I've done a few blogs on soundtracks within games now, and i find no better composer than Hans Zimmer in my opinion, he manages to create these crazy powerful emotions for both his work in cinema and games, Now soundtracks are one of the things are think are really important to a memorable game for me, that's why i find it so fascinating that when Interstellar came out it mixed two major interests of mine, great topic (Space and black holes) and great musical soundtrack, also the usual great actors,director so on and so on. But it was watching a behind the scenes clip of the making of the INTERSTELLAR Soundtrack which made me think about the lengths Hans goes to to create his pieces. It all started when director Christopher Nolan approached Hans, Nolan asked him for 1 day of his time and to produce what ever came to mind, Nolan gave him limited information about genre and dialogue to allow free rein and creative process. It was only after this that Nolan had told Hans on the project, this close Father Daughter relationship, Temple church in London was set up as mobile recording studio, the Church organs played a heavy presence in the score (Played by Roger Sayer), with Nolan saying how they were used to create a sense of religiosity even though film isn't anything to do with religion, but more to represent humanity's attempt to portray the mystical and something beyond earth. The Organ is also something which stays true to revolving closely around this human relationship between Father and daughter as the organ can only make the sounds it makes with air and that it needs to breath, and with each note you hear the breath. The Film was amazing and best watched in IMAX screens where the sound is best felt.
Hans Zimmer - making of INTERSTELLAR Soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8t2VlwK4w
