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Time

Song · 2010 · Hans Zimmer (composer) · from Inception: Music from the Motion Picture

Some endings deserve a soundtrack. Let this one build, break, and bring you home. 🎼

Who it's for

The piece repeats the same short chord cycle throughout, so the build feels predictable and safe even as it grows powerful, which makes it a controlled route to catharsis.

Numb→Released (Catharsis)

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Time" is an instrumental piece Hans Zimmer composed for Christopher Nolan's 2010 film Inception, and it appears as track 12 on Inception: Music from the Motion Picture (Reprise Records, July 2010). Zimmer described the score as largely electronic.

Where to find it

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); appears in the ending of the film Inception (2010).

Before you start

Heads up: Sudden loud climax.

Age: All ages

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past,William Shakespeare, Sonnet 30

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