indy4 152 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 3 days ago, on September 12, was Hans Florian Zimmer's birthday. You all may hate him, but IMO he ranks just behind JW, and is as good as Shore and Elfman, IMO. He created some genius themes for POTC: Dead Man's Chest. Jack Sparrow was an exciting, exhilerating piece. Other great cues from that score include The Kraken, Davy Jones, Wheel of Fortune, Hello Beastie, and more. The final POTC score surpassed the first, IMO. He gave us some swashbuckling, fantastic music in Up is Down, as well as a beautiful love theme, some exciting Singapore music, the unique Multiple Jacks, some inspiring, amazing music in What Shall We Die For, and all the action music in I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time. He won his only Oscar awards for Lion King, a purley beautiful score that deserved that awards 100%. There was the thrilling and exciting To Die For, the beautiful, awe-inspiring This Land, the heartlifing Kind of Pride Rock, and the purley African sounds of Under the Stars.His score for Da Vinci Code was another magnificent one: Che Valiers De Sangreal says it all. Fructus Gravis and The Citrine Cross were also wonderful gems from that score.Then there's M-I:2, but all composers are allowed a few flops - JW's WotW was, IMO, not very good (that comment was NOT meant to cause controversy, I'm just stating an opinion). These five are the only Zimmer scores I own, but I continue to enjoy all of them (except M-I:2) thoroughly. No matter how many times he may be bashed on this MB, Hans Zimmer is, IMO, one of the best composers alive today, and honoring him on his birthday seems appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0hawk 1 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I agree with you in all aspects except for your comment about M-I:2. You have heard "Injection", haven't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Well said, my good friend. Us Zimmerians are mighty rare in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,765 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 There was the thrilling and exciting To Die For,Wasn't that Danny Elfman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 964 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Hans who?Well, September 12th was a great day for celebrating birthdays, but surelly not Zimmer's. I even played Williams' Variations on Happy Birthday in celebration of a friend's birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI 0 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I don't think you are gonna win friends and influence people with this thread, but I admire you for making it.I like Zimmers early work. For What it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAfonso 159 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 There was the thrilling and exciting To Die For,Wasn't that Danny Elfman?The track on "Lion King", not the film score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I don't think you are gonna win friends and influence people with this thread, but I admire you for making it.I like Zimmers early work. For What it's worth.That's a seriously petty thing to say. It's not like he's saying Babel was the greatest score ever written - just that he likes some of Zimmer's work, as do I and many on this board. I've been listening to a lot of Zimmer recently but also to a lot of golden age themes, and enjoyed both. What does that say?Many happy returns Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Glücklicher Geburtstag, herr Zimmer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 85 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 3 days ago, on September 12, was Hans Florian Zimmer's birthday. You all may hate him, but IMO he ranks just behind JW, and is as good as Shore and Elfman, IMO. He created some genius themes for POTC: Dead Man's Chest. Jack Sparrow was an exciting, exhilerating piece. Other great cues from that score include The Kraken, Davy Jones, Wheel of Fortune, Hello Beastie, and more. The final POTC score surpassed the first, IMO. He gave us some swashbuckling, fantastic music in Up is Down, as well as a beautiful love theme, some exciting Singapore music, the unique Multiple Jacks, some inspiring, amazing music in What Shall We Die For, and all the action music in I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time. He won his only Oscar awards for Lion King, a purley beautiful score that deserved that awards 100%. There was the thrilling and exciting To Die For, the beautiful, awe-inspiring This Land, the heartlifing Kind of Pride Rock, and the purley African sounds of Under the Stars.His score for Da Vinci Code was another magnificent one: Che Valiers De Sangreal says it all. Fructus Gravis and The Citrine Cross were also wonderful gems from that score.Then there's M-I:2, but all composers are allowed a few flops - JW's WotW was, IMO, not very good (that comment was NOT meant to cause controversy, I'm just stating an opinion). These five are the only Zimmer scores I own, but I continue to enjoy all of them (except M-I:2) thoroughly. No matter how many times he may be bashed on this MB, Hans Zimmer is, IMO, one of the best composers alive today, and honoring him on his birthday seems appropriate.PotC is crap. Batman Begins, Da Vinci Code and MI:2 are his masterworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odnurega1 0 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 3 days ago, on September 12, was Hans Florian Zimmer's birthday. You all may hate him, but IMO he ranks just behind JW, and is as good as Shore and Elfman, IMO. He created some genius themes for POTC: Dead Man's Chest. Jack Sparrow was an exciting, exhilerating piece. Other great cues from that score include The Kraken, Davy Jones, Wheel of Fortune, Hello Beastie, and more. The final POTC score surpassed the first, IMO. He gave us some swashbuckling, fantastic music in Up is Down, as well as a beautiful love theme, some exciting Singapore music, the unique Multiple Jacks, some inspiring, amazing music in What Shall We Die For, and all the action music in I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time. He won his only Oscar awards for Lion King, a purley beautiful score that deserved that awards 100%. There was the thrilling and exciting To Die For, the beautiful, awe-inspiring This Land, the heartlifing Kind of Pride Rock, and the purley African sounds of Under the Stars.His score for Da Vinci Code was another magnificent one: Che Valiers De Sangreal says it all. Fructus Gravis and The Citrine Cross were also wonderful gems from that score.Then there's M-I:2, but all composers are