Oppenheimer Film

What are the hallmarks of a Christopher Nolan film? Immense IMAX imagery. Starry ensembles. Long takes. Tight, geometric compositions. Nonlinear story. And, of course, a booming score. For the music to Oppenheimer, a sprawling epic about how J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) became the so-called “father of the atomic bomb” and Nolan’s most ambitious picture to date, the revered filmmaker turned to none other than Ludwig Göransson. The composer had worked on Nolan’s previous film, Tenet, and the director knew he was the right man for the job.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero,his life and legacy are inextricably linked to Americas most famous top-secret initiative - the Manhattan Project. He was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who led the team that created the atomic bomb.But after World War II, this brilliant and intense scientist fell from the innermost circles of American science,and at the height of the Red Scare, the veil of suspicion fell over Oppenheimer. The question the film asks is, "Why?"

J Robert Oppenheimer was one of the most celebrated scientists of his generation. Shy, arrogant and brilliant, he is best known as the man that led the Manhattan Project to spectacular success.