The Oppenheimer Theme's WILDLY Confusing Timing

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  • @CharlesCornellStudios
    @CharlesCornellStudios  Рік тому +968

    What did you think of this theme? Was it your favorite from the film, or were there other moments you thought were even cooler? ALSO, if you want to grab some info on the upcoming Black Friday sale INCLUDING some free sneak peeks at the content, check this out- cornellmusicacademy.com/blackfriday

    • @vandettfnf
      @vandettfnf Рік тому +21

      the theme is so magical and ethereal it's insane

    • @DinoGaming-wz3jv
      @DinoGaming-wz3jv Рік тому +3

      It is so good

    • @eveh4837
      @eveh4837 Рік тому +15

      It almost has a Hans Zimmer / Interstellar feel to it with all the horns and grand buildup. It’s gorgeous 🥹

    • @molybdnum
      @molybdnum Рік тому +13

      Fantastic entry into the growing canon of minimalist-inspired but aggressively emotive film music. It's the mechanical buildup of Zimmer's "No time for caution" glued onto the arpeggios and brass presence of Glass's "Window of appearances" and the raw emotive power of Arvo Pärt's "Fratres".

    • @indyfan9845
      @indyfan9845 Рік тому +16

      The theme and its ebbing and flowing tempo reminds me of a Geiger Counter and how they tick at different speeds depending on radiation levels.

  • @edkraken7011
    @edkraken7011 Рік тому +6575

    When I first heard it in the theatre I was blown away. It sounded so organic and so mechanical at the same time. Paired this film's visuals was just otherworldly and so beautiful. Best film I've seen this year and a lot was thanks to the score.

    • @ForeverBroken9
      @ForeverBroken9 Рік тому +15

      I agree with you

    • @wafflesaucey
      @wafflesaucey Рік тому +29

      It was damn good. Saw it with some friends a month or so ago, and I do remember the music. Thing is, I was kind of sick when I saw it, which tainted the experience.

    • @missrobinhoodie
      @missrobinhoodie Рік тому +58

      „organic and mechanical“ describes the *physics* of this movie really well

    • @vita7456
      @vita7456 Рік тому +24

      The thing about the score is that it’s not just background music. It feels incredibly intertwined with the film and the experience of watching it. The color, the visuals, the story, the performances; the music is fundamentally connected to all these things, and changing the music would change the whole experience.

    • @noahlani6480
      @noahlani6480 Рік тому +9

      It feels so free yet constricted, breathing in yet exhaling

  • @AnymMusic
    @AnymMusic Рік тому +4147

    I adore that Oppenheimer brass motif SO much. So much reverb, so much power, YES

    • @user-fu7zf4ck9z
      @user-fu7zf4ck9z Рік тому +68

      It’s surprisingly similar to the Miguel theme from Across the Spiderverse

    • @echuidor
      @echuidor Рік тому +1

      Same here. It feels like something is going wrong, against the natural laws: the nucleus is forcefully split apart, the fabric of reality is being torn down.

    • @standporter
      @standporter Рік тому +33

      It's good, but it's also nearly identical to the descending fifth motif at the end of Inception.

    • @MrDivagation
      @MrDivagation Рік тому +39

      @@standporter It's actually a pretty "common" element (and it was before Inception as well), because it just works extremely well ! But played in this context, it takes a whole different vibe !

    • @josiahsimmons9866
      @josiahsimmons9866 Рік тому +9

      The orchestration and sound design for that are absolutely unique and I love it. Sounds like a ton of reverb and distortion. Maybe saturation

  • @fuzzydunlop1988
    @fuzzydunlop1988 Рік тому +9134

    Ludwig Goransson is really making a name for himself. Knocks it out of the park every time.

    • @calesun9
      @calesun9 Рік тому +261

      Yeah I feel like he came out of no where with the first Black Panther and has had hit after hit ever since

    • @fuzzydunlop1988
      @fuzzydunlop1988 Рік тому +70

      @calesun9 I'm on a huge Bill Conti buzz and he was able to channel that in Creed while remaining original. Same can be said about The Mandalorian.

    • @calesun9
      @calesun9 Рік тому +5

      @fuzzydunlop1988 oh yeah, I can hear those similarities

    • @bryce6915
      @bryce6915 Рік тому +70

      Mandolorian is crazy

    • @calesun9
      @calesun9 Рік тому +1

      @@bryce6915 of course

  • @laurenstandifer
    @laurenstandifer Рік тому +1418

    as a violinist, when i heard this in the theater, i was blown away. it's so incredibly hard to play, yet such an incredibly beautiful piece of music

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 Рік тому +4

      Is it any easier on a keyboard?😮

    • @alphabetsoup6013
      @alphabetsoup6013 11 місяців тому +18

      @@davidw.2791 Not really, because it's counting so it's the same across all instrumentation

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 11 місяців тому +5

      @@alphabetsoup6013 Thank you!

