I visited the recital at Portsmouth Cathedral yesterday and want to express my gratitude for the stunning performance and the brilliant score again. In 2015, I was in a deep depression and coping for weeks by staring at a computer programme called Universe Sandbox, simulating the solar system. I felt lost and imagined myself floating over the rings of Saturn or watched the moonrise from the surface of Pluto, feeling about as close to life as this tiny image of the sun, barely discernible from the other stars at that distance. That was when I stumbled upon the soundtrack to Interstellar, and it touched something. I must have listened to it for days, and it somehow was exactly what I needed to, for lack of a better word, find back home. I hadn't even watched the film and only later found out that this is exactly what it is about: love, loss, and finding the way home. Thank you for having sent a beacon of music in that interstellar darkness I had to traverse.
Ten years!! My goodness. I miss those days just before I saw Interstellar. I was looking forward to it but had no idea it was going to be such an epic snack in the face and emotion. You can only experience it for the first time once..
I’ve always been a fan of the pipe organ since my father introduced me to E. Power Biggs. I hadn’t heard any organist that came close until I discovered you when the film came out. This music is a favorite of mine to blast out of the vacuum tubes on the big stereo.
Come to think of it, it is actually not an exaggeration for me to say that I must have listened to First Steps and Who's They? at least 3000 times. They are literally the first thing I hear in the morning, because they have such a nice "arch" of energy, starting silently, slowly and gaining momentum, volume and power. Yes, I made them my alarm sound in the morning, because I have a hard time getting up without being grumpy, and the usual alarms are just annoying, so it is much nicer to have this gentle music to slowly wake up to. Slowly, but definitely. And with that enthusiasm and energy to conquer the universe. Can't say that about any other song.
It’s truly remarkable- To the surprise of many, ten years (and counting forward!) has elapsed- one may wonder where time has gone! As a staple in my own vocabulary as an organist, I hadn’t realized I’d been arpeggiating along with the magnificence of Hans Zimmer for the tenure of a decade! Long survived is a delicately nuanced and eternally rooted masterpiece to sound out for decades more to come. Thus, the power within it- is spoken through the very most powerful instrument there will ever be.
Sir, "Amazing human being that happened to us. This humble man who is just an extraordinary player" sums you up pretty well :) . Thank you. I hope to visit the Temple Church one day and experience the magic in person.
I’d love to know what range/ standard of an organ is required for this. I’m part of a volunteer group for a redundant church that still has its fairly modest organ, equally we have some splendid instruments in Essex and Suffolk. In I’d go to any or all to hear it. Pretty sure if it was at the RHS someone would have a cardiac episode!
I visited the recital at Portsmouth Cathedral yesterday and want to express my gratitude for the stunning performance and the brilliant score again. In 2015, I was in a deep depression and coping for weeks by staring at a computer programme called Universe Sandbox, simulating the solar system. I felt lost and imagined myself floating over the rings of Saturn or watched the moonrise from the surface of Pluto, feeling about as close to life as this tiny image of the sun, barely discernible from the other stars at that distance.
That was when I stumbled upon the soundtrack to Interstellar, and it touched something. I must have listened to it for days, and it somehow was exactly what I needed to, for lack of a better word, find back home.
I hadn't even watched the film and only later found out that this is exactly what it is about: love, loss, and finding the way home.
Thank you for having sent a beacon of music in that interstellar darkness I had to traverse.
Can't wait to see this in Calgary, 22 October, 2024!!!!
I am waiting for you, Sir! Still two days to go… on Tuesday 16 July 2024 Brugge, Belgium 🇧🇪! Thank you 🙏🏼 so much for coming❤
...and I still get goosebumps after 10 years. Here's to another 10, Roger!
Ten years!! My goodness. I miss those days just before I saw Interstellar. I was looking forward to it but had no idea it was going to be such an epic snack in the face and emotion. You can only experience it for the first time once..
I've listened to the soundtrack every single day since 2014. Thank you for this Roger! Amazing!
Me too! I listen as I go to sleep. The soaring music is perfect.
I’ve always been a fan of the pipe organ since my father introduced me to E. Power Biggs. I hadn’t heard any organist that came close until I discovered you when the film came out. This music is a favorite of mine to blast out of the vacuum tubes on the big stereo.
The Interstellar motion picture soundtrack really is special. It’s among the absolute best soundtracks ever written.
Come to think of it, it is actually not an exaggeration for me to say that I must have listened to First Steps and Who's They? at least 3000 times.
They are literally the first thing I hear in the morning, because they have such a nice "arch" of energy, starting silently, slowly and gaining momentum, volume and power. Yes, I made them my alarm sound in the morning, because I have a hard time getting up without being grumpy, and the usual alarms are just annoying, so it is much nicer to have this gentle music to slowly wake up to. Slowly, but definitely. And with that enthusiasm and energy to conquer the universe.
Can't say that about any other song.
It’s truly remarkable- To the surprise of many, ten years (and counting forward!) has elapsed- one may wonder where time has gone! As a staple in my own vocabulary as an organist, I hadn’t realized I’d been arpeggiating along with the magnificence of Hans Zimmer for the tenure of a decade! Long survived is a delicately nuanced and eternally rooted masterpiece to sound out for decades more to come. Thus, the power within it- is spoken through the very most powerful instrument there will ever be.
I am so happy that you are getting to expose and capitalize on what is behind the Interstellar soundtrack.
Amazing !!
Sir, "Amazing human being that happened to us. This humble man who is just an extraordinary player" sums you up pretty well :) . Thank you. I hope to visit the Temple Church one day and experience the magic in person.
Imagine hearing this live!
Mantap kong Roger 👍
Great. It would be best to hear this music in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
Hebat Kong Roger
I’d love to know what range/ standard of an organ is required for this. I’m part of a volunteer group for a redundant church that still has its fairly modest organ, equally we have some splendid instruments in Essex and Suffolk. In I’d go to any or all to hear it. Pretty sure if it was at the RHS someone would have a cardiac episode!
Keren Kong Roger
Any chance the official score gets released?
Seriously? 🤔