We're now in the year Blade Runner was set. We have until November for all the aspects of the film to be realised- replicants, flying cars, off world colonies, Voight- Kampff empathy response machines (although it wouldn't surprise me if these do exist). Maybe Blade Runner isn't very far from our 2019 at all- in the film corporations are all powerful, product and advertising is everywhere, the climate is seemingly broken (perpetual rain and night), the wealthy isolate themselves living high up above the streets where everyone else exists. Deckard's Esper machine is voice controlled and has the functions of Google Earth, the ability to manipulate photographs.
In Blade Runner's 2019 people dress in a cross between 1940s film noir and early 80s synth pop.
In the meantime, Vangelis' soundtrack remains a repeated joy.
I can place them all in bands
ReplyDeleteRachel = Human League
Roy = Flock Of Seagulls
Priss = Bauhaus
Not sure about Deckard though
Thompson Twins?
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to find a Blade Runner calendar without any luck. You'd think that with the film being set in this year at least one enterprising company would have jumped on it.
ReplyDeleteI have found that you can create your own calendar online so I might go that way.
Oh and Deckard is Dire Straits.
It just occurred to me: OMD
ReplyDeleteA top 5 soundtrack in my world. Tyrell is from the Buggles. A Trevor Horn-like svengali pulling all the strings.
ReplyDeleteYep, OMD.
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