Well this was definitely a departure from the norm for me. A chance to play the original sound track to the 1982 Blade Runner movie (one of my all time favourites) . I was invited by my friend and colleague, Pete Billington, to join him and 10 other musicians on stage at the Palacio Municipal de IFEMA in Madrid to play 2 nights. Anyone who knows the original Vangelis soundtrack will know its ‘synth heaven’ for us keyboard players. But we also had 3 ‘electric’ violins and an electric Cello - 2 percussion players plus bass, 3 synth players and a sax player. Whislt not the most technically demanding from a players perspective, the show does however require immense concentrations as the notated score is written to allow perfect synchronization to the movie - It was a great experience and hopefully not the last time.
Musician & Teacher
