2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack) being the 1972 arrangement by Eumir Deodato (itself used in the 1979 film "Being There"). Both "Zarathustra" and "The Blue Danube" have been used in numerous parodies of both the film itself and science fiction/space travel stories in general. HAL's "Daisy Bell" also has been frequently used in the comedy industry to denote both humans and machines in an advanced stage of madness. The initial MGM soundtrack album release contained none of the material from the altered and uncredited rendition of "Aventures", used a different recording of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" than that heard in the film, and a longer excerpt
Blade Runner (soundtrack) Blade Runner (soundtrack) Blade Runner is a soundtrack composed by Greek electronic composer Vangelis for Ridley Scott's 1982 film "Blade Runner". It is mostly a dark, melodic combination of classical composition and synthesizers which mirrors the futuristic film noir envisioned by Scott. The original soundtrack release was delayed for over a decade, until 1994, despite the music being well-received by fans and critically acclaimed—it was nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA and Golden Globe as best original score. The soundtrack is regarded as a historically important piece in the genre of electronic music. Since the premiere of the film, two