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Speaking about music and
 famous composers we often
 mean
 Beethoven, Mozart, Glinka, Tc
 haikovsky, etc. and their
 masterpieces.
 Undoubtedly, their music is
 timeless and will be always
 beloved and popular, but we
 shouldn’t forget that
 nowadays we have
 people, who are also very
 talented and whose works
 arouse deep and complex
 emotions. So, today I want to
 tell you about Hans
 Zimmer, German composer
 and modern genius.
 Hans Florian Zimmer (born
 September 12, 1957) is
 a German film composer and
 music producer.

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For nearly three decades
                                Zimmer has composed music
                                  for over 100 films including
                                some critically acclaimed film
                                       scores, such as The Lion
                                 King, Gladiator, and The Dark
                                Knight. His works are notable
                                     for integrating electronic
                                            music sounds with
                                traditional orchestral arrange
                                       ments. He has received
                                       four Grammy Awards,
                                           two Golden Globes,
                                 a Classical BRIT Award, and
                                          an Academy Award.
                                  He is named also on the list
                                         of the "Top 100 living
                                  geniuses", published by The
                                              Daily Telegraph.



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Zimmer was born
 in Frankfurt am
 Main, Germany. As a young
 child, he lived in Königstein-
 Falkenstein, where he played
 the piano at home, but had
 piano lessons only briefly as
 he disliked the discipline of
 formal lessons. He moved
 to London as a teenager. In
 an interview in 2006, he
 commented: "My father died
 when I was just a child, and I
 escaped somehow into the
 music and music has been
 my best friend." Zimmer
 began his career
 playing keyboards
 and synthesizers.



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Zimmer's first solo score
                                  was Terminal Exposure for
                                director Nico Mastorakis in
                                                       1987.
                               A turning point in Zimmer's
                              career occurred with the 1988
                                                   film Rain
                            Man. Hollywood director Barry
                                  Levinson was looking for
                           someone to score Rain Man, and
                                his wife proposed Zimmer.
                                Levinson was impressed by
                            Zimmer's work, and hired him.
                                  In the score, Zimmer uses
                              synthesizers mixed with steel
                            drums. Zimmer explained that
                            "It was a road movie, and road
                                movies usually have jangly
                             guitars or a bunch of strings."



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For the 1992 film The Power of One, Zimmer
  traveled to Africa in order to use African
  choirs and drums in the recording of the
                    score.




                                              On the strength of this work, Disney
                                           Animation Studios approached Zimmer
                                            to compose the score for The Lion King.
                                            This was his first score for an animated
                                           film. Zimmer won numerous awards for
                                              his work on The Lion King, including
                                            an Academy Award (also know as The
                                                Oscar) for Best Music, a Golden
                                                   Globe, and two Grammys.



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In the 2000s, Zimmer has composed scores for
 Hollywood blockbuster films
 including Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, The Last
 Samurai, The Da Vinci Code, The Simpsons
 Movie, and Angels and Demons.




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While writing the
                                         score for The Last
                                    Samurai, Zimmer felt
                                      that his knowledge
                                               of Japanese
                                    music was extremely
                                        limited. He began
                                           doing extensive
                                          research, but the
                                     more he studied, the
                                     less he felt he knew.
                                    Finally, Zimmer took
                                     what he had written
                                    to Japan for feedback
                                         and was shocked
                                      when he was asked
                                          how he knew so
                                    much about Japanese
                                                    music.



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For the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, "The Daily Variety" reported that
          Zimmer purchased an out-of-tune piano for 200 dollars and used it
              throughout the scoring process because of its "quirkiness“.


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Zimmer is also
 noted for his work
 on the scores
 of Christopher
 Nolan's Batman
 Begins (2005)
 and The Dark
 Knight (2008), on
 which he
 collaborated
 with James Newton
 Howard. Zimmer
 is also composing
 the score for The
 Dark Knight
 Rises, the final
 installment of
 Christopher
 Nolan's Batman
 trilogy.


