Interstella

Question 1

who did the music?

Interstella

Answer 1

Hans Zimmer

Question 2

what is the piece called?

interstella

Answer 2

mountains

Question 3

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melody

Answer 3

• rising pattern crotched clarinet and flute
• low glissandos in strings until climax
• all derived from main theme
• organ, B C D E, soft, quaver pattern, flute stop, layers at climax semiquavers and stops

Question 4

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ticking

Answer 4

• woodwind, electric, beats 1 and 3, builds up
• each tick reminds the audience there limited time
• timpani in the back gourd, soft pp, same as the clock
• 60 bmp but gets faster
• Violins join in crotchets betas 1 and 3
• Score begins when cooper points out one hour equals 7 years on earth

Question 5

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harmony

Answer 5

• E pedal until climax
• E pedal, dominant leads to imperfect cadence
• Causes tension and unease

Question 6

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climax

Answer 6

• Vocal sheets and crescendos
• 8 bars, between climax, 4 bars diminuendo and 4 bars crescendo
• Chords Fmaj7 – Em/G – Am – Em/G
• big builds and crescendos add to the size and scale of the wave and adds tension

Question 7

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timbre

Answer 7

• Snare to climax
• Pedal, sound of angelic voices, high pitched, clash D and E
• Big low electric bass sweep a climax, sounds like waves
• Small crescendos percussion and synth – low, waves

Question 8

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rhythm

Answer 8

• Changing rhythms
• Speeding up
• Triplets crotchet-crotchet-crotchet-quaver triplet in strings and woodwind