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Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer . Short biography of life and career. Life. Born in Germany on September 12, 1957 Moved to London, England in his teen years Was taught music mostly by his mother Father was an inventer. Married with four Children.

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Hans Zimmer

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  1. Hans Zimmer Short biography of life and career.

  2. Life

  3. Born in Germany on September 12, 1957 • Moved to London, England in his teen years • Was taught music mostly by his mother • Father was an inventer

  4. Married with four Children

  5. Lives and works in Los Angeles, California where his studio is located

  6. Career

  7. Started out playing with synthesizers. • Played for multiple bands. • Biggest hit was “video killed the radio star” with the Buggles

  8. Starting His own work Teamed up with Stanley Myers to form their own studio.

  9. Movies done while with Myers: • Moonlighting • Insignificance • My Beautiful Launderette

  10. First Solo Work

  11. The Last Empire • Won the academy award for best original score • Rain Man • Nominated for 4 academy awards including best original score • Driving Miss Daisy • Won academy award for best picture

  12. Other work done through the 90’s The Thin Red Line Prince of Egypt The Rock

  13. Lion King • Won the academy award for best original score • Crimson Tide • Won a Grammy for the main theme

  14. The 2000’s Many of his major scores came in this time period

  15. The Gladiator Black Hawk Down Pearl Harbor The Last Samurai Sherlock Holmes

  16. The Dark Knight Trilogy Inception Pirates of the Carribean Da Vinci Code

  17. Zimmer’s work with synthesizers is what makes his sound so unique

  18. “Rise”

  19. Released July 17, 2012 • Produced by Watertower Music • Similar tones to the previous two Dark Knight scores • Song is used frequently throughout the movie

  20. 0:03, Rhythm and tempo starts very fast and very strong. There is a lot of texture to start out. • 0:37, Melody comes in for the first time with various string instruments along with what I assume would be different sounds made through synthesizers. • 0:58, Melody starts to fade into a solo vocalist changing the complexion of the rhythm to slow and very soft. Turning from intense to more of a dramatic sound. • 1:27, Voice fades and the rhythm has slowed considerably to a soft violin playing in, what almost seems like the background.

  21. 2:34, softer tone continues with ascensions and dissentions. Variety of string instruments through out this part of the piece. • 3:23, Ascending rhythm over the next 0:20 • 4:12, soft Rhythm continues to create drama and suspense. Needed within the movie for many different parts. • 5:17, The melody comes back in to create a harmony with the violin • 5:55, Drums ascending to create a different beat. Adds depth to the piece. They come in and out through out the rest of the song. • 6:35, Main melody comes back in with a very strong rhythm. Adds in a brass section for more character and depth. • 7:01, Main melody ends quickly with a soft voice that fades to the end of the piece

  22. “Then I kissed him”

  23. Released May 22, 2001 • Bob Badami helped produce the score • Nominated for best original score for the golden globes • Romantic style song to use in many sections of the movie

  24. 0:01, Piano enters softly with the violin in the background. There is a very slow and soft beat to help create the drama within the song. • 0:26, Harp replaces the piano with the same melody. Rhythm and beat continue to be slow and soft • 0:47, Another instrument enters in-harmony with the harp. Seems like a flute or bassoon. Something in that family. The sound building through out this part. • 1:48, The piano comes back and the harp exits. The tone goes back to soft and slow. Much more sensitive throughout this bit of the piece.

  25. 2:28, The piano and what sounds like the violin are playing two different melodies in harmony. This creates a different tone and texture to the song. Brings depth and variety to it. • 3:31, music starts to descend and fade out and then comes back to a similar melody that is played through out the song. • 4:43, Tone changes with the piano and violins and then comes back to same style. • 5:28, melody begins to descend to the end of the piece

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