Well, I don't know if it's underrated but it's certainly overlooked. I really liked it. It almost felt Lynchian to a degree.
Hans Zimmer is now joining and will co-score along with Benjamin Wallfisch and Johann Johansson (although, I think he just came up with the theme). So excited and intrigued to hear what they come up with... I love the trailer music (unsure if that is just for the trailer or will be used in the film too/is a part of the theme).
Idk why the hell they didn't get Vangelis. Completely makes no sense. The originals score might be just as famous as the film. Has Zimmer ever even done a score using old analog Yamahas and Roland's before? His style doesn't seem conducive.
I don't really have an issue with Vangelis not participating since I still have that score to listen to and appreciate. It's going to be weird, but I'm looking forward to what they come up with. Interstellar is pretty great and quite different from his usual work.
Interstellar OST was a lot of plugins (a lot of organs and string sounds) and FM synthesis. It had a clear clean and shrill quality. Vangelis' Blade Runner OST and the tracks in the new trailers are very analog synth sounding. Just a completely different sound and completely different method of composition. Just wondering if Zimmer has ever tried his hand at that. Guess we'll see if he does that or if the soundtrack will have moments where it's not doing the aforementioned sounds that are associated with BR.
It's actually that Vangelis' score is so legendary that I'm irked they didn't ask him to return and then the trailers have music from another artist aping his style. Or perhaps Vangelis did not want to return, in which case, it is what it is.
I read that they decided not to go with Vangelis a long time ago... but I'm not totally sure why (maybe Villeneuve wanting to work with Johansson again but now he is too busy so they picked up Zimmer/Wallfisch). He released music last year so you would think that age isn't really a factor. I'm just excited for more synth goodness (hopefully ha) in my earholes.
hans zimmer is practically a corporation and has so many composers/arrangers/producers working for him, one of them is bound to know something about it. It being tasteful is kind of doubtful though.