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Pushing Musical Boundaries (Literally)
Interstellar was a cinematic journey into the unknown in every sense, from the practical sets to the original story to the daringly experimental soundtrack. Being able to witness the thought process and motivations for an epic Hollywood blockbuster is a rare treat. As Oscar buzz continues to build to a roar for next months ceremony, it’s exciting to get insights behind the closed doors regarding the magic of movie making and the composition of its epic soundtrack.
This video provides fans with that special glimpse, featuring the Oscar 2015-nominated composer Hans Zimmer and his mysteriously ambitious director-friend Christopher Nolan.
The impressive inception of Interstellar.
Happy Monday!
Coldplay just released a new song today called, “Miracles,” which was written for the major motion picture, Unbroken.
It’s a new song from Coldplay. Enjoy!
Have a Miraculous Week!
The Pulsating Soundtrack of Silence
Even silence needs to make some noise every once in a while and this notion is especially true when intensity and desperation spins and races into the unknown.
Interstellar is the Christopher Nolan space epic that was hyped throughout the past year on this blog. After experiencing it twice in IMAX whilst sitting in the best seats (3/4 up, dead center), this genuinely grand journey received a lovingly amazing review on Jimmy’s Daily Planet. Beyond the original and emotionally rich (and complex) storyline and aside from the stunning visuals (sans green screens!), Interstellar proved to be part space opera thanks to Nolan’s long-time and reliable musical collaborator Hans Zimmer.
It’s a fact that sound cannot be heard in space (not counting spaceships and helmets where oxygen is present). This truth was wonderfully utilized by Nolan and Co. (no spoilers), but that does not prevent a pulsating soundtrack from existing. As a matter of fact, the movie’s soundtrack proved to be a scene-stealing character of its own both on Earth and in far off galaxies. The entire soundtrack is phenomenal, but there is one song that does not reveal anything about the film while encapsulating the tone of the entire film.
Hans Zimmer said that Christopher Nolan gave him a watch at the end of making this gigantic adventure. There was an inscription: “This is no time for caution.”
Ladies and gentleman, Hans Zimmer didn’t reveal what the inception of his Interstellar sound was, but the song below is titled, “No Time for Caution.”
The movie poster tag line for Alien is, “In space no one can hear you scream.” True, but the audience can definitely hear Hans Zimmer’s emotionally pulsating space operatic masterpiece. Interstellar was not cautious by any means, particularly regarding its overwhelming soundtrack.
Ironically, it will leave you a bit breathless…or even silent, if you will.
Happy Monday!
This is Jimmy’s Daily Planet’s 500th Blog Post!
It’s truly surreal to try to fathom this milestone. I cannot even imagine what the future holds or what #1,000 might be about or look like, let alone #501.
Pardon me, I need just a quick minute…
Before watching Interstellar for the second time yesterday (I highly recommend this movie!), a cornucopia of trailers blazed across the perfectly expansive IMAX screen, as well as our our five senses, to ensure at least one return visit to the cinema within the next several months. Yes, several months, including May 2015. Excluding the film about this group of avengers, one of the films that caught everyone’s attention was, Chappie, which tells the evolutionary story of how a robot seemingly built with scrap parts begins to (supposedly) feel emotions like humans.
Luckily, there are no frightening scenarios or consequences of machines with highly-advanced technology and a pulse entering society, right?
The presumed moral of the story and predictive nature of our future aside, the music used in the trailer sounds like something out of the future…and, fortunately, it sounds quite nice.
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