    • @greenairmaxbackpack
      @greenairmaxbackpack 8 місяців тому +3

      @@davidw.2791it is in my opinion. depends on how good you are and how often you play and what instruments you are familiar with. i can play both violin and keyboard. i think it’s easier on keyboard…. still tuff

    • @fverrieres
      @fverrieres 8 місяців тому +3

      Not so difficult to play but we can feel that the composer is not a violonist so it’s not fully natural to play you can probably have exactly the same pattern profile but more playable

  • @SoulKing0448
    @SoulKing0448 Рік тому +2391

    The build up to the bomb going off has got to be the most amazing build to a release that I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Such a fast paced moment but it feels so intense for whether or not the bomb will actually go off. The moment let me at the edge of my seat with my eyes glued to what could possibly happen next

    • @izjgxj4275
      @izjgxj4275 Рік тому +71

      I loved the entirety of the movie but the second act, everything about los alamos and making the bomb leading up to the first test is absolutely phenomenal. The buildup in the last few minutes before the test including the absolutely nerve wrecking trinity by ludwig göransson was incredible in theatre. As it isn't a science fiction movie or anything made up you obviously know where the build up leads and still it was way more captivating than many recent movies i saw, even some which i'd say are great in their own right. This movie but especially the second act was just outstanding

    • @davidfuller581
      @davidfuller581 Рік тому +19

      Trinity to me feels like it's borrowing very heavily from pieces like "Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima". Goransson did his homework, that much is for sure...

    • @jakobboers5067
      @jakobboers5067 Рік тому +11

      I had such a visceral reaction to that sequence, I couldn’t move or stop myself from hyperventilating. Absolutely phenomenal

    • @ricarleite
      @ricarleite Рік тому +1

      Uhm you didn't know?

    • @Lianpe98
      @Lianpe98 Рік тому +13

      To me the build up during the last 10 minutes or so of the "not an actual trial" was even wilder, it just kept getting more and more and more and more and more and more tense and anxious for so so long without losing momentum until it finally blew up... and it blew me away (pun intended).

  • @mgreene1409
    @mgreene1409 Рік тому +2535

    Composer: It's impossible to play this score from beginning to end with the correct tempo. 🧐
    Orchestra: Hold my click track. 😎

    • @johndodd7870
      @johndodd7870 Рік тому +185

      Studio recording artist: What I need is a person who signals the tempo to the other musicians.
      Orchestra player: You mean a conductor.
      Studio artist: No! My thing is totally different.

    • @magic_cfw
      @magic_cfw Рік тому +37

      @@johndodd7870 considering the music, one conductor is not enough

    • @SreeKrishnanandh
      @SreeKrishnanandh 10 місяців тому +18

      It took them 48 days to perfect this

    • @lorenamenendez6709
      @lorenamenendez6709 5 місяців тому +6

      @@johndodd7870 so many scores have tempo changes he makes it sound like it's a big deal. my national anthem is plagued with tempo changes and orchestras and bands play it all the time

    • @Woreyel
      @Woreyel 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@lorenamenendez6709If a piece of music has that tempo changes it might as well be rubato!

  • @somebodywithagun
    @somebodywithagun Рік тому +832

    When tempo changes like this, as a drummer, knowing this is coming, you stop counting. Your body continues playing at the tempo, and you start listening to the new tempo. You don't start counting it, just listen. Then you switch. Very challenging. What can help for musicians who don't play with their mouth, is to talk while playing and keeping tempo. It can be very difficult to do unless you start talking at the tempo you are playing.

    • @russell_szabados
      @russell_szabados Рік тому +38

      This is brilliant advice that can work for any instrumentalist willing to put in the time to master it. Thanks for sharing it!

    • @redleader5625
      @redleader5625 Рік тому +40

      You really do "hear the music" instead of "read the music" in that sense. Your body keeps going with the current while you're hearing and prepping the future.

    • @OneNidim
      @OneNidim Рік тому +13

      @@redleader5625agreed. Most of the time self taught musicians get trashed for not practicing certain things but I developed this ability through my many years of passive practice and listening to tons of music. I don’t practice it much but I’ve noticed I’ve never had to trouble adapting or following any tempo change or beat pattern. I play guitar and my biggest challenge is knowing exactly where I am and I don’t do enough practice with my fretting hand.

    • @bluefish239
      @bluefish239 Рік тому +5

      I suspected drummers have an easier time with it, so it's neat to see at least one confirming it for me. I'm still in aw the way percussionists can just sort of...separate each of their limbs from each other. I know its "just" lots of practice and internalized tempo, but I still find it to be pretty impressive.

    • @sitarvitar
      @sitarvitar 8 місяців тому +1

      @@redleader5625Thats what I was thinking. This gives a whole new meaning to the line “Can you hear the music?”

  • @matttully3178
    @matttully3178 Рік тому +1013

    For those who aren’t familiar with the movie or soundtrack, this technically isn’t called “Oppenheimer’s Theme” but rather “Can you Hear the Music”.

    • @jadesixlv
      @jadesixlv 11 місяців тому +12

      Appreciate you saying so.

    • @boppertron4929
      @boppertron4929 11 місяців тому +96

      It kicks in after a line from Bohr spoken to Oppenheimer.
      "It's like reading sheet music. The question isnt whether you can read the music, its whether you can hear the music. Can you hear the music, Robert?"

    • @twitchchronicle1186
      @twitchchronicle1186 9 місяців тому +25

      it's like "Interstellar's Theme", but rather called "Cornfield Chase"

    • @veronikamajerova4564
      @veronikamajerova4564 9 місяців тому +3

      @@boppertron4929 "Yes, I can."

    • @diegos.1973
      @diegos.1973 8 місяців тому +4

      @@twitchchronicle1186 i relate more to "Interestellar's Theme" being "Day One" instead of "Cornfield Chase"

  • @moritzrkm
    @moritzrkm Рік тому +1656

    The score is in one word: perfect. It fits absolutely perfect for the movie and is absolutely mouth melting to listen to. I was already amazed by what Ludwig did for Tenet, his previous and also first work with Chris Nolan, but the score for Oppenheimer just proved once again that he is a musical genius.

