One synthesizer, a rainy city: how Vangelis scored Blade Runner

Vangelis built the Blade Runner score almost alone: a Yamaha CS-80, a few other synthesizers and a great deal of reverb, improvised against video of the film. The sound works less as a tune than as a place, and the official album only appeared about twelve years later.

Try the small sound sketch to hear what a swelling pad, a drone and a few chimes do as the reverb goes up, then follow the listening order at the end.