Interstellar (Original Motion

One of my top ten soundtracks. The packaging is very cool and I am very happy to add this to my vinyl collection. Hans Zimmer is well known for his soundtracks. One of the unique things about Interstellar is the use of a pipe organ in the recordings. There is a great video out there that talks about how the pipe organ was recorded for the soundtrack.

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Great soudnstrack

Mesmerizing music by Hans Zimmer. really.

This soundtrack is new recent release and contains a full (expanded) compilation of music from the movie. Other CD's had only a limited number of songs, where this version included extra. I love listening to this CD and find the music of Hans Zimmer really incredible. His work on this soundtrack in no exception. His use of large pipe organ was pretty magnificent. Don't settle for lesser CD's, this is the one you want... and price was really good.

After watching the film three times, once in theaters and twice after the blu-ray released, I knew I had to get the soundtrack for this film. After looking in stores for the soundtrack, no one was carrying it. Thankfully, they did not or else I would have unwittingly gotten the wrong edition of the soundtrack. Coming onto Amazon to order it, I then saw the reviews for the standard edition, indicating that it was missing one of the most important tracks “No Time for Caution” was not even on there. After doing some research, I discovered that there were only two ways to get that song, either buy the digital deluxe edition or buy the Illuminated Star Projection Edition. I personally like having physical copies of the discs, so I ordered the latter. When receiving the package, I did notice that the list of tracks on the back did not have “No Time for Caution.” The package said that there were 12 tracks on the 2nd disc and I was a little confused, but sure enough when I popped it into my CD player, it showed 13 tracks. While the “No Time for Caution” track is not listed, it is most assuredly on there as the last track. Hans Zimmer has quickly become my favorite modern-day composer. I own his soundtracks for all three of “The Dark Knight Trilogy,” “Inception,” “Man of Steel,” “Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl” Not to mention thoroughly enjoying his work in so many other movies, as well. As far as this particular soundtrack – I think it is his most ambitious work yet. It certainly is one of the finest works he’s done in his career. To be approached by Christopher Nolan so early on in the film's production, it speaks volumes about his capabilities. Also, the fact that Nolan only gave a very vague premise of what the film he was doing equates an even more unhindered and even more inspired work by Zimmer. The use of the four-manual organ as the central emphasis makes this soundtrack so unique and truly one of the most aurally impressive soundtracks to date. I just can’t stop listening to this soundtrack. As far as the packaging goes I don’t hate it, but I also don’t care for it all that much. The box is simply too big. I do like the minimalistic all-black hard casing, but again it is just too bulky. The illuminating star part of the package simply has too much wasted space. This is supposed to be the reason why this edition is so expensive, but it just does not appeal to me all. It is a cool little feature to have the light blinking in Morse code, but I don’t think I will open it up to see, purposefully, more than once or twice more. Another neat bonus/feature that I am also enjoying is the Z+ Interstellar application voucher. Being able to put my headphones on and listen to the (standard) tracks in virtual 11.1 surround sound is very cool. According to Hans Zimmer, it is the closest way we are able to listen to his soundtracks like he experiences them when he mixes them. It’s just too bad that it’s only the standard tracks. I am hopeful that the DTS Headphone X technology will become more mainstream as it is a very cool way to listen. *Side Note* There are a few soundtracks that have Z+ apps associated with it and there is currently only one movie that has the movie (blu-ray) mixed for DTS Headphone X, which is “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1.” However, the real reason I got this edition is for the extra tracks on the 2nd disc, and that is likely the only reason you would consider it, as well. Is it worth the extra money? The packaging is not, but for purists, fans of the soundtrack, and those who want the “complete” works, it probably is. Granted some of the tracks on the 2nd disc seem like extended versions of tracks on 1st disc, I still find them uniquely enjoyable to listen to. I don’t mind that I paid a hefty premium; I bought it so I can enjoy Hans Zimmer’s best work on my home stereo in full uncompressed quality.

The story behind the scenes to produce this music sound track is included in the CD case....worth the read. Hans Zimmer is truly a gifted composer.

Hans Zimmer delivers one of his finest film scores. Deeply moving and inspiring.

Una pieza musical de colección para quienes gustaron y son fans de la película.

It's been talked about a lot how wonderful the music score of this awesome movie is, and if you're here you're probably already in love with the music itself and are wondering about the product, so I'll talk more about that: Besides the various criticisms on different versions of the soundtrack (regular, Deluxe, Illuminated Star Projection Box, etc.), Illuminated Star Projection Box is the most complete one you can find if you're after a collector's edition (and actually most of the movie's music pieces!). Although unlisted, the track "No Time for Caution" aka the Docking Scene is indeed included, and is #13 on CD2. What a shame that the marketing, from throwing different versions to the packaging itself, has done a poor job. The paste used for the battery pack of the projection box was of a low quality, and had already come loose during shipment. Fortunately the functionality is not affected and I can paste it again, but I expected a better assembly for something considered a collector's or Deluxe. Regarding the Z+Interstellar app, note that even for those who pay through IAPs, only the music on the regular CD is there and unfortunately CD2 - containing the "Docking Scene" - is not among the high quality files, which are around 400MBs worth of download and storage (one could assume they are lossless). It's also worth mentioning that: 1) You can only use the included voucher ONCE and on only one device, meaning that activation on your for example phone doesn't mean you have access to the files also in your tablet. So choose carefully on which one of your devices you activate the voucher. 2) You need a high quality headphone, possibly with an amplifier depending on your headphone, as well as a device with good-enough performance to fully enjoy the Z+app version of the scores. Moreover, check you've got enough storage space in your device, because deleting the files and re-installation or re-activation later is not possible. (at least this is the warning I got from the website when I was activating the voucher). If your device is rooted, you could try backing up the app WITH data, which includes the files, using a good back up app like Titanium Backup, and try restoring the whole (app+data) later, but I personally haven't tested this to know whether it works or not, so again: choose your device carefully! Thank you Christopher and Hans, awesome job as always [double thumbs-up]

映画を見て音楽に感動したなら買って後悔することは無いでしょう。寝る前に真っ暗な部屋で聞くと良い気持ちになります。唯一難癖をつけるなら、NO.TIME FOR CAUTIONがかかったとき、ドッキングを思い出して胸熱になり眠気が覚めることです。

I got tired of listening to the Lossy version on YouTube and got this to listen as a WAV Uncompressed on my home theatre setup. It sounds Great!!