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Рік тому +6

      Ok

    • @EjayT06
      @EjayT06 Рік тому +44

      @@LavaCreeperPeoplegreat input

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Рік тому +24

      @@EjayT06 i don't know man, i just agree

    • @EjayT06
      @EjayT06 Рік тому +23

      @@LavaCreeperPeople haha fair enough

    • @sagittariusbstar1805
      @sagittariusbstar1805 Рік тому +11

      I fucking loved the Tenet soundtrack. Everything about it was perfect for the movie. It gave off a claustrophobic feeling by having such a high tempo with the very extreme volume (it either was very quiet or hella loud). It also perfectly somehow captures a metallic sound, since the movie is very futuristic and „distant“ if you know what I mean. And the best part? You could play the soundtrack backwards and it still would make sense melodic wise.

  • @viola_case
    @viola_case Рік тому +1062

    I cannot wait to see orchestras across the country playing Oppenheimer live in concert

    • @vismaykedilaya1318
      @vismaykedilaya1318 Рік тому +11

      yo ray chen arrangement?

    • @NateGH36O
      @NateGH36O Рік тому +33

      I feel like its a pretty international score by now, I’m excited to hear all countries explore Ludwig’s music!

    • @RegentStudios
      @RegentStudios Рік тому +42

      It’s likely not playable in concert due to the tempo changes. But that would be very cool for sure. 😂

    • @BryanLu0
      @BryanLu0 Рік тому +52

      ​@@RegentStudiosWith enough practice, anything is possible. Though you might actually have to look at the conductor for once lol

    • @palibakufun
      @palibakufun Рік тому +11

      @@RegentStudios I really don't think that sudden tempo changes are as hard as it's being made out to be. It's not terribly easy, but honestly as long as you get just vaguely in the ballpark of the right tempo it doesn't really matter that much, and that's not a difficult thing to do at all. Tracking it would be much harder than playing it live.

  • @Tariselan
    @Tariselan Рік тому +644

    one of the most spectacular things in music is being able to portray stories and emotions without the context around it and I feel Oppenheimer’s soundtrack does this brilliantly

    • @justinhughees
      @justinhughees Рік тому +2

      Yes

    • @dancer_to_a_discrodant_system
      @dancer_to_a_discrodant_system Рік тому +1

      Absolutely
      Dune as well

    • @gubbinsly
      @gubbinsly Рік тому +12

      I think we can add Interstellar to that as well!!

    • @astroblaze_
      @astroblaze_ 6 місяців тому

      a comment on the UA-cam upload of this track said something about the music itself sounding like a particle accelerating until it disintegrated, and, well, nuclear bomb -- so yes, absolutely

  • @brendanhorman884
    @brendanhorman884 Рік тому +322

    @7:00 is quite possibly the most emotionally intense sequence of chord identifications I've ever experienced

    • @Yeetntx
      @Yeetntx Рік тому +16

      i can see his excitement building up as it reaches the end

    • @marcusaurelius5742
      @marcusaurelius5742 11 місяців тому +11

      Almost busted ngl

    • @blarghinatelazer9394
      @blarghinatelazer9394 3 дні тому

      I remember sitting down in the theater and knowing I was in for a ride when this played within the first 10 minutes. Felt myself physically moved by the rising intensity, the fluttering in my chest and the relieved sigh as it ended. What a perfect opener for this film.

  • @markusdrew5629
    @markusdrew5629 Рік тому +149

    This guy can hear the music.

    • @SunMoonSpeedruns
      @SunMoonSpeedruns 4 місяці тому +8

      For those who don’t get it: The name of the piece is “can you hear the music”

    • @Mikrowave
      @Mikrowave 4 місяці тому +3

      thats pretty smart

  • @awkwardsilence430
    @awkwardsilence430 Рік тому +482

    Oppenheimer is one of my most favorite recent films, its so complex and such an important story to tell, and beautifully executed. Cool to see that's reflected in the complexity of the score.

    • @ekieli
      @ekieli Рік тому +3

      Overrated movie

    • @awkwardsilence430
      @awkwardsilence430 Рік тому +6

      @@ekieli lol

    • @InsanityoftheSanities
      @InsanityoftheSanities Рік тому +12

      @@ekielimost sane Barbie movie enthusiast

    • @PanD0rA_
      @PanD0rA_ Рік тому

      @@ekieliperfectly rated

    • @yodoleheehoo90
      @yodoleheehoo90 Рік тому

      same here, I was blown away, pun intended! If not for the unnecesary sex scenes and overload of dialogue, it would be a perfect 10, I rate it an 8!

  • @dnbuhat
    @dnbuhat Рік тому +194

    When I first heard the piece, it reminded me of fusion/fission. We expand, then contract, and it gets more intense. The contrast between the ascending and descending patterns can also be compared to the black and white to colored scenes. Ludwig killed it with this piece. Insane work.

    • @dturpin2638
      @dturpin2638 7 місяців тому +1

      Are you saying that because the movie is about nuclear bombs? If not, Goransson is a genius.

  • @tgpsonic
    @tgpsonic Рік тому +152

    Oppenheimer was such a mindblowing and spine-tingling experience, the score was a big part of that for me and I'm glad you took some time to talk about it. Your content really is exciting each time, thank you and keep doing what your doing!

