Vangelis' Music

The music strikes me whenever I hear it and the aforementioned scene just makes me want to be in Deckard's shoes, despite the isolation, depression, dilemmas and withdrawals.

I know EXACTLY what you mean. Despite the depressing world Deckard lives in, it has an alluring quality to it. I just have the desire to be steeped in the polluted, decaying metropolis of LA 2019, free to explore its many strange sights! (Thankfully the game does a mighty fine job of doing just that.)

I'm a big fan of the soundtrack because it really helps set the mood of the movie without you really noticing it. I feel like too many movies use the music to try and manipulate how the audience is supposed to feel at certain points instead of just enhancing the movie going experience. I don't think you should be aware of the music while watching a movie, I think it should just be a seamless part of the movie. Otherwise, if you notice the music it takes you out of the moment.

I was into music like Tangerine Dream when Blade Runner came out and I had just bought the soundtrack to Thief which came out the year before. I also have their soundtracks to Near Dark and Miracle Mile among a few of their other albums.

I would have loved to see a featurette on the 5-Disc set of Vangelis. Music is so important to a movie but they rarely talk about it in the DVD Extras. I'm not just talking about BR, I'm talking about most of my DVD special editions. I'm a fan of soundtrack music an I'm always curious as to why a certain composer was chosen in the first place, and what his motivation was while creating the music. Was he given a lot of direction or free reign to do what he saw fit? Even movies that don't have a composer but use a compilation of music. I want to ask why they chose certain songs.

I know they mentioned Vangelis and showed his picture but I want more life...er... I mean music... Well, you know what I mean

Vangelis wrote the score based on the scenes he saw.