Interstellar was a film I'd looked forward to seeing more than any other film for some time, but that did concern me. The bigger the hype and expectation, the greater the potential for disappointment. But having been pinned to my seat for 3 hours this week (twice), emotionally engaged for it all, I felt that Interstellar's scope, ambition, scale and emotional slam truly lived up to the word "Epic".
So I was understandably keen to listen to Hans Zimmer's score. The local HMV had sold out of their stock of CD's, so I was pleased to discover today its release on Spotify... WOW WOW WOW etc... It made me realise what a crucial ingredient the score had in the film's overall impact. Best listened to with a subwoofer with the neighbours out: the low frequencies WILL be engaged reaching depths that much music passes by. In fact, can I be so heathen to suggest that if you happen to have a decent 5.1 system, listen to it in Extended Stereo with all channels including the sub engaged. It deserves to engulf your whole room and sound broad and cinematic. I wouldn't recommend listening to it before you see the film though: you need to understand the emotional clues being referred to. I just can't wait to hear it in full fat 16bit CD. If only they released the soundtrack on Bluray Audio in a 5.1/7.1 DTS HD format!!!!! They already have the mix mastered for the movie. Marketing. Doh. As epic as the movie, I cannot recommend this soundtrack highly enough: I actually had goosebumps listening to some moments. Just make sure you see the film first.
good in moderation but album hasn't aged that well to be honest!
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