Interstellar Main Theme : In-Depth Piano Tutorial 

HI GUYS!! Please use the below timestamps to navigate this video! Also, @JimmyCushnie so graciously made sheet music to go along with this tutorial, here is the link for that drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1DosiBOLe76iI_-r-8KSBGt0q6Y7iNLhX Timestamps: 0:00 intro 1:09 playing entire arrangement 5:45 friendly reminder 6:44 intro first half 8:54 playing thru first half again 9:29 intro second half 11:58 playing entire intro again 13:04 playing thru section 1 13:30 right hand section 1 18:46 both hands section 1 22:09 left hand variation for section 1 22:57 section 2 right hand (left hand same) 25:29 main theme 27:39 main theme variation 1 30:22 main theme variation 2 31:39 section 3 34:08 main theme variation 3 38:10 variation 3 but lower on piano 38:53 main theme variation 4 44:06 variation 4 but higher on piano 45:27 variation 5 50:46 ending 51:36 outro

As a a complete beginner I started learning this three months ago thinking it’ll take me at least a year . Today as I was playing this whole piece on my piano I was overwhelmed with joy and in awe of myself . Thank you Brennan for providing this tutorial as I still don’t know how to read sheet music and this made it so much easier for me 😅

I am eleven years old and I became determined to play this piece, no matter how hard it was. Today I played it fully to my family. :)

Words can’t describe how happy I am with this toturial

I played piano for a year and then dropped it for 2 or 3 years due to school's getting hard and my university exam getting closer. Then after my university exam has finished I kinda want to get back on piano but I don't really have the courage to just learn all the things I forgot. Then when I was searching on the web for a piece that I can work on I came across this magnificent tutorial on such a beautiful channel (which is my favourite piano channel from now on) and I decided to learn it. I'm thanking you for making me gain my courage and motivation again. And I'm pretty sure this is by far the best tutorial of this masterpiece on RU-vid. So thank you for this tutorial and all your other tutorials. You deserve millions. I want to thank you with this but couldn't get anything more because of currency in my country. Stay safe.

I have learnt the entire arrangement and I played it in my schools talent show. I got first place all thanks to your hard work!

I´ve consulted many tutorials but noone explains better than Brennan. She´s a gem and this channel is criminally underrated. Please keep on posting more in-depth tutorials.

I ve tried so many chanels almost paid 20 bucks then found this Chanel you explain every part step bye step i love it

ive been playing the piano for 7 years now and recently my frnd played this piece on stage and i never thought id be able to play it after i saw her practice but this tutorial has really summed it doen and made it easier and helped A LOT!

Seriously, thank you. I've started my love for piano because of your free lessons. Please keep doing the fun hard tutorials ;)

I'm learning this right now and I'm so glad I found this. So easy to follow ❤

This is by far one of the best tutorials I have found for this arrangement. Thank you.

I started piano around 3 months ago and Your tutorials on this and interstellar make me sound so much better than before

THANK YOU I've been waiting sooo long for a tutorial for a harder version of Interstellar. You're doing a great job in teaching it

Me and my whole family had a reunion together in a restaurant and I told my cousin I play piano, so he told me that when he comes to my house he wants to hear me play interstellar on piano. I was desperate to find a piano tutorial on interstellar. Finally I found your channel. You even made it in depth and u make it so easy that u taught a nine year old girl still in grade 2 to play this song. Thank u Brennan! I really appreciate your hard work.😊

that section at 4.18 is pure magic (well, the whole thing is really but that bit is so beautiful). really amazing video, thank you.

I can tell a lot of hard work goes into your videos, because it takes a lot of hidden effort to make something seem so effortless. You're a great teacher, cheers

Thanks to you i was able to learn this really fast! You are so underrated, I hope you get million subs soon! (This is just a little amount I thought I at least should give as you helped me so much)

Hey brennan , thanks for your absolute incredible epic content . This was the most complete interstellar tutorial on youtube . I've just learned it completely. Truly appreciate your great content again ! 🙏🏻

Can't thank you enough for making this amazing tutorial. You are awesome!

I've been playing the keyboard on and off for about 7 years now and wanted to play this song since I watched the movie in 2017. Never really got the hang of it except the main easy part until I found this video 3 days ago. It's been 3 days and now I can easily play all the major parts very well and it's all because of this video, thank you so much for making this and helping people like me learn this masterpiece, you really made it very easy to learn. I can't believe I'm playing the music that I once felt was impossible.

Brilliant teacher. Brilliant pianist. Brilliant voice.

omg i love interstellar!! TY BRENNAN FOR THIS so excited to learn

Thank you so much for this amazing contribution, Brennan!!

