Hans Zimmer Only Used 3 Chords To Make Interstellar Legendary
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Loved your attitude in this video so much!!!
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He used the David chord
Check out Koyaanisqatsi score by Philip Glass: czcams.com/video/j3q7bT0v9IE/video.html (similar vibe but even better, imo)
the fact that Hans Zimmer conveys "we are running out of time" in every part of this movie is incredible. probably one of the most incredible movie scores of all time.
I don't know if it's the connection between the main character and his daughter, the score, the feeling of running out of time, something else, or a combination, but it's my favorite movie and even just hearing the soundtrack brings me to the verge of tears. The emotions are so powerful.
@@beau1908 Hans Zimmer said he wrote the score as a kind of expression for his love of his children and as a father that shit hits me in the gut every time because it really is an emotion that feels like it can transcend time and space.
Even that ship on the album cover he shows throughout the video has 12 boxes and is shaped like a clock
The sound track to Das Boot.
Joey bucklin. Can you elaborate which musical construct actually conveys we are running out time and why ? I think the soundtrack is used in a movie with this plot, and this is why you associate it with that.
To say Hans Zimmer does all this without ever having had any formal training is really something. Every score he makes he puts a piece of his soul in. Emotions are what drive them and all so different from one another
FUCKING AMAZING!
I too can copy Philip Glass without formal training
@@suburbanindie why don't you, if its that easy
Rush E moment
The best pieces of art where almost all created out of talent and feel. Tools and training are then nothing more than means to an end.
I really don't understand how this soundtrack didn't win an academy award, it's a masterpiece!
me neither
Me neither
it was nominated for an Oscar in best Filmusic
Because your bar for "masterpiece" is way too low.
@@JustinLesamiz lol you’re just hating on anyone that likes the theme. Get a life dumbo.
“No Time For Caution” is one of the most fantastic musical creations ever. It by itself is amazing, but then layered into a movie like interstellar makes it incredible.
Literally on the edge of my seat during the docking scene. The most gripping moment of cinema I have ever experienced.
@@patryklau - "COME ON, TARS!"
Agree to disagree!
“Detach” is where it’s at!
Especially when dialing the car stereo all the way up at night on an empty highway going 200kph!
I’ll never forget the mood it created when there was a drizzle going on, my windscreen was nanosealed so the water droplets just washed away creating the star wars lightspeed effect with “Detach” blaring at full volume while driving Vmax.
Had me crying at the violin portion.
@@MorpheusASmith"It's not possible" "NO it's necessary"
My favorite is the last few minutes of, "Where We're Going," which was the theme used to crescendo at the end of the movie. But the switch in, "No Time for Caution," was extremely powerful, as well.
Nolan asked Zimmer to write a story about a father's love for his daughter - Zimmer didn't see the script until later.
And I think that is really clear in the music. Those three chords are eternal, steady, consistent - the Father. Around it, Zimmer builds complexity and adds changes, with fast inquisitive notes - the daughter.
And he brings them together to make both better than before, and so much greater than the sum of its parts.
This movie and score do something to me, like no other ever has.
Actually Nolan told Zimmer to write about father's love for his son and not daughter.
This is not true. Nolan asked Hanz to write a composition a out the relationship between a father and their son
Watched the film many times up until six years ago. My daughter is six. One of my favourites of all time, but my subconscious has kept me from returning to it, like it knows it will hit me a million times harder now than it did then.
Wow that was so beautifully put. If you’re a writer please send me your work.
Ludovico Einaudi - Experience
Actually, he is well known for making extremely catchy and emotional themes using as few notes as possible. That’s his brilliance
The choice of instruments is to me the crucial part and the signature of Hans Zimmer.
Actually?
@@davidgale6738AKSHUALLY 🤭
Kinda reminds me of minimal/postminimal music like Ludovico Einaudi or Max Richter
aCTualLy!
the tempo of it also aligns perfectly with the ticking of the second hand on a clock. the way he incorporated time in the score was nothing short of genius.
5:04 to 6:08 and 10:59 to 11:22 are yet more proof that this soundtrack can make any situation look and sound suspenseful and epic, little by little. It felt like Charles was explaining the musical aspects as if it was a life and death situation to save the world.