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Hans Zimmer also
                                     composed music for
                                      video games Call of
                                    Duty: Modern Warfare
                                              2(with Lorne
                                     Balfe), Crysis 2 (with
                                     Borislav Slavov and
                                          Tilman Sillescu).
                                      Nowadays Zimmer
                                         is the head of the
                                      film music division
                                    at DreamWorks stud
                                     ios, and works with
                                          other composers
                                               through the
                                      company which he
                                         founded, Remote
                                    Control Productions.




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In December 2010, Zimmer
     received a star on the Hollywood
     Walk of Fame.
     Zimmer lives in Los
     Angeles with his wife Suzanne,
     and has four children.




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What I really like about Hans’ music is that it is really complex and original. He
      mixes classical and folk instruments with synthesized sounds and then the theme
      began to appear. And every theme for every film is unique and you remember it
          even if you’ve seen movie only ones. Hans makes really complicated and
     imaginative tracks and each of them has a character, which is extremely suitable for
      the plot. His music makes an atmosphere and when we watch film we really feel
                              it, we feel the mood of the moment.


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Actually, it was extremely difficult for me to choose track, which I like most. So, I
 decided to name my favourite albums and present one fragment from each of them.




                     «Sherlock Holmes» - Panic Sheer Bloody Panic


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«Inception» - Dream is Collapsing




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«Pirates of the Caribbean» - Up is Down




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«The Dark Knight» - Aggressive Expansion




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«Angels&Demons» - I60 BPM




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To sum up, I want
     to say that music
     by Hans Zimmer
     is really inspiring
     for me and I’m
     happy that I had a
     chance ones, in
     2008, to get
     acquainted with
     his works. I just
     can’t imagine my
     life without his
     music. And I’m
     greatly thankful to
     him for what he
     composes and for
     what he gives to
     millions of his
     fans, including
     me.


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1. Who is Hans Zimmer?
     •A composer
     •A singer
     •A conductor




                                       2. Where is he from?
                                              •From the UK
                                            •From America
                                           • From Germany


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3. How many film works does he have?
                                           •More than 50
                                           •More than 70
                                          •More than 100




 4. Have Hans Zimmer ever won an Academy Award?
 •No, never
 •Yes, he has one Academy Award
 •Yes, he has two Academy Awards


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5. What score, composed by Hans, won an Academy Award?
 •Sherlock Holmes
 •The Lion King
 •The Dark Knight




                      6. When did Zimmer receive a    •In 2009
                     star on the Hollywood Walk of    •In 2010
                                            Fame?     •In 2011


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What do you think about music you’ve heard during my
                         presentation?




