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Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album composed by Hans Zimmer for the 2014 film Interstellar by Christopher Nolan. The soundtrack garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score [1] and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. [2]
Hans Zimmer had previously worked with director Christopher Nolan several times, scoring Nolan's The Dark Knight film trilogy [3] [4] [5] and Inception . [6] Without revealing the plot of Interstellar, Nolan wrote a short story for Zimmer about a father leaving a child to complete an important job. The story contained two sentences of dialogue: "I’ll come back," and "When?" [7] Nolan then asked Zimmer to spend one day composing some musical interpretations of the story. [8] [9]
I am going to give you an envelope with a letter in it. One page. It's going to tell you the fable at the center of the story. You work for one day, then play me what you have written.
In one night, Zimmer wrote a four-minute piano and organ piece that represented his idea of fatherhood. When he played it for Nolan, Nolan was pleased and explained the full plot and concept of the film, though it had not yet been written. [11] Zimmer was originally skeptical, noting that he had written a "tiny, tiny little fragile" piece while Nolan had described an intense, epic space film. However, Nolan reassured Zimmer that the piano piece provided "the heart" of the film. [7] [8] [9] The piece can be heard at the conclusion of the film. [12]
For the film's signature organ, Zimmer specifically requested that organist Roger Sayer, the music director of Temple Church in London, play the church's 1926 four-manual Harrison & Harrison organ. [13] [14] [15] The physical appearance of organ reminded Zimmer of spaceship afterburners, while the airiness of its sound evoked the reminder that every breath is precious for an astronaut. [16] The rest of the ensemble consisted of 34 strings, 24 woodwinds, four pianos, and a mixed choir of 60 voices. [12] [16] The soundtrack was recorded at both Temple Church and AIR Lyndhurst Hall in late spring 2014. [17] [18]
In 2022, Zimmer cited the Interstellar soundtrack as the best work of his career. [19] [20]
Zimmer himself delayed the soundtrack album's release until two weeks after the film premiere because he wanted audiences to hear the score in theaters first. [13] [21]
We wanted people to really hear it for the first time with the movie on really big speakers in a theater... I just didn't want people to go and hear everything on tiny little speakers on their Mac or something like this. I wanted them to go and have the visceral experience of being pinned in their seats.
— Hans Zimmer, on his decision to release the Interstellar soundtrack album after the film's release date [13]
The soundtrack was released on November 17, 2014, via the WaterTower label. [17] On November 13, 2020, WaterTower released an expanded edition of the soundtrack. [22]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Movie Music UK | Positive [23] |
Movie Wave | [24] |
Sputnikmusic | [25] |
Soundtrack Geek | 84.5/100 [26] |
Soundtrack Dreams | 98/100 [27] |
Space Cadet Bling | [28] |
Soundtrack.net | [29] |
Filmwerk | [30] |
Filmtracks | [31] |
AllMusic | [17] |
The score received critical acclaim. Reviewing for BBC News , Nicholas Barber felt, "Hans Zimmer's music makes the film seem even more colossal than it would otherwise: Zimmer invokes the original meaning of 'pulls out all the stops', rattling our teeth with reverberating pipe-organ chords." [32] Scott Foundas, a chief film critic at Variety , stated, "Hans Zimmer contributes one of his most richly imagined and inventive scores, which ranges from a gentle electronic keyboard melody to brassy, Strauss-ian crescendos. [33]
Tim Robey of The Telegraph felt "With the vast sounds of a composer set loose on his grandest ever assignment. But it relies less on Straussian majesty à la 2001 than something rather more pointed: the hypnotic, metronomically surging, and oddly sacred homage Zimmer gives us to Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass." [34] Todd McCarthy, reviewing for The Hollywood Reporter , praised it as, "soaring, sometimes domineering and unconventionally orchestrated wall-of-sound score" [35] For The Globe and Mail , Liam Lacey stated, "Throughout, Hans Zimmer's music throbs obtrusively, occasionally fighting with the dialogue for our attention." [36] "As usual, Nolan's frequent collaborator Hans Zimmer has come up with a score that fits the impossible dimensions of the film, and the music adds tremendously to the excitement", said critic Rene Rodriguez, writing for The Miami Herald . [37] Steven Biscotti of Soundtrack.net too praised the soundtrack stating, "Hans Zimmer has created a close to perfect musical canvas for those extremely dedicated to the audio experience. The compositional technique on the album may turn off a few, as it is different than Zimmer's recent offerings. However, for those that stick with the album, they will see it 'not go gentle into that good night.' Zimmer's Interstellar rages!" and awarded a perfect five out of five stars. [29]
Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK acclaimed the album, stating, "The orchestration choices, especially the stripped down ensemble and the use of the pipe organ, shows a composer not afraid to think outside the box, and find unique solutions to the musical problems his film presents, and the emotional content of the score is high, but not overwhelming", and summarised with, "It's an absolute lock for an Oscar nomination, and is one of the best scores of 2014." [23]
In his in-depth musical analysis, Mark Richards of Film Music Notes concludes: "Rather than simply being associated with a certain character or group of characters, Zimmer’s themes tend to emphasize the emotions a particular character or group is feeling at various points in the film. [...] Interstellar has at its core an emotional story of love between a father and his daughter. Appropriately, Hans Zimmer places the Murph and Cooper theme front and center in the score [...]. Of course, since the film also includes some riveting action sequences, the score does make use of an action theme, but in typical Zimmer style, this theme serves two different functions as it is also the familial love theme. [...] And Zimmer also captures Interstellar’s focus on the wonder of the natural world in a separate theme. Thus, the score provides an effective glue for the film by drawing emotional links between various events, character motivations, and visual spectacles that might otherwise seem rather disconnected." [38]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreaming Of The Crash" | 3:55 |
2. | "Cornfield Chase" | 2:06 |
3. | "Dust" | 5:41 |
4. | "Day One" | 3:19 |
5. | "Stay" | 6:52 |
6. | "Message from Home" | 1:40 |
7. | "The Wormhole" | 1:30 |
8. | "Mountains" | 3:39 |
9. | "Afraid of Time" | 2:32 |
10. | "A Place Among the Stars" | 3:27 |
11. | "Running Out" | 1:57 |
12. | "I'm Going Home" | 5:48 |
13. | "Coward" | 8:26 |
14. | "Detach" | 6:42 |
15. | "S.T.A.Y." | 6:23 |
16. | "Where We're Going" | 7:41 |
Total length: | 71:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "First Step" | 1:47 |
18. | "Flying Drone" | 1:53 |
19. | "Atmospheric Entry" | 1:40 |
20. | "No Need to Come Back" | 4:32 |
21. | "Imperfect Lock" | 6:54 |
22. | "No Time for Caution" | 4:06 |
23. | "What Happens Now?" | 2:26 |
24. | "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" (poem by Dylan Thomas) (recited by John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, Casey Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Matthew McConaughey, and Mackenzie Foy) | 1:39 |
Total length: | 20:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreaming of the Crash" | 3:55 |
2. | "Cornfield Chase" | 2:06 |
3. | "Dust" | 5:41 |
4. | "Day One" | 3:19 |
5. | "Stay" | 6:52 |
6. | "Message from Home" | 1:40 |
7. | "The Wormhole" | 1:30 |
8. | "Mountains" | 3:39 |
9. | "Afraid of Time" | 2:32 |
10. | "A Place Among the Stars" | 3:27 |
11. | "Running Out" | 1:57 |
12. | "I'm Going Home" | 5:48 |
13. | "Coward" | 8:26 |
14. | "Detach" | 6:42 |
15. | "S.T.A.Y." | 6:23 |
16. | "Where We're Going" | 7:41 |
Total length: | 71:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "First Step" | 1:48 |
2. | "Flying Drone" | 1:53 |
3. | "Atmospheric Entry" | 1:39 |
4. | "No Need to Come Back" | 4:33 |
5. | "Imperfect Lock" | 6:55 |
6. | "What Happens Now?" | 2:05 |
7. | "Who's They?" | 7:17 |
8. | "Murph" | 11:21 |
9. | "Organ Variation" | 4:52 |
10. | "Tick-Tock" | 8:19 |
11. | "Day One" (Original Demo) | 3:49 |
12. | "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" (poem by Dylan Thomas) (recited by John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, Casey Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Matthew McConaughey, and Mackenzie Foy) | 1:37 |
13. | "No Time for Caution" (hidden track) | 4:06 |
Total length: | 60:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreaming Of the Crash" | 3:50 |
2. | "Cornfield Chase" | 2:05 |
3. | "Dust" | 5:38 |
4. | "Day One" | 3:16 |
5. | "Message From Home" | 1:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Stay" | 6:50 |
7. | "The Wormhole" | 1:29 |
8. | "Afraid Of Time" | 2:31 |
9. | "A Place Among The Stars" | 3:27 |
10. | "No Time For Caution" | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Murph" | 11:14 |
12. | "Detach" | 6:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Running Out" | 1:53 |
14. | "Tick-Tock" | 8:12 |
15. | "Where We´re Going" | 7:35 |
16. | "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" | 1:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Day One Dark" | 6:58 |
Total length: | 6:58 |
