Hans Zimmer

The musical accompaniment of any film creates an atmosphere, and subsequently associations with this or that picture. Background music is not just a mood, but a distinctive feature of each film. Hans Zimmer is one of the most popular film composers of our time.

Hans Florian Zimmer hails from the German city of Frankfurt am Main. Born September 12, 1957, Jewish parents. Mother studied music, and father was an engineer.

The craving for art was traced in Zimmer as early as childhood. He enjoyed playing the piano, but he did not like the formal school environment, preferring to replace boring lessons with amateur performances. According to the future composer, music was born in his head.

In his youth, Hans left Germany for the UK, where he studied at the private school Hurtwood House. In an interview, Zimmer admitted that he plunged headlong into the world of music after the death of his father. Dad died early, and creativity became a salvation for the future film composer from deep depression.

Hans Zimmer's musical career began in 1970 with playing keyboards and synthesizers in the British band Helden (together with popular lead singer Warren Kahn) and in The Buggles, with whom they released the single "Video Killed the Radio Star". After collaborating with The Buggles, Zimmer performed with the Italian band Krisma, founded by Maurizio Arieri and Cristina Moser.

In addition to co-creating with music bands, Zimmer has written promotional jingles for Air-Edel Associates.

Since 1980, Zimmer worked in tandem with Stanley Myers, who at the time was already successfully writing music for films. Working with Myers turned out to be fruitful: in 1982, colleagues acted as composers in the drama "Moonlight". Later, in 1985, the films "Insignificance" and "My Lovely Laundry" with their musical compositions were released. Myers and Zimmer founded Lillie Yard.

In 1987, the composer tries himself as a producer in the film "The Last Emperor".

The pinnacle of success and the beginning of worldwide popularity was the cult film Rain Man, released in 1988. Hans Zimmer wrote the main theme song, which was nominated for an Oscar. The film's director Barry Levinson was looking for a suitable musical accompaniment for a long time, until his wife paid attention to the work of the young composer.

Hans later said that he felt the protagonist and tried to come up with a non-standard melody, unlike many others from the films of the same genre. The protagonist of the drama "Rain Man" has autism. According to Zimmer, he recreated music from another world, incomprehensible to the average person.

After working on "Rain Man", the composer received offers of cooperation from directors of high-budget films. He wrote music for such films as "Mission: Impossible 2", "Crimson Tide", "The Rock", "True Love", "Gladiator", "Chauffeur Miss Daisy", "Prince of Egypt", "Pearl Harbor" and others ... Hans Zimmer is the author of the famous soundtracks for the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, as well as Batman Begins, The Dark Knight.

In 1995, the German composer won the Oscar for Best Music. Zimmer received the award for the melodies for the cartoon "The Lion King".

Also Hans Zimmer has been the owner of a private music studio since 1989. Remonte Control Productions is a unique company that brings together about 50 composers from all over the world. Among the employees of the organization: Klaus Badelt, Stephen Barton, Toby Chu, James Dooley, Don Harper, Nick Phoenix.

At the time of its founding, the firm was called Media Ventures, and Jay Rifkin was Zimmer's business partner. However, as a result of the conflict and legal proceedings, the company was renamed. Remonte Control Productions has released music for films such as The Da Vinci Code, Madagascar, Shrek, Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda, Kingdom of Heaven and many others.

In addition, the firm specializes not only in film music, but also in computer games. The studio's composers are the authors of the music for The Sims 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warfare 2.

In 2010, Hans Zimmer had his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This year was marked by another work: the composer wrote the music for the popular science series "Through the Wormhole" with Morgan Freeman.

According to The Daily Telegraph, the German composer is 72nd in the list of hundreds of "modern geniuses." In 2018, Zimmer wrote the music for the FIFA World Cup intro.

The first wife of Hans Zimmer was model Vicki Zimmer. The couple had a daughter in marriage. Zoe also works as a model.

The second wife, Susanne Zimmer, gave birth to three children. The family lives in Los Angeles.

At the end of June 2018, Hans Zimmer, together with the group Imagine Dragons, released the song Skipping Stones. Soul composition cannot leave you indifferent.

The lyrical text about love combined with a light melody will win people's hearts, the authors of the song say. Song royalties will be donated to the Love Loud Foundation.

1982 - "Moonlight" 1988 - "Rain Man" 1988 - "Paper House" 1989 - "Nightmare at Noon" 1990 - "The Vicissitudes" 1991 - "Toys" 1994 - "The Lion King" 2000 - "Mission Impossible 2" 2001 - "Pearl Harbor" 2002 - "The Ring" 2003 - "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" 2005 - "Madagascar" 2007 - "August Rush" 2009 - "Angels and Demons" 2017 - "Blade Runner 2049" 2018 - X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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