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Hans Zimmer
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Born in Frankfurt/Main, Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesizers with, among others, the bands Ultravox and The Buggles (“Video Killed the Radio Star”). In the 1980’s, he started composing and producing soundtracks for movies. His breakthrough came in 1988, with the theme for Rain Man, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
Since then, Zimmer has composed music for many major movies, such as Gladiator, The Simpsons Movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Crimson Tide, The Rock, True Romance, Driving Miss Daisy, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Pearl Harbor, The Thin Red Line, The Peacemaker, The Last Samurai, Cool Runnings, Black Hawk Down, King Arthur, Batman Begins and his latest Batman: The Dark Knight. He is currently working on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Frost/Nixon. In 1995, he received an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the The Lion King.
Awards and nominations:
Academy Awards
1989: Rain Man
1995: The Lion King (won)
1997: The Preacher’s Wife
1998: As Good As It Gets
1999: The Prince of Egypt
1999: The Thin Red Line
2001: Gladiator
Grammy Awards
1991: Driving Miss Daisy
1995: The Lion King
1996: Crimson Tide (won)
2001: Gladiator
2007: The Da Vinci Code
2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Golden Globe Awards
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x_upisdown wrote:
I love this man haha. Whenever you watch a film with this guys music, you can always tell. Its awesome <3
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Monitha wrote:
drink up me hearties <3
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zleg3nd wrote:
The Dark Knight OST is incredible. Everyone get it!
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Regulator85 wrote:
Now we are free. I will see you again, but not yet... not yet.
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nemesis356 wrote:
Hans Zimmer and John Williams will allways be my favorite film composers no one else has managed to top it yet they are just 2 of the best composers ever.
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MrMusicVibe wrote:
@sircohen: The Fountain OST.
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Charleyred wrote:
Es Dios... con batuta... :D
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turkhandsome wrote:
Hans Zimmer's all saundtracks is perfect for me...
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Sax-Moryson wrote:
Yes, super soundtrack, i love it
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sirCohen wrote:
The best soundtracks maker I have ever listened to. I'm only 19 but I'm pretty sure, that I will not hear anything even a little as beautiuful as his music till my last days. Gladiator, The Last Samurai, Pirates of the Carribean, The Dark Knight.... God, this man's my idol! I could listen to this ost for days...
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freaker wrote:
His music is fairly easy to recognize, but I really really love it!
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Envisaomdoden wrote:
Yes i found that out after a google visit :) A really nice language.
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CloudyMemory wrote:
Envisaomdoden: I might be mistaken, but I think the language of Gortoz a Ran is Breton. Zimmer's got nothing to do with it though ;)
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Cratsy-Sam wrote:
The Rock soundtrack<3
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Silencer22 wrote:
btw. Zimmer is great! I love Batman Dark Knight OST and from Pirates. :-)
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Silencer22 wrote:
What did u expect after 13 years old little troll - szmitu? Just ignore him and don't feed!
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Envisaomdoden wrote:
Cortoz A Ran is fucking beautiful! Amazing track! Does anyone know in witch language they are singing?
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CloudyCapulet wrote:
the fact that he was born in my hometown makes me like him even more :P but seriously, his soundtracks are amazing!
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ManWantFire wrote:
szmitu, stop wasting your time on the page of an artist you obviously don't like. I however, love Hans' work.
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CloudyMemory wrote:
Oh boy, not even last.fm is safe from trolls.
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