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From: marcos@sdchema.UUCP (David A. Pearlman)
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Subject: Re: Blade Runner
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Date: Fri, 27-Dec-85 23:39:39 EST
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In article <168@oasys.UUCP>, tom@oasys.UUCP writes:
> Does anyone know who did the music for Blade Runner,the lable,etc.?


Vangelis wrote the music for Blade Runner (and I think performed it,
though I'm not sure--I never saw it :-(  ). At any rate, he did not
want the soundtrack released--something about the music being too
similar to "Chariots of Fire", not an artistic step forward, or something
like that. SO...Warner's Brother (:-)) decided he'd put out some schlocky
cover version of the music, since obviously there would be lots o' folk
who wanted the soundtrack. The resulting album is as close as you're
gonna get to a soundtrack (and I think it's still in print...sorry,
I don't actually remember who made the recording, but it is on Warner
Brothers, and any large record store -- e.g. Tower -- should have a copy).

					      David ("Dr. DAP") Pearlman

"And all this science, I don't understand...It's just my job five days
 a week..."  --  Elton John