A Musician's Take on the Spellbinding Score of Oppenheimer

Having witnessed the rise of Christopher Nolan over the years, film after film has been a fascinating journey on its own. His unfailing box office success and soaring critical acclaim are testimony to his incredible filmmaking sensibilities.

- Amaal Mallik

Amaal Mallik is a renowned music composer and singer who works in the Hindi film industry as well as an independent artiste. The 33-year-old is a third-generation musician who made his Bollywood debut by composing three songs for Salman Khan's 2014 film Jai Ho. His other notable works as a composer include movies like Kapoor & Sons, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Kabir Singh, etc. He has also collaborated with international artists like Dua Lipa and Italian singer Matteo Bocelli as an independent artiste.

Right from Batman Begins in 2005 until this day with Oppenheimer - Nolan's clout has been consistent with cinema lovers globally. His collaborations with film score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer have been terrific in all their films and together, they have elevated the emotional impact of the films, always immersing viewers in richly textured worlds and heightening the intensity of crucial moments.

For any film, music is always one of its most important components, setting the plot's emotion, intensity, and overall impact. Whether it was the Joker's entry in The Dark Knight, the Mombasa theme from Inception, Dunkirk, or the themes from Interstellar. With Nolan, I think the way that he works with music in his movies is incredibly unique. His first collaboration with a new composer, Swedish musician Ludwig Goransson was Tenet and the most recent is Oppenheimer which is truly a cinematic brilliance.