Hans Zimmer

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Hans Zimmer is a German-born film composer who lives and works in Los Angeles. He has scored more than 150 films, including The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, and Dune. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Lion King in 1995.

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Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2024 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2021 release, orchestral writing made to serve the screen. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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Dunkirk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2017 release, an atmospheric film score of mood and motion. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2017 release, an atmospheric film score of mood and motion. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.

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Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2014 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.

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Man of Steel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2013 release, orchestral writing made to serve the screen. It came to me long after release and earned its place.

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The Dark Knight Rises: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2012 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.

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Inception: Music from the Motion Picture by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2010 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2008 release, orchestral writing made to serve the screen. It came to me long after release and earned its place.

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Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise by Jean-Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel Jarre's second Electronica volume is a sprawl of collaborations, an instrumental tour through decades of electronic sound.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2006 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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Batman Begins: Music from the Motion Picture by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2005 release, an atmospheric film score of mood and motion. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.

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Interstellar

Interstellar (2014), directed by Christopher Nolan, follows Cooper, a pilot turned farmer in a dying world. Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper with heart and grit.

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The Last Samurai (Original Motion Picture Score) by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2003 release, orchestral writing made to serve the screen. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 2000 release, an atmospheric film score of mood and motion. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

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The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer's 1994 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.

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Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down (2001), directed by Ridley Scott, shows the 1993 AD battle in Mogadishu. US soldiers go to catch warlords. Two helicopters fall. Men fight to live.

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