How Hans Zimmer and Radiohead transformed "Bloom" for Blue Planet II
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Published 2017-09-28
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If you listen closely enough to Radiohead and Hans Zimmer’s rework of “Bloom” for Blue Planet II, you can hear a really fascinating orchestral trick at work. They call it the “tidal orchestra” — it’s a musical effect created by instructing each player to play their notes only if the person next to them isn’t playing. The result is a randomly swelling and fading musical bed for the entire series that captures the feeling of ocean waves. It’s a captivating way to score a soundtrack for the ocean — but it also fits in with a long history of capturing randomness in music composition.
"(ocean) bloom"
Created by Hans Zimmer and Radiohead
In collaboration with Bleeding Fingers
Music Produced by Russell Emanuel
Recorded by Geoff Foster at Air Lyndhurst Studios
Mixed by Nigel Godrich, Geoff Foster and Russell Emanuel
Thumbnail image courtesy of Patch Dolan Photography
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All Comments (21)
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Check out our article explaining Blue Planet II, with fish: www.vox.com/culture/2018/1/19/16903174/blue-planet…
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This is fascinating, but the most fascinating thing about this video is that Johnny Greenwood said something.
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i love how vox is a huge radiohead fan
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"Hey, Hans Zimmer. How was it working with Radiohead?" "That's a bit of a dodgy question."
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Musical legends coming together to make magic. Fantastic video Vox!
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I think Jonny's contribution is downplayed again here, the guy is a genius
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3:38 thom: if you stare at the ocean long enough.... *pretends to stare at ocean
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Wonderful video guys!
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Hans Zimmer and Radiohead. What a collaboration. Insane amount of talent.
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Bloom was always low-key one of the best Radiohead tracks. So cool that they're revisiting this song
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I love radiohead and hans Zimmer so much it's extremely hard to even believe they're working together .... It's like a dream
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This is my first time hearing jonny speak whoa
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When Thom hits those lingering high notes, I just melt completely. My entire body just gets chills.
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Thom Yorke: Brilliant musician, terrible judge of pants.
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Couldn't have chosen a better track than Bloom, Thom's vocals are dauntingly soothing and mystifying
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In hindsight it feels so obvious that these two epic forces should come together someday.
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3:39 is exactly the face I made when I first discovered Radiohead
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Hans Zimmer One of the greatest composers in modern history - "Ya, the King of Limbs sounds good"
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Thirty second ads should be punishable by death
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Hans is so good that they should start putting his name in those leafy golden brackets in the start Because hans zimmer composing your score is an accomplishment right there