Like srslyy....she is the best.. no one explains deeply detailed song lessons like her....i love her hardwork...keep growing beautiful 💫💯

Most underrated video tutorial wish I found this video earlier Tysm

Thank you so much for this your tutorials are always so well explained ! I’m having so much fun playing this song ! This is amazing !

you know what I love you Thanks for your all tutorials you teaches the best ❤️😭

Hey Brennen, after following your channel for some time now I just wanted to say thank you for the learning opportunities you enable! Starting with this piece though I decided to actually switch to reading sheet music instead of watching tutorials and try a more advanced version by Patrik Pietschmann. And now after a month of dedication I’m finally able to play it! 🚀 Thank you for being part of my and many others journey to start and keep practising the piano. Best of all for your future. Cheers! ❤️

This is my sisters fav movie! She would love if i played this! Your amazing!

you explain it so well that I am a fan of you. I am glad that your channel came out to me. I am grateful for all your videos, you always teach my favorites🌸. I am so glad to have you.❤️love from Turkey❤️❤️❤️

The magic of music is what brings us all here, i started because of Covid and trying to learn something to help with stresses, doing film and TV as a career i understand how music brings a film together, i now use it to write film ideas based on the idea of what the emotion of the piece entails Interstellar is a brilliant piece which serves awe and wonder yet tragedy at the same time

I'm going to record my progress here in the comments. I am fifteen years old and I've been playing the piano for one year. 🎹 - DAY 1: I've learnt the intro and it's quite easy. I'm gonna keep practicing. - DAY 2: I can play the intro pretty good. I'm learning the right hand of the part 1 and it seems impossible, but I'm gonna keep practicing it. - DAY 3: Today I joined the right hand and left hand of part 1. After hours of practicing I can play the song until the end of part two easily, but always with some mistakes. - DAY 4: I made it to the first variation of the main theme! I'm really proud of myself. - DAY 5: I've learned the second variation and I have to practice it. I also took a look at section three and I can do it slowly. - DAY 6: I can play the variation 2 good and I can play the section 3 faster. The variation 3 of the main theme is really hard. - DAY 7: Section 3 is easier but sometimes I make little mistakes. Variation 3 continues being hard.

Never played piano in my life, I'm 44. Always thought not for me even if I love it. But this piece of art, I started to play few notes of it this week. Loved it as it lets you improvise naturally. The feeling and emotions are amazing. Looked for a great tuto. Found you. Today I will begin to learn and determined to play it full. Thanks Brennan for guiding me in the next months. Have a wonderful day. Otto Nova Kapitano

Thank you so much, I've been looking forever, I'll be subscribing as well, this absolutely playable by a beginning when described like this. I've been playing for less than a year and can almost play this perfectly. Thank you so much

This tutorial was extremely helpful to me; as an intermediate pianist, I struggled to keep the rhythm correct; after watching this tutorial, I was easily able to decipher it. Thank you very much.

I just started learning piano at 28, and this is one of my favourite pieces to learn. With my other piano courses online, practicing this song using the sheet music and lesson you put together keeps me going! I can already play the first part with minimal mistakes, shooting for perfect on that part! Thanks for the videos and sheet music that was created.

You have such a cool channel, taste in music and great way of teaching. Please continue doing what you are, youre helping a lot of people 😊

idk what i could’ve done without this tutorial fr

She’s really amazing.

I'm French I never comment but it was just to congratulate you on your work I never thought I could play interstellar one day you are exceptional thank you for everything, you explain wonderfully well 💓💓

Such a great tutorial. I’m practicing with this. I have a question, do we use sustain pedal during the song? And where?

Well she was right, as a begginer i started learning the piece 1 month ago and with a lot of practice I can know play it. W video W explanations W teatcher 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I've had this one bookmarked for a while and finally tried it. I'm in love with it! Thank you.

That finger movement gives me the feeling of massaging and tickling.. Thanks for this tutorial. You made it very clear and easy to understand..

Thanks! Regards from Spain/Madrid ❤

I am a complete beginner and have been working on this for a while. The way you created this video is as amazing as the music itself. You've broken it down so well that even someone like me can play this masterpiece with enough time and effort. Love, from London ❤

Best music teacher ever!

I am so happy to have this tutorial...i actually learned how to play interstellar... It is also my favourite movie so that theme brings me joy and happiness as well emotions... ❤❤❤❤❤❤

finally after 6.5 months am able to play the song fully without any mistakes. Thanks a lot Brennan!

I literally bought my piano to learn this amazing piece of musical masterpiece and can`t tell you how grateful I`m for this amazing tutorial 🙏❤❤

Although it is very difficult for me who gave up playing the piano 8 years ago, but learning it is one of my big goals, I practice so much to be able to do it perfectly, thank you for everything.❣️💎

You are a great instructor. I’m not new to music but I am brand new to keyboard. I’ve always loved this piece and I am learning as my first piano piece so I can teach our little kids keyboard. Been playing along with your video here this past week in any free time I have with 3 little kids and I’m just about to start that cross over part. Thank you for your awesome teaching style here. This is helping me learn to appreciate keyboards in a new way.. by playing one myself. Thank you.

mark my words, im going to learn this!

I absolutely love your tutorials. I have never come across such a patient and in-depth video. I have learned a lot from you; I am beyond thankful for that! Hope you will continue to give us these absolute treasures. Lots of love and luck in life!

I just learned runaway from your channel now I’m going to learn this wish me luck😅

Hi Brennan, just wanted to say that it's obvious you've put a huge amount of work into this and it is really worth it. The instruction is excellent and perfectly paced and the whole thing is immensely helpful. Thank you for giving us this tool to learn with!

