<P> Rapper - producer El - P was asked to compose music for the first Blade Runner 2049 trailer , but his score was `` rejected or ignored '' . Jóhann Jóhannsson , who had worked with Villeneuve on Prisoners , Sicario and Arrival , was initially announced as composer for the film . However , Villeneuve and Jóhann decided to end the collaboration because Villeneuve thought the film `` needed something different '' , and also that he `` needed to go back to something closer to Vangelis 's soundtrack '' . Composers Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch joined the project in July 2017 . In September , Jóhann 's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved and was contractually forbidden from commenting . </P>
<P> Rapper - producer El - P was asked to compose music for the first Blade Runner 2049 trailer , but his score was `` rejected or ignored '' . Jóhann Jóhannsson , who had worked with Villeneuve on Prisoners , Sicario and Arrival , was initially announced as composer for the film . However , Villeneuve and Jóhann decided to end the collaboration because Villeneuve thought the film `` needed something different '' , and also that he `` needed to go back to something closer to Vangelis 's soundtrack '' . Composers Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch joined the project in July 2017 . In September , Jóhann 's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved and was contractually forbidden from commenting . </P>
who wrote the score for blade runner 2049
who wrote the score for blade runner 2049
Hans Zimmer Benjamin Wallfisch
Hans Zimmer Benjamin Wallfisch