Transcript Hans zimmer
HANS ZIMMER Sydney Aleshire Hans Zimmer Has been composing music since 1977 Can play the piano, keyboard, MIDI master keyboard, synthesizer, guitar, and Cubase Head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios and works with other composers through the company he founded, Remote Control Productions Suzanne Zimmer is his wife. He has been divorced one time. He has two children: Zoe and Jake Zimmer. Frankfurt am Main, Germany Hans Zimmer was born here on September 12, 1957. Boulevard der Stars, Berlin Star Walk of Fame, Hollywood Die Musik He has composed for over 100 films. The Lion King, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron are some of his well known works. His score for Rain Man earned him his first Academy Award, in 1988. Die Musik Entered the world of film music after a long collaboration with Stanley Myers, another famed composer. James Newton Howard has worked with Hans Zimmer to compose the music for Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. He worked with Lisa Gerrard for Gladiator. John Powell and Hans Zimmer worked together for the Kung Fu Panda score. Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL created the score for Man of Steel. Die Musik Hans Zimmer’s music often contains electronic elements to it. Guitars will occasionally make an appearance in his work. A classical sound is added to almost all of his scores. Singing and opera appears in his music quite a lot. In Sherlock Holmes, Zimmer added songs with just violin, because Sherlock Holmes plays said instrument. The Lion King The Lion King has sold over 15 million copies, and has rightfully earned Hans Zimmer an Academy Award for Best Original Score, a Golden Globe, an American Music Award, a Tony, and two Grammy Awards. It was number 1 on The Billboard 200 in 1994. The Lion King was number 21 for nine years on U.S. Billboard 200. His song, “This Land,” has sold the most on iTunes, and is wildly loved by most of the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnkZEFbapYc My Favorites (In No Particular Order) “Discombobulate” – Sherlock Holmes “Dream Within a Dream” – Inception “Drink Up Me Hearties Yo Ho” – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End “The End?” – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows “Jack Sparrow” – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest “Aggressive Expansion” – The Dark Knight “Honor Him” – Gladiator Sources http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hans-zimmer-mn0000961427 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer