Hello everyone and welcome to the next new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I turn the spotlight on composer Hans Zimmer and his music for the movies. Born in 1957, in Frankfurt, Germany, Zimmer's initial musical background is by way of pop music, most famously with the band The Buggles, who had a huge hit in 1979 with their perky tune "Video Killed The Radio Star" (of course, you might have to be over a certain age to remember this one). Later, he shifted into writing ad jingles before notable British composer Stanley Myers brought him as an apprentice. Soon they were co-composing a number of film scores together. Zimmer quickly graduated to his own solo composing career in 1988 with A WORLD APART, which very soon led to notable and well-remembered huge hits such as RAIN MAN, DRIVING MISS DAISY, BACKDRAFT, CRIMSON TIDE, THE LION KING and more. I wanted to take a listen to how Zimmer's unique blend of synths, pop, exotic instruments and traditional orchestral forces changed the soundscape of movie music, starting in the 90's and continuing through to today, as heard in such blockbusters as the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and DARK KNIGHT series, INCEPTION and DUNKIRK.
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