When SPIN recently compiled a list of of 40 Movie Soundtracks That Changed Alternative Music, the score to Ridley Scott’s 1982 dystopian sci-fi classic Blade Runner could not be ignored. “In concert ...

In June 1994 the late composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou – better known as Vangelis – released his soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner. It would go on to become emblematic of his skills, ...

Pete Townshend revealed why he passed up the chance to write the movie soundtrack for the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Electronic musician Vangelis was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA ...

The first trailer for “Blade Runner 2049” was filled with familiar imagery from Ridley Scott’s original 1982 film — giant neon advertisements, a smoggy noirish future . . . Harrison Ford. But it ...

As every buff knows, Blade Runner was originally dismissed by both critics and the public only to become to movies what The Velvet Underground & Nico was to music. By the end of its decade the film’s ...

When John Carpenter’s “The Thing” was released in 1982, it bombed. Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.,” by contrast soared, becoming a national phenomenon. Still, the two share a bond in Chris Nashawaty’s new ...