Best soundtrack ever, best movie ever.
Best Soundtrack ever probably yeah, best movie ever? I'd disagree Scream (1996) or The Crow gets that place, but best Sci Fi movie ever, maybe or at least Top 3
@@Werewolf914 You actually serious dude O_O ??????? you should be reset to factory settings. They're not in the same league by a galaxy, go get checked. And i love The Crow.
@@Werewolf914 scream? 😂😂😂
well, a statement in the heat of the moment of excitement! Seriously and as objectively as possible: no, by far not, a good, even fine movie, a well crafted fitting music ... no more. Best soundtrack ever? Probably Schindlers List, Once Upon a Time in the West ... or 2001-Space Odyssee ... or City Lights ...
Can’t we just learn to appreciate good things without feeling the need to rank them? Or are we turning our lives into a YT clickbait title?
I absolutely love the choice of the pipe organ as an instrument for this movie. It's such an underused instrument in film scores and it fits so perfectly here because of the absolutely massive sound that it generates. It reflects the absolute vastness of space. At the same time the harmony being so simple reflects the emptiness of space for me.
It's easy to just use an orchestra for every film score, but that's not what Hans Zimmer does, he finds the perfect instrumentation and sounds for each individual movie
On top of that, one analysis talked about how the organ was the peak of technology, the biggest machine humanity built before we got into the industrial revolution. Playing an organ, in a way, is like you're piloting a spaceship, you're controlling a giant machine, many times bigger and stronger than you to follow your command.
Not to mention the association with religion juxtaposed against a (very existential) sci-fi movie focused on saving the human race with as of yet unknown technology.
The combination of Zimmer's scores with Nolan's direction and lofty themes is a perfect marriage. He gives Nolan the heart his movies sometimes have lacked over the years.
It’s easy to use an orchestra? 🤣
@@ErikWoodsCinSoundRadio You misunderstood. I meant it's easy in terms of instrument choice to always use the same thing
@@Pingoping But it's about how you apply those instruments... orchestration, harmony, etc. Using an orchestra in a unique way is just as creative as what Zimmer did here with Interstellar. I mean, just listen to something like Christopher Young's The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Full orchestra but totally different then something like Star Wars.
Charles, your analysis of Hans Zimmer's composition for Interstellar moved me to tears. The level of detail and insight you brought to the table truly shows your passion and dedication to music. It's people like you that make the world a more beautiful place, thank you for sharing your gift with us. Keep doing what you're doing! Your work is truly inspiring.
Hanz Zimmer is a Sound artists, creating big composition with in a quiet simple way.
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Hans Zimmer and Chris Nolan both love Shepherd Tones and the chord progressions here can kind of create that feeling of constant rising. The 4th chord in the progression is the 2nd chord but it still often feels like it's rising.
It leaves you in this weird middle ground where it's both resolved and unresolved at the same time. Closure feels like it's right there, but never comes. Tension is constantly building. Add on the heavy downbeats and constant ticking of the drums like a clock in most tracks, you really feel like you're running out of time. The music pushes you forward. You get no breaks. Much like Cooper clawing his way back to Murph, come hell or high water.
I remember watching Interstellar on a big screen while I was going through a major depressive episode during which I had honestly thought nothing could make me feel alive again, but that movie, along with its otherworldly soundtrack brought out so much emotion within me back then that I still can’t listen to it without shedding a tear or two. This movie will always stay one of the sheer masterpieces of the cinematography for me ❤️
Beautiful comment, but only a scam reply. This is sad.
I can't watch it without crying.
@@subzerokos Yes i agree. Its not right to respond like that.
I like going to the cinema to escape life. Interstellar is vastly different because you leave the cinema full of thought. However, watching this at the BFI in London literally is breathtaking. There’s no escaping this movie. You can’t sit back and relax. If you do, Coward or No Time To Die appears and you’re right back in the thick of it. And it helps me through dark times too: I just put the soundtrack on, go for a walk, and the exhilaration produces all sorts of hormones that lifts me up.
This is exactly how I feel about this soundtrack and this whole movie, actually. It impacted on me deeply.
