What's the Musical Language of Arrival?

In this episode of 'Listening in', I look at how Jóhann Jóhannsson's complex, subtle and beautiful score for 'Arrival', directed by Denis Villeneuve, enhances the cinematic landscape of the film and I consider how the the language of the film, and of the heptapods, is encoded in the score and the music.

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FURTHER WATCHING/LISTENING
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsaRJ4j4xIo&t=15s
Arrival | Behind the Scenes | Eternal Recurrence | The Score: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq4pNcPzQt8&t=195s
Song Exploder: JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON (Arrival Score): https://soundcloud.com/hrishihirway/song-exploder-johann-johannsson-arrival-score

FURTHER READING/RESEARCH
The First Full Track From 'Arrival,' a Sci-Fi Film About Communication: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aenbya/premiere-arrival-johann-johannsson-full-track

MUSIC
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV0Y5A5PWzM&list=PLyVWVTkR0qZ7S-o_eVCNSO2gxfloamHkh
Max Richter - On the Nature of Daylight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVN1B-tUpgs

Видео What's the Musical Language of Arrival? канала Listening In