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Blade Runner 2049 (soundtrack)

Blade Runner 2049: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a
Blade Runner 2049:
soundtrack album of the music for the 2017 American science fiction film
Original Motion Picture
Blade Runner 2049. Released in October 2017, the album contains music
Soundtrack
by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, along with additional tracks by
Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Lauren Daigle. It also includes the piece
"Tears in the Rain", which was originally composed and performed (as
"Tears in Rain") by Vangelis, the composer of the original 1982 soundtrack
Blade Runner.

Blade Runner 2049 is the sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner.
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, it stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford,
Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks and Jared Leto. Set thirty years after the
original film, the story depicts a bioengineered human, a replicant blade
runner named K, who discovers the remains of a once-pregnant replicant.
To prevent a possible war between replicants and humans, K is secretly
Soundtrack album by Hans
tasked with finding the child and destroying all evidence related to it. [1]
Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch
Released October 5, 2017
Label Epic
Contents Producer Hans Zimmer · Benjamin
1 History Wallfisch

2 Release Hans Zimmer chronology

3 Track listing Dunkirk: Blade
4 Charts Original Runner
5 References Motion 2049:
Picture Original
6 External links
Soundtrack Motion
(2017) Picture
Soundtrack
History (2017)

Warner Bros. reportedly considered engaging the rapper and music Benjamin Wallfisch chronology
producer El-P to write the film score for Blade Runner 2049, and he was It: Original Blade
commissioned to write a short score for the film's first trailer. Conscious Motion Runner
of the legacy of Vangelis's score for the original 1982 film, El-P's Picture 2049:
composition made use of a Yamaha CS-80 analog synthesizer, an Soundtrack Original
instrument used by Vangelis. However, El-P's music was not used in the (2017) Motion
end, and he has stated that his score was "rejected or ignored".[2] Picture
Soundtrack
Jóhann Jóhannsson, who had worked with Villeneuve on Prisoners, (2017)
Sicario, and Arrival, was initially announced as composer for the film.[3]

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However, Villeneuve and Jóhannsson decided to end the collaboration because Villeneuve felt the film "needed
something different, and I needed to go back to something closer to Vangelis's soundtrack".[4] New composers 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.[5]

According to Epic Records, Zimmer and Wallfisch sought to continue the legacy of the original Blade Runner score by
incorporating the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer. Zimmer has said of the soundtrack: "First of all, I realized that Denis
[Villeneuve] is a director who has a vision; he has a voice. Remember, I've done a lot of movies with Ridley Scott. So,
it was important that this was an autonomous piece of work. Let's just be honest. Ridley is a hard act to follow—as is
Vangelis. While Ben [Wallfisch] was four-years-old, I had actually experienced all of this. We watched and literally, as
we stopped watching, we decided on the palette. We decided this wasn't going to be an orchestral thing. The story
spoke to us."[6]

Release
The soundtrack album was released online on October 5, 2017, and [7][8] and a two-disc CD version was released on
the Epic Records label in the United States on October 27. There are two versions of the CD release, and each is a
hand-numbered limited edition of 2049 copies, with different cover artwork to differentiate the two.[9]

On October 25, 2017, it was announced that a vinyl double-LP of the soundtrack album will be released on December
15, 2017,[10] in a numbered limited edition of 2500, pressed on 180-gram premium vinyl, intended for audiophiles.[11].
Although the information about the release mentioned that the album would have 24 tracks, the advertised tracks on
sites selling it shows only 20 tracks, with the tracks by Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley being omitted from the LPs.

Track listing
All tracks written by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, unless otherwise noted.

No. Title Length

1. "2049" 3:37
2. "Sapper's Tree" 1:36
3. "Flight to LAPD" 1:47
4. "Summer Wind (*)" (performed by Frank Sinatra) 2:54
5. "Rain" 2:26
6. "Wallace" 5:23
7. "Memory" 2:32
8. "Mesa" 3:10
9. "Orphanage" 1:13
10. "Furnace" 3:41
11. "Someone Lived This" 3:13
12. "Joi" 3:51
13. "Pilot" 2:17
14. "Suspicious Minds (*)" (performed by Elvis Presley) 4:22
15. "Can't Help Falling in Love (*)" (performed by Elvis Presley & the Jordanaires) 3:02
16. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (*)" (performed by Frank Sinatra) 4:24
17. "Hijack" 5:32

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18. "That's Why We Believe" 3:36

