Which composer wrote the score for Blade Runner?

Vangelis wrote the score for Blade Runner. His electronic music gives Ridley Scott’s 1982 science-fiction film its moody, futuristic atmosphere, blending synthesizers with sounds that suggest both human melancholy and an industrial city of the future.

Vangelis, born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, was a Greek composer and multi-instrumentalist known for largely self-performed electronic scores. His Blade Runner work was shaped around the film’s neo-noir setting and the emotional uncertainty of its replicant characters, especially Roy Batty and Rachael.

The score is often confused with the film’s soundtrack album history. The original 1982 release was delayed and did not initially present the complete score as heard in the film; later editions expanded and revised the material. Vangelis also won an Academy Award for Chariots of Fire, but Blade Runner was not an Oscar-winning score.