Time dilation is a funny thing. For many, we understand there’s been a bit of a gap between episodes. For us, however, it’s been mere minutes since our last appearance – but thanks for sticking around nonetheless, as we’re finally back to discuss Hans Zimmer, Christopher Nolan, time, and Interstellar. Join us as we chat all things organs, pianos, space travel, and answer the question of whether Interstellar is Zimmer’s greatest score of all.
Episode notes:
01:51 – Did you miss us?
09:02 - interstellar!
13:55 – Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan’s time together
15:35 – The piece of paper and early demos
24:31 – soft soft LOUD
27:07 – The discovery theme, and Interstellar’s organ
38:08 – Woodwinds of Change
39:40 – Chastain’s piano
41:25 – Countermelody of doom
45:22 – The hope theme, loops and DAWs
54:10 – Messages from home
59:48 – The tesseract acts
1:02:40 – Finding Anne Hathaway
1:06:48 – Gravity
1:13:35 – 2001: An Interstellar Odyssey
1:20:48 – The humanity theme
1:32:59 – The sound of silence
1:37:55 – Time
1:42:15 – Maths with Poggo
1:49:45 – Dr Mann kind? No, he’s quite mean
1:53:30 – Try spinning, that’s a good trick
1:59:25 – Nick’s favourite ka-cue
2:00:51 – V for Vinterstellar
2:03:26 – Final thoughts
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Time dilation is a funny thing. For many, we understand there’s been a bit of a gap between episodes. For us, however, it’s been mere minutes since our last appearance – but thanks for sticking around nonetheless, as we’re finally back to discuss Hans Zimmer, Christopher Nolan, time, and Interstellar. Join us as we chat all things organs, pianos, space travel, and answer the question of whether Interstellar is Zimmer’s greatest score of all.
Episode notes:
01:51 – Did you miss us?
09:02 - interstellar!
13:55 – Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan’s time together
15:35 – The piece of paper and early demos
24:31 – soft soft LOUD
27:07 – The discovery theme, and Interstellar’s organ
38:08 – Woodwinds of Change
39:40 – Chastain’s piano
41:25 – Countermelody of doom
45:22 – The hope theme, loops and DAWs
54:10 – Messages from home
59:48 – The tesseract acts
1:02:40 – Finding Anne Hathaway
1:06:48 – Gravity
1:13:35 – 2001: An Interstellar Odyssey
1:20:48 – The humanity theme
1:32:59 – The sound of silence
1:37:55 – Time
1:42:15 – Maths with Poggo
1:49:45 – Dr Mann kind? No, he’s quite mean
1:53:30 – Try spinning, that’s a good trick
1:59:25 – Nick’s favourite ka-cue
2:00:51 – V for Vinterstellar
2:03:26 – Final thoughts
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In Episode 22 we travel to the distant Hyborian era with Basil Poledouris’ muscular score for 1982’s Conan the Barbarian. As the gold standard for high fantasy prior to Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings epics, Poledouris’ lush and orchestral score creates entire musical worlds and carries much of the emotion in this sparsely-dialogued film. Join us as we take a journey with the Riders of Doom and listen to this fantastic work of musical fantasy.
Episode notes:
5:35 – The secrets to Conan’s success
9:22 – John Milius’s machismo
13:38 – Basil Poledouris’ score
19:54 – Conan’s canon – what era does the music come from?
22:45 – Anvil of Crom: the Hyborian rhythm and Nick’s rave remake
30:20 – Twenty-four French Horns and Total Recall’s Barbaric Recall
38:28 – Conan’s theme
48:10 – Double reeds and the passing of time
58:21 – The love theme, and saying more than Arnold through music
1:10:00 – The Riders of Doom theme
1:14:55 – O Fortuna’s influence on Conan (and film music generally)
1:19:34 – Conan’s Battle on the Ice
1:21:44 – The Wheel of Fifths
1:24:51 – Doom’s Dies Irae
1:38:16 – The Wheel of Pain’s ostinato
1:43:06 – Waltzing through theology
1:47:42 – The villain’s music for the hero’s journey – in the kitchen
1:49:28 – Waltzing through an orgy
1:57:07 – The Pit Fights and the Mountain of Power, via 1950s sword and sandal epics
2:03:49 – Conan’s Firebird finale
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Art of the Score
Time dilation is a funny thing. For many, we understand there’s been a bit of a gap between episodes. For us, however, it’s been mere minutes since our last appearance – but thanks for sticking around nonetheless, as we’re finally back to discuss Hans Zimmer, Christopher Nolan, time, and Interstellar. Join us as we chat all things organs, pianos, space travel, and answer the question of whether Interstellar is Zimmer’s greatest score of all.
Episode notes:
01:51 – Did you miss us?
09:02 - interstellar!
13:55 – Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan’s time together
15:35 – The piece of paper and early demos
24:31 – soft soft LOUD
27:07 – The discovery theme, and Interstellar’s organ
38:08 – Woodwinds of Change
39:40 – Chastain’s piano
41:25 – Countermelody of doom
45:22 – The hope theme, loops and DAWs
54:10 – Messages from home
59:48 – The tesseract acts
1:02:40 – Finding Anne Hathaway
1:06:48 – Gravity
1:13:35 – 2001: An Interstellar Odyssey
1:20:48 – The humanity theme
1:32:59 – The sound of silence
1:37:55 – Time
1:42:15 – Maths with Poggo
1:49:45 – Dr Mann kind? No, he’s quite mean
1:53:30 – Try spinning, that’s a good trick
1:59:25 – Nick’s favourite ka-cue
2:00:51 – V for Vinterstellar
2:03:26 – Final thoughts
We love to hear from our listeners – get in touch via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and if you like The Art of the Score, please take a moment to subscribe, rate and comment.