Credits adapted from CD liner notes. [39]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [53] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [54] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [55] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2 is the soundtrack album for the 2004 film Spider-Man 2, released on June 22, 2004. As a whole, the album reached the top 10 of the U.S. album charts and the top 40 of the Australian album charts. "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional reached the top of a world composite soundtrack chart in June 2004 and the top 20 of a composite world and U.S. modern rock chart. "We Are" by Ana Johnsson was a major success in Europe, charting in almost every European country. "Ordinary" by Train was on the U.S. adult top 40 singles charts. "I Am" by Killing Heidi was added to the Australian version of the soundtrack and released as a single in the country. It debuted and peaked at number 16 on the country's ARIA Charts on July 19, 2004.
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Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2014 film Divergent, based on the book series of the same name. The soundtrack for the film was chosen by music supervisor Randall Poster. The Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album released on March 11, 2014, while the Original Score of the film released on March 18, 2014, by Interscope Records. The soundtrack album sold 10,000 copies in its first week of release.
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Dunkirk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 film of the same name directed by Christopher Nolan, released under WaterTower Music on 21 July 2017, the same day as the film's theatrical release. The score was composed and created by Hans Zimmer, who collaborated with Lorne Balfe, Andrew Kawczynski, Steve Mazzaro, and Benjamin Wallfisch to provide additional music. It was recorded at a 11-month period during early-2016 and several instrumentation and sounds were modified to create intensity in the score. Nolan and Zimmer wanted to create suspense through cinematography and music, hence Zimmer had written several tracks to accommodate the auditory Shepard tone illusion, a feature that has been explored in Nolan's previous films.
Blade Runner 2049 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049. Released in October 2017, the album contains music composed by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, along with additional tracks by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Lauren Daigle. The soundtrack was produced by Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp. It also includes the piece "Tears in the Rain", which was originally composed and performed by Vangelis, the composer of the original 1982 soundtrack Blade Runner.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the soundtrack album to the 2018 film of the same name directed by Ron Howard, which is the second instalment in the Star Wars anthology series. The score is composed by John Powell, with the Han Solo's theme conducted and composed by John Williams, whom he had collaborated for several Star Wars films, was included in the album. Williams further composed several demos, that were not included in the soundtrack but was released in the deluxe edition. Besides composing the original themes, Powell also incorporated Williams' music from Star Wars films.
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) is the soundtrack for the 2018 horror film Suspiria, composed by the English musician Thom Yorke and produced by Yorke and Sam Petts-Davies. It was released on 26 October 2018 through XL Recordings.
No Time to Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 25th James Bond film of the same name. Released by Decca Records on 1 October 2021, the music was composed by Hans Zimmer, making him the sixth non-British composer after Marvin Hamlisch, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Éric Serra and Thomas Newman to score a film in the series. The film's theme song of the same name performed by Billie Eilish, was composed with her brother Finneas O'Connell. The 12" vinyl album version features an additional four short music cues listed only as Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.
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Kung Fu Panda 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film Kung Fu Panda 3, the third instalment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). The film score is composed by Hans Zimmer, who scored the previous instalments with John Powell, but the latter did not return for the third instalment, thereby Zimmer being credited as the sole composer for the franchise. The album was released by Sony Classical Records on January 29, 2016, to positive critical response.
Dune: Part Two is the soundtrack album composed by Hans Zimmer for the 2024 film Dune: Part Two by Denis Villeneuve. It was released by WaterTower Music on February 23, 2024, one week before the film's theatrical release in the United States.
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