Why The Music In Christopher Nolan’s Films Makes Us So Nervous

[@joelanthonylim6792]

Nolan's humor really shines here. The cello story about him being so frustrated learning it he took it out on Tenet made me chuckle lol

[@tejirioru]

I laughed hard

[@cygmoid]

Wow, poor cello

[@GodBlessOurIndpendence]

@@cygmoidthat cell will be remembered 😂😂

[@samfilmkid]

These one on one interviews really play to Stephen’s strengths. He doesn’t have to think at all about entertaining a room full of people and just really lets the conversation flow.

[@davidrey4183]

Facts

[@asynchronicity]

Stephen really shines in complex interviews like this.

[@johnking5174]

Unlike other hosts, he actually does research

[@asynchronicity]

@@johnking5174 Can you imagine Fallon doing this? Kimmel maybe...

[@johnking5174]

@@asynchronicity Not Fallon for sure, he would simply not stop giggling. Kimmel maybe

[@BingBong422]

@@johnking5174 And he's intelligent

[@romilrh]

0:53 You can tell Nolan was impressed that Colbert brought up the Batpod from The Dark Knight as an example of him using Shapard tones. It's a much more subtle example than, say, the score of Dunkirk, which everyone knows about. it was like Colbert was saying, "yeah, I know your work deeply, I'm not a casual"

[@Funkensturme]

It is curious that this should be the bare minimum any professional journalist should do before interviewing anyone, and yet the standard has dropped so low that we get surprised when a journalist actually does his job. Just to be clear, I'm not dismissing or disagreeing with your comment.

[@romilrh]

@@Funkensturme I agree, it's crazy that this has become what is now considered "above and beyond"

[@emoney6692]

I had a genuine “aahh” moment when that happened, I did not pick up on that use of shepherd tone with the batpod and I’ve seen the movie a bunch if times.

[@socrappyicoulddie]

@@Funkensturme I guess it's notable because Stephen's not a journalist and doesn't have any journalism credentials, he's a host and a comedian, so his skill with interviews (when he decides to utilise it earnestly) is just a bonus

[@Geeksmithing]

and constantly in the Dark Knight when the Joker is up to his antics

[@lindalyon5611]

Just watched the entire interview. BRAVO, Stephen Colbert‼️‼️ Your questions were brilliant and insightful; I could tell he understood that you “get” him 100% so he completely opened up to you. Well done! Thank you🙏🙌🎉

[@cryionic]

Might be a stupid question, but where does one find the entire interview?

[@jeffreypierson2064]

@@cryionic It was broadcast, so it is broken up into segments. The broadcast segments are all on the Late Show KZbin channel. No extras have been released.

[@noangelthis]

It seems premature to comment this on part 4 and yet, can't help but feel strangely happy and inspired watching these two people who are clearly doing what they love, and are masters of their respective fields. Stephen has conducted this interview so skillfully, it is a joy to watch despite the split clips and numbering of the parts obscured by the time stamps.

[@YodaMasterOfTheUniverse]

i really love this director interviews, it brings out a lot more meaning and insights about their artisanal work. please do more of this. i also loved the one with spielberg.

[@roentgen822]

I love this daily show Colbert report last week tonight style on-location interviews. Excellent way to change up the format once in a while, tighten up some jokes with editing and potential for skits. I genuinely hope Stephen does more of this despite how logistically difficult it can be.

[@feminist5641]

Late Show KZbin team, love that you numbered the parts on the thumbnail, hard to see under the timestamp though 😊

[@Yungbeck]

trueee

[@NG-xu5sv]

Maybe, this was intentional, to mimic Nolan's non-chronological story-telling style in many of his movies. :)

[@willwells8034]

I think the Beck song he's referring to is "Lonesome Tears" off the album, Sea Change. An amazing track with the most incredible, climactic ending. I dunno, I'm probably wrong.

[@ketcherinthery5079]

I was about to ask, which Beck song? I still might lol

[@agustinsilvaarmengo3021]

I just checked and it's gotta be. The last minute and few seconds is definetely a shepard tone. Always ascending but never going out of reach.

[@NicCamp]

My guess was Devil's Haircut

[@papatroll9545]

One of the best interviews I've experienced. When intellectuals converse, magic happens.

