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Hans Zimmer's piece "Journey to the Line" from Terence Malick's The Thin Red Line influenced an entire generation of film scores and the sound of modern Hollywood. But why?
Today we're breaking down Zimmer's famous set piece. In a movie about becoming forever changed by the experience of war, this rich, yet repetitive cue uses a structure common in Gregorian Chant music to underscore that emotional sea change with expert subtlety.
And that's just the beginning... From Steve Reich's minimalist influence to orchestration that suggests counter melodies as wandering characters in the narrative, to becoming "forbidden" by Zimmer himself, this one cue has appeared in tons of movie trailers and temp tracks, and has spawned a whole era of copycat composers working in Hollywood.
So, how did he do it? Let's dive in to find out!
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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Foundations of a Sound
2:04 - Temp-tations
3:38 - Musical Analysis: Minimalism & Repetition
5:52 - The Main Theme
6:51 - The Cantus Firmus
8:15 - Roots on Film
9:08 - The Counter Melodies
11:14 - A Massive Influence
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