Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer (German pronunciation: [hans ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈtsɪmɐ]; born 12 September 1957) is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 150 films, including award-winning film scores for The Lion King (1994), Crimson Tide (1995), The Thin Red Line (1998), Gladiator (2000), The Last Samurai (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and 12 Years a Slave (2013).

Quotes

 * When you start the next project you have to forget everything you did before, otherwise Dark Knight will start to sound like Kung Fu Panda.
 * Quoted in Tim Masters, Hans Zimmer: I don't write music in 3D, BBC News (July 2011).


 * There was a dodgy digital period when things didn't sound that great, but now we are figuring that out. The basics haven't changed, which is talented human beings playing together in a room.
 * Quoted in Tim Masters, Hans Zimmer: I don't write music in 3D, BBC News (July 2011).


 * Nobody beat me up as much as I beat myself up. This is what I love doing, and I have one life to do it in, and I better do it right, I better do it well.
 * Hans Zimmer - making of GLADIATOR Soundtrack at 2:56


 * I wrote the notes, but the notes are only -- for me -- a tiny part of the journey. The team that surrounds me, we speak the same language.
 * The Music of Dune: Part Two - Behind the Scenes | Hans Zimmer, Denis Villeneuve & Cast | WaterTower (7 March 2024)