When a movie is talked about, whether casually or academically, rarely will its music be discussed. Unless the music is as memorable as that of Star Wars or Indiana Jones, film music is usually placed on the back burner of things to appreciate in mainstream movies. That is why the experience I had last night was such a memorable one:

    I was arriving home from a friend’s place late last night and, given that today is garbage day, took my garbage out to the curb. Nothing out of the ordinary with that of course - such occurrences happen on a weekly basis - except for one faint sound coming from the direction of my neighbour’s home. I knew it sounded like music, so I decided to take a few steps closer hoping I would recognize it. Upon doing so, I became pleasantly surprised: my neighbour was listening to the music written for the movie Inception. How did I know it wasn’t some pirated or bootlegged version of the movie that is still in theatres? Well, because I waited just a bit longer in order to find out just that. Soon enough, I realized there were no other signs of movie life coming from my neighbour’s home: no explosions, no dialogue, and no other sound effects but music itself. All I could hear were the vibrant sounds of composer Hans Zimmer’s great score to a masterful movie. As I walked back towards my house, I smiled in recognition that once again film music had reached the mainstream.