Vorweg: Ich habe mir zuvor auch schon die normale Version des Soundtracks gekauft und bereue es nicht mir nachträglich auch diese Version gegönnt zu haben, hauptsächlich da hierbei nochmal 5 Tracks mehr vorhanden sind als beim Download der Normalversion, da hat die CD 16 Tracks und der zusätzliche Download bei Amazon 24 Tracks - hier bei der Deluxe Edition sind es also insgesamt 29 Stücke und die 5 zusätzlichen( "Who's They", "Murph", "Organ Variation", "Tick-Tock" und "Day One"), zahlen sich durchaus aus. Außerdem sammle ich für meinen Teil, Musik immer noch am liebsten als "Hardware". Etwas kritisch bei dem Ganzen: Ja, das Stück aus der Docking - Szene "No Time for Caution" ist zwar diesmal auf Disc 2 enthalten, aber widerum nicht genau die Fassung aus dem Film, diese war nochmal etwas imposanter - mir kommt vor dass die Filmversion minimal schneller, die Orgel wesentlich prägnanter und generell der Klang der Instrumente nicht so "zurückhaltend" sondern eher sehr klar war und das ist natürlich etwas bedauerlich, aber nichtsdestotrotz ist das Gesamtwerk ein wahrlicher Hochkaräter unter den Soundtracks der vergangenen Jahre. Musik: "Geh nicht gelassen in die gute Nacht" diese Zeilen, aus Dylan Thomas' Gedicht, haben sich sowohl Christopher Nolan für den gesamten Film, als auch Hans Zimmer für die musikalische Untermalung dessen, wohl sehr zu Herzen genommen, denn Gelassenheit lässt sich beim Genuss von beidem eher schwer bewahren. Scheinbar hat sich Hans Zimmer beim komponieren für Davy Jone's Thema von "Fluch der Karibik", in Orgelklänge verliebt und darüber freue ich mich besonders, da mir gerade dieses Stück damals schon extrem gut gefiel und mit der aktuellen Filmmusik Komposition zu "Interstellar" hat er nun den Einsatz der Orgel als atmosphärisches Stilmittel, meiner Meinung nach perfektioniert, auch weil er es trotz all der emotionalen Wucht schafft, nicht ins pathetische abzudriften - selten habe ich einen Film gesehen welcher derart gekonnt von der Musik getragen wird, dass man getrost sagen kann, sie spielt eine Hauptrolle. Wie ergreifend die Klänge auch auf Menschen wirken, die den Film noch nicht gesehen haben, konnte ich jetzt schon mehrmals beim Vorführen einzelner Stücke zu Hause miterleben, das ging des öfteren über Gänsehaut hinaus und endete schonmal mit feuchten Augen, speziell wenn sich das filmische Hauptthema wie z.B. beim fünften Track "Stay", zum ersten mal ab 5:34 mit voller dramatischer Wucht entfaltet, oder auch wenn sich zuvor penibel aufgebaute Spannung mit einem Schlag entlädt, wie es z.B. bei dem Stück "Coward", ab 3:30 der Fall ist, läuft einem das wohlig knisternd-fröstelnde Schauergefühl über den Rücken. Dergleichen Beispiele gibt es noch mehrfach zu erleben - und das zu tun, sei unbedingt jedem empfohlen, der sich allgemein für außergewöhnliche Soundtracks (z.B. ala Clint Mansell's Score zu "The Fountain" oder vielleicht auch Nick Cave's und Warren Ellis Untermalung von "Die Ermordung des Jesse James durch den Feigling Robert Ford") begeistern kann. Schon des Öfteren habe ich es mittlerweile erlebt, dass sich Freunde und Bekannte, erst nachdem ich ihnen den Soundtrack zu einem Film vorgespielt habe, sich danach auch den Film, welchen sie vorher partout nicht sehen wollten, dann doch angesehen haben - Interstellar ist einer davon. Aufmachung: Hierzu wurde in anderen Rezensionen bereits viel berichtet, ich für meinen Teil halte sie bezüglich Optik und Qualität, für sehr gelungen. Die Sache mit dem Morsecode empfinde ich als ganz ansehnlich umgesetzt, um dem Ganzen noch etwas mehr Qualität zu verleihen, hätte man vielleicht noch eine dünne Plexiglasscheibe mit Auswölbungen verkleben können um das Licht etwas zu bündeln, aber wie oft wird man sich das dann wirklich ansehen? Von daher finde ich diese Art der Ausführung nicht weiter tragisch. Das ebenso vorhandene erweiterte Booklet (4 Seiten mehr als bei der Standardversion, mit Bildern vom Recording) bietet meines Erachtens nicht unbedingt einen sonderlichen Mehrwert. Fazit: Filmmusikalisch wie auch klanglich m.M.n. absolut referenzmäßig, als Sammler für mich persönlich also ein Pflichtkauf - die Preis- und Veröffentlichungspolitik lasse ich dabei mal außen vor.