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Hans Zimmer was born in Frankfurt/Main, Germany on September 12, 1957 and moved to London as a teenager. He went to Hurtwood House School where he graduated. While he lived in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesizers. In 1980, Zimmer 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 partnered 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, Hans Zimmer joined David Byrne, a Scottish-American musician and artist, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, a Japanese musician, composer, producer, and actor, on their Oscar-winning score for The Last Emperor (1988).
Soon after The Last Emperor, Hans 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 work for composing a score was for Chris Menges’s film A World Apart (1988). However, Zimmer’s turning point in his career came later in that year when he was asked to compose a score for Barry Levinson’s film Rain Man (1988).
In the 1980s, Zimmer partnered 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, Hans Zimmer joined David Byrne, a Scottish-American musician and artist, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, a Japanese musician, composer, producer, and actor, on their Oscar-winning score for The Last Emperor (1988).
Soon after The Last Emperor, Hans 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 work for composing a score was for Chris Menges’s film A World Apart (1988). However, Zimmer’s turning point in his career came later in that year when he was asked to compose a score for Barry Levinson’s film Rain Man (1988).
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Cariina_ wrote:
Wunderbarer Mensch --> Genie!
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Modern Warfare 2 OST <3
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ghatak wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 music really rocks!
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Paulz0r wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 OST is F*CKING AMAZING !!! YEAH !!! \m/
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kaosnihil wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 OST is F*CKING AMAZING !!! YEAH !!! \m/ [2]
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freeman_47 wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 OST is F*CKING AMAZING !!! YEAH !!! \m/ [2]
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duhastblak wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 is mainly recycled from Black Hawk Down ;) Still good though.
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dawntl3ss wrote:
Hello there!!! I Love POTC, I'm a huge fan & adore the music ~ I really need some help here!!! Been looking for piano sheets for POTC (whole trilogy) and couldn't find any free ones!!! Can anyone give me a helping hand??? PLS??? *puppy eyes*
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LtRawks wrote:
Loving the Modern Warfare 2 soundtrack. Fits the theme perfectly!
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georget85 wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 Score is awesome! The score really immersed me in the game while I played it - the best FPS experience, however short it was.
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dizoox wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 OST is F*CKING AMAZING !!! YEAH !!! \m/ [1]
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os_teriyaki wrote:
What a truly fantastic composer :3 I think my favourite of his work is the soundtrack for The Lion King, such amazing stuff... especially the bit where Simba climbs Pride Rock at the end of the movie... That bit ALWAYS MAKES ME CRY xD
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Tha_Souljah wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 OST is F*CKING AMAZING !!! YEAH !!! \m/
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Nikopol_XP wrote:
now we are free is lisa gerrards work O_o
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hidibiditidi wrote:
I'm really excited for Modern Warfare 2 now
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wedderman wrote:
da kann ich mich nur anschließen, Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack von Zimmer ist super!
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Mith0s wrote:
Modern Warfare 2 Ost ... is just amazing. Danke an Hans Zimmer für dieses Meisterwerk!!!
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FaTiii wrote:
agree with HenryRattlehead :)
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HenryRattlehead wrote:
His work in Modern Warfare 2 is outstanding.
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Diego_Teco wrote:
Didn't played Modern Warfare 2 yet, but I surely know what to expect. ;) (it rhymes! heh)
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The soundtrack album to ANGELS & DEMONS is in stores tomorrow, released on Sony Classical. The album features Hans' original score, with performances by violinist Joshua Bell, and is available at Ama. …
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