TENET - Hans Zimmer vs. Ludwig Göransson
Added 2020-12-15 17:00:36 +0000 UTCSo, I don't need to reiterate all the reasons I dislike Hans Zimmer scores. However, I noticed something interesting about the Goransson score for TENET. Typically when an auteur director has a resident composer, it is glaringly evident when they aren't used due to the occasional scheduling conflict. Typically because many composers have distinctive styles. However, this time, though it was still a knock off, imitation-Hans Zimmer style, I found it to be much improved in some aspects. For me Zimmer and Nolan bring out the worst in each other. Contrary to popular belief, I haven't always disliked Zimmer scores. In fact there are a few predating 2005 that I like. However, since the abrasive, monotonous, thudding, metallic "BRAHHHWWWW" sound in the Inception score caught on, Zimmer started phoning it in harder than usual. Going for the cheapest of emotional gimmicks sacrificing depth of composition. And for Nolan, his soundscape is always so frustrating for viewers. Zimmer only makes it worse. The heaviness of it drowns out everything and flattens all audible aspects into an incoherent mess. So, with that in mind, I found the Goransson to be an improvement. Didn't care for the score overall, but I wasn't nearly as distracted by it as usual. There was an airiness to it, a skeletal quality compared to Zimmer, and the instrumentation was stripped down a bit so the textures were more in focus. Still issues with the sound for damn sure, but less than it would've been with Hans Zimmer, imo. What do ya'll think?
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Yeah some adequate Zimmer ones for me are Gladiator, The Lion King, Interstellar. I have a soft spot in my heart for the shameless cornball score to The Rock. But...guilty pleasure naturally.
Deepfocuslens
2020-12-15 18:11:58 +0000 UTCYes, they are similar in style, I think Nolan wanted it this way but I agree, there's something more interesting in Ludwig Göransson's work. I remember the score for Mission Impossible: Fallout by Lorne Balfe and it was terrible. He is another Zimmer, at least for this film. Sometimes I had a feeling that I was watching The Dark Knight Rises, some compositions were exactly the same. Balfe was a student of Zimmer, If I recall correctly so that explains a lot. When I was watching 12 Years A Slave I felt like it's a nightmare. Zimmer copied "Time" composition from Inception, which appears in the film a couple of times, so I couldn't get into the film. Sad thing because beyond the score, this film was very good. Also agree that Zimmer did some good scores, like Rain Man.
Oskitello
2020-12-15 18:05:59 +0000 UTC
