And, Speaking of Film Scores
You know you're a composer nerd when you read more articles about the film scores than reviews of the actual films. How did this happen? I don't know how this started. I may have first read a review of "Inception" in the New Yorker, in which David Denvy states: "[Christopher] Nolan gives us dreams within dreams (people dream that they’re dreaming); he also stages action within different levels of dreaming—deep, deeper, and deepest, with matching physical movements played out at each level—all of it cut together with trombone-heavy music by Hans Zimmer, which pounds us into near-deafness, if not quite submission."
Ha! Of course, you think, it's Hans Zimmer, for crying out loud. But, see, this time around he does something clever with those trombones.
Inception soundtrack created entirely from Edith Pilaf Song
Summer movie review: Inception
Hans Zimmer Extracts the Secrets of 'Inception' Score
Oh, and here's the YouTube video that showcases the sampling. You may not recognize the sampling pr…
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