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Title: Disappointing indeed
Review: The soundtrack's extended saga is as annoying as the many iterations of the film itself. Don't get me wrong, I love both music and movie (saw every version in the cinema upon their various releases) and as works of art, they both earn 5 stars. I just would be happy with one version of each, unadulterated. For me the 1992 Director's cut made a great film better -- now stop there. As for the music, the bootleg Esper edition did the best job giving fans most of the score, in sequence, with some key dialogue (lots of Deckard & Rachel, and Roy's valedictory speech left intact), and with the extra music Vangelis included on his official '94 release. My attitude towards soundtracks is that if I like a film's score, I want it, so strip out the dialogue (well, maybe not in this case!) and let us hear the music as it appeared at the moment of viewing. I love all classic Vangelis (Spiral, China, Masque -- you name it) but this triple-disc set is just a scam. Or a sham. Or both.
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