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Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer. Hans Zimmer -Born in Frankfurt, Germany on September 12, 1957 -Mother was very musical -Father was an Engineer/Inventor -Used Father’s death as a way to escape in music. -Mastering of keyboard and synthesizer -Wrote jingles for Air- Edel Associates

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Hans Zimmer

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  1. Hans Zimmer

  2. Hans Zimmer -Born in Frankfurt, Germany on September 12, 1957 -Mother was very musical -Father was an Engineer/Inventor -Used Father’s death as a way to escape in music

  3. -Mastering of keyboard and synthesizer -Wrote jingles for Air-Edel Associates -Wrote various works for different bands and groups

  4. -Joined forces with Stanley Myers in the 1980’s -Combining of traditional orchestra sounds with electronic instruments -Co-founded Lillie Yard recording studio

  5. -Zimmer and Myers -My Beautiful Laundrette, 1985 -Moonlighting, 1982

  6. -Zimmer’s first solo scores, 1987 -Terminal Exposure -The Last Emperor

  7. -Zimmer composed theme song for popular United Kingdom television show -Strong, well-known work in United Kingdom

  8. -Zimmer’s personal think tank -Film score mentoring

  9. Klaus Badelt Mark Mancina John Powell Nick Glennie-Smith Harry Gregson-Williams -Some famous composers that benefited from Zimmer’s film score mentoring

  10. -Success started for Zimmer with the scoring of Rain Man -Academy Award for Best Score and Best Picture in 1989

  11. -Some of Zimmer’s early scores consisted of: -The Lion King, 1994 -The Preacher’s Wife, 1996 -As Good As It Gets, 1997 -The Prince of Egypt, 1998

  12. -Some of Zimmer’s more powerful scores include: -Thelma & Louise, 1991 -A League of Their Own, 1992 -Pearl Harbor, 2001 -Matchstick Men, 2003

  13. -The Last Samurai -Zimmer’s 100th film score, 2003

  14. -27th Annual Flanders International Film Festival -Zimmer’s first time performing his film music live -100 piece orchestra/100 person choir

  15. -Hans Zimmer was awarded the 2,426th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  16. -Zimmer has received many awards including: -Lifetime Achievement Award -Frederick Loewe Award -ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award -Numerous Golden Globes, American Music Awards, and Grammys, Oscar, and Tony Awards

  17. More recent notable works -Pirates of the Caribbean movies -Sherlock Holmes movies -Batman movies

  18. -2012 Aurora Benefit -Zimmer composed the track “Aurora” to raise money for victims of the shooting

  19. -84th Academy Awards music with Pharrell Williams -ABC World News theme music -”The Bible” score

  20. -The Dark Knight Rises -Zimmer originally composed with James Newton Howard -Zimmer scored movie solo -Released July, 17th 2012

  21. References "Hans Zimmer - Biography." IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm>. "Hans Zimmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer "Hans-Zimmer.com - Biography." Hans-Zimmer.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.hans- zimmer.com/index.php?rub=bio>. "Hollywood in the News." Official Hollywood Walk of Fame 323-469-8311. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/index.php?blog_id=30&module=blogs>. "The Dark Knight Rises (soundtrack) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises_(soundtrack)#Recurring_Motifs>. References "Hans Zimmer - Biography." IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001877/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm>. "Hans Zimmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer "Hans-Zimmer.com - Biography." Hans-Zimmer.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.hans- zimmer.com/index.php?rub=bio>. "Hollywood in the News." Official Hollywood Walk of Fame 323-469-8311. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/index.php?blog_id=30&module=blogs>. "The Dark Knight Rises (soundtrack) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises_(soundtrack)#Recurring_Motifs>.

  22. Listening Guide Despair: 0:00 – This track immediately starts off with a dark foreboding sound of deep drum beats and fast thrills from what sounds like violins that fade out as the brass makes their entrance. 0:22 – The bass opens with a defining background beat that continues as the brass makes a powerful dark crescendo over top and fades out and repeats that once more, all along the violins are playing a simple back and forth pattern. 0:52 – A change in lead happens here with the synthesizer taking over with a rhythm that sounds like a ricochet with the drums playing a strong trill 1:07 – The brass enters again with the same dark minor crescendo but this time it is drawn out finishing with a synthesizer effect at the end with a quick fade out 1:38 – After the fade out, an eerie shriek sound is set with a slow drum beat, then it starts to build and the drum beats get faster with some synthesizer effects and a brief sound of screaming static pulses 2:18 – The drums start their dominant rhythm they had in the beginning then quickly follows the rest of the instruments for the climax of the piece – the brass carry the ominous melody while the drums, violins, and synthesizer fill in with the undertones that lead to another fade out just leaving the synthesizer for a few moments 2:53 – The strings slowly fade in with the synthesizer – then the brass fades in one last time very mildly ending quickly with the synthesizer

  23. Rises: 0:00 – This starts very strong with the drums and brass – the rhythm is very fast and intense with the slight crescendo in the brass 0:38 – The brass, strings, drums, and synthesizer work together here to create an intense build in the music with the brass having the melody 1:00 – All instruments drop out except for a low rumbling synthesizer background as a choir boy sings 1:25 – The strings enter softly as the choir boy fades out with the brass quietly joining and building 2:33 – The bass takes over the melody with some drums beats to emphasize building into a beautiful melody that is taken over by the violins and the brass are harmonizing and synthesizer effects are added 4:50 – The melody changes to the brass with the rest of the instruments providing the harmony and background 5:18 – The bass takes over the lead at this point very briefly 6:03 – The violins play the melody as the whole piece builds to a beautiful climax 6:35 – The drums, brass, and synthesizer come back in with their dark, powerful, fast-paced rhythm and melody that has been presented before 7:00 – Fade out of instruments with a brief close of the choir boy’s voice

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