Esteemed Hollywood composer
Hans Zimmer
reunites with director
Christopher Nolan
to score his dark sci-fi drama
Interstellar
. The two have collaborated in the past on
Nolan
's 2010 film
Inception
as well the
Dark Knight
trilogy. Pulsing with slow-building rhythms, subtle strings, tinkling pianos, and echoing pipe organ,
Zimmer
's
score takes a decidedly atmospheric bent. According to
, he hired the veteran composer before there was even a script, instead providing
with a single-page synopsis to pique his imagination. The story of humanity's desperate mission to find an inhabitable new world before Earth's environment collapses is rendered here by dreamy soundscapes and thoughtful textures that speak of the great, black vacuum and the deep loneliness of space travel. While it's full of experimental styles and tones, the score still contains classic sci-fi themes of wonder and enchantment befitting a tale that pits mankind against the great unknown. ~ Timothy Monger