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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You’re sitting in a darkened movie theatre, and the latest, highly anticipated blockbuster is about to play. The ads are over, the trailers are all done, and the lights dim. What’s this? Why, it’s Art of the Score Episode 34, as we investigate a fascinating and often-overlooked area of film music history – studio fanfares. From 20th Century Fox to MGM’s Leo the Lion roar and many more, over the next two episodes we’ll be revealing the secrets behind the musical moments that open the movies and set the musical agenda, and telling the stories behind the studios and the composers who made them.
Show notes:
6:02 – The origins of the fanfare
8:51 – The studio system and the sound of the Big Five
12:15 – MGM: Lions, Stars, and Celebrities, oh my!
15:31 – RKO: Morse code, crime, and Howard Hughes
20:20 – Paramount Pictures on Parade (allegedly)
21:28 – 20th Century Fox – Alfred Newman (1933)
27:22 – Warner Brothers – Max Steiner (1937)
33:05 – The Little Three (that’s Andrew, Nick, and Dan)
33:33 – Universal Studios, Tchaikovsky, and Superman – Jimmy McHugh (1936)
40:30 – United Artists (so united they didn’t have a fanfare)
41:40 – Columbia – Mischa Bakaleinikoff (1934)
43:21 – Beyond the Big Five and the Little Three
44:33 – Selznick International – Alfred Newman (1936)
47:30 – The Art of the Score fanfare – Thaddeus Buc (1935)
49:54 – Into the 1950s: lawsuits, widescreens, and the birth of television
52:07 – VistaVision – Nathan van Cleeve (1952)
56:11 – CinemaScope – 20th Century Fox – Alfred Newman expands his fanfare (1954)
1:01:39 – MGM – Leo the Lion (1957)
1:02:34 – The Art of the Score fanfare – Jerry Buc (1960)
1:04:38 – The emergence of television and the NBC chime
1:07:44 – Desilu – Wilber Hatch (1966)
1:10:52 – The Art of the Score fanfare – Teddy Buc (1970)
1:15:48 – Paramount’s Parade – Lalo Schifrin (1970), Jerry Goldsmith (1976 and 1977)
1:22:24 – Columbia – Suzanne Ciani (1976)
1:24:48 – Walt Disney Productions - When You Wish Upon a Star (1972)
1:32:04 – PBS – Paul Alan Levi (1971)
1:33:18 – Associated Film Distribution (1978)
Links mentioned:
Yorgason and Lyon’s journal article on Max Steiner’s Warner Bros. fanfare - https://www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.20.26.2/mto.20.26.2.yorgason_lyon.html
Kirk Hamilton’s Strong Song’s episode on David Bowie – https://strongsongspodcast.com/episode/space-oddity-and-starman-by-david-bowie
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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
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