  • @andromeday8508
    @andromeday8508 Рік тому +236

    as a violist this is already incredibly hard to play at even slower speeds, it's absolutely amazing that the orchestra could play it at all those different tempos while staying so in sync. MAJOR props (no pun intended ahah)

  • @8348beab
    @8348beab Рік тому +162

    I think it's actually a mixture of metric modulation and tempo changes.
    From an ascending phrase to a descending phrase, the time in which 3 8th notes are played becomes the time in which 4 8th notes are played. So the tempo is multiplied by 3/4 to get the new tempo.
    From a descending phrase back to an ascending phrase, the new tempo is not actually determined by the tempo of the previous descending phrase, but the tempo of the previous ascending phrase. The song starts at 150 bpm, and for each new ascending phrase the tempo increases by 30 bpm from the previous ascending phrase.
    I'm not sure if I'm 100% accurate, but I overlayed a click track with these tempo changes on top of the original and it seems to be correct.

    • @devindriggs6695
      @devindriggs6695 Рік тому +10

      The second transition from descending to ascending is also a metric modulation! If you subdivide the 6 beats over two bars into 5 instead, that’ll become the new best for the next ascending phrase, which is a very cool and difficult transition, but totally achievable mathematically by humans :)

    • @8348beab
      @8348beab Рік тому +7

      @@devindriggs6695 Thanks for sharing! Now that I think about it, technically all the transitions from descending to ascending can also be considered metric modulations, where 6 goes into 5, 7 goes into 6, and n goes into n-1. Pretty neat lol

    • @TedHendershot
      @TedHendershot Рік тому +2

      For the first part, I was sure this was what was happening and was waiting for him to talk about it! When he was talking about subdivision at 9:00, I thought he was going to go "and what if we took just six of the eighth notes..."

    • @Myrslokstok
      @Myrslokstok Рік тому

      Soo fun that people have teories about a song, and it is not just 4 cords!

    • @8348beab
      @8348beab Рік тому

      @@Myrslokstok it isnt just fore cords???? I never knew 😱

  • @unvergebeneid
    @unvergebeneid Рік тому +974

    I didn't know the human brain was even capable of keeping track of two completely unrelated rhythms simultaneously. Crazy stuff!
    Also crazy that it sounds so pleasant and doesn't throw the listener completely off!

    • @estherpettigrew3042
      @estherpettigrew3042 Рік тому +31

      Yeah. I don’t think I could do that. I’m no rhythmic genius or professional musician, but o have kept my skills from being a vocalist and pianist for a choir for decades. And I’ve never had to play one tempo while hearing the next one. I think I’d need some practice to be able to do it.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid Рік тому +2

      @@mal2ksc fascinating, I had no idea! :) I would've thought that something like this basically never comes up because rhythms usually have some kind of simple whole number relation to another.

    • @hrothgarnogar
      @hrothgarnogar Рік тому +19

      You should listen to some prog rock/metal or jazz lol. It's literally all they do every song.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid Рік тому +14

      @@hrothgarnogar_unrelated_ rhythms? Are you sure?

    • @djat7933
      @djat7933 Рік тому

      And during movie scoring sessions, the musicians rarely see the music in advance so they come in and sight read. I wonder how many takes it took to pull this off.

  • @manuelprata9285
    @manuelprata9285 Рік тому +47

    Listening to this theme in IMAX has completely blown my mind, one of the best cinematic experiences I’ve ever had

    • @drumcorpslot
      @drumcorpslot Рік тому +1

      Dolby cinema is better than Imax is every possible way.

  • @randomandoweeb5328
    @randomandoweeb5328 Рік тому +58

    This song has always made me think of a centrifuge spinning faster and faster until it shatters. Great video by the way! You always make music theory fun.

    • @CordialBuffoon
      @CordialBuffoon 11 місяців тому

      They show Lawrence working on the first cyclotron in his lab, the desendant of which is CERN. Oppenheimer starts out pondering the implosion of stars. That tactile sensation of building frightful momentum and spinning out of control is very thematic and intentional

    • @7heRequiem
      @7heRequiem 11 місяців тому +1

      But that's the best part, it doesnt shatter, just at around the point of shattering, it goes back to spinning!

    • @suleymanefedogan6807
      @suleymanefedogan6807 10 місяців тому +1

      Listening this Song is like levitating and spinning at the same time while the earth is crushing and burning

  • @BlindPeatch
    @BlindPeatch Рік тому +27

    Absolutely! The overlaying of the click track a few bars out before a tempo or groove change (after you go into auto pilot) is how many complex shows or even crazy medleys happen. It sucks to have sometimes two click tracks happening in your ear but it is the easiest way for this to go as smoothly as it can, so gotta learn to love it. And the Oppenheimer soundtrack is GORGEOUS!

  • @zacharybilby4375
    @zacharybilby4375 Рік тому +20

    The soundtrack to Oppenheimer is one of the most thought provoking, and emotionally satisfying pieces of composition ever made for cinema. It truly conveys the story of Oppenheimer without any words and when you watched it in cinema, you really feel the effect of the musical melody really engulfing you in such a sense of tension, excitement and “on the edge of your seat” feeling

  • @ankitjojha
    @ankitjojha Рік тому +24

    Can You Hear The Music just gives out a bold blend of euphoria and existentialism

  • @MatthewKiff
    @MatthewKiff Рік тому +35

    Seeing you get so excited about music is what keeps bringing me back to your channel for more - even for me as someone who knows literally nothing about music. Love it!

