Let's get this out of the way early: though Interstellar mostly works in terms of sound, despite Nolan's protestations otherwise, there are undeniable problems with the sound mix. Hans Zimmer's organ-led score is one of the best, most uncomplicated things about the film, but there are scenes where it goes past doing the emotional heavy lifting and just straight-up drowns out what we can only assume is important dialogue. Zimmer's music rises to crescendos, dips and soars to match the drama, and reinforces the sombre tone of the film, but there are times where it invades rather than accompanies the action. Nolan has claimed that the sound issues are intentional, saying, "I don't agree with the idea that you can only achieve clarity through dialogue. The theatres I have been at have been doing a terrific job in terms of presenting the film in the way I intended. Broadly speaking, there is no question when you mix a film in an unconventional way as this, you're bound to catch some people off guard." So there you have it - it's your fault that you can't hear portions of Interstellar's dialogue when the soundtrack is blasting all over it.
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