Hans Zimmer

Have you ever watched a movie without music or imagined what an epic fight scene or romantic moment would be like without an appropriate soundtrack? Awkward, that’s what. If you don’t believe me, just watch “Star Wars Minus Williams - Throne Room.” You’ll see what I’m talking about. One of the masterminds behind movie music is German-born composer Hans Zimmer. Even if you don’t recognize the name, you almost certainly know his music. He’s known for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, “Gladiator,” “Inception,” Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy, “Pearl Harbor,” new movie “Interstellar” and many more. He has written the scores for children’s classics, such as “The Lion King,” “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Madagascar.” Zimmer’s first work in the music world was not a score, but a pop band, The Buggles, in the 1970s. The group was best known for its song “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first music video to air on MTV. He later began working on film scores in London, where he began mixing traditional orchestra music with electronic music, the first to do so. Zimmer has received 108 awards and 158 nominations for his work and has created over 100 scores. A common theme through Zimmer’s work is his ability to infuse emotion into the musical background of the films he works on. Whether through the beautifully melancholic “Tennessee” from “Pearl Harbor” or the relieved triumph in “Now We Are Free” from “Gladiator,” Zimmer makes you feel. So, open Spotify, search Zimmer’s name and get lost in the music.