    • @MR-vj8dn
      @MR-vj8dn Рік тому +1

      Oh the world you're missing. I suggest you study music theory in some way .. and you'll begin to understand a language that is around perhaps every human being.

    • @MatthewKiff
      @MatthewKiff Рік тому

      @@MR-vj8dn I’m most likely too dumb for that 😂

    • @MR-vj8dn
      @MR-vj8dn Рік тому

      @@MatthewKiff There are levels of knowledge and understanding around this, as with other things. If you’re interested you probably can learn 😊👍🏻

  • @brennanalleyne8895
    @brennanalleyne8895 Рік тому +16

    That is one of the most mind-blowingly difficult asks for a recording process. When you have limited studio time because it’s expensive and you can’t use other parts of your body or your voice to keep time while the other click is coming in case you muddy the track with background noise this is so unbelievably impressive.

  • @heiro9611
    @heiro9611 Рік тому +38

    It’s such a beautiful piece of music. And honestly come to think of it it’s kind of a testament to how Oppenheimers mind worked. Very complicated and hard to understand. But amidst this sea of complicated thought emerges a horn line. Maybe that’s his true idea peaking through. That becomes the center point of the piece. All these complicated ideas coming together to form a very uncomplicated horn line.

  • @Needleandfur
    @Needleandfur Рік тому +92

    I loved this piece, such a rush and hair raiser. It almost has a Shepards tone feel to it, rising higher and higher. Also the fact that this peice sounds like it's spinning mimicks what it could be like when the forces used to create such explosions come together. The more I listen to it the more dizzy it makes me... in a good way. Fantastic piece of compostion - showing there is still hope in Hollywood. It's as effective as the use of the piece of music called To Heal by Underworld used in the film Sunshine... I wonder what (or WHO) connects both of those films!

    • @blizzard_the_seal9863
      @blizzard_the_seal9863 Рік тому +3

      omg ur right, it rlly does feel like a sort of shepards tone!

    • @SpencerTwiddy
      @SpencerTwiddy Рік тому +4

      This comment is so spot-on!!! I’ll add that what you’ve described reminds me of WINDMILLS and FAST CARS by Göransson in TENET.

    • @Needleandfur
      @Needleandfur Рік тому

      @@SpencerTwiddy☺️ I've not seen Tenet should give it a go at some point. Larsson and Nolan seem to work well together. And I know Nolan is a fan of the Shepard's Tone, using it for the Batmobile and Dunkirk. The film Sunshine directed by Danny Boyle, it's very good but the final act can sometimes divide people. But the final final scene...pure beauty

    • @Needleandfur
      @Needleandfur Рік тому

      Why on earth am I calling him Larsson?! Apologies it should be Göransson. Need more coffee clearly ☕

  • @cadebuhrer148
    @cadebuhrer148 Рік тому +184

    I really hope Ludwig gets some love at the Oscar’s for this, the score is truly an amazing composition

    • @legodestroyer11
      @legodestroyer11 Рік тому +14

      There’s nothing that comes close to this in other movies this year

    • @kingkiller5325
      @kingkiller5325 10 місяців тому

      He's literally winning everywhere.
      He is an absolute lock for the Oscar win.

    • @mistersunshine1330
      @mistersunshine1330 9 місяців тому +9

      He just won it

    • @King_Andrew
      @King_Andrew 9 місяців тому +1

      He just won it

  • @fitchyyboi
    @fitchyyboi Рік тому +43

    I love seeing Charles so excited because it makes me know that I might not be as insane as I think

  • @redleader5625
    @redleader5625 Рік тому +13

    The other interesting thing is that a C, Am, Em, G set is probably one of the most "elementary" chord groupings and using that for a scene about "hearing the music" of elementary particle physics is so apt, creating a sound so seemingly complicated, rhythmic, repetitive and yet beautiful, deep but somehow, simple.

  • @skarblown_anim
    @skarblown_anim Рік тому +6

    Can you hear the music, Mr Cornell ?
    - Yes I fu****g can.

  • @sublow-1164
    @sublow-1164 Рік тому +51

    I love how the song has that particle accelerator sound, when it accelerates around the halfway mark. It’s so good, and makes me think of science and atoms

  • @glaive_
    @glaive_ Рік тому +13

    Man I've been *waiting* for this review from you ever since I heard the soundtrack. I love how you break things down and couldn't wait to see how you tackled a piece like this, amazing job!

  • @fluxus6999
    @fluxus6999 Рік тому +15

    Nolan always know who can fit the score with his film. Hanz zimmer, Ludwig Goransson. It's absolutely astonishing

  • @ryan_1314
    @ryan_1314 Рік тому +13

    Oh my god I LOVE writing and listening to music that has the relative modes for 6, 4 and 1 chords completely change how an ostinado sounds, and the way it was executed in the soundtrack sounds so dang satisfying. And that's completely ignoring the tempo modulations that require you to have a degree in rocket science in order to keep up with it.

  • @hrithiksharma922
    @hrithiksharma922 Рік тому +4

    I literally had tears in my eyes when you were playing all the chords.. So beautiful... I wish to have your level of pitch perfection

  • @LukeSmith-wo2ei
    @LukeSmith-wo2ei Рік тому +5

    Dude, i just want you to know that your work is wildly under appreciated. Your musical talent and ability to break down and scrutinize music like a college professor analyzes a poem is practically unrivaled on youtube. I love your work and keep it up👍👍👍

  • @SomeoneSomewhereMusic
    @SomeoneSomewhereMusic Рік тому +98

    Cute joke, I always see an image of all these musicians explaining the meaning of a Score, and then the composer being "I just played something and I liked it."

