[Closed] HANS ZIMMER

Maybe I'll be wrong, but I think a lot of people are underestimating Zimmer for Madagascar 2. I know people didn't like the first one, but for some reason I think he'll improve a lot for the sequel. It seems like his recent sequels scores have all been really good.

Overrated? I don't think so... Driving Miss Daisy is maybe not a perfect score, and it could be better with real instruments (like the concert version), but the theme is really catchy and heartwarming.

And on Rain Man, I like the synth sounds, actually. (But Las Vegas is horrible to listen )

But he's co-composing with a hip-hop artist, isn't he? Not sure how it's going to be...

Is this sarcasm? I would assume this to be true of everything he writes. There were a whole bunch of composers on the first one.

The guy is called Will.i.am

What Zimmer says about King Arthur in the final minute of Scorenotes.com interview?

thanks.

I´m afraid King Arthur is not one of his favourites.
But I found this even more interesting:

Hans Zimmer: "....I´m not sure if it was your website or somebody else you know, I mean, me of course more than James because James is the nicer guy and better composer, I´m just getting savaged by some people".

Interviewer: "filmtracks, the website"

Hans: "Yeah, and in a way, I´m loving it, because you certainly realize that I´m doing exactly the job I´m supposed to be doing".

James Newton Howard: "not only that, to do that is such idiocy; I love when people write about something they just reveal how much they don´t know about what they´re writing".

Couldn´t fuckin agree more!

heh filmtracks

In this area, if nobody's dealing with you (in all positive and negative ways and magnitudes imaginable) then it probably means you're not doing something right. Since in Hollywood (and in all business and life in general too) there will always be people who envy or even hate others' success, i'd too say that yes, the more people bitch and moan about you and deal with you - since you're simply doing your job and minding your business* then it must mean you're doing something very right; in the case of Zimmer we all know it to be true.

* I am not talking about the scenario where your stupid actions actually evoke such attacks, that's a different thing

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A lot of people score REAL crap and they're regular nobodies; i don't see anyone dealing with them; Zimmer is successful, probably the most successful (not always linked with quality of course) film composer out there as we speak, in terms of assigned projects, financial income, professional status, influence on younger composers and fanbase and the way he did it through the sound he fused and created, is something that upsets many people; composers too, some of the latter obviously (even unconsciously) 'cause they haven't thought of it first; or of a similar way to reach to the top like Z. Some of them of course are struggling 'cause they see their near nowhere status while they write some truly wonderful music that is most probably doomed to ignorance while Z's synths and libraries take over the world.

You're right, my bad.

Well after more than twenty years of music (regarding Zimmer´s career), if somebody is still upset by his sound, I think it´s time to start getting used to it.
And call me whatever you want, but you don´t like Zimmer, ok, I propose two possible solutions:
1- Don´t ever, ever, listen a Zimmer score again. Your mental health will appreciate it if it really upsets you that much (I´m not refering toy you Demetris, this "you" is a general one, oh, ok, you know what I mean ).
2- Don´t ever, ever, watch a movie scored by Zimmer again.

Quite easy solutions, aren´t they?


But I wonder if all the bunch of Zimmer bashers know about other composers, because it seems like it´s only Zimmer scoring films today (ok, he gets high profile pictures, blah blah blah). But do they know Philippe Rombi? John Scott? Giacchino? Lennertz? Fenton? Baños? Jenkins? and a dozen more?
You have so much to choose and discover that it´d take years to enjoy them all.

But Marselus it's impossible to avoid it because such a large proportion of major films are scored either by Zimmer or by one of his underlings. I don't have a problem with most of his albums, which are enjoyable pieces of symphonic pop fluff, it's as film scores they're so hideous, but I can't avoid those because they appear in films I actually want to see.

Problem is, the haters love to hate and ruin the fun for the lovers. It´s all that´s left for them, isn´t it...? Or is it?

In the end, nothing is gained by the whole discussion. The haters can scream as loud as they want, Zimmer won´t change his way to score movies, and producers will continue to want his style in their movies; people will always either love it or hate it, and the sooner the haters realise that their lives are way more beautiful if they decide to let it be and concentrate on the dozens of scores released each year which they like better, the better for everyone. Lovers can enjoy a new Zimmer score without the usual hundreds of hate-style posts, while haters can concentrate on things they like.

Yeah... how nice would that be...

Exactly my thoughts