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Blade Runner

Film noir meets science fiction in Ridley Scott's visually stunning and brutal sci-fi classic about an ex-cop on the trail of mutinous androids.

Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic. Los Angeles, 2019. Mankind has succeeded in creating replicants - near-perfect humanoids superior in intelligence even to humans - but as a result of a mutiny on a human colony in outer space, it is now illegal for unlicensed replicants to be on Earth. The punishment, if they are caught, is death.

Four replicants have escaped and fled back to Earth, and android hunter or 'blade runner' Deckard is charged with identifying and 'retiring' them...

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The Soundtrack

The composer Vangelis is probably best known for his moving score for Chariots of Fire, but he also created the soundtrack for Blade Runner, perfectly matching Ridley Scott's striking visuals with an ambitious, evocative soundscape.

In his BBC Four series Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies, Neil Brand speaks to Vangelis about his work in a rare interview.

You can find out more about how innovators drive the art of the film soundtrack forward in episode three of Neil Brand's series.

Credits

Rick Deckard Harrison Ford
Roy Batty Rutger Hauer
Rachael Sean Young
Gaff Edward James Olmos
Director Ridley Scott
Bryant M Emmet Walsh
Pris Daryl Hannah
JF Sebastian William Sanderson
Leon Kowalski Brion James
Dr Eldon Tyrell Joe Turkel
Zhora Joanna Cassidy
Hannibal Chew James Hong
Holden Morgan Paull
Writer Hampton Fancher
Writer David Peoples
Author Philip K Dick
Producer Michael Deeley
Producer Charles de Lauzirika
Composer Vangelis
Director of photography Jordan Cronenweth

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Dec 2009 21:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 6 Nov 2010 23:45
    BBC HD & BBC Three
  • Fri 22 Jul 2011 23:05
    BBC Two
  • Sun 30 Dec 2012 23:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Thu 26 Sep 2013 22:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 14 Sep 2014 22:55
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Sun 14 Sep 2014 23:45
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sunday 22:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Today 22:00
    BBC Four

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