I've got the Blade Runner soundtrack right here.

Is it the Vangelis version? The much more common one is the soundtrack as performed by the Boston Pops (I believe), or perhaps the London Symphony. I disremember.

I finally watched An American In Paris all the way through.

Well, almost. Was there narrative in that interminable dance scene? Because I saw conflict; dance/costumes; no conflict.

I mean, was everyone else really just that goodhearted?

Is it the Vangelis version? The much more common one is the soundtrack as performed by the Boston Pops (I believe), or perhaps the London Symphony. I disremember.

Actually, it's something like the New England American Orchestra.

Not true - the Vangelis soundtrack was finally released several years ago.

Yes true. The Vangelis version was a re-recording in '94. It may be some of the music from the movie, as performed occasionally by Vangelis but it isn't the soundtrack.

The torrent I linked to is the full music soundtrack from the movie. It's all there and the quality is A++

Disc1:
01. Prologue and Main Titles
02. Leon's Voight Kampff Test
03. Sushi Bar - Damask Rose
04. Spinner Ascent
05. Blush Response
06. Wait FOr Me
07. Deckard Meets Rachael
08. Rachael's Song
09. Tales of the Future
10. Bicycle Riders
11. Chew's Eye Lab
12. Memories of Green
13. Blade Runner Blues
14. Pris Meets J.F. Sebastian
15. One More Kiss, Dear


Disc2:
01. Deckard Dream
02. Thinking of Rachael (Love Theme Different Take)
03. Esper Analysis
04. Animoid Row
05. Taffey Lewis Night Club
06. Salome's Dance
07. Zhora's Retirement
08. I Am The Business
09. Love Theme
10. I Dreamt Music
11. Morning At The Bradbury
12. The Prodigal Son Brings Death
13. Deckard Enters the Bradbury
14. Dangerous Days
15. Wounded Animals
16. Tears In Rain
17. Rachael Sleeps
18. End Titles

What you get on the Official Re-Recording is (according to Amazon.com):

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

I love An American in Paris even more than Singin' in the Rain (although I know almost nobody else feels this way). For me, the whole movie is worth it just for the 'I've Got Rythym' number when Gene Kelly does the aeroplane.

The torrent I linked to is the full music soundtrack from the movie.

What's the source?

For me, the whole movie is worth it just for the 'I've Got Rythym' number when Gene Kelly does the aeroplane.

I admit I did like the airplane.

I know I'm a bit tired, but I fell asleep twice during that dance number, which I'd rather have had replaced with actual plot-related interaction between characters. I'm not saying it had to be replaced with dialogue -- they could have danced or sung the interaction. But it felt so gratuitous to me -- just an "Oh, dear, we have all these ideas and are almost at the end of the movie!"

I also recently saw Network. In my head, before I watched it, it was a mix between Videodrome and Broadcast News. Having seen it, I kinda still think so. Except it's much much bleaker than I'd have expected.

It probably wouldn't have been as bleak if you had seen it in the 70s; most of what they predicted hadn't come true yet.

It probably wouldn't have been as bleak if you had seen it in the 70s;

I felt the opposite, actually. I'd have thought it too bleak then, improbably so. Now I watch it and think "Wow. Could you really tell that long ago? And you got the money to say so?"

What's the source?

Notes:

DO NOT confuse this original complete score with the official soundtrack released in 1994. The 1994 soundtrack release was completely re-recorded and some of the tracks were not even performed by Vangelis. A very good, indepth analysis of all the soundtracks can be read here.

------------------- Review by Sebastian.

"This is it. Don't look any further. Had I known this release was on its way‚ I would have found it difficult to give many of the other Blade Runner bootlegs the maximum rating in the past. This "Esper Productions" double cd private release is‚ to date‚ the most comprehensive and accurate Blade Runner version to see the light of day. Where every other BR bootleg falters‚ this version is resilient. I believe it's as close as we've ever come to the "Ultimate Blade Runner Soundtrack" so far. With so many Blade Runner boots out there‚ many reading this review might be asking‚ "so what's the big deal?" I'll give it a shot:

Basically‚ this release parts on a similar premise of the 2000 OWM release (i.e. a double disc release trying to take music from every BR source) but takes this idea much farther with never-before-heard music and excellent production quality. For the first time‚ this release has virtually ALL of the music from the film (Directors Cut and 1982 theatrical release). Highlights of new goodies on these discs:

. Most noteworthy‚ this release debuts "Thinking of Rachael" - the shorter and different take of the Love Theme‚ (heard only in the 1982 theatrical release where Deckard dozes off on his piano). A first on any release.

. For the first time‚ the incidental music heard when Deckard wakes Rachael‚ just before their escape at the end of the film is present on the track titled "Rachael Sleeps."

. At long last‚ (as in the film itself) the eerie electronic rumblings leading into the "Love Theme" is expanded and presented in its complete form‚ titled "I am the Business." (The recent Deck Music and Deck Art releases decide to "chop up" this sequence into several parts for no apparent reason).

. Incidental music from the Esper photo examination film sequence is present on the track titled "Esper Analysis."

. The "Prologue and Main Titles" track contains the original "LA‚ November 2019" sound effect cue leading into the Main Titles‚ as heard in the film itself. (The Deck Music and Deck Art releases layered a spinner effect over it)

. The track titled "Deckard Enters the Bradbury" also has expanded music‚ not heard on any BR release.

. For the first time‚ the complete "Tears in Rain" dialog is presented here (i.e. "time to die" omitted from other versions)

. Lastly‚ this release contains interesting new mixes and transitions‚ (i.e. the fusion featured on the track titled "Sushi Bar- Damask Rose")

As gathered from reading many BR reviews in the past‚ some fans might find the brief dialog sequences distracting‚ preferring the musical purity principle of the "Gongo" or "BR 2001" releases. Nonetheless‚ it's clear that this Esper Productions release is extremely true to the film's atmospheric offerings while presenting all of the major themes in a very coherent and original manner. For this‚ and it's many new additions I find this "Esper Edition" BR release as close to perfection as it gets. Truly‚ a must have."

• **** (5/5 stars)

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Okay, maybe I was a tad over-zealous with my initial post. However, that doesn't change the fact that the free download opportunity of this bootleg offers the chance for a fan to finally get a comprehensive soundtrack version to the movie they love. Pick nits all you like and eeeeeeeexcuuuuuuuuuuuse me for wasting my time letting you folks know about it.

pfft

I know I'm a bit tired, but I fell asleep twice during that dance number, which I'd rather have had replaced with actual plot-related interaction between characters. I'm not saying it had to be replaced with dialogue -- they could have danced or sung the interaction. But it felt so gratuitous to me -- just an "Oh, dear, we have all these ideas and are almost at the end of the movie!"

ita, have you seen The Red Shoes? Because if I'm remembering correctly, I think Gene Kelly was inspired by the long ballet in that film and he wanted to do one too. He had to fight for it too, because the studio thought ending a movie with a hugely long dance piece with no singing or dialogue was commercial death.

Edited to say that I'm a little partial to the Gershin ballet myself.

Am I missing the bit where it says where the music is from? Is it ripped from the movie itself? Is it from the original recordings?

He had to fight for it too, because the studio thought ending a movie with a hugely long dance piece with no singing or dialogue was commercial death.

How did it pan out, commercially and critically? I mean, I got nothing against the principle, just that...nothing happens.