  • @antblisss
    @antblisss Місяць тому +1

    3:51 this makes me think of the piano part of that radiohead song “All I need.” Right at the end of the song. Granted I have no idea how to play a piano or anything so I’m probably wrong, but that chord made me think about it. It sounds similar to it in my naive ears

  • @michaelbonesmusic
    @michaelbonesmusic Рік тому

    One of my violin students just mentioned this song to me yesterday that they want to learn. the tempo clicktrack change makes sense to me, you can embed the current tempo in your body while getting your mind ready for the upcoming tempo - practically for example in orchestral settings for example it would be a visual cue from the conductor as well as practiced rehearsals at the specific intended tempos to get this right. It is an interesting arrangement!

  • @oliwermarketswithvideo
    @oliwermarketswithvideo Рік тому +4

    Just have to give massive creds to how this video was put together. As someone that makes a lot of videos for both myself and my clients, I realize the effort put into this and the incredible attention to detail. BIG Props Charles!

  • @me0101001000
    @me0101001000 Рік тому +2

    You remind me of one of the professors I had in my second year who took great care in teaching us how to listen to music with intention. You break things down in a manner that would make Leonard Bernstein himself take notes. I really love how you're doing these breakdowns!

  • @DLCoates1
    @DLCoates1 Рік тому +4

    The way he does it by the way is having 2 or more sections of violinists interchange. One group plays one section, when the tempo changes another section takes over, and when it changes again another group or the prior group takes back over. Thats also why if you listen closely you can hear it pan from left to right and back. That’s the magic of orchestra. I used to play violin myself. Favorite piece of mine to play was fantasia on an original theme by Joe Phillips.

  • @SulaimanSaeed-g8h
    @SulaimanSaeed-g8h Рік тому +1

    These little creative choices are soo hard to make and the core reason of the beauty of an art piece (like this track), yet they are soo hidden and complex to understand that most people don't bother to think about these creative choices
    We just come on UA-cam search for it, listen it, listen it behind some shorts and just forget about these such masterpieces.

  • @zacdubois8282
    @zacdubois8282 Рік тому +5

    THOSE HORNS SEND CHILLS DOWN MY SPINE EVERY SINGLE TIME

  • @brandonwootton5575
    @brandonwootton5575 Рік тому +2

    I totally thought it was metric modulation after listening to it a few times. Then I tried to tap along and see if I could figure it out and got so confused, I’m so glad you made this video

  • @fenomcrafter
    @fenomcrafter Рік тому +45

    When that bass hits I always feel goosebumps from it.

  • @omrinahor4664
    @omrinahor4664 4 дні тому

    what I find the most brilliant in this theme is the single repeating note that start in 0:30(although you can hear signs of it earlier) in decreasing intervals(faster RPM).
    it really sells the feeling of a steam locomotive accelerating which is a brilliant metaphor for the story.
    its exciting at first, a scientific and technological breakthrough represented beautifully by the strings upscale that you just want to hear again and follow through with it, but as that "science train" accelerates you realize how dangerous it is, that it turned to a "war train", and you were too excited about the engine to worry about the breaks, so you panic helplessly as you realize everyone on board is going to die and its YOUR fault.
    the violin downscale that follows the upscale also brilliantly represents the "red flags" that seem so minor compared to the upscale at first but once you figure out you cant stop you regret not doing something when you still could.
    its brilliantly represented in the final quote which the complementary song "Destroyer of worlds" plays to it in the end of the film(with an actual sound of the steam locomotive in the film):
    "When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world"
    "I remember it well. What of it?"
    "I believe we did."

  • @rafanj824
    @rafanj824 Рік тому +7

    Ludwig is already holding his future Oscar. God, his work in Oppenheimer is unbelievable. I lost the count of how many times i've listened this theme, and i ALWAYS get excited when the song is rising, and rising, and becoming a trainwreck of anxiety. And "Trinity" is even more powerful, my heart nearly EXPLODED in the theater, watching the bomb test scene. A truly unforgettable experience.

  • @ciceroneto67
    @ciceroneto67 5 місяців тому

    I'm extremely grateful to have found your channel, Charles! Because through your videos, I am understanding the deep musical and aesthetic genius that many film composers possess. I watch you from Brazil :)

  • @TemporaryTemporary-y2j
    @TemporaryTemporary-y2j Рік тому +6

    The thing about the lydian mode is that the sharpened 4th degree note that gives it that "yearning" feeling is slightly unstable and the effect is somewhat either ruined/completely "resolved," if everything is ended on the 5th scale degree chord of the lydian mode in question, and one might think that the 5th scale degree major chord of the lydian scale chosen is actually the root chord (and it sounds "resolved") and the first scale degree major chord (in lydian) you were playing was in fact just actually the 4th (subdominant ) of the relative ionian mode all along.
    Think of two examples: "Part of That World," from the Little Mermaid, where the song starts on a IV and not the I chord.
    Or "A Thousand Miles," by Vanessa Carlton where the chord you start with is the IV chord.

  • @thrownaxis978
    @thrownaxis978 Рік тому +2

    As soon as I heard the music I knew there was a video from you on its way about it- I cannot explain how excited I was for it.

