Inception | 
| Creator: Hans Zimmer
Label: WaterTower Music
Category: Music
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 140
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3
UPC: 093624965039
EAN: 0093624965039
ASIN: B003ODL004
Release Date: July 13, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Half Remembered Dream - By Hans Zimmer | | • | We Built Our Own World - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Dream Is Collapsing - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Radical Notion - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Old Souls - By Hans Zimmer | | • | 528491 - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Mombasa - By Hans Zimmer | | • | One Simple Idea - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Dream Within A Dream - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Waiting For A Train - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Paradox - By Hans Zimmer | | • | Time - By Hans Zimmer |
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Product Description
Warner Bros. presents the new film by The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan, this one taking on a sci-fi psychological spin for the serious-minded action auteur, with Leonardo DiCaprio spearheading the cast. Emma Thomas serves as producer, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, and Ellen Page rounding out the supporting roles. Inception opens in theaters July 16, 2010.
Album Description
Original soundtrack to the 2010 film composed by Hans Zimmer. Directed by The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan, Inception takes on a sci-fi psychological spin for the serious-minded action auteur, with Leonardo DiCaprio spearheading the cast with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, and Ellen Page rounding out the supporting roles.
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 A soundtrack for your imagination (or dreams?) July 16, 2010
James W. Janeri (USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Listening to film music, I've found that the "great" composers adapt to the story ... and to their director's vision. I've liked a lot of Hans Zimmer's scores over the years, but not "on purpose". I thought he was more of a "corporate" composer (i.e., Pirates of the Caribbean), doing big-budget and obvious scores. But then I started to really listen to his work. I really liked Mission Impossible II ... I liked his mix of Spanish influences and electronica (who can do that!!? = Hans, I learned). Batman Begins (w/ James Newton Howard, one of my favorites) was "great". I didn't think they'd top that. Then ... The Dark Knight. Outside the box in so many ways. I've listened to it constantly since it was released. Then, he surprised me with Sherlock Holmes! WOW! Completely unexpected! That's when I realized that this guy really absorbs what the director is trying to do .. and then contributes what he can with the score. That SH score really rounded out that film.
Inception is outstanding. I agree that "Dream is Collapsing" is the most memorable song. And I'd counter that "Mombasa" is not what you were expecting ... but then becomes very powerful. The rest is an aural journey into one's imagination. I hear echoes of Tubular Bells, The Last Emperor, The Saint, great chase scenes, and some faceless sci-fi films (not sure which ones, but the musical cues are there). I even hear Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in "Waiting for a Train". I realized that since the film has not been released yet at the time of me writing this, that in the meantime I've created images and story lines in my mind. In fact, though I know this film will be amazing, I'll be a little saddened when the actual film's imagery replaces mine. It is a soundtrack to the imagination ... or perhaps ... dreams. :)
"It's Already There..." Brilliant and stunning! July 14, 2010
J. Kent Layton (New York, USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Director Chris Nolan tells, in the CD booklet, of the night he received a phone call from Zimmer, and how Zimmer played for him, for the first time, his concept of the theme for this film. After demonstrating his work, Nolan recalls that Zimmer picked the phone back up and commented: "That's all I got. And I can't figure out where it goes from here." Nolan thought to himself: "It doesn't go anywhere. It's already there." Indeed, this work is "there."
Hans Zimmer has been scoring films for nearly twenty-five years, yet his style and technique continue to mature; his work never grows stale, and there is always something new to offer with each new score. This work is a wide-ranging one. There is quite a bit of slow, almost relaxing music (particularly the beginning of track 10, "Waiting For A Train). There is also a great deal of pulse-pounding action music. One of the most incredible, stunning pieces on the disc is track 3, "Dream Is Collapsing," which subtly builds upon itself from a simple 3/4 rhythm into a full-on, hair-raising, spine-tingling action piece. The composition ends, all too soon, with track 12, "Time," which at the end retreats to the piano and strings until it sounds very much like a lullaby -- a concept that is absolutely profound when one considers the film's subject.
