Hello and welcome to a special edition of q no dedicated to a master of movie melody german film composer and cyma for decades now he has been one of the most creative musical talents in hollywood. Working on around one hundred fifty films including classics like rain man the dust of hoffman. Ridley scotts epic. And the unforgettable line for which he received an oscar in nine hundred ninety five. And rarely ventures out of his california Recording Studio these days but now despite suffering stage fright hes made an exception in order to take his classic soundtracks on the road its European Tour as a film music odyssey featuring around seventy musicians we caught up with him as the show kicked off in london. Twelve thousand fans came to enjoy classic film scores performed by. The movie commit to me. That ive worked with over the years it made sense to bring them together to see how this music works in real time in real time to read. To me. And to look straight in the instead of hiding behind the screen. For the person. Its a big production with a full orchestra a choir and an impressive light. Mind i increased my real instruments is actually the computer but its a bit boring to present that on stage. As soon as i have a guitar slung around my neck im brave moot. The audience was transported by the familiar film school for instance to the savannah with the lion king featuring maple am. Walking if you know a lot of models like didnt want to do the normal number with orchestra and conductor just show a film i wanted to do something a bit more rock n roll. And it all worked like a dream earning similar briefer views in the british press. Batman film director Christopher Nolan house said that zimmer was for him the sound of contemporary movies and that he score for the dark knight was fresh distinctive and had been mercilessly plundered for every action film since high praise indeed but how did the german musician with no formal training get to the very top in hollywood is how. His music is known around the globe but few people. Would recognize him. Has made his career creating unforgettable soundtracks for hollywood blockbusters from pirates of the caribbean to batman hes the master of movie melody. But how did he get started. I dont know when do musicians start as soon as they hear music in their heads it began when i was six maybe and my mother said youre going to have a piano teacher and i misunderstood i thought a piano teacher would be somebody who taught you to get the music from your head into your fingers but. For the figure. Playing notes from a sheet of paper wasnt his thing the piano lessons only lasted two weeks since then hes taught himself to mom went to an English Boarding School got it and sent the sizers and landed a gig playing in one of the most famous music videos ever. But his great passion was film in london he was fortunate to team up with established film composer stanley meyers. What interests me most is telling a story with music thats why film and me fit me very well i didnt want to write a symphony i didnt want to do any pop by the love film. Composing the music for a man established in hollywood. After that success similar moved to l. A. And became one of the most in demand film composers at the age of thirty seven he received the ultimate accolade an oscar for the soundtrack to the line. In case. There. Comes a similar collect sounds he combines world music classical and electronic music to create individual soundscapes for horror. Comedy. Or action there are Certain Directors he works with regularly like Christopher Nolan. Similar has worked on more than one hundred fifty films including the monumental score for Ridley Scotts epic gladiator in which he admits to parody wagner. Come if youre out of it i dont want to keep doing the same thing that i have to jump from an action film to a comedy or to something small collider for that gives me the ideas the different stories and the different approaches to them or just to be synched off or do the order so sweetly. The composer begins by creating a kind of symphony his version of the story sometimes its music that just serves the pictures well but now and then something miraculous happens. All of a sudden you have a hundred people all pulling in the same emotional direction and then it happens theres something in the air but theres nothing like it just to skip. Some and now works with the very past his company Remote Control productions and santa monica brings to go. Lots of creative talent is this the culmination of a dream. Up fifty risk of if i didnt do anything with a conscious plan you cant plan it you cant know in advance what happened before and that has nothing to do with me really was that i had the good fortune to find good directors who wanted to work with me for. Far too modest dancer the list of directors who have had the good fortune to meet someone is long. For the lion king handsome received his only oscar it went on to become one of the best selling soundtracks of all time its a great example of zimmers skill when it comes to bringing together various musical styles and instrumentations and fusing them into a unified and quite unique musical vision. By definition. Because i never had for me training and i often have to go to the musicians and say show me how this instrument work and in that way a famous developed from our discussion because they are the specialists. By d. S. But listen. The lion king which i did with. Who became my talk guide to African Music africa was thick. With during initial talks with the director i get something of an idea of how it could shape our congress well it was electric. Could it be and will it be whatever. Depends on the material. From very i know one day i will write the piece where i say thats enough not i hope that some long way off but its very longish like. The extraordinary music of. Just announced just with time and but dont worry only from superhero movies thats it for this edition dont forget to join us next time until then go easy on the popcorn. For information like the opinions expressed to you don. Facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. They live to surf. Danger lurks in the water we were there all year long surfing into waste and polluted water not only being the witness but at the time being the victims i mean with you troubles all gastric troubles. Basically this a sort of always moment a back up with a little gold i was on a shelf. 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