The Blue Nile vs Blade Runner

When I first got Hats, I was obsessed with how Downtown Lights made me think of Blade Runner; the neon lights, Deckard and Rachel's relationship, Deckard's dark knight character. So, I've tried to visualise it. Ok, it misses out great swathes of BR narrative but I think it still works. Hope you like it! Also, I think this is the only long version of Downtown Lights on YT - can't stand that radio edit!

Created with Fraps & MemoriesOnWeb

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Blade
• Runner
• bladerunner
• Ridley
• Scott
• Final
• Cut
• Harrison
• Ford
• Deckard
• Blue
• Nile
• Downtown
• Lights
• Paul
• Buchanan
• mashup

[ceedcorp]

One of my fav all time tunes & film very very uncanny

Great work

[prodriguez69]

Thank you and everyone else recently who's comment similarly. I take no credit for the visuals or the music, but it's nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks they go well together.

[Nickydo111]

Superb, hats off to you my friend, i love seeing images and music put together well, it puts a different slant on things you love. YOU HAVE DONE A MANS JOB.......

[prodriguez69]

Ahhh, thank you!  Saw The Final Cut last night and the Vangelis music is obviously just lovely, but I couldn't stop thinking about The Blue Nile. Whatever... awesome, awesome flick.

[Nickydo111]

Did you like the final cut? subtle differences, you could have a field day with the new vangelis bladerunner cd!, 2nd cd is unreleased tracks from the movie and cd3 is a brand new album from vangelis himself composing music inspired from Blade Runner!!

[prodriguez69]

Final Cut - awesome, but all versions are awesome soooo.... Differences are a bit 'so what' but it's just great seeing it on the big screen again.

I don't think I'd be that bothered about the whole new Vangelis Cd. Might try though.

As for this - pretty low tech. Used Fraps to rip from CD (great tool) and MemoriesOnWeb to pull it together. MOW is great, low tech but great.

[mayan10]

This is the only long version of this beautiful,hypnotic ,and mesmerizing song.

The other versions cut out the guitar playing and the final chorus at the end of this song,which I.M.O.,is the orgasm to this wonderful love making of music and video !

[mosihasteen]

Mr. Rodriguez,

Your editing is nothing short of Hollywood - indeed it exceeds Oscar Quality Editing. The Choreography is perfect and you're right, that radio edit is so second rate. I'm glad you worked the long version. Never take it off Youtube.

Bright Blessings in Christ,

Tim

[pauly2929]

Well done... Top tune... Great working

[ladycplum]

Another movie that might somehow go with hits? Tron.

[futari2009]

Wow...this is fantastic! Thank you.  This is exactly the way I feel right now.

[spiritwolf50]

Music went perfectly with scenes

[UHLawdog]

Twenty years on, and damned if the hair on the back of my neck doesn't still stand up when I listen to this song.

And a terrific job with the video, OP. Just terrific.

[philips1998]

Still after so many years does it go straight into your heart ....great compilation..

[dixiedean10]

An absolute gem of a song from a great band coupled with my one of my favourite films of all time you have blown me away bro if i had an award id send it round pronto lets just say that combination of beauty has made my day love@light

[64serendipity]

Bellissimo connubio,

[badshans]

I love that opening scene with the flames and stuff.