( CNN ) -- Having trouble hearing the dialogue in `` Interstellar '' ? You 're not the only one . But that 's the point , says director Christopher Nolan . `` Many of the filmmakers I 've admired over the years have used sound in bold and adventurous ways , '' Nolan told The Hollywood Reporter . `` I do n't agree with the idea that you can only achieve clarity through dialogue . '' `` Interstellar '' has been the subject of chatter about its layered sound design , which occasionally buries dialogue from the actors underneath sound effects and Hans Zimmer 's sometimes booming score . One IMAX theater even posted a notice : `` Please note that all our sound equipment is functioning properly . Christopher Nolan mixed the soundtrack with an emphasis on the music . This is how it is intended to sound . '' One viewer -- who saw the movie in a renowned Los Angeles theater -- told Billboard magazine , `` I noticed right away that there were parts where the music totally obliterates the dialogue . '' Naturally , Twitter was all over it . `` Breaking ! Christopher Nolan breaks silence on INTERSTELLAR sound issues : ' I do n't care about dialogue ! ' `` wrote Kevin Carr . `` Christopher Nolan does n't think INTERSTELLAR 's sound issues are issues at all . What ? WE SAID , CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ... '' chimed The Dissolve . Nolan 's sound design has come under fire -- and mockery -- before . The `` WHOOM '' of `` Inception '' became so well known that it even inspired a Web page . Nolan , who visits theaters in advance of his films ' official release to make sure the audio is up to snuff , says he has n't heard of any problems . `` The theaters I have been at have been doing a terrific job in terms of presenting the film in the way I intended , '' he told The Hollywood Reporter . `` Broadly speaking , there is no question when you mix a film in an unconventional way as this , you 're bound to catch some people off guard , but hopefully people can appreciate the experience for what it 's intended to be . '' Well , it could be worse . Nolan could be overusing `` Carmina Burana . ''
Some viewers have been complaining about `` Interstellar 's '' sound . I think it is a bit of an overstatement to say that the film sounds like it was recorded in a tin can, but there are some moments where you do get this effect ( especially when they The idea was to emphasize experience on screen , he said .