10:55 i could literally feel my eyes widening without even think about it. it's just such a cool way to use different sounds. this guy could literally grab a tea pot, an orchestra, and melodica soloist and still make us cry.
the best thing is that that's literally how Zimmer tends go about making his sound palettes lol. Seeing what new sounds he find
Yes. Although the second in the list of simple items you allowed him here was "orchestra".
@@krisreilly8856 Yep that item doesn't really belong in the rest of the list lol
An orchestra? Well just about any composer could do that...
Great piano playing, an amazing feat for someone who we can clearly see has lost all his fingertips in a horrific piano keyboard onscreen overlay placement incident. And he's such a cheerful, animated guy. Hats off 2U mate, total respect! ;-)
It's not harmonically complex, but it is instrumentally complex. The layers of texture and unusual sound design really take that amazingly simple chord progression and make it epic.
Also, I think just using a minor key adds a lot to the creation of feelings of tension and nostalgia and bittersweet hope.
No.
How could you possibly say it is not instrumentally complex?@@TothTimea32
@@TothTimea32what was the point of that comment
For me “No Time For Caution” is one of the all time great pieces of movie music. The Interstellar soundtrack is probably the main reason Hans Zimmer was my no.1 artist on Spotify last year.
Haha same. No time for caution is probably my favorite from interstellar and I mean... I had 123000 minutes of Hans Zimmer 😅
Yeah, No Time For Caution is insane. And the whole scene is a cinematic masterpiece.
This has to be one of the greatest songs of all time, everytime you listen to it you get that "eargasm" feeling and all the goosebumps.
It's just another level of being amazing.
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Zimmer creates sound worlds with his scores. A lot of times they barely feel like a score, but they blend in with the environment of the movie, so instead of the visuals and the score being two separate things, they feel like they are one in the same
That’s right, full immersion is achieved with Zimmer scores. It’s wonderful
One of my favorite thing about Zimmer is that he does buildup and layering so well even if it’s just simple chords. He does it so effectively. People think it’s easy to layer, but layering also takes crafting. If you layer, you gotta make sure it does’t get clogged up and messy. You layer smartly that still retain its theme and character. Otherwise, it’ll be difficult to mix and master later on. Especially if you have instruments and sounds clashing against each other.
It’s so damn haunting. It really conveys the feeling of “I’m never going to be able to make it back” and the vastness of space
YES! I’m so happy you covered Interstellar, it’s my favourite film ever, it actually made me even more interested in physics and astronomy, it was amazing to watch and I listen to the soundtrack on repeat on Spotify at least once a week. Thank you so much for making this video! 💚
I’ve even been playing easier versions of the interstellar soundtrack on the piano myself, this video will probably help me get better, thanks for that!
When this came out I was a first year engineering student and let me just say: the whole physics department was so incredibly excited for this movie to come out. They even had regular evening parties to watch it when it left the theater.
My old high school band teacher would always get movie soundtracks when they would release the week before the actual movie to dissect, and I was so excited to do that with this movie but Hans Zimmer specifically withheld the soundtrack release till a week after the premiere to not spoil it. I was bummed but man, the film was a real journey.
So glad to hear how your interest grew, I love media that is made to inspire.
have you seen inception? that movie is just as mind-boggling and the soundtrack is just as good in my opinion. one of my favorite movies of all time
Same here man my passion for physics sparked after seeing this movie.
This song hits so many sensitive nerves in all its complex simplicity it’s absolutely such a beautifully perfect piece of art.
I saw interstelllar in IMAX and I can remember one moment so distinctly. It was the scene where the ship is spiralling out of control crashing towards the planet, everyone is screaming inside the ship, the ship itself is screaming, the music is hectic and the camera is thrashing around and spinning as the inside of this ship goes to hell…
and it cuts suddenly to outside the ship and it’s just dead silent.
In that moment I swear not a single person in the theatre was breathing. Not one single sound out of anyone, and for a moment, no exaggeration, I unironically felt like I was floating.
The scene then “crashes” back into the chaos of the ship and I had to grab my chair because it felt like I had just suddenly been peaking on mushrooms for about 5 seconds lol.
