The original Blade Runner is memorable for many reasons, and high on that list is the synthesizer-heavy score composed by Vangelis.
Villeneuve had said in a previous interview that Johannsson’s original Blade Runner 2049 theme was still being used.
Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve clarified that his sudden decision to remove the film’s original composer Johann Johannsson and bring in Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch was to make it sound more like the movie’s predecessor.
I hope I have the chance to work with him again because I think he’s really a fantastic composer.”