Hans Zimmer's Hidden Gem: Wallace & Gromit Soundtrack Hits Vinyl
5A 5 by its headline: freedom seeker, and therefore the turn.
Hold onto your hats, Aardman fans! The Oscar-winning soundtrack for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is finally getting a vinyl release, arriving September 18. But here's the real surprise: none other than Hans Zimmer produced the score. That's a serious pedigree for a beloved animated classic, putting it in rare company.
Julian Nott, the musical genius behind the iconic Wallace & Gromit theme since their very first short, composed the film's full score. Curse of the Were-Rabbit was a monumental achievement for Aardman, not only clinching an Academy Award for Best Animated Film but also marking their second feature-length masterpiece after the equally cherished Chicken Run. Nott's work on Were-Rabbit earned him an Annie Award and an International Film Music Critics Award, cementing his legacy with the inventive duo.
What's truly wild is the origin story of that instantly recognizable main theme. Nott once confessed he improvised the entire melody just hours before a recording session! It burst forth from a late-night session at the piano, born purely from his improvisatory spirit. Talk about last-minute brilliance shaping animation history.
“Nott once confessed he improvised the entire melody just hours before a recording session!”
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Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings are bringing this cherished piece of animated magic to turntables. It's a must-have for any soundtrack collector or long-time fan of Wallace, Gromit, and their stop-motion adventures.
Reading the five
The arithmetic is unremarkable and worth doing anyway: 248 across 9 words, reducing to 5. The weight sits in “Zimmer's”, which carries 40 on its own and reduces to 4.
What the 5 brings is change. Its named subject, Julian Nott, reads as a 1 (leader & pioneer), so the report and the thing it describes are pulling in different directions. Whatever else this report is doing, it is doing it with the 5's restlessness and hunger for change.
Heart's Desire 3, Personality 11: expression underneath, vision on the surface. The gap between them is where the story is most interesting.
The 5 asks you to ask what was abandoned, and whether it deserved to be. The 5 moves for the sake of moving. Not every break documented here led anywhere, and the reference says so where it did not. The other reports that reduce to 5 are collected on The Turn.
Catzye Take
This release is more than just a soundtrack; it's a testament to the enduring charm and musical brilliance of Wallace & Gromit. Fans will love revisiting this Oscar-winning score, and discovering the surprising involvement of a legendary producer like Hans Zimmer adds an exciting layer to Aardman's history. Get ready to spin some cheese and chase some rabbits. The headline reduces to 5: freedom, disruption, and restless movement. That is the frame we read it in.
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