Start with a Radiohead song, add Hans Zimmer and some randomness, and have Vox explain what’s happening. Very nice.

From Weekly Filet #249, in September 2017.

How Hans Zimmer and Radiohead transformed «Bloom» for Blue Planet II

How Hans Zimmer and Radiohead transformed «Bloom» for Blue Planet II

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