Copied from AlexCremers, posting on Home Theater Forum:

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From Elsewhere (a very trustworthy Vangelis site):
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It was late in June when word first broke Vangelis had been composing music for a new album related to Blade Runner, but it wasn't yet clear in which way this would be released. Here finally are some details, according to some very excited insiders.

The new release will be a deluxe set, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Blade Runner movie. Described as a three CD package titled "Blade Runner Trilogy", the set is said to start with the Blade Runner soundtrack as we know it from the official 1994 release. The second disk would present both music from the film not previously released on LP or CD (the notorious bootlegs excepted), as well as music made for the movie at the time, which was neither used nor released in any shape or form. Finally, the third disk would be Vangelis' expected new album, inspired by and thematically linked to Blade Runner.

Personally, I think a lot of people were dreaming about unreleased music from the film finally appearing on CD, while others dreamt of Vangelis returning to the dark melancholic moods played on synthesizers that peeked on the popular Blade Runner soundtrack, by creating new music in the same vein, but I've never heard anyone who dared to openly dream about both of these at the same time... With early word being strongly positive about the results, this could be the answer to what literally everyone has been longing for.

Confirmation and more details expected soon... Expectations are that "Blade Runner Trilogy" will be released in December. Time to start writing those Christmas wish lists...

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(Links added by Linda ~ full tracklisting details further down the thread)

Amazon USA ~ exclusively priced as a domestic release, not an import:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z0OX9O/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000Z0OX9O/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000Z0OX9O/?tag=imwan-21

WOW, I know Ven and I will all over this when this comes out. Having many "boots" on Vangelis this is most welcomed.

I understand Vangelis is at work in remastering past titles. I have a 24bit remastered mini-sleeve of "Heaven and Hell" inwhich is sonically mind-blowing.

Looking forward to this release.Thanks for posting Will!

Sounds like a keeper!

More from Elsewhere (same source that Will posted above):


A few new details on Vangelis' expected "Blade Runner Trilogy" release, as more rumors from the music industry are coming in.

The first disk, which is the album as we know it now, contains its usual 12 tracks. The same number of tracks can be heard on the second disk, indicated as "previously unreleased and bonus material", as well as the third disk, with "music composed for Blade Runner's 25th Anniversary". Thus, the complete set contains a total of 36 tracks, 24 of them previously unreleased.

Apparently, it will be packaged in a digipack and includes still photographs from the movie and liner notes by Ridley Scott.

A few details have leaked about the new music (disk 3). It was of course composed, arranged, produced and performed by Vangelis, but reportedly includes guest performances on saxophone on two tracks and a ney (ancient wind instrument) on one track. Furthermore, in line with Blade Runner's multi cultural urban atmosphere, Vangelis has included spoken word, with the help of a range of distinguished actors, directors, and world dignitaries.

The set should be released by Universal Music UK somewhere mid December, simultaneously in both the US and all major European markets.

Official confirmation and more details (track listing, etc) are expected to be released by Universal Music very soon now.


I'm certainly looking forward to this release, particularly the third disc. Still, I have to admit I'm not getting my hopes up too much. Rather than a straight reissue of the 1994 soundtrack album -- which omitted an awful lot of music and was partially re-recorded -- and a second disc of previously-unreleased music from the film, I would rather have seen a truly complete, two-disc set containing the entire expanded film score in chronological sequence, with any additional bonus material tacked on the end. Guess I'll have to hang onto my Esper Edition (a surprisingly well-done bootleg) for that. But who knows, maybe this new set will exceed my expectations.

Vangelis has been remastering his back catalog, which is great. The sound quality of the ones that have been released so far reportedtly has been inconsistent, though, which is not great. They've also messed with the cover art on a few. We'll have to wait and see if these unfortunate trends continue.

Sorry to seem so pessimistic -- it's just hard not to be disappointed when Vangelis is my favorite artist.

Agreed that this is a bit of a lost opportunity in terms of presenting a truly comprehensive release... and frankly, I'd rather see the new album as a separate release.

More details. I cannot imagine a more comprehensive collection. I think this is a press release:


CD 1 features the original and remastered soundtrack as it first appeared in 1994, twelve years after the film was released. The second CD contains all the remaining music from the film that did not appear on the original 1994 soundtrack, plus two bonus tracks (“One Alone” and “Desolation Path”). None of this material has been released before.

The third and final disc will be of real interest to Vangelis fans - as it contains an entire album of newly written material composed by Vangelis to mark the 25th anniversary of Blade Runner. The music is strong and flowing, and retains the dark, atmospheric sense of the original score. There are some intriguing spoken word contributions too, from Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski, Oliver Stone and a host of distinguished actors, personalities and world dignitaries.

Full track listing details:

CD 1: Blade Runner Original Soundtrack Album

Track 1: Main Titles (3:42)
Track 2: Blush Response (5:47)
Track 3: Wait For Me (5:27)
Track 4: Rachel’s Song (4:46)
Track 5: Love Theme (4:56)
Track 6: One More Kiss, Dear (3:58)
Track 7: Blade Runner Blues (8:53)
Track 8: Memories Of Green (5:05)
Track 9: Tales Of The Future (4:46)
Track 10: Damask Rose (2:32)
Track 11: Blade Runner (End Titles) (4:40)
Track 12: Tears In Rain (3:00)

CD 2: Blade Runner Previously Unreleased and Bonus Material

Track 1: Longing (1:58)
Track 2: Unveiled Twinkling Space (1:59)
Track 3: Dr. Tyrell’s Owl (2:40)
Track 4: At Mr. Chew’s (4:47)
Track 5: Leo’s Room (2:21)
Track 6: One Alone (bonus track) (2:23)
Track 7: Deckard And Roy’s Duel (6:16)
Track 8: Dr. Tyrell’s Death (3:11)
Track 9: Desolation Path (bonus track) (5:45)
Track 10: Empty Streets (6:16)
Track 11: Mechanical Dolls (2:52)
Track 12: Fading Away (3:32)

CD 3: BR 25

This is the album with the new music, composed by Vangelis for Blade Runner’s 25th anniversary.

