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Blade Runner 2049 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Blade Runner 2049 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch
Released	October 5, 2017
Length	93:44
Label	Epic/ASG
Producer	Michael Hodges; Kayla Morrison; Ashley Culp;
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Blade Runner 2049 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049. Released in October 2017, the album contains music composed by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, along with additional tracks by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Lauren Daigle. The soundtrack was produced by Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp. It also includes the piece "Tears in the Rain", which was originally composed and performed (as "Tears in Rain") by Vangelis, the composer of the original 1982 soundtrack Blade Runner.

Blade Runner 2049 is the sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, it stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks and Jared Leto. Set thirty years after the original film, the story depicts a bioengineered human, a replicant blade runner named K, who discovers the remains of a once-pregnant replicant. To prevent a possible war between replicants and humans, K is secretly tasked with finding the child and destroying all evidence related to it.^[1]

The soundtrack was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music at the 71st British Academy Film Awards.^[2] In 2018, the Soundtrack received a Grammy nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for visual media, losing to Ludwig Göransson's score for Black Panther.^[3]

History

Warner Bros. reportedly considered engaging the rapper and music producer El-P to write the film score for Blade Runner 2049, and he was commissioned to write a short score for the film's first trailer. Conscious of the legacy of Vangelis's score for the original 1982 film, El-P's composition made use of a Yamaha CS-80 analog synthesizer, an instrument used by Vangelis. However, El-P's music was not used in the end, and he has stated that his score was "rejected (or ignored)".^[4]

Jóhann Jóhannsson, who had worked with Villeneuve on Prisoners, Sicario, and Arrival, was initially announced as composer for the film.^[5] However, Villeneuve and Jóhannsson decided to end the collaboration because Villeneuve felt the film "needed something different, and I needed to go back to something closer to Vangelis's soundtrack".^[6] New composers Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch joined in July 2017. In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved and that he was contractually forbidden from commenting on the situation.^[7]

According to Epic Records, Zimmer and Wallfisch sought to continue the legacy of the original Blade Runner score by incorporating the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer. Zimmer has said of the soundtrack: "First of all, I realized that Denis [Villeneuve] is a director who has a vision; he has a voice. Remember, I've done a lot of movies with Ridley Scott. So, it was important that this was an autonomous piece of work. Let's just be honest. Ridley is a hard act to follow—as is Vangelis. While Ben [Wallfisch] was four-years-old, I had actually experienced all of this. We watched and literally, as we stopped watching, we decided on the palette. We decided this wasn't going to be an orchestral thing. The story spoke to us."^[8]

Release

The soundtrack album was released online on October 5, 2017,^[9]^[10] and a two-disc CD version was released on the Epic Records/ASG Records label in the United States on October 27.

On October 25, 2017, it was announced that a vinyl double-LP of the soundtrack album would be released on December 15, 2017,^[11] in a numbered limited edition of 2500, pressed on 180-gram premium vinyl, intended for audiophiles.^[12] Although the information about the release mentioned that the album would have 24 tracks, the advertised tracks on sites selling it shows only 20 tracks, with the tracks by Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley being omitted from the LPs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"2049"	3:37
2.	"Sapper's Tree"	1:36
3.	"Flight to LAPD"	1:47
4.	"Summer Wind" (^† performed by Frank Sinatra)	2:54
5.	"Rain"	2:26
6.	"Wallace"	5:23
7.	"Memory"	2:32
8.	"Mesa"	3:10
9.	"Orphanage"	1:13
10.	"Furnace"	3:41
11.	"Someone Lived This"	3:13
12.	"Joi"	3:51
13.	"Pilot"	2:17
14.	"Suspicious Minds" (^† performed by Elvis Presley)	4:22
15.	"Can't Help Falling in Love" (^† performed by Elvis Presley & the Jordanaires)	3:02
16.	"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (^† performed by Frank Sinatra)	4:24
17.	"Hijack"	5:32
18.	"That's Why We Believe"	3:36
19.	"Her Eyes Were Green"	6:17
20.	"Sea Wall"	9:52
21.	"All the Best Memories Are Hers"	3:22
22.	"Tears in the Rain" (originally by Vangelis)	2:10
23.	"Blade Runner"	10:05
24.	"Almost Human" (performed by Lauren Daigle)	3:22

Note ^† indicates tracks that are not on the limited edition two-LP vinyl release

