Watch The Flying Lotus-Scored 'Blade Runner 2022' Anime Short in Full
Lush sounds and dystopian sights
It was only a few months back that Flying Lotus revealed that he was tapped as the composer for the anime short film, Blade Runner 2022, a sequel to the iconic 1982 film and a bridge towards the upcoming official sequel, Blade Runner 2049.
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Today, the short, directed by visionary, Shinichiro Watanabe, has arrived with an intro from 2049 director, Denis Villeneuve. It expands the Blade Runner universe sets up the anxiously-anticipated sequel with the eerily-familiar replicant v. human backdrop, with "human supremacy" having finally reared its head in the wake of a new model, the Nexus 8, now fitted with a "natural lifespan." The score features contributions from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and German producer, Kuedo.
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Hit the link below to watch Blade Runner 2022 in full via Crunchyroll. Blade Runner 2049 hits theaters next Friday, October 6th.
Flying Lotus Tour Dates:
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery *
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery *
10/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/27 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
10/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/30 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/31 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/01 – New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theatre
11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/03 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
11/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
11/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/09 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/10 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
11/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Theater
11/12 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
11/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
11/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/16 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman KC
11/17 – Denver, CO @ EXDO
11/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
11/21 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
11/22 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
* = w/ Thundercat