[@ronfrancois]

That Cello observation... laughed so hard I had to rewind.😅

[@matthewbaker6177]

Fantastic interview with an amazing person. Thank you.

[@silverstate-x1v]

Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt have said in interviews that Nolan is a very funny guy, but he's extremely dry and straight-faced when he makes his jokes in the most old-school British way, in that some folks can't tell if he's winding them up or not.

[@The_RedVIII]

Radiohead and Bowie. Of course. My man.

[@daftyfunky]

Must have been wild for him as a fan, that he got to work and interact with Bowie closely on The Prestige.

[@cheerfuljuan]

Of course he loves Radiohead! He’s got great taste

[@unknownuser0006]

@@daftyfunky Directing Bowie must be a surreal experience, telling such a legend what to do probably made Chris to sweat :D

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

​@@daftyfunkyand a Thom Yorke song played over the end credits

[@IainLambert]

The guy put an extended remix of Treefingers in Memento. That's some serious Radiohead nerdery.

[@willowsloughdx]

For his Batman movies Nolan relied on the art of composer Hans Zimmer. In turn, Zimmer relied on musical motifs from composers Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner who were unfortunately not able to accept any awards.

[@MrGittz]

Which is interesting because neither was Zimmer due to the fact that the Academy deemed the score ineligible for having too many ghost writers. True story. (Also, There are 2 credited composers on Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard. But they also employed many Ghost writers to compose the score which led the academy to disqualify it)

[@lastudentessa]

​@@MrGittz Well, I learned something today. This is the first time I've ever heard of ghost writers for film scores. 😮

[@NoUploadJustComment]

David Bowie and Radiohead Hell yeah.

[@MalibongweNombande]

Thank you Stephen. I always knew there was something about that audio illusion but did not know the name. I work with audio and this just game me so many ideas on audio imaging and engineering. Great interview. Thank you

[@keremels]

Has anybody ever asked Nolan what his research process is like? Where does he start? What inspires/triggers his idea/s? HOW does he make sense of everything? Does he get a migraine?

[@fernandooliveiralino]

Cinema on entire episode of the TV! So nice. Thank you, Stephen.

[@susanrosegale6646]

I Love this interview method off stage.....so good, I hope to see more. This one is amazing!

[@yomama6350]

Props to Beck, he is a nusical genius!!

[@lashendawest7509]

We love christopher Nolan and stephen colbert

[@samuelbarber6177]

Figures he’d be a Bowie fan, he did cast him in The Prestige as Nikola Tesla, which sounds like it should be weird and gimmicky but he’s honestly awesome in it. I really wish Nolan would do a bit more stunt casting like that, especially after watching Insomnia which had a brilliant villainous performance from the late great Robin Williams.

[@danielbarrero2815]

Great interview!!

[@timbeaton5045]

Speaking as someone who learned the violin as a child, I can but sympathise with those who wished to put a boot into my violin, over the years.

[@msstrend]

I think Nolan missed the cue when Stephen said who twice after Nola said Who did let the dogs out.

[@cheerfuljuan]

Chris Nolan loves Radiohead?? HECKKK yes

[@RB-.-]

Makes perfect sense. Seems like a Climbing Up the Walls guy.

[@PopcornMax179]

He used the Thom Yorke song Analyse for the end credits of The Prestige, and David Bowie (who he cast as Tesla in Prestige) Nolan used his song There's Something in the Air for Memento's end credits.

[@shikharsav]

I thought it's April because it must be my birthday that I get so many Christopher Nolan interviews with Stephen Colbert!

[@martinvestergaard6707]

I like this intelligent interview Stephen. I would not be a good if you did more of this sort of thing.

[@RB-.-]

Interstellar and Oppenheimer are 2 of the greatest film scores of all time. Not even exaggerating.

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

Agree! I've listened to Interstellar's Soundtrack more than watched the film.

[@DARWINZOO]

Love how fleshed out this is❤❤

[@dynosor2011]

wow, as a Radiohead and Christopher Nolan fan I literally flinched when he mentioned them, now I love him even more ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@iohfs2629]

"Who DID let the dogs out?" - Christopher Nolan

[@dilluwengillpran8147]

What did this even mean?

[@blakelyhall8191]

Of course the greatest living director is a fan of the greatest contemporary band!!! Nolan directed Thom Yorke origin story confirmed?!?!?!

