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Watch The Flying Lotus-Scored 'Blade Runner 2022' Anime Short in Full
Watch The Flying Lotus-Scored 'Blade Runner 2022' Anime Short in Full
Source: Crunchyroll

Watch The Flying Lotus-Scored 'Blade Runner 2022' Anime Short in Full

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Crunchyroll

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.

WATCH

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