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Hans Zimmer Quotes

• A good score should have a point of view all of its own. It should transcend all that has gone before, stand on its own two feet and still serve the movie. A great soundtrack is all about communicating with the audience, but we all try to bring something extra to the movie that is not entirely evident on screen.

• A soundtrack can carry a visual along, be an unforgettable addition to the film and sometimes there is a small moment of something really great, which exists as beautiful music on its own merit.

• I have all these computers and keyboards and synthesizers, and I rattle away. For instance, with The Lion King I wrote over four hours worth of tunes, and they were really pretty - but totally meaningless. So in the end I came up with material I liked. We worked on The Lion King for four years, but I wasn't toying until the last three and a half weeks properly. On Crimson Tide, on the other hand, I just went in and within seconds I knew what I wanted.

• I wake up around noon, light a cigarette, get a cup of coffee, sit in the bathtub for an hour and daydream, and I usually come up with some ideas... It's a very irresponsible life. The only decisions I make are about the notes I'm writing.

• If something happened where I couldn't write music anymore, it would kill me. It's not just a job. It's not just a hobby. It's why I get up in the morning. edit »Hans: (On Hannibal) This is the best love theme I've ever written, I keep telling everyone this is a romantic comedy, but nobody believes me.

• It is a more honorable approach than the Red Sea parting shower curtain.

• The Thin Red Line.

• Trust me, if you're working on a $70 million movie and you're the last guy, you feel all that weight on your shoulders.

• when (producers) are going, 'This scene really doesn't work and we need some help here,' and you realize what they're saying is you can make or break this movie.

• Wings of a Film: The Music of Hans Zimmer.

 

Hans Zimmer Filmography

Composer

2009 - Angels & Demons
2008 - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008 - Frost/Nixon
2008 - The Burning Plain
2008 - The Dark Knight
2008 - Kung Fu Panda
2008 - Casi divas
2007 - The Simpsons Movie
2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2006 - The Holiday
2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 - The Da Vinci Code
2005 - The Weather Man
2005 - Kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel, Der
2005 - Batman Begins
2005 - Madagascar
2004 - Spanglish
2004 - Lauras Stern
2004 - Shark Tale
2004 - Thunderbirds
2004 - King Arthur
2003 - Something's Gotta Give
2003 - The Last Samurai
2003 - Matchstick Men
2003 - Tears of the Sun
2003 - Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003 - Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2002 - The Ring
2002 - The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
2002 - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2001 - Black Hawk Down
2001 - Riding in Cars with Boys
2001 - Invincible
2001 - Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal'
2001 - Pearl Harbor
2001 - Hannibal
2001 - The Pledge
2000 - An Everlasting Piece
2000 - Hans Zimmer: Scoring Gladiator
2000 - Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
2000 - Mission: Impossible II
2000 - Gladiator
2000 - The Road to El Dorado
1999 - Chill Factor
1998 - The Thin Red Line
1998 - The Prince of Egypt
1998 - The Last Days
1998 - Dritte Reich - in Farbe, Das
1997 - As Good as It Gets
1997 - The Peacemaker
1996 - The Preacher's Wife
1996 - The Fan
1996 - The Rock
1996 - Muppet Treasure Island
1996 - Broken Arrow
1995 - Two Deaths
1995 - Something to Talk About
1995 - Nine Months
1995 - Beyond Rangoon
1995 - Crimson Tide
1994 - Drop Zone
1994 - The Lion King
1994 - Renaissance Man
1994 - I'll Do Anything
1993 - Younger and Younger
1993 - The House of the Spirits
1993 - Cool Runnings
1993 - True Romance
1993 - Calendar Girl
1993 - Point of No Return
1993 - Space Rangers
1992 - Toys
1992 - A League of Their Own
1992 - The Power of One
1992 - Radio Flyer
1991 - K2
1991 - Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
1991 - To the Moon, Alice
1991 - Regarding Henry
1991 - Thelma & Louise
1991 - Backdraft
1990 - Green Card
1990 - Pacific Heights
1990 - Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990 - Days of Thunder
1990 - Fools of Fortune
1990 - Bird on a Wire
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy
1989 - Diamond Skulls
1989 - Black Rain
1989 - Twister
1988 - Burning Secret
1988 - Rain Man
1988 - Paperhouse
1988 - Nightmare at Noon
1988 - A World Apart
1988 - Taffin
1988 - The Nature of the Beast
1988 - Spies Inc.
1988 - The Fruit Machine
1987 - The Wind
1987 - Terminal Exposure
1987 - Comeback
1986 - The Zero Boys
1986 - Separate Vacations
1985 - Wild Horses
1984 - Histoire d'O: Chapitre 2
1984 - Success Is the Best Revenge

Soundtrack

2008 - Isola dei famosi 6, L'
2008 - X Factor
2007 - Isola dei famosi 5, L'
2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 - Sicko
2006 - The Holiday
2006 - Isola dei famosi - Le Olimpiadi, L'
2006 - Isola dei famosi - Honduras, L'
2005 - Kingdom Hearts II
2005 - Chicken Little
2005 - Isola dei famosi 3, L'
2005 - The Sandbox
2005 - Undiscovered
2004 - Lauras Stern
2004 - Isola dei famosi 2, L'
2004 - Running Away
2004 - Thunderbirds
2004 - King Arthur
2004 - The Lion King 1½
2003 - Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause
2003 - Isola dei famosi, L'
2003 - Johnny English
2002 - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2001 - Hannibal
2000 - Expeditie Robinson
1998 - The Prince of Egypt
1998 - Jack Frost
1997 - As Good as It Gets
1997 - The Hunger
1996 - The Fan
1994 - The Lion King
1993 - True Romance
1992 - Toys
1992 - The Power of One
1991 - K2
1990 - Days of Thunder
1989 - Black Rain

Producer

2000 - King of the Jungle

Acted

1987 - Man kann ja nie wissen

Appearances

2008 - Vantage Point
1927 - The Show
2007 - The Kite Runner
2007 - Sicko
1923 - Souls for Sale
2006 - Rescue Dawn
2004 - Rancid
2004 - Shrek 2
2004 - Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men'
2003 - Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2001 - Shrek
2001 - Spy Kids
2000 - Chicken Run
2006 - Black Rain: Post-Production
2006 - Backdraft: Igniting the Story
2006 - Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard
2000-2006 - HBO First Look
2006 - Trade Winds: The Collaboration
2005 - The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
2005 - Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004 - The Journey of Rain Man
2004 - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs
2004 - Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men'
2003 - Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
2003 - Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2002 - The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
2001 - Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal'
2000 - Hans Zimmer: Scoring Gladiator
2000 - German Hollywood Dreams
2000 - CNN World Beat
1998 - Musik im Spiegel der Gefühle
1995 - The 67th Annual Academy Awards
1995 - Klang der Bilder, Der
1995 - The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1994 - Troldspejlet
1994 - The Making of 'The Lion King'
1994 - The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John

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