COMPOSER COMPARISON
HANS ZIMMER’S PROFILE Zimmer was 1st introduced to film music in London during collaboration with Stanley Myers for the film “My Beautiful Laundrette”. He then started working on his own solo projects which became a success, mastering the use of combining old and new musical technologies. He got his 1st break in 1988 when he was asked to score Rain Man for Barry Levinson.
This was his 1st film to win an Oscar for Best Picture of the Year and earned him his 1st nomination for best original score. Zimmer started playing keyboards and synthesizers in the 70’s. He worked with The Buggles and the italina group Krisma, new wave band and a lot more after that. He wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. He partnered with Myers and started the London Lillie Yard recording studio. Together they combined the traditional orchestral sound with electronic instruments.
HANZ ZIMMERS APPROACH TO COMPOSITION
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"his aim as a composer is to create a sound that visualises the characters. He is also credited for bridging the gap between movie sound tracks and classical music. It is said in this article that Williams has maintained a strong partnership with Spielberg and has composed the scores for all but a few of his feature films. Although the public often overlooks film composers in favour of actors and directors, Williams' accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. He has composed scores for at least 80 films and won five Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, three Golden Globes and two Emmys, according to his biography on johnwilliams.org. (Erica Palmer) (10 July 2014) (How John Williams changed the relationship between movies and music)
HANS ZIMMER’S PROFILE Zimmer was 1st introduced to film music in London during collaboration with Stanley Myers for the film “My Beautiful Laundrette”. He then started working on his own solo projects which became a success, mastering the use of combining old and new musical technologies. He got his 1st break in 1988 when he was asked to score Rain Man for Barry Levinson.
This was his 1st film to win an Oscar for Best Picture of the Year and earned him his 1st nomination for best original score. Zimmer started playing keyboards and synthesizers in the 70’s. He worked with The Buggles and the italina group Krisma, new wave band and a lot more after that. He wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. He partnered with Myers and started the London Lillie Yard recording studio. Together they combined the traditional orchestral sound with electronic instruments.
HANZ ZIMMERS APPROACH TO COMPOSITION
Hans Zimmer …show more content…
"his aim as a composer is to create a sound that visualises the characters. He is also credited for bridging the gap between movie sound tracks and classical music. It is said in this article that Williams has maintained a strong partnership with Spielberg and has composed the scores for all but a few of his feature films. Although the public often overlooks film composers in favour of actors and directors, Williams' accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. He has composed scores for at least 80 films and won five Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, three Golden Globes and two Emmys, according to his biography on johnwilliams.org. (Erica Palmer) (10 July 2014) (How John Williams changed the relationship between movies and music)