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[14]	69
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[15]	59
French Albums (SNEP)^[16]	188
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)^[17]	8
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[18]	43
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[19]	47
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[20]	48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	64
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	43
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)^[23]	4
US Billboard 200^[24]	53
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[25]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Egner, Jeremy (September 8, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049': Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and the Creators Discuss the Sci-Fi Sequel and Rehash Old Arguments". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ Gettel, Oliver (February 18, 2018). "Three Billboards triumphs at BAFTA Awards: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "Award Winners Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media". Grammys. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "Listen to El-P's 'rejected' Blade Runner 2049 score". The Independent. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^ Jon Blistein (October 3, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Features Hans Zimmer, Elvis Presley". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ William Mullally (September 28, 2017). "Villeneuve reveals why he wanted David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049". Al Arabiya. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ "Icelandic Film Composer No Longer Attached To Blade Runner Sequel". icelandreview.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ "Blade Runner 2049 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out October 5 - Epic Records". Epic Records. October 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ Noah Yoo, Matthew Strauss (October 3, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack Detailed, Jóhann Jóhannsson Exit Explained". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ "Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
^ Gabriela Helfet (October 25, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 original soundtrack released on limited 2xLP". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Brock Thiessen (October 25, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Gets Limited Vinyl Release". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (in French). Hung Medien.
^ "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049". Hung Medien.
^ "'Blade Runner 2049 (O.S.T.)' on the FIMI charts" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049". Hung Medien.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049". Hung Medien.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard.
^ "British album certifications – Hans Zimmer/Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049 - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

External links

Official film website

[NYT-20170908-1] Egner, Jeremy (September 8, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049': Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and the Creators Discuss the Sci-Fi Sequel and Rehash Old Arguments". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[2] Gettel, Oliver (February 18, 2018). "Three Billboards triumphs at BAFTA Awards: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[3] "Award Winners Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media". Grammys. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[4] "Listen to El-P's 'rejected' Blade Runner 2049 score". The Independent. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

[5] Jon Blistein (October 3, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Features Hans Zimmer, Elvis Presley". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[6] William Mullally (September 28, 2017). "Villeneuve reveals why he wanted David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049". Al Arabiya. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[Jóhann-7] "Icelandic Film Composer No Longer Attached To Blade Runner Sequel". icelandreview.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[8] "Blade Runner 2049 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out October 5 - Epic Records". Epic Records. October 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[9] Noah Yoo, Matthew Strauss (October 3, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack Detailed, Jóhann Jóhannsson Exit Explained". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[10] "Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

[vinyl-world-LP-11] Gabriela Helfet (October 25, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 original soundtrack released on limited 2xLP". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[exclaim-LP-12] Brock Thiessen (October 25, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Gets Limited Vinyl Release". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[ac_Flanders_Soundtrack_/_Hans_Zimmer_/_Benjamin_Wallfisch-13] "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Wallonia_Soundtrack_/_Hans_Zimmer_/_Benjamin_Wallfisch-14] "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049" (in French). Hung Medien.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Hans_Zimmer-15] "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_France_Soundtrack_/_Hans_Zimmer_/_Benjamin_Wallfisch-16] "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049". Hung Medien.

[17] "'Blade Runner 2049 (O.S.T.)' on the FIMI charts" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[ac_Poland_-18] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[ac_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[ac_Spain_Soundtrack_/_Hans_Zimmer_/_Benjamin_Wallfisch-20] "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049". Hung Medien.

[ac_Switzerland_Soundtrack_/_Hans_Zimmer_/_Benjamin_Wallfisch-21] "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer / Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK2_-22] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_UKSoundtrack_Hans_Zimmer_/_Benjamin_Wallfisch-23] "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Hans_Zimmer-24] "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardSoundtrack_Hans_Zimmer-25] "Hans Zimmer Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard.

[United_KingdomHans_Zimmer/Benjamin_WallfischBlade_Runner_2049_-_OstalbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Hans Zimmer/Benjamin Wallfisch – Blade Runner 2049 - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

