“This is what happens when Wes and I sit down to watch “Inception” and both think old Ken Watanabe looks like Lo Pan”
There do seem to be bizarre parallels between the two trailers: key Asian characters who age, dreams, zero gravity fights, elevators, water and crumbling buildings.
In fact the trailer for the Ben Affleck crime drama was given a considerable lift by the track Redemption, which features on The Way.
If you liked Mind Heist, then you’ll probably did the rest of the tracks, which feature plenty of epic sounding compositions that make great use of strings and beats.
You can listen to all the the tracks below and buy them from his official website here.
The track first came to prominence with the third and final trailer for Chris Nolan’s blockbuster and it really seemed to connect with audiences making it one of the most notable (and spoofed) trailers of the year.
At first some people assumed that Mind Heist was the work of Hans Zimmer, who wrote the film’s memorable score, and Hemsey was quick to point out via his blog that he was actually a different person.
For a time the track wasn’t officially available to buy online but Hemsey recently uploaded the Mind Heist EP to his official YouTube channel, which contains 5 versions of the track.
Notice how the image of train gets gradually closer if you listen to all of them (viewers of the film will get the reference).
There is the original:
Then there is The Birth of an Idea, which expands the original in epic ways by adding more electronica and strings:
No Turning Back is a similar length to the original but uses slightly different musical elements and accentuates the beats:
The Promise of Tomorrow plunges into the and focuses on the nice, rousing vibe:
Evolution is perhaps the one that fans of the film will dig the most. Expanding the original track to 6 minutes, it really builds towards a massive sounding climax:
