Vangelis - Blade Runner Trilogy 25th Anniversary - O.S.T.

This new version contains three discs. The first is a beautifully remastered version of that 1994 issue, where all of the dubious hiss and "noise reduction techniques" previously employed were tossed and the process begun from scratch. It sounds like it was made for compact disc presently. And that's great as far as it goes, but it still didn't address the missing final score. Still, it's such a vast improvement it's worth hearing, and hearing over again. Disc two is the real treasure, though, because it contains a lot more of the score's original music. There's the awesome music that plays in the film while Deckard and Roy have their final near mythic battle to the death in the rain. Likewise, the music for the investigation of "Leo's Room" is included here, as is the subtle, deeply moving composition for the death scene of Dr. Tyrell as a couple of "bonus tracks" that fill out some missing music in the film. The final disc is made up of ephemera, detritus. That's rather harsh considering this is all new music, simply tacked on new compositions that reflect his lack of involvement with the actual process of composition itself these days. There are synth sketches, ideas, and asides, and little more. There is a gimmicky bit where Vangelis takes on Scott's dialogue about the Final Cut version of the film and layers his keyboards over it new age music with narrative. The third disc of this collection is entirely unnecessary. Ugh.