That scene I guess had less to do with the score, but the score did capture that feeling all throughout, there wasn’t a scene that didn’t feel like it had the weight of the cosmos on it
I've always been extremely connected to music, ever since my first memory, but movie soundtracks had always been something I overlooked.... until Interstellar. It was literally then and there that I completely understood the power and importance of a well made soundtrack.
I love astronomy and astrophysics so I have an immense appreciation for the subjects and the visuals of this movie. I remember that my girlfriend at the time, who was watching with me, was mesmerized by the movie as a whole, just like me, but I was literally at the edge of my seat, holding back tears, and repeatedly saying throughout the movie "This soundtrack is unbelievable".. and then came the goddamn docking scene where "No Time For Caution" started playing. The tears I was holding back just refused to stay in and I could do nothing but smile and think/say "This is one the most beautiful things I have ever experienced".
Interstellar is, to me, the one thing I wish I could forget and experience for the first time again.
High praise indeed!
What I love about the theme-*that* theme-is that tick-tick of the high E. In Nolan’s work, the enemy is the clock, and never more so than this movie. That high E ringing out, regular, relentless, inescapable, every tick a nail in Cooper’s flesh for both the big stakes and the personal stakes… It’s such a genius choice.
I love that “sports event” enthusiasm over the building music, because that’s EXACTLY what I want to do whenever I hear music like this! This is why the artistic expression with which music is played can make such a difference in how the same piece feels, taking a triumphant mood to a devastated one just by adjusting rhythm, dynamics, and instrumentation/layering.
This film and OST reduce me to a blubbering mess every damn time. It literally feels like it physically moves you with how powerful it is. Easily one of the greatest films of all time.
I absolutely adore this soundtrack. Always gives me gives goosebumps. The movie is great without it, but that soundtrack just makes it an absolute masterpiece for me. That 3 chord sequence might seem like a cliché, but the way it's being used and built upon to create those huge layers of sound just makes this a unique, almost life-changing experience. I remember I had tears in my eyes watching this in theatre, because it was just awe inspiring, beautiful, and terrifying at the same time.
To think that Interstellar was released over eight years ago...in a lot of senses, it feels a lot better than modern movies. The visuals, the score...
I swear, every time it pops up in my Spotify playlist, I'm thinking to myself 'how is this so simple, yet so good?'
Hans Zimmer truly is the current master of film scores
Edit: From memory, Christopher Nolan didn't actually give him a brief of what Hans was supposed to score when he was trying to come up with a melody. Chris just said something along the lines of 'the relationship between a father and their child'. The two know each other well enough that Chris has figured out how to get exactly the sort of music he's after out of Hans
The iconic thing about that whole 2 note motif is that it really does convey a sense of ticking, it's literally playing out "Tick, Tock" as a heartbeat, always a measured pulse that really just pushes the idea of time. Whether it be a ticking clock or the heartbeat, the ticking is very much on display in every piece
Hans Zimmer is an absolutely brilliant song writer!
Zimmer is fantastic at identifying what the key is to creating atmosphere. In Interstellar it was all the motion and layering, Dunkirk was this superb mixture of uneven timing and rhythm, Dune was the addition of the human voice and the unique instrumentation…
And consistent throughout is a memorable leading melody, sometimes pretty simple, but orchestrated in a way that pulls attention and even emotion.
Love the man. Beautiful stuff.
The fact that the dude only had 1 week of piano lessons and can make something this beautiful is crazy. It is really inspiring as well showing that you don’t need to have a formal education to make breath taking scores.
@@jonathan130 😐
@@jonathan130 Everyone has their own opinions, yours isn't the definitive one
@@jonathan130 that’s cool, but who asked
@@jonathan130 I agree with how simple it is. But the few elements were used brilliantly in the context of this movie.
@@jonathan130 i agree with you. These people talk like zimmer just pulled it out of nowhere with just “1 week of piano lesson”. He has been playing music for his whole life, thats how he made music. Did the first piano player need a “teacher”? No. Self teaching is possible (but it doesnt mean that its great)
Seen Hans and his orchestra in concert twice, (2017 & 2022) and have my ticket for June 2023 at the O2 in London - I can honestly say that if you love film music, you will not see a better concert. Interstellar is one of my favourite films and score, and it is one of the few soundtracks where if I listen to it at home in the dark, or on headphones with my eyes closed - I am immediately transported back to each scene in the film - and it's magical.