Track 1: Launch Approval (1:54)
Spoken word: Scott Bolton, Bryce Bolton

Track 2: Up and Running (3:09)
Spoken word: Sir Ridley Scott

Track 3: Mail From India (3:27)
Ney: C. Lambrakis

Track 4: BR Downtown (2:27)
Spoken word: Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Cherry Vanilla

Track 5: Dimitri’s Bar (3:52)
Spoken word: Akiko Ebi, Oliver Stone, Saxophone: Dimitris Tsakas

Track 6: Sweet Solitude (6:56)
Saxophone: Dimitris Tsakas

Track 7: No Expectation Boulevard (6:44)
Spoken word: Rutger Hauer, Wes Studi, Bhaskar Balakrishnan (Executive Director of the Asian Heritage Foundation), Shobhana Balakrishnan, Laura Metaxa, Sir Ridley Scott, Zhao Yali (Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cyprus)

Track 8: Vadavarot (4:14)
Spoken word: Irina Valentinova, Florencia Suayan Tacod

Track 9: Perfume Exotico (5:19)
Spoken word: Edward James Olmos

Track 10: Spotkanie Z Matka (5:09)
Spoken word: Roman Polanski reciting excerpts from the poem “Spotkanie z Matka” by Konstanty Ildefons Gaczynski

Track 11: Piano In An Empty Room (3:37)

Track 12: Keep Asking (1:29)
Spoken word: Bryce Bolton

All music composed, arranged, produced and performed by Vangelis.

“One of the great experiences of my directing career was working on the music for Blade Runner with Vangelis at his Marble Arch studio in London where he would perform rough demo film cues for me on the fly, obsessing over every detail and capturing every moment with exceptional beauty…the final result took us far beyond my expectations.” - Ridley Scott, sleeve notes

This CD release ties in with some significant DVD products launched to coincide with the 25th anniversary. On December 3rd, 2007 a 5 DVD set ‘Final Cut: Ultimate Collectors Edition’ is released, which contains all 5 versions of the film, plus interviews, a documentary on the making of the film and a letter from Ridley Scott.

This expanded 3-CD package is being released next week on December 18th to coincide with a bunch of special reissues of the Blade Runner videos (see thread here).

Amazon USA is saying that they'll be the exclusive stockists of this release at a domestic price ~ otherwise the 3-CD set will only be available as an import. Here are the finalised details:



This is the first time that Blade Runner fans in the U.S. will be able to purchase this special release domestically and not as an import, exclusively at Amazon.com.

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, with its apocalyptic depiction of LA in 2019, has become one of the most celebrated sci-fi releases of the 20th century. It's one of those films where all of the constituent parts - the set, the lighting, the characters, the sparse dialogue and of course the music - work uniquely together to produce a cult masterpiece.

The music has always been a key element of Blade Runner and there have been various versions of the soundtrack over the years, some 'official' and some bootlegs. But they have all either been incomplete or have suffered from poor sound quality, until now.

Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary is a 3-CD set which - for the first time - puts all the pieces together, providing the complete music from the film and a lot more besides.

CD 1 features the original and remastered soundtrack as it first appeared in 1994, twelve years after the film was released. The second CD contains all the remaining music from the film that did not appear on the original 1994 soundtrack, plus two bonus tracks ('One Alone' and 'Desolation Path'). None of this material has been released before. The third and final disc will be of real interest to Vangelis fans, as it contains an entire album of newly written material composed by Vangelis to mark the 25th anniversary of Blade Runner. The music is strong and flowing, and retains the dark, atmospheric sense of the original score. There are some intriguing spoken word contributions too, from Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski, Oliver Stone and a host of distinguished actors, personalities and world dignitaries.

CD1 - 1994 Soundtrack Album:
1. Main Titles
2. Blush Response
3. Wait For Me
4. Rachel's Song
5. Love Theme
6. One More Kiss, Dear
7. Blade Runner Blues
8. Memories Of Green
9. Tales Of The Future
10. Damask Rose
11. Blade Runner [End Titles]
12. Tears In Rain

CD2 - Previously Unreleased Score & Bonus Material:
1. Longing
2. Unveiled Twinkling Space
3. Dr. Tyrell's Owl
4. At Mr. Chew's
5. Leo's Room
6. One Alone - Bonus Track
7. Deckard And Roy's Duel
8. Dr. Tyrell's Death
9. Desolation Path - Bonus Track
10. Empty Streets
11. Mechanical Dolls
12. Fading Away

CD3 - New Music by Vangelis Inspired by Blade Runner:
1. Launch Approval
2. Up And Running
3. Mail From India
4. Br Downtown
5. Dimitri's Bar
6. Sweet Solitude
7. No Expectation Boulevar
8. Vadavarot
9. Perfume Exotico
10. Spotkanie Z Matka
11. Piano In An Empty Room
12. Keep Asking

Amazon USA (exclusively priced as a domestic release, not an import):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z0OX9O/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada:
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000Z0OX9O/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000Z0OX9O/?tag=imwan-21