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Hans Zimmer

  • 1.
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  • 2.
    Speaking about musicand famous composers we often mean Beethoven, Mozart, Glinka, Tc haikovsky, etc. and their masterpieces. Undoubtedly, their music is timeless and will be always beloved and popular, but we shouldn’t forget that nowadays we have people, who are also very talented and whose works arouse deep and complex emotions. So, today I want to tell you about Hans Zimmer, German composer and modern genius. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is a German film composer and music producer. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 3.
    For nearly threedecades Zimmer has composed music for over 100 films including some critically acclaimed film scores, such as The Lion King, Gladiator, and The Dark Knight. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrange ments. He has received four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Classical BRIT Award, and an Academy Award. He is named also on the list of the "Top 100 living geniuses", published by The Daily Telegraph. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 4.
    Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As a young child, he lived in Königstein- Falkenstein, where he played the piano at home, but had piano lessons only briefly as he disliked the discipline of formal lessons. He moved to London as a teenager. In an interview in 2006, he commented: "My father died when I was just a child, and I escaped somehow into the music and music has been my best friend." Zimmer began his career playing keyboards and synthesizers. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 5.
    Zimmer's first soloscore was Terminal Exposure for director Nico Mastorakis in 1987. A turning point in Zimmer's career occurred with the 1988 film Rain Man. Hollywood director Barry Levinson was looking for someone to score Rain Man, and his wife proposed Zimmer. Levinson was impressed by Zimmer's work, and hired him. In the score, Zimmer uses synthesizers mixed with steel drums. Zimmer explained that "It was a road movie, and road movies usually have jangly guitars or a bunch of strings." >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 6.
    For the 1992film The Power of One, Zimmer traveled to Africa in order to use African choirs and drums in the recording of the score. On the strength of this work, Disney Animation Studios approached Zimmer to compose the score for The Lion King. This was his first score for an animated film. Zimmer won numerous awards for his work on The Lion King, including an Academy Award (also know as The Oscar) for Best Music, a Golden Globe, and two Grammys. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 7.
    In the 2000s,Zimmer has composed scores for Hollywood blockbuster films including Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, The Last Samurai, The Da Vinci Code, The Simpsons Movie, and Angels and Demons. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 8.
    While writing the score for The Last Samurai, Zimmer felt that his knowledge of Japanese music was extremely limited. He began doing extensive research, but the more he studied, the less he felt he knew. Finally, Zimmer took what he had written to Japan for feedback and was shocked when he was asked how he knew so much about Japanese music. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 9.
    For the 2009film Sherlock Holmes, "The Daily Variety" reported that Zimmer purchased an out-of-tune piano for 200 dollars and used it throughout the scoring process because of its "quirkiness“. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 10.
    Zimmer is also noted for his work on the scores of Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), on which he collaborated with James Newton Howard. Zimmer is also composing the score for The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 11.
    Hans Zimmer also composed music for video games Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2(with Lorne Balfe), Crysis 2 (with Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu). Nowadays Zimmer is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks stud ios, and works with other composers through the company which he founded, Remote Control Productions. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 12.
    In December 2010,Zimmer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Zimmer lives in Los Angeles with his wife Suzanne, and has four children. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 13.
    What I reallylike about Hans’ music is that it is really complex and original. He mixes classical and folk instruments with synthesized sounds and then the theme began to appear. And every theme for every film is unique and you remember it even if you’ve seen movie only ones. Hans makes really complicated and imaginative tracks and each of them has a character, which is extremely suitable for the plot. His music makes an atmosphere and when we watch film we really feel it, we feel the mood of the moment. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 14.
    Actually, it wasextremely difficult for me to choose track, which I like most. So, I decided to name my favourite albums and present one fragment from each of them. «Sherlock Holmes» - Panic Sheer Bloody Panic >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 15.
    «Inception» - Dreamis Collapsing >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 16.
    «Pirates of theCaribbean» - Up is Down >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 17.
    «The Dark Knight»- Aggressive Expansion >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 18.
    «Angels&Demons» - I60BPM >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 19.
    To sum up,I want to say that music by Hans Zimmer is really inspiring for me and I’m happy that I had a chance ones, in 2008, to get acquainted with his works. I just can’t imagine my life without his music. And I’m greatly thankful to him for what he composes and for what he gives to millions of his fans, including me. >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 20.
    1. Who isHans Zimmer? •A composer •A singer •A conductor 2. Where is he from? •From the UK •From America • From Germany >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 21.
    3. How manyfilm works does he have? •More than 50 •More than 70 •More than 100 4. Have Hans Zimmer ever won an Academy Award? •No, never •Yes, he has one Academy Award •Yes, he has two Academy Awards >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 22.
    5. What score,composed by Hans, won an Academy Award? •Sherlock Holmes •The Lion King •The Dark Knight 6. When did Zimmer receive a •In 2009 star on the Hollywood Walk of •In 2010 Fame? •In 2011 >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>
  • 23.
    What do youthink about music you’ve heard during my presentation? >> 0 >> 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> 4 >>