[@jeremyhopkins577]

When Death Grips toured in 2016, they played the shepherd tone over the PA for about an hour before taking the stage. It was really stressful.

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

Its a really long interview, good, that is what we want.

[@mwetzel87]

Please do this more

[@RobJaeger]

Stephen needs to do more thoughtful interviews like this.

[@dudeinblack4]

The shepherd tone in this interview does actually keep rising and doesn’t stop.

[@Nimajneb42069]

I’ll never forget the moment can you hear the music started in imax. It’s up there for me with the likes of Lord of the rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, the dark knight, interstellar as one of the best scores of all time

[@h7opolo]

shout out Beck 1:05

[@21972012145525]

I use to do my college hwk listening to ost Batman begins, tdk, the tudors, with some little women & the prestige thrown in from time to time. Id definitely add interstellar if i had to do it now

[@mikevanderman2727]

"WHO did let the dogs out", he said jajajajajajajaja

[@kc414]

Need to see Radiohead collaborating with Nolan at some point

[@NicCamp]

Treefingers is in Memento 🤓

[@boskostudios]

After Steven Spielberg paved the way last year promoting The Fabelmans, Colbert is quickly becoming the Oscar season place-to-go for filmmakers who ordinarily wouldn't be caught dead promoting on late night talk shows. Times are a-changin'

[@rudreshkalgutkar]

I always thought Colbert is an extremely intelligent and highly intellectual person, this interview perfectly encapsulates that.

[@MoreDolanHD]

The best sound for me is from the Interstellar, every time I watch the movie, the sounds give me goosebumps.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

Love his films

[@matiaspereira9382]

Christopher Nolan is my 2nd favorite movie director ever (behind Steven Spielberg)

[@jeffrloudon]

The Beck song he's talking about is Lonesone Tears: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIjIZ5WDi9uHsM0

[@jamesmcgeachie]

I wish he’d mentioned Hans Zimmer. I’d like them to get back on good terms if they’re still not.

[@EamonKelly]

They're not on bad terms. What do you mean?

[@joshfactor1]

look, dude, i'm glad you're numbering these but if i may make a small request here, could you please move the part number to a different corner of the thumbnail? because it's being clocked by the video runtime number

[@MariikhoNingshen]

Insightful interview

[@ketcherinthery5079]

Which Beck song?

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

- Dang! I miss David Bowie ❤️⚡️

[@Memo2Self]

I'd be curious in knowing if Ludwig Goransson's score for "Oppenheimer" is the MOST music ever written for a movie.

[@williamgregory1848]

People forget how important music is in film. In some ways, it’s more important than the actual story itself because it sets the mood and tone for where the movie is headed. (By the way, I don’t envy Christopher Nolan’s cello teacher.)

[@flyerman482]

that's the Porsche taycan acceleration tone!

[@rjmacready9828]

Arguably the best filmmaker of the 21st century...

[@steveconn]

Nolan's studio must be paying CBS for one long film promo for Oppenheimer with these segments.

[@LuisManuelLealDias]

So he knows who let the dogs out. Very interesting.

[@richardmountz3865]

No one else said it. Okay, Colbert is Einstein smart in his level of craft and deserves every accolade..

[@gregsonfilm]

As a filmmaker, I am slightly bummed of Nolan's use of the Shepard Tone and it being out in the world now, because many years ago when I 'discovered' it, I really wanted to use in my own work. But now it'd seem I was just copying Nolan.

[@lordofthereels6790]

Emerald Fenel (writer/director of Promising Young Woman and Saltburn) I'd love to see direct James Gunn's Batman/Damien Wayne flick with Jacob Elodi as Batman and Richard E Grant as Ras

[@Bucking_Fastard]

To this day, Christopher Nolan is still wondering who did let the dogs out...

[@beauvogames]

Christopher Nolan, but if he had my life and experiences: write me a song like the never ending staircase leading to the final Bowser level in Super Mario 64 😊

[@Raydarr8]

omg Radiohead!

[@markdowse3572]

That "Shepherd Tone" is remarkable. I've NEVER HEARD it before. Wow. Thanks to SC for educating me! 🥰 The music in a movie is such a crucial element. 🎶 M 🦘🏏😎

[@theavatar9191]

You’ve heard it. He uses it for the Batpod and for the Joker in The Dark Knight.

