Did anyone get a AKIRA: Geino Yamashirogumi vibe listening to these pipe organ melodies?
In 1988 Akira which in some aspects deals with Humanity's evolution to a higher plan of existence, to the cosmos, the stars the famous "I am Tetsuo." line. Do you think Zimmer or Nolan drew any inspiration from this similar pipe organ use in the film, which basically starts when what seems like a black hole or singularity starts sucking up Tetsuo and Tokyo 3?
When I first hear the docking music, I thought of AKIRA and that moment when all hell breaks loose.
You can hear the music at 1:56:14 and watch until the end for the famous scene which I think was a source of inspiration
I also felt with this score Hans drew inspiration from the very end Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra when its about to end the organ blares and is extended and is almost climaxing. With Hans' use of the organ at times in the film it sounded like he skipped the build up we're all used to hearing in Strauss and skipped right to the climax of the blaring organ.
Yes there was a lot of organ use throughout. I am just recalling my viewing experience and I recall a few moments, the one that sticks most in my memory is the driving away and launch scene.
The post viewing listening experience is an entirely different matter. The opening track of the soundtrack album with the distant storm sounds immediately reminds me of the isolation expressed in the film. The score could also be viewed as a journey. The ticking clock references you mentioned as well really compliment the feelings surrounding time in the film, and lost interactions with Cooper's family, but also is comforting as it is leading eventually to the communication solution of using the ticking watch.
I cannot stop listening to the album with headphones on, at night in the darkness, and imagining what it would be like to share in the experiences presented in the film.
Wow, deep retort there Mike, what are you like 9 years old?
Yeah, now that you mentioned it, no, no one is in charge, except all of us, usually it is Thor. And it is not really your job to start a new thread, since there already is one either. Retort retort -
I like the idea of classifying threads, but they seldom progress that way. For INTERSTELLAR there have been four main themes.
1. the film itself 2. musical aspects of Zimmer's score 3. the CD release 4. projection (film vs digital, IMAX, etc.)
Asking board members to exercise discipline and post only in threads relevant to a particular theme is probably asking too much. I must admit that I stray from this ideal from time to time!
I appreciate Mike West's post, its really a nice and well thought out commentary on the film score that I find interesting. The previous thread was created before the movie and score came out and is mostly about the movie which is a different topic all together. This thread reminds me of 10-15 years ago when there were many intellectual discussions going on this board that were interesting to read from people who really enjoyed film music and new what they were talking about. I think we need more threads like this one and less posts made like Ado's which only serve the purpose of derailing the topic and creating controversy and making a thread of useless information. Sometimes there are multiple threads about a topic but it really doesn't matter, many of them are forgettable, or as Mike said they contain "no content".
And just so I'm not too off topic myself. I really think this is the most interesting score Hans Zimmer has done in a long time. I'm at a point now where I rarely buy soundtracks to recent films. I buy like 1 or 2 a year. The last one was Desplat's Godzilla which left me cold, so when I find something actually interesting enough to listen to more than once I'm very happy. So I appreciate Hans Zimmer's Intersteller.
I like the idea of classifying threads, but they seldom progress that way. For INTERSTELLAR there have been four main themes.
1. the film itself 2. musical aspects of Zimmer's score 3. the CD release 4. projection (film vs digital, IMAX, etc.)
Asking board members to exercise discipline and post only in threads relevant to a particular theme is probably asking too much. I must admit that I stray from this ideal from time to time!
And since film MUSIC is for me the most important part and this is film SCORE monthly I very much miss discussions about the music. The negativity of Ado says a lot.
