The snippet gives a flavour of a pretty intense piece of music, filled with tribal-sounding drums and lurching synths.
The score for Blade Runner 2049 has seen some interesting changes, with director Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario and Arrival collaborator Jóhann Jóhannsson originally pegged to write the music only for him to reportedly be removed from the project in favour of Hans Zimmer.
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Zimmer has become Hollywood’s go-to guy when it comes to blockbusters, the German having composed scores for Gladiator, the Dark Knight trilogy, Interstellar, Dunkirk and many more.