We hum them when we're bored in class.
We cry, and sometimes laugh, at the sheer power his powerful harmonies add to the films of the greats.
From The Lion King to Pirates of the Caribbean to Inception to The Dark Knight Rises, this musical genius has left his touch on many of the movies that we hold dear. Awards and accolades have piled up at his feet, including numerous Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe awards, and he has achieved world renown for his powerful, moving movie soundtracks.
The music of Hans Zimmer always stirs up something special in me, whether I'm watching movies that he has composed for or listening to his music alone on YouTube, and I when I finally realized that he was a German composer (his last name means "room" in German), I was thrilled to blog about him.
He was born September 12th, 1957, in Frankfurt. His musical career first started in London, where he worked for a time with fellow composer and mentor Stanley Myers. His first music breakthrough came in 1988 when his soundtrack for Rain Man, an Oscar-winning film that gave Zimmer his first Academy Award. Another turning point came in 1994, when he was asked to compose the score for the Disney film, The Lion King, which won a slew of awards and secured Zimmer's reputation as a household name.
Since then, Zimmer has gone on to compose hundreds of soundtracks for dozens of award-winning movies. He is known for his innovative style of combining classical orchestral music with electronic instrumentals. He lives in Los Angeles, with his wife and four children.
I will leave you with one of my favorite Zimmer sountracks, from the movie The DaVinci Code.
What is your favorite Zimmer sountrack? Answer in the comments below!
Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/
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