So I fast-forwarded through both CDs of the Esper edition sdtk. on the way to work yesterday, and to my knowledge there are only *two* additional tracks on it of music from Vangelis' original BR that 1. are not on the Gongo release, 2. have not been just directly lifted from the movie's soundtrack, complete with sound effects and dialogue, etc., and 3. are not Vangelis' "new" songs that he added to his own "official" soundtrack release in 1994 (both of which I'm not a fan of). These two songs are:
Track 21 - Salome's Dance (heard when the MC at Taffey Lewis' announces "Miss Salome and the Snake")
Track 26 - Morning at the Bradbury (heard when Pris spraypaints her eyelids at J.F. Sebastian's home)
It's awesome to finally hear these two new songs in their 'unadulterated' entirety...definitely worth a download. But as for the rest of the Esper edition, I'll stick with the Gongo edition, thanks much. I really don't get into Vangelis' so-called "new" BR material circa 1994, and the sound FX from the movie that're inundated throughout the Esper edition are (for me) just distracting. And it doesn't feature the haunting opening "Ladd Co. titles" prologue, or "If I Didn't Care" (which is on the Off World recording but not the Gongo, which has "One More Kiss, Dear" instead). As for personal history, 15 years ago I spent an afternoon making a similar audiocassette (remember those?) recording of all the music cues in BR directly from the movie off my home-movie stereo system, so the Esper edition really doesn't blow me away in that regard: it's basically all Vangelis' glorious original tracks from the Gongo edition, Vangelis' 1994 pieces, and lots of other music cues recorded directly off the movie's soundtrack itself. Oh, and those two 'unadulterated' songs from Vangelis' original 1982 sdtk. - those two amazing, amazingly beautiful new songs
Folks also might be interested in this latest posting re: Vangelis' upcoming 3-CD edition of the BR sdtk. (featuring spoken word recitations by Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Ridley Scott, and...Roman Polanski!?
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Vangelis Bladerunner - The cult movie sees its 25th Anniversary this year. As part of this celebration a special 'Final Cut' version of the movie is to get a cinema release along with a DVD box set and this CD. The soundtrack release from the movie was delayed until 1994 when Warners released an edited version of the film score. Now for the first time ever the full original score has been made available plus a brand new album from Vangelis of music inspired by Blade Runner. The CD comes in a triple Digipack with new sleeve notes from Ridley Scott. The CDs are as follows: CD1 - The original 1994 soundtrack album. CD2 - Previously unreleased music from the film plus bonus material. CD3 - A new album from Vangelis inspired by Blade Runner.
Disc 2: Blade Runner Previously Unreleased And Bonus Material
Longing
Unveiled Twinkling Space
Dr. Tyrell's Owl
At Mr. Chew's
Leo's Room
One Alone (Bonus Track)
Deckard And Roy's Duel -
Dr. Tyrell's Death
Desolation Path (Bonus Track)
Empty Streets
Mechanical Dolls
Fading Away
Disc 3: Blade Runner 25th Anniversary
Launch Approval Spoken Word. Scott Bolton, Bryce Bolton
Up And Running Spoken Word. Sir Ridley Scott
Mail From India Ney. C. Lambrakis
BR Downtown Bruno Delaye (Ambassador Of France To Spain) Akiko Ebi, Cherry Vanilla
Dimitri's Bar Akiko Ebi, Oliver Stone, Saxophone. Dimitris Tsakas
Sweet Solitude Saxophone. Dimitris Tsakas
No Expectation Boulevard Spoken Word. Rutger Hauer, Wes Studi, Bhaskar Balakrishnan (Executive Director Of The Asian Heritage Foundation), Shobhana Balakrishnan, Laura Metaxa, Sir Ridley Scott, Zhao Yali (Ambassador Of The People's Republic Of China To Cyprus)
Vadavarot Spoken Word. Irina Valentinova, Florencia Suayan Tacod
Perfume Exotico Spoken Word. Edward James Olmos
Spotkanie Z Matka Spoken Word. Roman Polanski Reciting Excerpts From The Poem 'Spotkanie Z Matka' By Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski
Piano In An Empty Room
Keep Asking Spoken Word. Bryce Bolton