U made me come closer to my dreams of playing this infront of my family

This is my dream tutorial Im 12 yrs old and i am learning it. This piece literally gives me goosebumps. This would be the best piece i will learn after für elise.Thank you so much to teach us a complex beautiful piece in such an easy way.And btw I love the way u teach.

Thank you very much, I have been playing music for 6 years and could not learn this piece, but after this video I was able to play it, thank you!!!🥰😘😀

After golden hour, I came here, i wasnt disappointed, this one will take time tho😂❤

@BrennanChilds I had to come back here to tell you how much of an amazing teacher you are. Im enjoying each and every progress I'm making in playing this piece. I never thought I would get where I'm at. I bought this keyboard 2 years ago and this year I committed my self into learning and I'm happy with the help of your videos/lessons. Thank you so much. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

Thanks very much for this tutorial😭😭

Thank you. This is the best tutorial in youtube. ❤❤❤

I love your tutorial and the way how you explain it step by step! The variations are really nice and I´m not forced to learn all of them at once or in correct order, that´s the best thing of this Theme, it has so many variations. Currently I´m struggling with section 1, adding the E in right hand. Don´t know why... But practice is the best way to handle it right? :) The Main Theme and variations are easier for me.

omg this was very useful and clear thank you very much i am finally able to fully play this piece after four days!

Es el mejor tutorial que he visto en todo RU-vid. La forma en que lo divides por variaciones es muy útil para aprender. Muchas muchas gracias.

Thank you so much for this one. I have almost no background of piano-keyboard and now I can play the whole interstellar theme. The inner freedom and sense of abandon that I get from playing this hard to put in words. Thank you @BrennanChilds. I am very grateful to you. I hope you continue to do more Hans Zimmer themes & other semi-classical style movie or series music like Ramin Djwadi's Light of the Seven in Game of Thrones . Lots of love, fun and joy to you ! I wish you much more success! Rare to see deep work tutorials in youtube.

You are very underrated mam.

Am from Colombia and this is the best video that I've been found. I'm learning English hearing you, and one of my favorite piano pieces. Thanks you so much. Keep it up!

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Thank you soo much for this tutorial I loved this song and was looking for a good tutorial I love this!

thank you very much! needed this badly

WOOHOOO! I've been waiting for a advanced piano tutorial 😆🤟ty

Just ordered piano today. After basics and some theory going to start watching this video 1000 times and practice, thanks for next goal! :D

Thanks a lot

Thank you for this video .❤

Thanks for this detailed tutorial of interstellar main theme....i will start practising today

We need more tutorials like this!! ❤️

I started this tutorial today because I finally felt ready to learn this song. I’ve played some piano before, but not much, so I call my self a beginner. I’m already 13 minutes in to the video and can play the whole intro on day one. I really hope that I will continue until I can play it all! ❤️ The only problem is that I don’t have very much spare time. (Edits) 1 week 22 minutes in to the tutorial without any problems. Let’s go! 1 month About 30 minutes without problem💪

I started learning this song a week ago, im so excited. But idk if the pedal is needed or when should i use it. I hope i can come back in a couple months and say that im able to play the hole song. Great video 😊

I've been searching for a tutorial like this for soo long and finally got it :) I would really like to thank you for this tutorial, It's really helpful

OMMMMGGG I NEED THIS

I love this tutorial a lot, you explain it so good, I have small hands so sometimes is really hard to reach to some notes, but besides that, this tutorial is amazing thank you so much, this make my life happier☺️

This is very well explained and super digestible. Thank you for your effort

Great tutorial! especially for learning the rhythm!

Thank you sooooooo much!!!!!

Super grateful for your tutorial! I’ve been non stop learning for the past week and can now get through half of the piece with little hiccups!

Found how an additional part from the Chinese woman playing a church organ is integrated on the final part starting on C…continuous in 4:4….cdefedecdefgdefgagfefgabcbabgabe etc working up scale, it has 2 octaves of repetition and matches the last part you played, so it’s all finally integrated 🎆. But this is going to take awhile. Massive leap forward today with early and middle section of piece.

Best tutorials on YT. Amazing!

I’m a complete beginner literally today was my 1st day start playing the piano and I’ve chosen this to learn so far I have practiced 5 hrs today

Okay one of the best tutorial i’ve seen on RU-vid !!! It was my dream to play this song and i learned it with your video and after a lot of practice I can impress my family/friends now !!!! So thank you so much 🤍

OMGG THANK YOUUU, love the way you teach, and THIS SONG is amazing (wanted to learn it for a long time and now I can!! Best tutorial ever!!

Thank you for so much information for all levels!

Thanks for this tutorial. Have started making progress slowly but surely. Thanks 👍👍

Perfection! Thanks for the great Tutorial ❤

Thank you for this amazing tutorial! ☺️

i finally completed this after two days, it took a lot of practice just as u said but its so beautiful i had to give it my all.Thank you for the tutorial

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This right now is my favorite youtube videos. .