Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy’s ‘Almost Inhuman’ Acting Changed the Soundtrack; understand

One of the top movies of 2023, Oppenheimer has one of the best performances by a protagonist in recent years. Even the “almost inhuman” work of Cillian Murphy was responsible for changing even the soundtrack, according to the composer Ludwig Göransson.

During an interview with NME, goransson commented on how he would have made completely different compositions if another actor had been in his place. murphy. It is worth remembering how, so far, the feature has raised more than $ 700 million at the worldwide box office.

“With the acting [de Cillian Murphy], you’re just living, breathing, taking it home. It feels like it becomes part of you. It influenced the music when I was writing it,” stated the artist. He then explained how he created a recurring theme to match the main character on screen.

One of the first ideas that Chris [Nolan] had was the use of the violin. Oppenheimer he was a genius with many complex layers underneath.

“With a violin solo, you can play the most beautiful and romantic vibrato,” continued Ludwig Göransson. “So if you press the bow hard and change the speed, you can do something horrible, manic or neurotic in a split second… Chris and I were constantly talking about going in and out of different emotions.”