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Frankfurt, Germany (1957 – present)
Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) is a German-born, Los Angeles-based musician and film composer.
Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 12th September 1957, and moved to London as a teenager. While he lived in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesisers. In 1980 he worked with The Buggles, a New Wave band formed in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downs, and Bruce Woolley. Zimmer can be briefly seen in the Buggles music video for “Video Killed the Radio Star” (1979).
In the 1980s, Zimmer worked with film composer Stanley Myers, a prolific film composer who composed scores for over sixty films. Zimmer and Myers co-founded the London-based Lillie Yard recording studio. Together, Myers and Zimmer worked on fusing the traditional orchestral sound with state-of-the-art electronics. Some of their first movies with this new sound include Moonlighting (1982), Success is the Best Revenge (1984), Insignificance (1985), and My Beautiful Launderette (1985). In 1986, Zimmer joined David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto on their Oscar-winning score for The Last Emperor (1988).
Soon afterwards, Zimmer began working on his own solo projects. During his solo career years, Zimmer experimented and combined the use of old and new musical technologies. His first solo score was for Chris Menges’s film A World Apart (1988). However, the turning point in his career came later that year when he was asked to compose a score for Barry Levinson’s film Rain Man (1988). In the score, Zimmer uses synthesizers mixed with steel drums.
Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 12th September 1957, and moved to London as a teenager. While he lived in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesisers. In 1980 he worked with The Buggles, a New Wave band formed in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downs, and Bruce Woolley. Zimmer can be briefly seen in the Buggles music video for “Video Killed the Radio Star” (1979).
In the 1980s, Zimmer worked with film composer Stanley Myers, a prolific film composer who composed scores for over sixty films. Zimmer and Myers co-founded the London-based Lillie Yard recording studio. Together, Myers and Zimmer worked on fusing the traditional orchestral sound with state-of-the-art electronics. Some of their first movies with this new sound include Moonlighting (1982), Success is the Best Revenge (1984), Insignificance (1985), and My Beautiful Launderette (1985). In 1986, Zimmer joined David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto on their Oscar-winning score for The Last Emperor (1988).
Soon afterwards, Zimmer began working on his own solo projects. During his solo career years, Zimmer experimented and combined the use of old and new musical technologies. His first solo score was for Chris Menges’s film A World Apart (1988). However, the turning point in his career came later that year when he was asked to compose a score for Barry Levinson’s film Rain Man (1988). In the score, Zimmer uses synthesizers mixed with steel drums.
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mi_menor7 wrote:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is simply amazing [38]
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torque_23 wrote:
Genre: pop score.)
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SK-Futhark wrote:
*yaaaaaawn*....wish film makers would give younger, original composers a piece of the action instead of turning to ZImmer, Elfman and Williams all the time...
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uhohspagettio wrote:
epic
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can__smile wrote:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is simply amazing [37]
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Laa-Brent wrote:
"Time" is really epic! [2]
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blueOFeyes wrote:
He's the best. Dream is collapsing <3
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SK-Futhark wrote:
boring, massively overrated, unimaginative to the point of plagiarizing...he was only good up to Gladiator, and that's good mainly because of the Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Badelt compositions, the rest is just rip-offs of Holst's the planets...Black Hawk Down was also only really good because it was collaborations...think Black Rain and Hannibal are the only decent Zimmer soundtracks I've heard...
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presspreston wrote:
almost as good as williams
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HeroGothamNeeds wrote:
It's scary how talented German composers are compared to the rest of the world. This man is a powerhouse
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josheox wrote:
You have no idea but, your music is helping me a loot in this moment.
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_keen_ wrote:
that man is the force of music !
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sathan93 wrote:
"Time" is really epic!
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valeriacavaller wrote:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is simply amazing [36]
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Built Our Own World
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Cool Runnings soundtrack!!!!
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Louco por TDKR
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Dream is Collapsing
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is simply amazing [35]
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The Holiday, most Romantic/Awesome music ever!
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Feb
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Fluch der Karibik - Disney LIVE in Concert
Congress Centrum CCH, Hamburg, Germany
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Fluch der Karibik - Disney LIVE in Concert
Alte Oper, Grosser Saal, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany
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FILM MUSIC GALA: ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
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RANGO soundtrack coming March 1st!
22 Feb 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/hanszimmermusic
On March 4th, Paramount Pictures will release RANGO directed
by Gore Verbinksi (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) with Johnny Depp
voicing the lead role of the hero. RANGO is an original animated
comed...
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RANGO soundtrack coming March 1st!
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