Enjoy the show!!!
@@oldschoolabrahamhicks2742 It was fantastic! Interstellar was played by the organist from Chapel Church, Roger Sayer who played it in the film score.
I really love Charles’ enthusiasm and passion. I’ve always loved the Interstellar soundtrack but now I’ll appreciate it that much more
This soundtrack is my favorite of all time (and that’s saying something). Seeing this live was one of the most amazing moments in my life. Front row at Coachella 2017
Literally, Charles, my friend and I had the same reaction coming out of the theatre. 70mm IMAX in NYC. We got back to our dorm, sat in silence, and said... "I think Chris Nolan won. There can't be any more movies. He just won movies."
He should have won an Oscar for this score. It’s one of my favorites to listen to, and more importantly, perform. I love the low low contrabassoon notes best.
I absolutely love this movie - I'm 48 and still cry every time - and so much of my love is thanks to Zimmer. It just hits so perfectly, raw emotion released for the viewer. So great.
Never seen the film but I love how Zimmer can almost 'brute-force' the tension in this score even without harmonics
NEVER SEEN THE FILM.
@@bassboomboing yeah?
@@bassboomboing your hating on every comment I see bro, get a life
Watch it. Its amazing.
You're lucky for not watching Interstellar yet
Roger Sayer is the organist teaching Zimmer how the pipe organ works and doing the performance. He should be credited in your video as well. He’s an absolute master.
He didn’t write the chords that the video is about, though.
@@integralbird the layering, tonality and colour which the organ can produce.. allowed ‘only 3 cords’ to be this compelled and impactful. Roger’s skill is required to bring that together and actually be able to play it. Watch the behind the scenes, it was a collaborative process.
Well said! That's what Hans Zimmer is known for: he delegates it to his team (in this case to Roger Sayer) to orchestrate his 3 chord compositions.
Don't get me wrong, I don't "hate" Hans Zimmer (I worked with him in the early 90s in Munich/Germany when he was just about to become famous), he is a really nice guy!
But please stop comparing him to John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, Vangelis or James Horner. This 3 chord sequence Fmaj7 G6 Am could have been "written" by anybody over 6 years old.
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@@CAGED1702 I prefer Hans Zimmer than all of them and personally he is my favorite composer and I have listened to many. It may be your opinion that he isn't as good as the other composers you listed but you can't just tell people to have the same opinions. Also sure anybody could have used those chords or a six year old like you said but no one thought to use them like the way Zimmer did
@@CAGED1702what a ludicrous comment. Some Beatles’ chord progressions ‘could have been written by a six year old’. Does that mean they’re not classics? Since when did music have to be uber-complex to be deemed ‘worthy’ or truly great? Nonsense. Zimmer is easily the match of those you mention. He uses the power of music to connect with human beings in a way hardly anyone else can, relatively speaking. He’s a genius.
Han Zimmer never fails to amaze. Every time when i see a game, a movie which inspired by his music, i know it's going to be a masterpiece.
Songs like this are why I started studying piano. I've played guitar, bass and mandolin for many years, but keyboards have been a mystery to me. Interstellar is so amazing.
One of the most amazing and epic soundtracks ever composed. Thank you for covering it, Charles ❤
Agreed!
@@Bioman333 decent soundtrack. AWFUL and PAINFUL explanation by this guy.
@@Bioman333 Excellent soundtrack. AWESOME and PERFECT explanation by Charles.
@@bassboomboing 😐
Yes! If you're dumb
It neatly fits the theme of the movie as well, given that the score builds all its tension around the harmonic ‘home’ of the I chord, and the movie is all about finding humanity’s new home. It’s such a new way to view space stories, instead of the typically ‘strange’ or ‘unknown’ sounds usually associated with them
Zimmer is amazing. Interstellar, Thin Red Line, Man of Steel, Inception... just magical.
Probably the most complete cinema experience I have ever had. Absolute masterpiece where script, acting, visuals and music complement and strengthen eachother in an unmatched way.
During the docking scene, with "No time for caution" blazing, I actually stood up in the cinema for a second. Totally forgetting where I was.... This I feel, speaks volumes (pun intended) for Zimmers masterpiece.
it's kind of insane that all the crazy sci fi space battles, chase scenes, etc that it's a docking scene of all things that has the most epicness of any ive ever seen . unbelievable.
Love zimmer, his scores are always so atmospheric
Hans Zimmer is genius！He always uses a theme melody, repeat it and add more layers to make it incredibly beautiful. Same as Inception.
I love how that refrain is hidden within layers of complexity throughout the score, signifying that cooper was always there crying out into the universe, wanting to go back to his daughter and it’s only when S.T.A.Y. comes along that we here it at its clearest but by then it’s too late. Stunning.
the opening theme with the C dominant and the underlying organ chord that slowly gets loud in the end. it's not talked about enough. it comes back in the black hole scene and when seeing old murph. that's probably the most genius part of the soundtrack. oh and the somber piano piece where they're drifting next to saturn 😢
I remember sitting in the theater in 2014 and feeling that organ chord shake the entire room as it grew 🤩
@@gazelleman08 OMG YES. in the bones 😍
Interstellar is one of those movies where insane talent from multiple fields came together to create a masterpiece. There was a book written by Kip Thorne where he discusses in great detail what went into making his dream become a reality - that dream being a movie with a focus on realistic physics. Christopher Nolan ended up being the second director to take the project over after Stephen Spielberg dropped the project (two legendary directors on one movie). Having Mathew McConaughey also benefited the movie as the guy would spend hours with Kip learning more about physics to better play his role in the movie. Anne Hathaway was another titan in the industry that played her role emasculately and the two lead actors meshed well together.
Having Hans Zimmer compose the entire soundtrack was such overkill for the movie as his scores encapsulated the exact emotions Nolan was going for. Every aspect of the movie was given such great care that what resulted was legendary. I seriously can't recommend this movie enough to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
The score is insanely powerful, lonely, sad, hopeful, and stressful all at once. By the way, there's some fantastic behind the scenes videos on YT showing the organist that Hans got to play on the score and the massive church organ
So glad I got to see the film when it was originally in theaters and hear the score at it's best.
This is exactly why Hans Zimmer is one of my favorite Film composers period. Love his work.
Interstellar soundtrack is so epic! Another good Hans Zimmer soundtrack (and another Christopher Nolan movie) is Inception you could take a look at that one as well if you wanted.
'Stay' in its organ variation is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard
The build up on the signature track with the ticking clock and the immense sound on the first organ chord that breaks from the build up instantly takes me back to the birth of my first child. It's incredible.
I been going to bed with this soundtrack every day for the past 2 years. Brilliance at the highest level.
Would love to see an analysis of Koyaanisqatsi with the score work from Philip Glass. The Interstellar soundtrack has some of the same vibes but more emphasis on repetition. Both Interstellar and Koyaanisqatsi are definitely stellar works!!
Came here to see if anyone else made the same connection that I made right off the bat. Btw, I haven't seen Interstellar yet - will probably check it out real soon, based on all the fact that references to it have been appearing a lot lately. (My wife and I just re-watched "Galaxy Quest" tonight - greatest sci-fi spoof of all time, especially for this old TOS trekkie!)
Just got to the end of the video - has Charles never heard of Koyaanisqatsi?!
Glass is overrated. That repetion in his works is so annoying
@allenlutins Exactly my thought.
As part of the avant-garde movement, Phillip Glass's music is as much about an academic approach to exploring sound as it is something to be listened to. No, I do not put Phillip Glass on for entertainment - but his music is important & interesting in context. It was the perfect accompaniment to Koyaansqatsi, an art film with repetitive scenery.
I appreciate the soundtrack so much more now, it’s amazing how you pull apart the pieces that make it up, your level of understanding of the music and just how it is connecting to our emotions, like what the music is “doing for our ears” I’ve just never heard it explained like this- wow. Incredible. God bless
There is no better soundtrack than Interstellar. Period. Simply legendary.