[@harrydresden64]

Please interview David Jay and/or Yasmin Benoit

[@miroslavassiniavskis7725]

It would be great if Christopher Nolan can back me up in meeting with Warner Bros. for my Batman fan fiction screenplay :DD

[@mattgoldberg4335]

I'm not an expert on Christopher Nolan's films, and he's obviously enjoying a highly successful career. I did find the score of Oppenheimer to be too much -- not subtle, and three straight hours of almost non-stop tense music. Dial it down, Chris.

[@NewMessage]

Is that how shepards are supposed to yodel?

[@lalodominguez9289]

hahahaha

[@Icelandlover]

Great interview. Great director. Loved his Batman series and Dunkirk, but a big meh for Oppenheimer and hated Tenet with a passion.

[@sweiland75]

This is really fucking confusing when you cut an interview into segments and upload them out of order.

[@spockofdune8657]

warp drive in Star Trek TOS 1967

[@trihexapictures8553]

From now on, Nolan will remain utterly confused everyday when people passes by and randomly yells at him "Who let the dogs out?!"

[@miroslavassiniavskis7725]

If not admiration for Dark Knight I don't think I would write a Batman movie even when being gated to do it.

[@ndreasfranco8817]

Nolan loves Radiohead? Imagine him and Jonny Greenwood working together.

[@memetrashcan9613]

Someone needs to check in on Nolan if he’s bumping Radiohead bro might be going through it

[@BlakieTT]

lmao @ the end

[@mcg1111]

Nolan is a genius

[@Ernesto_Gonzalez]

You , You , You

[@ZeeshanKallar]

I have a movie and i want to show my movie concept to Christopher Nolan

[@Chicob1944]

Because he puts music in every scene, turning the film into a long trailer 😂

[@Taobyby]

So, who let the dogs out?

[@phantomfire8228]

3:33

[@itsallspent]

Yes who did let the dogs out when he was on first

[@Bowiepainter]

Bowie. ❤

[@swarsi12]

I felt that the incredibly loud music ruined the movie because the dialogue was more interesting and important. I think little to no music would have been better

[@phantomfire8228]

1:11

[@lashendawest7509]

Good morning stephen colbert fans

[@tommyt1971]

Echoes by Pink Floyd. That is all.

[@gmlgml780]

Yeah. Who let the dogs out.

[@manea7074]

Who did let the dogs out?

[@gmlgml780]

@@manea7074 _"... Who did let the dogs out? ..."_ Yeah. You're probably very-very young. Try this: Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out (Original version)

[@manea7074]

@@gmlgml780 lol, it was a joke I am quoting Nolan he was referring to the song chorus by saying "WHO did let the dogs out" and Stephen replied WHO WHO

[@gmlgml780]

@@manea7074 _"... lol, it was a joke I am quoting Nolan he was referring to the song chorus by saying "WHO did let the dogs out" and Stephen replied WHO WHO ..."_ Yeah. Ha - ha.

[@tugcebalta86]

Answer, God...

[@copernicofelinis]

The music in Nolan's movies... ...IS TOO FRICKING LOUD!!! Somebody gotta tell him that!

[@OneSkyWarrior]

You have a volume control. Use it young lady. Lol.

[@copernicofelinis]

@@OneSkyWarrior you have volume control in cinemas, nowadays??? Amazing progress. You kids are so lucky.

[@willowsloughdx]

@@OneSkyWarriorYeah. You can turn down the volume at the movies with your smart phone.

[@OneSkyWarrior]

Lol. How silly of me to assume you're viewing on a home theater system. I can't remember the last time I saw a film at the boxoffice. Lucky you. 🕊️😊

[@21972012145525]

Im surprised and sad neither nolan or Colbert mentioned anything about the current bombing of Palestine when discussing Oppenheimer. Real life implications deserve to be discussed and criticized, not just in art form

[@BrandonCroker]

The father of the atomic box office?

[@lar9299]

Yeah, neither Bowie nor Radiohead are junk food music. I higlhy agree

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

We need to way get away from eminem being me. I was almost erased and killed bc of it.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

They don't get that I'm not him and that my grandparents likely wouldn't be okay with how that went down