I tend to compare all of Zimmer's post-2000 work with his score for "Gladiator," which was to me his bench-mark score. I always wonder, when opening the wrapper on a "my new Zimmer," as I refer to the discs: "Is it going to be better than 'Gladiator'?" The depth of his score for "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" may have done just that; "Sherlock Holmes," although bearing a very different sound, also hit the nail on the end. This score certainly comes close to "Gladiator" in its originality, style, and execution. (There are times when I wish Zimmer would again collaborate with and employ haunting Lisa Gerrard or Lisbeth Scott-style vocals, as those pieces in his earlier work 'take the cake,' but that is simply a "wish-list" thought.)
This score does not disappoint... it inspires, it drives, it lives a life all its own. This is one of Zimmer's finest works (on a long list of fine works).
A dark, surreal, haunting, brooding score July 22, 2010
Renfield (Edmonton, Canada)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am currently listening to "Dream is Collapsing" full blast on my iPod docking station as I type this. It's 1:07 AM in the morning as well. I remember seeing the movie on opening night and being floored at the sheer power of the score from note one, and trust me, these tracks do not disappoint when listened to at full blast. One thing that is really great is that on the CD, the tracks lead into each other seamlessly! It's like being at a symphony orchestra almost. Whereas the soundtrack for TDK was a great... superhero soundtrack, this is a great soundtrack in general seeing as it's really epic and dreamlike. Songs like Dream is Collapsing, Mombassa, Dream Within a Dream make for great actioners, whereas songs like Waiting for a Train and Old Souls are relaxing, X-Filesesque, surreal tracks. This will make you feel like you're dreaming for sure! If you like the TDK score, this will wow you more with its sheer diversity. A great score for a great movie!
The Other Character July 19, 2010
J. Dawson
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Extractor. The Chemist. The Point Man. The Architect. The Tourist. The Shade. The Forger. The Mark.
All of these are characters in the movie, and I'd like to add to the list of characters...The Composer. Zimmer and his score on this movie are absolutely a crucial element in the overall experience of this movie. Others have already described all of the individual tracks in detail, so I'll just add my two cents and state that this is a fantastic work that should win the Oscar for best 2010 film score.
Hans Zimmer's Most Personal & Exceptional Score To Date. An Intense & Emotional Ride July 13, 2010
Kaya Savas (North Hollywood, CA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
As I opened my CD and popped it into my Mac I was completely unaware as to what to expect from Inception. I naturally look forward to every Zimmer score since it's his music that I grew up on and it's his music that made me want to be a filmmaker. So, I hit play on iTunes, took a deep breath and closed my eyes.
I really don't know how to describe what I experienced in those next 50 minutes, but I can say that it left such an emotional impact on me that I was still shaking after it finished. The score swells and boils and builds to an eruption that washes over you like a wave. The wave then pulls back and then washes over you again and again. The score feels uniquely personal especially by being able to isolate and pick out the solo instrumentation. While this is a very electronic heavy score it never feels synthetic and is organic in every sense of the word.
Emotionally it can be aggressive and at times extremely harsh, but it has a gentle side of incredible beauty. What Zimmer does best is that every cue builds like a separate story on its own. Almost like a writer writing a screenplay. You could easily apply the three-act story structure to every cue in this score. The cues each have an introduction, building, climax and then resolution. It's something I've always admired about his score writing and here with Inception it's extremely evident.
Most of the score stays extremely melodic. Exceptions would be tracks like "Old Souls" and "Waiting For A Train", which still have identifiable melodies but act more like dreamlike transition periods. "Mombasa" is an intense assault on the senses that will get your heart racing and probably leave you gasping for air. The track actually reminded me of "Fire" from Angels & Demons.
The album finishes with "Time", which is such an extraordinarily beautiful track that reintroduces the central theme we heard in the first track. If I had to pick one track that defined this score and its composer it would probably be "Time". This is Zimmer stripped down to the bone. It builds for 3.5 minutes then comes to its climax. It then dies down to strings and piano. Soon the strings disappear and we are left with a piano that plays the extremely simple theme. A haunting echo of what we just experienced. The feeling you have when it's all over is comparable to waking up in a cold sweat after an incredibly intense and vivid dream you just had.
I can't say yet if this is the best thing Hans Zimmer has done, but it very well may be. I've always maintained that The Thin Red Line was his masterpiece, but after experiencing Inception and the rush of emotions I felt with it I can honestly say this may be my new #1 in the book of Zimmer. As Christopher Nolan said in the liner notes of the CD "That's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard."
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