  • @CoreyView
    @CoreyView Рік тому +23

    I ADORED this theme when I first heard it in theaters. This video kinda proves why I love it too. I had this feeling the random shifting to new rythms and tempos had a similarity to the random decay of radioactive elements. Oppenheimer was harnessing that random decay to make a bomb. Such a cool way to depict that idea!

  • @PolyphonicSpr33
    @PolyphonicSpr33 9 місяців тому +1

    The "Can You Hear the Music" montage and theme was the single most memorable cinematic experience of my life. So beautiful and powerful that it brought on tears.

  • @stylishlyheartless979
    @stylishlyheartless979 Рік тому +7

    Something I loved about this soundtrack was how Ludwig Goransson captured a very Nolan-esque feel with the style. yet it’s still unique and different from what Hans Zimmer, who has done so much of the music in a good number Nolan’s movies, and I think that’s cool.

  • @martah4891
    @martah4891 3 місяці тому

    Your reverence and passion for the craft is amazing to watch. Keep up the good work!

  • @lucien8467
    @lucien8467 Рік тому +5

    can we talk about how ridiculously amazing the recording musicians are??? the instrumentalists who managed to produce this mind boggling product?? jesus

  • @seyedmatintavakoliafshari8272
    @seyedmatintavakoliafshari8272 9 місяців тому

    Wow man you're awesome! I'm a piano novice rn and one of the first things that I've realized is that I could understand and play notes by ear. So cool to see you having your own content and how excited you are of making connections and discovering patterns!! Bravo.

  • @charlieendlich7706
    @charlieendlich7706 Рік тому +11

    Something about this theme always gave me such a unique feeling its amazing

  • @vkhor927
    @vkhor927 11 місяців тому

    very good, very well presented..thank you..absolutely incredible, prolific description and analysis.

  • @DavidBeddard
    @DavidBeddard Рік тому +47

    I am only an occasional viewer of your channel, but this was by far the best video I've yet seen from it. It's the first time I've felt like anything was actually explained instead of merely described. If things carry on like this, I might actually subscribe.

    • @DrCorpse
      @DrCorpse Рік тому +10

      Just hit the sub button already, Charles always delivers!!

    • @wowkir
      @wowkir Рік тому

      What a wonderfully lacklustre and just meh comment rofl

  • @MadeByIsmael
    @MadeByIsmael Рік тому +1

    charles havnt watched one of your videos in what too long so I just want to congratulate you on the current production quality. gonna have to go back and watch every video you've made in the past 6 months now

  • @JimJansen91
    @JimJansen91 Рік тому +11

    Such an amazing theme! I was so blown away by the scene during which it plays. The only thing I thought was disappointing is that the theme doesn't really make much of a return during the rest of the movie. I would have loved it if it was more of a leitmotif, like Zimmer did so well in Interstellar.

  • @bencushwa8902
    @bencushwa8902 10 місяців тому

    To paraphrase from the film, I can't read the notes but I can hear the music. As an enthusiastic (yet not musically inclined) fan of music, I love your videos. There's a lot of energy and excitement, yet still a lot of detail. Thank you.

  • @amandastevens1117
    @amandastevens1117 Рік тому +4

    I picked up the violin for the first time in months to learn the theme, though admittedly I can only play through the first couple of tempo changes (I would love to see any footage from their recording session). Also, a great way to just drill the notes of the theme is to play along to "Quantum Mechanics" which is considerably more tame than "Can You Hear The Music"

  • @rappinraptorstudios
    @rappinraptorstudios Рік тому +1

    YES!!! I've been waiting so long for you to do this video!

  • @gary900
    @gary900 Рік тому +9

    This chord progression kind of reminds me of Refuge by Steven Wilson, on the To The Bone album. Extremely interesting analysis, thanks Charles!

  • @CaseyGaming-h6k
    @CaseyGaming-h6k Рік тому

    Ngl I was waiting for you to make a video on this song due to its simplicity yet uniqueness blending together making it so complex in reality. Creating the sense of thought in oppenheimers mind!

  • @DavidHohShow
    @DavidHohShow Рік тому +5

    Lüdwig spent the last decade quickly becoming one of my favorite composers, I'm always in awe of what he brings to a new project. Oppenheimer is going to sweep the Oscars and score would be no surprise among them.

  • @LionheartSJZ
    @LionheartSJZ Рік тому +1

    I love how much effort went into making this video!

  • @oliverjoyner-mccoll5037
    @oliverjoyner-mccoll5037 2 місяці тому +3

    3:52 is All I need by Radiohead

  • @printedwit
    @printedwit Рік тому +2

    one of the foremost influential adults on my life was my middle school orchestra teacher. ..and i love that your channel somehow has seamlessly and enthusiastically and passionately picked up music theory where he left off. aaand i don't think it's bad to have a 20-year gap in one's musical education: not when it's taught with pop/modern culture experiences like this.

  • @ifiwasaclothinghangeriwoul6700

    the second the movie ended i told my family the soundtrack was fire. Im glad you made a video on it.

  • @stoatsnhoney
    @stoatsnhoney Рік тому +1

    You're the only music UA-camr I've watched who gets sooo into the music as its playing. I'm glad I'm not the only one who just closes their eyes and starts smiling anytime a certain song plays

  • @nasanoir310
    @nasanoir310 Рік тому +3

    Every time I hear you talking about music, I realize how far I still have to go.

