Identity | Memories of Being Human - A Soundtrack Journey through 'Blade Runner' (1982)
A guided listening experience exploring identity, memory, empathy, and mortality through Vangelis's ‘Blade Runner’ (1982) score at Margate Arts Club
About this event
A guided listening experience exploring identity, memory, empathy, and mortality through Vangelis's ‘Blade Runner’ (1982) score.Join us for an intimate two-hour journey through Los Angeles 2019, where Vangelis turns synth pads, sequencers, and fragile melody into neon weather. City rain, artificial memory, and synthetic romance share the same lonely atmosphere.Listen for the moments when the machines sound most human. As melody emerges from noise and disappears into it again, ask whether a manufactured memory can carry a real feeling, and what remains when a life vanishes like tears in rain.This live session focuses on Ridley Scott's original 1982 film and Vangelis's score. The related ISO-4 programme pairs Blade Runner with 2046, but the 2046 material is not part of this event.The experienceConnect, relax and quietly settle in with 30 other guests in the intimate and comfortable surroundings of the Margate Arts Club.Rather than watching the film, we’ll listen to the score as a story. Expect a focused soundtrack listen, minimal non-distracting visuals and text to set context, and a relaxed discussion about how music explores memory, identity, empathy and what it means to feel human on screen.For Blade Runner fans, soundtrack lovers, film fans, DJs, selectors and anyone interested in intentional listening.The venueThe Margate Arts Club is a joyful, DIY, inclusive, intersectional, community organisation running since 2015. They have a world class sound system, set up with a nod to David Mancuso’s audiophile loft parties. Welcoming and friendly. Program:7:30pm - 7:45pm - get settled, grab a drink and meet the other guests.7:45pm - 7:50pm - short intro from event host.7:50pm - 8:20 - Guided listening experience - Part 18:20pm - 8:30pm - Interlude and share your thoughs.8:30pm - 9:00pm - Guided listening experience - Part 29:00pm - 9:30pm - discuss, connect and share.Exclusive post-event channelPost-event all guests will also have access to an exclusive 'Identity | Memories of Being Human ' Discord channel where you can continue the discussion with other guests for 7 days.About usSocialcreatures is a small team of creatives, musicians, audiophiles, technologists and therapists who create guided music listening events.We create smaller connected experiences for 30-60 people. We use intentional listening and often explore the psychological themes within music and their therapeutic benefits. We focus on artist curated music so albums, film scores and other experimental forms.