Thanks for conveying the beauty of this soundtrack in this manner. This movie is incredibly emotional, in many ways, but the soundtrack drives you through this movie like a roller coaster. The scene with MMc trying to communicate with his daughter…..😢😢😢😢😢
so interesting, that the song seems to be moving so much without really moving much at all, and when travelling through space, you can go on forever and the vastness of space still makes it seems like you've gone nowhere. beautiful imagery.
I LOVED Interstellar, and I just realized that the chords Zimmer uses are shared with another favorite of mine: the Mass Effect trilogy of games (especially Mass Effect 3's soundtrack). Listen to the song "Escape from Earth" and it shares a lot of the same bones in terms of the progression and use of space and holding notes. Very impactful track in that game, and its theme carries throughout that culminating game of that trilogy.
I still cry every time I hear "Leaving Earth" 😭
Also very nearly shared by Half-Life's music, although Triage At Dawn substitutes the F chord here for a D minor chord
I love every soundtrack of Interstellar. But Cornfield chase and No Time for caution are my favorite of all time.😍😍
I'm usually referring to this as the "triple combo" :D
3 chords covering the distance of a maj 3rd. This is basically the easiest and most powerful progression there is, the relation between the minor tonic (a) & the lydian scale step (F) is already enough to have a deep impact and thats why countless songs are using this. It's also one reason why the legendary solo of "Stairway to Heaven" is so great & iconic!
Man, thank you for breaking things like this down for us. I walked away from this video feeling so much more motivated for the ending idea I have for a song I have been sitting on for years. Thank you!
i feel like we should talk more about the song "Detach"
Hans just captured the power of a black hole and straight up insert it into a song
when you mentioned that the resolution is used as a repetition over and over, in order to create tension, this hit me so hard almost had to cry. It is exactly this movie’s plot! The resolution and all the answers have always been there. This goes to show how Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack is beyond genius.
The Interstellar score absolutely speaks to my soul, as does one other (sadly terribly underappreciated) space movie: Sunshine. Interestingly, the music from Sunshine has started to make its way into trailers and soundtracks for other movies over the years and it always has incredible impact. I hate knowing people will hear it without knowing where it came from though.
Good shout. I assume you mean Adagio in D minor? It's got exactly the same sort of slow building, repeating melody, and chord structure going on, so the impact is very similar
I really love the music in Interstellar! As simple as it is, it still evokes a strangely low-key sense of chilling tension. Lovely!
To your point about the pipe organ being used in that context: I watched a thing about the interstellar soundtrack in which it said Hans Zimmer had been tasked with the writing of this score without knowing that it was a space and time travel related movie. Not at first anyway. He was told to write what he would write for his own son
The 12 beat phrasing along with the cycling middle voice patterns and heavy use of orchestral dynamics immediately brings Carmina Burana / O Fortuna (after the first 15 sec) to mind.
Hands down one my absolute favorite scores EVER. Thank you for breaking it down and explaining
Interstellar was a great experience in the theater, I remember being absolutely floored by the soundtrack. Probably my favorite of Hans Zimmer's works.
The progression, along with that pipe organ just chokes me up with emotion every time I hear it. Great vid!
There is power and genius in simplicity. Both the film and the soundtrack are brilliant and together form a whole that is hard to beat.
I haven't watched the whole video yet. But I really think Hans Zimmer really took a page out of Philip Glass' minimalist approach to this soundtrack, the constant repetitive figures that make your mind go into a trance. In a way, I listen to this soundtrack as if Zimmer was channelling him a lot. To me, this is one of the most memorable touching soundtracks he has ever written.
Also, Clint Mansell uses this approach a lot in his soundtrack compositions. Look at Moon for example - that is very similar to the Interstellar soundtrack also.
LOVE Clint Mansell's "Moon" soundtrack. Would love to see Charles cover that, too.
Its so enriching to watch your videos, I play the piano and I consider I have an average knowledge on music theory but to watch your breakdowns I need to have a chords chart open to not get fully lost and understand the discussion. Great video as always
SO ENRICHING!
Using the pipe organ in the film was indeed brilliant. It opens up future possibilities for the organ. As a pipe organ enthusiast, I appreciate what he has done.
