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With Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' now back in cinemas alongside the eagerly awaited arrival of 'Tenet', Matthew Sweet looks back on some of the music his films have inspired.

With Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' now back in cinemas alongside the eagerly awaited arrival of 'Tenet', Matthew Sweet looks back on some of the music his films have inspired, including some of the most original scores of recent years, from the likes of Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Benjamin Wallfisch and David Julyan; for movies such as 'Dunkirk', 'Interstellar', 'Momento', 'The Prestige', 'Inception' and 'The Dark Knight Trilogy'.

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Sat 29 Aug 2020 15:00

Music Played

  • David Julyan

    Memento: Opening Titles / Polaroid fades

    Performer: David Julyan.
    • Memento (Music For And Inspired By The Film).
    • Thrive Records.
    • 1.
  • David Julyan

    Insomnia: Closing Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Ingman.
    • Insomnia (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Var猫se Sarabande.
  • David Julyan

    The Prestige

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Blake Neely.
    • The Prestige (Original Score).
    • Hollywood Records.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Inception: Time

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Matt Dunkley.
    • Inception (Music From The Motion Picture).
    • WaterTower Music.
    • 12.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Inception: Dream is Collapsing

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Matt Dunkley.
    • Inception (Music From The Motion Picture).
    • WaterTower Music.
    • 12.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Interstellar: Where we're going

    Performer: Roger Sayer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Batman Begins: Molossus

    Composer: James Newton Howard. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Hans Zimmer.
    • Silva Screen.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Batman Begins: Vespertilio

    Composer: James Newton Howard. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Hans Zimmer.
    • Silva Screen.
  • Hans Zimmer

    The Dark Knight: Why So Serious

    Composer: James Newton Howard. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • WARNER.
    • 1.
  • Hans Zimmer

    The Dark Knight Rises: Fear Will Find You

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway. Conductor: Matt Dunkley.
    • The Dark Knight Rises (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
  • Ludwig G枚ransson

    Venom: Pedal to the Metal

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Trybek.
    • Venom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

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