Hans Zimmer

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Aka Hans Florian Zimmer

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( fr ) Hans Zimmer is a film score composer from Germany, best known for his 1994 commercial hit for Disney’s The Lion King (1994). The Lion King soundtrack won numerous awards, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and two Grammys. He composed film scores for blockbuster hits such as Gladiator (2000), Hannibal (2001), The Last Samurai (2003), Batman Begins (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and most recently, The Dark Knight (2008) and Angels and Demons (2009). His work as a composer is notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements.

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Angels & Demons Sneak Peek
Sony has released a new Sneak Peek video for Angels & Demons which features the beautiful score by Hans Zimmer. The quick interview introduction is followed by a montage of clips from the film set to Zimmer’s score. If MTV had a channel where they ran music videos for movie score tracks, it would probably [...] [Read more]
some time ago on Slash Film  (Hans Zimmer) 
Merchants of sound
“The production team of the show approached composers from different countries. For the episode on the camel, someone from the UAE was asked to compose.When it came to the Bengal tigers, the team approached us,” says Sulaiman Merchant, the elder of the two. For over a decade now, the Merchants have been making their own brand of music for the film industry– either striking background scores or peppy soundtracks with a distinct Indian touch for films like Fashion, Dor, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Cha [Read more]
3 days ago on Screen Weekly  (Hans Zimmer) 
Gulfport police say stalking suspect has murderous past
An Associated Press story out of Mineral Point, Wis., that appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on July 7, 1989, confirms the story. Police also confirmed Collier's past by contacting the police department in Wisconsin that handled the original case and matching the name and birth date. [Read more]
4 days ago on Tampabay.com  (Hans Zimmer) 
BlueArrow Technology: What it Does, and Why It's Needed
By Chris on July 1st, 2009 at 2:59 pm Gael-(Dudette),The technical problems are an issue as you point out but it seems that there is always some problem with tracking performances. Currently there are problems with cue sheets all the time. there are errors introduced in the data entry points of the cue sheets-like when a music supervisor makes a mistake on a cue sheet, or a production company or when BMI re-enters data from a hard copy of a cue sheet. The point being there is no perfect soluti [Read more]
4 days ago on Film Music  (Hans Zimmer) 
'You Don't Wait for the Muse to Hit You'
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9 days ago on Wall Street Journal  (Hans Zimmer) 
For the Love of Animals Los Angeles Zoo Event Raises $1226000
Known as one of the best parties in Los Angeles (KCAL TV News), the Beastly Ball was a festive evening for guests, who came dressed in casual and safari attire, as they strolled through the grounds after hours to view Zoo inhabitants. The evening's route allowed viewings of black bears, hippos, a rhino, Sumatran tigers, mountain tapirs, and many other Zoo inhabitants, including Billy, one of its most famous. There were animal feedings and animal walkabouts, which included chats with keepers [Read more]
10 days ago on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News  (Hans Zimmer) 
Mono: Hymn to the Immortal Wind
By: Ron HartFor their fifth album and tenth anniversary, Japan's chamber metal masters employ a massive orchestra to add strings, flutes, organ, piano, glockenspiel and tympani into their massive sound. However, the outcome of Hymn to the Immortal Wind (Temporary Residence), with all of its dramatic crescendos, might be a bit too Hans Zimmer - albeit more Dark Knight-era Hans than The Lion King-era Hans (thankfully) - for some people's tastes.If film score music is not your thing and you ar [Read more]
10 days ago on JamBase  (Hans Zimmer) 
Several Malibu beaches targeted for marine protection
Residents Judith Guillemont and Suzanne and Hans Zimmer in recent letters to the state expressed their desire for Point Dume to be made into a marine [Read more]
11 days ago on Malibu Times  (Hans Zimmer) 
Dark Knight tops Saturn Awards
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11 days ago on Reuters  (Hans Zimmer) 
Ledger takes one final bow
It is the latest honour for Ledger, who died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January 2008 but swept through the Hollywood award season earlier this year with wins at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards and internationally at the BAFTAs in London and the Australian Film Institute ceremony. [Read more]
11 days ago on WA today  (Hans Zimmer) 
Maya picks up 'Casi Divas'
Maya picks up 'Casi Divas'Spanish-language comedy in U.S. theaters this AugustBy Gregg KildayJune 23, 2009, 07:06 PM ETCorrected: June 29, 2009, 08:14 PM ET [Read more]
12 days ago on Hollywood Reporter  (Hans Zimmer) 
GRAMMY FOUNDATION SELECTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE
GRAMMY Camp is one of the GRAMMY Foundation's most exciting GRAMMY in the Schools programs, and it provides an exceptional opportunity for young people looking to explore the range of possibilities that a career in music can provide, said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. GRAMMY Camp provides instruction focused on all aspects of commercial music by industry professionals in a creative environment with access to cutting-edge technology. When you t [Read more]
12 days ago on Top40-Charts.com  (Hans Zimmer) 
How to pick a rainy day movie
Rainy day movies shouldn't be too cerebral. You don't watchThe Godfather or Memento on days like these. You peep ahorror marathon on Space, a romcom, an underappreciatedgutbuster---something you've seen 10 times. You want to revel in itsfamiliarity. Rainy days are for jokes you know and well-known momentsyou cry at anyway, lulled by the rhythm of precipitation. They'reNightmare on Elm Street. So I Married An Axe Murderer.Miss Congeniality.For me, it's 1992's A League of Their Own. Set in [Read more]
18 days ago on The Coast  (Hans Zimmer) 
The transformers
Their big inspirations are Hans Zimmer for his emotive scores, Seal and Sting for their songwriting skills, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for his Sufi magic, [Read more]
23 days ago on Livemint  (Hans Zimmer) 
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