Why Christopher Nolan is obsessed with Shepard tones.
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Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is a nerve-wracking movie. Three separate storylines tell the tale of the famed World War II evacuation in a intense two hours of film. A lot of that feeling has to do with how the film's score uses Shepard tones - layered sound waves that simulate a constant ascent in tone - to create a sensation of building tension. They're a personal favorite trick of Nolan's: he's based sound effects and entire soundtracks with other composers on the auditory illusion. In Dunkirk, composer Hans Zimmer crafted his soundtrack around the effect - and it's an auditory masterpiece.
Read Nolan's interview with Business Insider on the music of Dunkirk: goo.gl/SV4Qpb
Shepard tone imagery from EnjoyPA on freesound.org: goo.gl/37Hd2P
Shepard tone sound effect from Alexander on orangefreesounds.com: goo.gl/NnUe7B
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6 сен 2024
