Interstellar

Interstellar, as noted by Christopher Nolan (director), gained some of its influences from  2001: Space Odyssey. The sequence of events in Interstellar take place both in space and on the Earth. On earth, the story revolves around a family enduring the hardships of farm life and dust storms together. In space, the focus is on a team of astronauts exploring various planets for a chance to preserve the human race.  Although the two settings differ, Nolan found that "the more you explore the cosmic scale of things, ... , the more focus came down to who we are as people and the connections between us" [1]. This realization of love and family as binding agents in society was prevalent in the video transmissions from earth, in Amelia Brand's bias towards visiting Dr. Edmund's planet, and in the reason why Joseph Cooper could relay the quantum data to his daughter.

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The music, in addition of these scenes, served the purpose of preserving the theme of love and family connections. Hans Zimmer was the composer of the score and music for the movie; the plot outline he was given was a short story about a father leaving his daughter in order to complete an important mission [2]. Zimmer was able to capture this central theme and use music as a medium to convey it.