Musical compositions in any film are created in order to complete the picture. In the future, the song may even become the personification of the work, becoming its original calling card.
Composers are involved in the creation of sound accompaniment. Perhaps the most famous is Hans Zimmer.
Childhood Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer was born on September 12, 1957 to a German Jewish family. At the same time, his mother was associated with music, while his father worked as an engineer. The presence of creative abilities was noticeable in the composer in early childhood.
He liked to play the piano, but he did not like school education, created on the principle of obtaining theoretical knowledge. Hans loved to create, and future compositions appeared spontaneously in his head.
Later, Zimmer moved to the UK, where he studied at the private school Hurtwood House. Already being famous, he said that music interested him after the composer's father passed away. It happened too early, as a result of which Hans had to overcome depression with the help of music.
Composer Hans Zimmer's career
Hans Zimmer's first project was the group Helden, where he took part as a keyboardist. He also performed in The Buggles, which later released a single.
Hans then performed with the band Krisma from Italy. In parallel, along with collaboration with various teams, Hans composed small advertising compositions for one of the local companies.
Since 1980, the composer began to work in tandem with Stanley Myers. At that time, he became famous thanks to the creation of music. Joint work quickly yielded results - already in 1982, the duo was invited to write music for the film "Moonlight".
Three years later, several more films appeared at the box office, the compositions for which were created by Zimmer and Myers. Later they founded a joint studio.
In 1987, Hans was invited to the cinema for the first time as a producer. That creation was the film "The Last Emperor".
The first significant achievement in his career, after which his career began to develop, was writing music for the legendary film "Rain Man". Subsequently, the main composition of the work was nominated for an Oscar.
The director of the film tried for a long time to find the perfect music for him, until his wife prompted the figure to try using the services of a talented composer, which eventually became one of the main discoveries.
In subsequent interviews, Hans Zimmer said that he was able to enter the role of the main character of the film, which allowed him to come up with an original melody that did not resemble any composition from films of this kind.
The protagonist of the film was autistic, so Hans decided to write a composition that would not be understandable to the average listener, which was done in order to emphasize the features of such people. The result is a masterpiece recognized throughout the world.
After working on this film, the composer began to receive offers from filmmakers with a significant budget. Zimmer's track record includes a significant number of world-famous films.
Moreover, it is he who should be grateful to the "fans" of the series about the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow for creating the legendary melody.
In 1995, he won an Oscar for writing the melody for the cult film The Lion King. In addition, the composer was the owner of the studio, which united almost 50 authors.
Among them were also famous personalities from the world of music. As part of the work of the studio, a significant number of soundtracks for famous films were also released. She also worked on game projects.
In 2010, the composer received a personal star on the Walk of Fame. Then he created a composition for the film, which starred Morgan Freeman.
According to the rating of the popular British publication, he was ranked 72nd in the list of geniuses of our time. In 2018, he created the melody for the opening video of the FIFA World Cup held in Russia.
In mid-2018, the composer wrote a song performed by Imagine Dragons, which is distinguished by its simplicity and sincerity.
An important fact was that all proceeds from this composition were donated to the Love Loud charity foundation. Thus, the author's focus on improving the world that surrounded him is emphasized.
At the moment, the composer is the head of the music department of the world-famous Dream Works studio. He became the first composer to hold this post since Dmitry Tyomkin left it.
At the 27th Film Festival, held every year in Flanders, the composer, together with a huge choir, performed his legendary melodies for the first time, and he did it live.
Personal life of the composer
Hans Zimmer has been married twice. The composer's first marriage was to a model. They had a daughter, Zoya, who later followed in her mother's footsteps and began her career in the modeling business.
Hans has three children from his second marriage to Susanne Zimmer. The family currently lives in Los Angeles.