19. "Her Eyes Were Green" 6:17
20. "Sea Wall" 9:52
21. "All the Best Memories Are Hers" 3:22
22. "Tears in the Rain" (originally by Vangelis) 2:10
23. "Blade Runner" 10:05
24. "Almost Human" (performed by Lauren Daigle) 3:22
Note: (*) indicates tracks that are not on the limited edition 2-LP vinyl release

Charts
Peak
Chart (2017)
position

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 55

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 69

Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 59

French Albums (SNEP)[15] 160

Polish Albums (ZPAV)[16] 43

Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] 63

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 64

UK Albums (OCC)[19] 43

US Billboard 200[20] 53

US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21] 2

References
1. Egner, Jeremy (September 8, 2017). " 'Blade Runner 2049': Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and the Creators Discuss
the Sci-Fi Sequel and Rehash Old Arguments" (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/arts/blade-runner-2049-ryan-
gosling-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-denis-villeneuve.html). The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
2. "Listen to El-P's 'rejected' Blade Runner 2049 score" (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films
/news/blade-runner-2049-score-trailer-soundtrack-el-p-run-the-jewels-hans-zimmer-a7965371.html). The
Independent. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
3. Jon Blistein (October 3, 2017). " 'Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Features Hans Zimmer, Elvis Presley"
(http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blade-runner-2049-soundtrack-features-hans-zimmer-elvis-presley-
w507007). Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
4. William Mullally (September 28, 2017). "Villeneuve reveals why he wanted David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049"
(https://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2017/09/28/EXCUSIVE-Villeneuve-reveals-why-he-wanted-David-Bowie-
in-Blade-Runner-2049.html). Al Arabiya. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
5. "Icelandic Film Composer No Longer Attached To Blade Runner Sequel" (http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/09/08
/icelandic-film-composer-no-longer-attached-blade-runner-sequel). icelandreview.com. Retrieved September 8,
2017.

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(https://www.epicrecords.com/blade-runner-2049-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-october-5). Epic Records. 3
October 2017. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20171120123903/https://www.epicrecords.com/blade-runner-
2049-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-october-5/) from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved
20 November 2017.
7. Noah Yoo, Matthew Strauss (October 3, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack Detailed, Jóhann Jóhannsson Exit
Explained" (https://pitchfork.com/news/blade-runner-2049-soundtrack-detailed-johann-johannsson-exit-explained/).
Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
8. "Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blade-runner-
2049-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/id1291056782). Apple Music. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5,
2017.
9. "Shop the Blade Runner 2049 Official Store" (https://bladerunner2049.shop.musictoday.com/store/). October 7,
2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
10. Gabriela Helfet (October 25, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 original soundtrack released on limited 2xLP"
(https://thevinylfactory.com/news/blade-runner-2049-original-soundtrack-2xlp/). The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved
November 5, 2017.
11. Brock Thiessen (October 25, 2017). " 'Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Gets Limited Vinyl Release"
(http://exclaim.ca/film/article/blade_runner_2049_soundtrack_gets_vinyl_release). Exclaim!. Retrieved November 5,
2017.
12. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (http://www.ultratop.be
/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+/+Hans+Zimmer+/+Benjamin+Wallfisch&titel=Blade+Runner+2049&cat=a)
(in Dutch). Hung Medien.
13. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (http://www.ultratop.be
/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+/+Hans+Zimmer+/+Benjamin+Wallfisch&titel=Blade+Runner+2049&cat=a)
(in French). Hung Medien.
14. "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Canadian Albums)" (http://www.billboard.com/music/Hans-Zimmer/chart-history
/canadian-albums). Billboard.
15. "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (http://www.lescharts.com
/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+/+Hans+Zimmer+/+Benjamin+Wallfisch&titel=Blade+Runner+2049&cat=a).
Hung Medien.
16. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart" (http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=1112&
lang=en). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
17. "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049"
(http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+/+Hans+Zimmer+/+Benjamin+Wallfisch&
titel=Blade+Runner+2049&cat=a). Hung Medien.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049"
(http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+/+Hans+Zimmer+/+Benjamin+Wallfisch&
titel=Blade+Runner+2049&cat=a). Hung Medien.
19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100" (http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20171019/7502/). Official
Charts Company.
20. "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Billboard 200)" (http://www.billboard.com/music/Hans-Zimmer/chart-history
/billboard-200). Billboard.
21. "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)" (http://www.billboard.com/music/Hans-Zimmer/chart-history
/soundtracks). Billboard.

External links

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