  • @jakeking2320
    @jakeking2320 Рік тому +2

    My high schools marching band show this year was The First Circle and we had to practice all the tempo changes in the same way where the drum line would be giving a preview of the next tempo or metric modulation but we still had to play in time. It was a very challenging show!

  • @Coastfog
    @Coastfog 11 місяців тому +4

    Ludwig Göranson is in the absolute top tier of composers and producers of our time, it feels like he fluently speaks many musical languages, his music is so intentional yet feels so natural. Whatever he touches turns to gold.

  • @likithstochastic
    @likithstochastic Рік тому +1

    The most mind blowing thing about this composition is the tempo change that keeps happening throughout! It's incredible that the musicians had to note the tempo change, two measures before it happened! The video explains the metric modulation with great clarity using the drum set and that tempo change is really tough on the brain.

  • @Franckydap1
    @Franckydap1 Рік тому +9

    For the tempo changing, I think they probably used a visual click paired with a auditory one, it makes more sense to me than having two click at once or stopping one in the middle.

  • @Arwenisawesome
    @Arwenisawesome Рік тому +2

    Amazing video!! This is by far one of my favorite soundtracks ever; would love to hear your takes on how those base chords shift in the mirror of this track, Destroyer of Worlds :) It spends way more time on the minor chords and the violins are way more chaotic, it's SUCH a cool ending to the movie

  • @TheBarefootedGardener
    @TheBarefootedGardener Рік тому +19

    Did you say it blew up on purpose? Lol. 0:03

  • @LukasLindner
    @LukasLindner Рік тому +1

    I missed the "WHY" in this video.
    A filmscore has a function and meaning.
    For me the tempo changes and rhythm etc. is representing splitting atoms / fission... and yeah, the film is about that. So you get: a few notes/atoms, more notes/atoms, even more notes/atoms and so on.... endless acceleration/splitting of atoms.

  • @TMC_TimeLine
    @TMC_TimeLine Рік тому +8

    Hearing this score in the theater was certainly an experience. Felt like I was transcending during it. Together with the visuals, it was just a sensory overload in all the best ways.

  • @Moon_Peony
    @Moon_Peony 2 місяці тому

    When I heard it I was blown away by how beautiful the piece is, but after this video I understand HOW HARD it also is. Amazing!

  • @calebarave9968
    @calebarave9968 Рік тому +4

    Ludwig Goransson is awesome.
    I’d love see you breakdown Daniel Pemberton’s work in Across the Spider-Verse. Great score heightened by it’s incredible use of theme and motif.

  • @ruminobeats
    @ruminobeats Рік тому

    I've been waiting for this video for weeks... Thank you so much, Maestro !

  • @smh-smh-smh
    @smh-smh-smh Рік тому +4

    This is rad; I wonder if divisi in two per stand could also work and simplify this, so one stand partner plays til the new tempo, and the other plays at the new tempo, alternating. This is so cool though, I definitely am going to be practicing this on my commute everywhere

  • @blackdog6969
    @blackdog6969 Рік тому

    The chaos in the curation of this track, I have yet to watch but I know the story and it's perfect. Having the click come in early though, bloody hell, that is either genius or insanity. I don't know any muso that could hold the old tempo before changing to the new one, we'd all just jump to it. Mad respect to everyone involved

  • @MuayThaiDreadlock
    @MuayThaiDreadlock Рік тому +29

    @00:24 when your acting like you know whats up........

  • @Slihy
    @Slihy Рік тому

    I remember this piece from the movies and i was blown away from it. For me it clearly wanted to transfer the feeling what oppenheimer could be going through. Synthethising his thesis, knowing all the significance and the impact it makes on humanity. And all the hardships on the way. Its just incredible how composers make the immersion between the movie and you. Without scores like this, movies would be very boring. Thank you Charles, this was a really good piece, i was hoping that you'll cover it.

  • @ribleyplayz3868
    @ribleyplayz3868 Рік тому +3

    I wish I could hear this piece for the first time again

  • @Giulia-dc7ml
    @Giulia-dc7ml 6 місяців тому

    7:42 i love seeing him react to it this way because THATS HOW I FEEL WHEN I HEAR IT

  • @Edbrad
    @Edbrad Рік тому +8

    It’s so impressive that he wanted them to be able to play it, rather than assemble it it pieces and/or use samples

  • @AidanAshby
    @AidanAshby Рік тому

    I never have any idea what you're talking about in these videos but I keep coming back just for your sheer excitement.

  • @Ninja_moose4371
    @Ninja_moose4371 Рік тому +7

    If you play "Can you hear the music" 3 notes at a time it sounds very similar to "destroyer of worlds (from oppenheimer)" it's really interesting

  • @darrellaveril4699
    @darrellaveril4699 Рік тому

    You are so dedicated in making this video, even putting examples almost in everything that you want to explain. What a legend.

  • @DrewSwenson
    @DrewSwenson Рік тому +10

    Nearly always picking the music that gives me chills. I don't exaggerate that the scene in which this plays, combined with the Imax Soundsystem honestly provoked some altered state of melancholy/ euphoria in me. I sat transfixed... When I looked at the soundtrack afterwards I was astonished how much shorter it was than it seemed at the time

  • @soundoftheday
    @soundoftheday Рік тому +1

    I watched this movie for the first time 3 days ago and I've not been able to get this theme out of my head. It's haunting, beautiful and a perfect score for this movie. Stunning.
    Thanks for breaking it down, Charles!