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 '''''Blade Runner 2049 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] for the 2017 film ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]''. Released in October 2017, the album contains music composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[Benjamin Wallfisch]], along with additional tracks by [[Elvis Presley]], [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Lauren Daigle]]. The soundtrack was produced by [[Michael Hodges (producer)|Michael Hodges]], Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp. It also includes the piece "Tears in the Rain", which was originally composed and performed (as "Tears in Rain") by [[Vangelis]], the composer of the original 1982 soundtrack ''[[Blade Runner (soundtrack)|Blade Runner]]''.
 ''Blade Runner 2049'' is the sequel to  [[Ridley Scott]]'s 1982 film ''[[Blade Runner]]''. Directed by [[Denis Villeneuve]], it stars [[Ryan Gosling]] and [[Harrison Ford]], [[Ana de Armas]], [[Sylvia Hoeks]] and [[Jared Leto]]. Set thirty years after the original film, the story depicts a bioengineered human, a [[replicant]] blade runner named K, who discovers the remains of a once-pregnant replicant. To prevent a possible war between replicants and humans, K is secretly tasked with finding the child and destroying all evidence related to it.<ref name="NYT-20170908">{{cite news |last=Egner |first=Jeremy |title='Blade Runner 2049': Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and the Creators Discuss the Sci-Fi Sequel and Rehash Old Arguments |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/arts/blade-runner-2049-ryan-gosling-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-denis-villeneuve.html |date=September 8, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=September 9, 2017 }}</ref>
-The soundtrack was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] at the [[71st British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ew.com/movies/2018/02/18/bafta-awards-2018-winners-list/ |title=Three Billboards triumphs at BAFTA Awards: See the full winners list |last=Gettel |first=Oliver |date=February 18, 2018 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=February 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219035310/http://ew.com/movies/2018/02/18/bafta-awards-2018-winners-list/ |archivedate=February 19, 2018  }}</ref> In 2018, the Soundtrack received a [[Grammy]] nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for visual media, losing to [[Ludwig Göransson]]'s score for [[Black Panther (soundtrack)|Black Panther]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Award Winners Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/124 |website=[[Grammys]] |accessdate=Jun 8, 2019}}</ref>
+The soundtrack was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] at the [[71st British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/movies/2018/02/18/bafta-awards-2018-winners-list/ |title=Three Billboards triumphs at BAFTA Awards: See the full winners list |last=Gettel |first=Oliver |date=February 18, 2018 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=February 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219035310/http://ew.com/movies/2018/02/18/bafta-awards-2018-winners-list/ |archivedate=February 19, 2018  }}</ref> In 2018, the Soundtrack received a [[Grammy]] nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for visual media, losing to [[Ludwig Göransson]]'s score for [[Black Panther (soundtrack)|Black Panther]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Award Winners Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/124 |website=[[Grammys]] |accessdate=Jun 8, 2019}}</ref>
 == History ==
-Warner Bros. reportedly considered engaging the [[Rap music|rapper]] and [[music producer]] [[El-P]] to write the film score for ''Blade Runner 2049'', and he was commissioned to write a short score for the film's first trailer. Conscious of the legacy of Vangelis's score for the original 1982 film, El-P's composition made use of a  [[Yamaha CS-80]] [[analog synthesizer]], an instrument used by Vangelis. However, El-P's music was not used in the end, and he has stated that his score was "rejected or ignored".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blade-runner-2049-score-trailer-soundtrack-el-p-run-the-jewels-hans-zimmer-a7965371.html|title=Listen to El-P's 'rejected' Blade Runner 2049 score|date=September 25, 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
+Warner Bros. reportedly considered engaging the [[Rap music|rapper]] and [[music producer]] [[El-P]] to write the film score for ''Blade Runner 2049'', and he was commissioned to write a short score for the film's first trailer. Conscious of the legacy of Vangelis's score for the original 1982 film, El-P's composition made use of a  [[Yamaha CS-80]] [[analog synthesizer]], an instrument used by Vangelis. However, El-P's music was not used in the end, and he has stated that his score was "rejected (or ignored)".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blade-runner-2049-score-trailer-soundtrack-el-p-run-the-jewels-hans-zimmer-a7965371.html|title=Listen to El-P's 'rejected' Blade Runner 2049 score|date=September 25, 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
-[[Jóhann Jóhannsson]], who had worked with Villeneuve on ''[[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]]'', ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'', and ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]'', was initially announced as composer for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blade-runner-2049-soundtrack-features-hans-zimmer-elvis-presley-w507007|title='Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Features Hans Zimmer, Elvis Presley|author=Jon Blistein|date=October 3, 2017|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> However, Villeneuve and Jóhannsson decided to end the collaboration because Villeneuve felt the film "needed something different, and I needed to go back to something closer to [[Vangelis]]'s [[Blade Runner (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2017/09/28/EXCUSIVE-Villeneuve-reveals-why-he-wanted-David-Bowie-in-Blade-Runner-2049.html|title=Villeneuve reveals why he wanted David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049|author=William Mullally|date=September 28, 2017|publisher=[[Al Arabiya]]|access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> New composers [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[Benjamin Wallfisch]] joined in July 2017. In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved and that he was contractually forbidden from commenting on the situation.<ref name="Jóhann">{{Cite web|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/09/08/icelandic-film-composer-no-longer-attached-blade-runner-sequel|title=Icelandic Film Composer No Longer Attached To Blade Runner Sequel|publisher=icelandreview.com|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>
+[[Jóhann Jóhannsson]], who had worked with Villeneuve on ''[[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]]'', ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'', and ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]'', was initially announced as composer for the film.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blade-runner-2049-soundtrack-features-hans-zimmer-elvis-presley-w507007|title='Blade Runner 2049' Soundtrack Features Hans Zimmer, Elvis Presley|author=Jon Blistein|date=October 3, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022036/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blade-runner-2049-soundtrack-features-hans-zimmer-elvis-presley-w507007|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Villeneuve and Jóhannsson decided to end the collaboration because Villeneuve felt the film "needed something different, and I needed to go back to something closer to [[Vangelis]]'s [[Blade Runner (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2017/09/28/EXCUSIVE-Villeneuve-reveals-why-he-wanted-David-Bowie-in-Blade-Runner-2049.html|title=Villeneuve reveals why he wanted David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049|author=William Mullally|date=September 28, 2017|publisher=[[Al Arabiya]]|access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> New composers [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[Benjamin Wallfisch]] joined in July 2017. In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved and that he was contractually forbidden from commenting on the situation.<ref name="Jóhann">{{Cite web|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/09/08/icelandic-film-composer-no-longer-attached-blade-runner-sequel|title=Icelandic Film Composer No Longer Attached To Blade Runner Sequel|date=September 8, 2017 |publisher=icelandreview.com|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>
 According to [[Epic Records]], Zimmer and Wallfisch sought to continue the legacy of the original ''Blade Runner'' score by incorporating the Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer. Zimmer has said of the soundtrack: "First of all, I realized that Denis [Villeneuve] is a director who has a vision; he has a voice. Remember, I've done a lot of movies with [[Ridley Scott]]. So, it was important that this was an autonomous piece of work. Let's just be honest. Ridley is a hard act to follow—as is Vangelis. While Ben [Wallfisch] was four-years-old, I had actually experienced all of this. We watched and literally, as we stopped watching, we decided on the palette. We decided this wasn't going to be an orchestral thing. The story spoke to us."<ref>{{cite web|title=Blade Runner 2049 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out October 5 - Epic Records|url=https://www.epicrecords.com/blade-runner-2049-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-october-5|website=Epic Records|accessdate=November 20, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120123903/https://www.epicrecords.com/blade-runner-2049-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-october-5/|archivedate=November 20, 2017|date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|2|artist=Hans Zimmer|artistid=276397|rowheader=true}}
+{{album chart|Billboard200|53|artist=Hans Zimmer|id=276397|rowheader=true}}
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+{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|2|artist=Hans Zimmer|id=276397|rowheader=true}}
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+== Certifications ==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|title=Blade Runner 2049 - Ost|artist=Hans Zimmer/Benjamin Wallfisch|type=album|award=Silver|id=20331-6905-2|access-date=September 13, 2024}}
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-[[Category:Blade Runner (franchise)|Soundtrack]]
+[[Category:Blade Runner (franchise) mass media|Soundtrack]]
 [[Category:2017 soundtrack albums]]
+[[Category:Benjamin Wallfisch albums]]
+[[Category:Epic film soundtracks]]
 [[Category:Epic Records soundtracks]]
 [[Category:Hans Zimmer soundtracks]]

