Hans Zimmer’s Dunkirk Soundtrack To Be Released on Limited Edition Blue Vinyl

One of the most well-received elements of Christopher Nolan’s new WWII movie, Dunkirk, is its brilliant soundtrack.

Composed by the über-talented Hans Zimmer, the soundtrack is now being pressed on vinyl for a limited-run release that is sure to get collectors salivating.

Scheduled for release on September 22nd, the limited edition blue vinyl marks the fourth collaboration between Zimmer and Nolan following Interstellar, the Batman trilogy and Man of Steel, where Nolan was a producer.

Music On Vinyl detailed why the soundtrack for Dunkirk is so unique:

For the purpose of intensity, the script was written to accommodate the auditory illusion of a Shepard tone, which had previously been explored in Nolan’s 2006 film The Prestige. This was coupled with the sound of a ticking clock, that of Nolan’s own pocket watch, which he recorded and sent to Zimmer to be synthesized.

Talking to Business Insider, Hans said:

“There’s an audio illusion, if you will, in music called a ‘Shepard tone’ and with my composer David Julyan on The Prestige we explored that, and based a lot of the score around that.“It’s an illusion where there’s a continuing ascension of tone. It’s a corkscrew effect. It’s always going up and up and up but it never goes outside of its range.

“And I wrote the [Dunkirk] script according to that principle. I interwove the three timelines in such a way that there’s a continual feeling of intensity. Increasing intensity. I wanted to build the music on similar mathematical principals. So there’s a fusion of music and sound effects and picture that we’ve never been able to achieve before.”

Needless to say you can get your hands on a regular edition of the soundtrack by supercomposer Hans Zimmer, but the limited edition will sure be a better addition to your collection.

Dunkirk is currently in theaters and has received critical acclaim.

Tracklisting:

Side A
1. The Mole
2. We Need Our Army Back
3. Shivering Soldier

Side B
1. Supermarine
2. The Tide
3. Regimental Brothers

Side C
1. Impulse
2. Home
3. The Oil

Side D
1. Variation 15 (Dunkirk)
2. End Titles

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