On the forty- sixth episode of All the Film Things, my friend writer/ director Samy El- Kamel is back for the second edition of our beloved segment, Nolanception, to talk about the scores of Christopher Nolan films. This episode contains explicit language
Nolanception is a segment that allows Samy and I, who are both massive Nolan fans, to dive deep and more niche topics relating to the work of the one and only Sir Christopher Nolan. The first edition of this segment was released last July where we talked about the non- linearity of Nolan’s films. Even though I’m embarrassingly more giddy when talking about Nolan films, this is my favorite segment and I still regard that first Nolanception episode as my favorite ATFT episode (see Episode 25 to give that one a listen)! This time, we look closely into the scores of Christopher Nolan films by composers from David Juliyan to Hans Zimmer to Ludwig Göransson.
This is Samy’s 12th time on ATFT! He is the second most frequent guest on the show, after Cole Echevarria, and is about as obsessed with Christopher Nolan as I am so I always am very excited to record Nolanception episodes with Samy. Samy’s next short film, inspired partly by Memento, “Anatomy of a Panic Attack” will be entering the production phase next month! The Indiegogo campaign may still be live by the time this episode is releases so make a donation if you still can by clicking this link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/anatomy-of-a-panic-attack If you're unable to donate, spread the word across social media and check out the teaser trailer for the short on his YouTube channel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBnIdb92TL8 ! You can also stay updated on Samy and his work by following @barefootpythonmedia and/ or @samy_elkamel24 on Instagram! This episode was recorded on June 26, 2025.
In this episode, Samy and I talk about the scores of each Nolan film from Following to Oppenheimer before concluding the episode with our top five Nolan film scores. Samy shares which film he believes is the greatest film score of all time while I compare a few sounds within scores to famous songs, including a Britney Spears song (where my worlds collide). We also debate which track is better, “Time” or “No Time for Caution”, wonder about why one track on The Dark Knight Rises album is included, and Hans Zimmer's theme for Heath Ledger's Joker. All this and more on the new episode of ATFT!
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