Team Deakins HANS ZIMMER - Composer
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Apr 17, 2024 
Renowned composer Hans Zimmer discusses his early career, purpose of film scores, procrastination habits, working with Denis Villeneuve, personal connection to The Lion King, Hollywood sound, and the joy of conducting an orchestra. Topics include creating environment for director's story, value of originality, and working with DPs for emotional storytelling through music. Zimmer's deep emotional journeys in music composition, AI's impact on music creation, and embracing filmmaking as a gift are also explored.
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Incorporating Banned Anthem
- For A World Apart, Zimmer used a smuggled tape of the banned South African national anthem as the film's end titles.
- They painstakingly edited and stretched tape to incorporate its authentic choir voices into the soundtrack.
Hollywood Breakthrough with Rain Man
- Barry Levinson discovered Zimmer's work through his wife and invited him to Hollywood to score Rain Man.
- Zimmer's unconventional approach using synthesizers impressed Levinson and started his Hollywood career.
Purpose of Film Music
- Zimmer believes film music elegantly expresses what words and images cannot convey.
- Music should open doors for the audience to feel and experience freely, not dictate emotions.