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Hans Zimmer's Innovative And Sought-After Film Score Composers In Hollywood

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Hans Zimmer is regarded as one of the most innovative and sought-after film score

composers in Hollywood. His decorated career in film scoring has earned him a respectable

reputation in the industry. Films ranging from the childlike wonder inspired by The Lion King to

more recently, the dark and dramatic The Dark Knight have all been brought to life by Zimmer’s

unmatched talents. Zimmer’s work will forever be remembered as the peak of film score

composition.

Zimmer was born and raised most of his life in Germany. His mother’s musical background

had a profound interest on his musical interest. He played piano at home from a very early age

and even took lessons. Eventually, he stopped taking lessons after being turned off …show more content…

Zimmer entered the world of film music in London during a long collaboration with famed

composer and mentor Stanley Myers, which included the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette He

soon began several successful solo projects, including A World Apart. During these years,

Zimmer pioneered the use of combining old and new musical technologies. Today, this work has

earned him the reputation of being the father of integrating the electronic musical world with

traditional orchestral arrangements.

In 1988, Zimmer was asked to score Rain Man by Barry Levinson. The film went on to win

the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year and earned Zimmer his very first Academy Award

nomination for Best Original Score. The following year, he was asked to score another Oscar

winning film, Driving Miss Daisy which earned him a name in Hollywood. He went on to score

other classic films such as The Lion King, As Good as it Gets, The Preacher’s Wife, and

Gladiator.

With a name for himself in the industry, Zimmer was anxious to replicate the mentoring

experience he had benefited from under an early mentor, Stanley Meyer’With

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