v t e Blade Runner
Based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Philip K. Dick
Films	Blade Runner (1982) themes versions soundtrack Tears in rain monologue Blade Runner 2049 (2017) accolades soundtrack
K. W. Jeter novels	Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (1995) Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night (1996) Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon (2000)
Short films	2036: Nexus Dawn (2017) 2048: Nowhere to Run (2017) Blade Runner Black Out 2022 (2017)
Television series	Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021–22) Blade Runner 2099 (TBA)
Characters	Rick Deckard
Video games	Blade Runner (1985) Blade Runner (1997) Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth (upcoming)
Comics	A Marvel Comics Super Special Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Dust to Dust
Universe	Penfield mood organ Replicant Spinner
Related	Soldier (1998)
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v t e Hans Zimmer
Discography Accolades
Soundtracks	Days of Thunder (1990) Green Card (1990) The Power of One (1992) The House of the Spirits (1993) The Lion King (1994) Beyond Rangoon (1995) The Prince of Egypt (1998) The Thin Red Line (1998) Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) Gladiator (2000) Black Hawk Down (2001) Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Batman Begins (2005) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) The Da Vinci Code (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) The Simpsons Movie (2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: Soundtrack Treasures Collection (2007) Kung Fu Panda (2008) The Dark Knight (2008) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Sherlock Holmes (2009) Inception (2010) Megamind (2010) Rango (2011) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Rush (2013) Man of Steel (2013) The Lone Ranger (2013) 12 Years a Slave (2013) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Interstellar (2014) The Little Prince (2015) Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Hidden Figures (2017) Dunkirk (2017) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Dark Phoenix (2019) The Lion King (2019) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) No Time to Die (2021) Dune (2021) Army of Thieves (2021) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) The Creator (2023) Dune: Part Two (2024) Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Related	Remote Control Productions Bleeding Fingers Music Batman music Music of Superman
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