Well the original question concerned the sax solo and that really worked with love interest. I believe the question "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" and "can an AI fall in love?" are the same question and the central theme of the movie. The little cadre of replicants obviously had emotional connections and were on a desparte quest to continue their existence which is the hallmark of all LIVING things. The Rutger Hauer character and the Daryl Hannah (?sp) character seemed to have something that appraoched love.

I'd place this movie in my top 3. For it's day The Forbidden Planet is a standout and truly reflective of the genre at the time. The Body Snatchers (1955) was a great blend of Horror and SF and a work that stands alone. Just about all the the other stuff Hollywood tried to pass off under the banner of SF was pure crap, rubber suits and all. Not until 2001: A Space Odessy, was there another true SF film. THX 1138 was an interesting step in the right direction whereas, by way of contrast, Logan's Run in roughly the same time period, sucked. Lucas finally got it right and showed Hollywood the way but even so it took the industry a while to really catch on that SF and Horror are two distinct genrae. And the thing that Lucas really did right was to let the science fiction, the science speculation serve as the backdrop for the story. You can't showcase the gizmos and gadgets. Their reality and function must be assumed and taken for granted by the players. And then you come to the music which can really sell the whole deal or wreck it. The score for 2001 was superb as was Star Wars' score. And that brings me back to Blade Runner. The music was a 5th dimension that helped put it all together.