I’m so glad you did this video. I have been obsessed with this soundtrack since it’s release and can’t get it out of my mind sometimes. I listen to it constantly and watched the movie multiple times. It’s genius. Thanks for helping me indulge all over again.
I knew the only man who would talk about this masterpice of a soundrack alike i do with me friends would be you Haha. Great vid happy new year
finally!! the interstellar video!!! i’ve been waiting for what feels like SO long after being teased by hints of the masterpiece in videos like the dune one (also great). mr. zimmer is my most beloved composer for french horn because of these extravagant melodies - that really aren’t terribly complicated - so when i tell you that i am ecstatic at the sight of this… what a wonderful soundtrack and a wonderful video!! 📯📯
This entire movie experience.. the layered storyline that absolutely crushes my paradigms, to the cinematography, to the actors just nailing it, that walking cube-like critter(!), to the SOUNDTRACK… honestly, it all was so unbelievably amazing that I was completely lost in it.. don’t even remember breathing… it profoundly changed me.. like on the cellular level.. it’s astonishing and EPIC..
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever!! 😁 Hans and John Williams are musical geniuses!! 😁
These soundtracks simply ARE space and universe when I think of it now. Crazy that that wasn't even what Hans Zimmer had in mind when composing them.
I love this soundtrack I play the album just to relax sometimes
Even 'No Time For Caution'? :D
Me2, it helps me think, relax and concentrate
MAKES ME WANT TO LISTEN TO MUSIC, NOT LISTEN TO SOME FUCKER TALK ABOUT IT!
@@stewartmoore5158 one of my favorites on album no lie
I got to see Hans Zimmer live this year 2022 and it was a magnificent experience, played Interstellar, Superman, Bat Man, Gladiator, Inception, pirates of the Caribbean and more but there was one song played in particular I didn't recognise and watched Dune 3 months ago, then I recognised it immediately. So I was listening to the Dune soundtrack without even knowing it. My mind was blown but nothing compared to Interstellar.
You can tell Zimmer hit the mark by how many times this sounds has been imitated in Sci-Fi ever since.
The simplicity and repetition here is what actually gives us the chills-which undoubtably is a more accurate depiction of the dark, cold, vast universe, and the formidable and mysterious black hole and time dilation. Like a lot of the New Age music that I love- simplicity and repetitive. A depiction of the nature. Some also suggested that some of Hans Zimmer’s works are homages to Philip Glass.
Yes, certainly so. The use of repetition as used by Glass and the minimalist school evokes nature. Repetition conveys scale, the vastness of space. By contrast, song form, sonata form, etc are anthropomorphic, so human centered with our sense of drama, our sense of beginning, middle, end. Zimmer undercuts all of that here. Brilliant and immensely powerful music.
You should really react to GRIS's soundtrack. It's an indie game with an excellent atmospheric soundtrack. I rarely listen to soundtracks, but that one just has something. It's pretty similar to this in the sense that it uses a few elements and melodies but uses dynamics to change the mood
I've watched and listened to so many breakdowns of this classic. Nice to see it from another angle ☺️
I absolutely love how you react and explain this! Your passion for music clearly shows. I get goosebumps Everytime I hear any part of the this soundtrack
Antonino Buschiazzo did a gorgeous version of some pieces from the soundtrack, but he plays it ALL on pipe organ, from memory. My favorite part was when he (gently) jammed a pencil over a key to hold it. If you haven't heard it, it's here on CZcams, and I highly recommend it.
I think Hans’s score for Interstellar shows that you don’t need so much motion in a piece and you don’t need so many notes and melodies squeezed into it to still make it incredibly emotional and chilling. I find it crazy that people believe that Zimmer’s scores are basically just “noise” when I feel that it’s the total opposite. Sure, all of his scores may not be masterpieces, but I think Zimmer gets unfairly bashed because (imho) his scores work both in the context of the films and on their own.
Edit: Would love to see you analyze Zimmer’s Wonder Woman 1984 score. It’s one of my favorites from him.
I've been looking for another Interstellar soundtrack dissection for a while. This finally fulfilled that urge! Thank you so much for taking a look at my favorite soundtrack of all time!
No wonder I feel uneasy during the WHOLE movie. It’s so epic. I love it.