. The key is that in the original Vangelis created far more than simply the score. He created almost everything, as such each element from scoring to sound design foley was all intertwined, all one persons audible vision. And he bombarded the visuals with a voice, a character. Everything needed to be there to make the work rich alive and REAL. 2049 was great, but it did not match the scale and detail of the original. When you truly understand all the building elements of the original film you come to realize what was made back in the 80's has bot been surpassed despite all the new digital wizardy of today. Back then, they had far less and yet created far more and far better.

[@ayoung3505]

alright guess we'll just trust you on those nebulous comments

[@davidpax]

I don't like the new score. Compared to the Vangelis score, it's barely music. Very sparse on melody, chord progressions and rythm. Just cold lifeless drones. And Vangelis knew his synths way better than these guys. But I guess that people who don't make electronica can't hear the difference.

[@KiR_3d]

IMHO, the 1st movie was much more shocking (especially for 80s) than the new one. Rutger Houer was the iconic villain and maybe the only thing is "the mistake" that they've took a wrong woman actress to "replace that role" in "2049". She's playing good but not so creepy scary like Rutger did played. The 1st movie has a lot more tension in scenes. Tension of violence and creepiness. "2049" for me was almost like the "Indiana's journey to the secret temple". Cool and wonderful. P.S. it's not surprising that the master of puppets from the well known 2017 series was played by Rutger as well :)

[@youtube_moderator]

my only nitpick was the obnoxious use of Bosozoku motobike revving.

[@Amanda-hg9th]

Yes Use Mobike 0:30

[@bastardtubeuser]

lol

[@acharakshay5218]

🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Film21Productions]

10:28 Quite frankly I think that's a bunch of BS but the movie worked fine without it. Still I think they could've modernized the original sound.

[@jasonshirrillmusic]

Is it all right to both hate a movie and love it at the same time or am I just a bigot? there are many things that I like that bring me back to the feeling I had after walking out of that theater in the U district Seattle Washington when was in my pre-teens that filled me with wonder and so much dystopian dread like H.p .Lovecraft swapped DNA with Bram stoker and rapped it in a thick skin of something from HG Wells nightmares but that day my life changed forever just as Alien, 3 years before but BR was light years beyond. NOW BR2049 teases you with feeling of the past but is plagued with so many things that make me cringe loose ends that make no sense and side plots that go noware and mean nothing. I believe Philip K dick would be turning in his grave for trashing the next step in his Iconic coffee table book stand SCIFI Do androids dream of electronic sheep. I really am on the fence, but I do know this you guys are so full of yourselves and the ego trip is making you high it's a wonder you don't get whiplash from patting yourselves on the back, the soundtrack was mediocre at best, sure i bought it but only to use in making original blade runner music disco mixes. otherwise, all to forgettable. You act in this as if your going to win an Grammy and your poor sampling of Vangelis will stand up to composers like Beethoven or Bach.

[@jasonshirrillmusic]

REALLY! CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE! you guys have way too much money and forget the true creative spirit when to have to work for it being poor and desperate to make it an success. you have lost what made you great.