allowed a few flops - JW's WotW was, IMO, not very good (that comment was NOT meant to cause controversy, I'm just stating an opinion). These five are the only Zimmer scores I own, but I continue to enjoy all of them (except M-I:2) thoroughly. No matter how many times he may be bashed on this MB, Hans Zimmer is, IMO, one of the best composers alive today, and honoring him on his birthday seems appropriate.PotC is crap. Batman Begins, Da Vinci Code and MI:2 are his masterworks.Happy Belated Birthday, Mr. Zimmer. I like some of his work, and cannot stand some of it. I enjoy Batman Begins, The Lion King, the 2nd POTC, and a few more of his older, smaller film scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 13 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Better late, than never Alles Gute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Hans Florian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 It's a fine German name.Better then Marian, in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,064 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I like Florian. Has an almost Roman quality to it. I like Roman/Latin names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Hans Florian?Heheh I was gonna post the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Happy Birthday, Hans.His death is getting closer by the year...kidding...kiddingI do like some of his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Happy Birthday, Hans.His death is getting closer by the year...That's John Williams, actually.I predict 3 or 4 years at the most, he doesn't look very healthy in those New York concert pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Happy Birthday, Hans.His death is getting closer by the year...That's John Williams, actually.I predict 3 or 4 years at the most, he doesn't look very healthy in those New York concert pictures.I don't know what your talking about. His pictures don't seem that bad, and his movements were as vibrant as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 is his mother still alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 .Happy Birthday, Hans.His death is getting closer by the year...That's John Williams, actually.I predict 3 or 4 years at the most, he doesn't look very healthy in those New York concert pictures.Oh my god! Please, don't turn this into a When-is-John-Williams-going-to-die thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,064 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Knowing this place, we'll have a betting pool up by tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Nice signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.I have no problem wishing him a happy birthday. I have nothing against the man personally, he seems like a nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.Zimmer is the future, JW is the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 85 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 .Happy Birthday, Hans.His death is getting closer by the year...That's John Williams, actually.I predict 3 or 4 years at the most, he doesn't look very healthy in those New York concert pictures.Oh my god! Please, don't turn this into a When-is-John-Williams-going-to-die thread!These two subjects keep coming up every now and then: John Williams' death and Hans Zimmer. It's a kind of cynical, morbide fascination which JWFans seem to have difficulty with getting rid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 John Williams is 75, older then the average age of men, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Better then Marian, in any case.Easier, certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 73 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Happy birthday, I guess.The Lion King is my favorite, and POTC is . . . serviceable. Most of his stuff I don't care for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.Zimmer is the future, JW is the pastYou are absolutely correct. For those of you who hate Zimmer and his friends, you better get used to it because once John Williams passes, that's all there is going to be for the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.Zimmer is the future, JW is the pastYou are absolutely correct. For those of you who hate Zimmer and his friends, you better get used to it because once John Williams passes, that's all there is going to be for the next decade.I don't think that would be so bad...but what about Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, and Alan Silvestri? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.Zimmer is the future, JW is the pastYou are absolutely correct. For those of you who hate Zimmer and his friends, you better get used to it because once John Williams passes, that's all there is going to be for the next decade.And that's supposed to be a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.Zimmer is the future, JW is the pastYou are absolutely correct. For those of you who hate Zimmer and his friends, you better get used to it because once John Williams passes, that's all there is going to be for the next decade.I don't think that would be so bad...but what about Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, and Alan Silvestri?IMO, Elfman is getting worse by the score...As for Silvestri, he's basically a hit and miss. The only scores of his I enjoy are the ones he does with Robert Zemeckis...As for Michael Giacchino, he is by far one of my favorite composers of all time. However, he is still new to scores in film, rather than in video games or TV...Don't forget that most of the new composers tend to be more rock-like...So basically, the next 10 years is going to be 90% Zimmer-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm really late here, but Happy 50th Hans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.Zimmer is the future, JW is the pastYou are absolutely correct. For those of you who hate Zimmer and his friends, you better get used to it because once John Williams passes, that's all there is going to be for the next decade.I don't think that would be so bad...but what about Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, and Alan Silvestri?IMO, Elfman is getting worse by the score...You don't like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Corpse Bride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 73 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Elfman is definitely not bad, it's just most of his best comes from Tim Burton films. But then again, it's always been that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Elfman is definitely not bad, it's just most of his best comes from Tim Burton films. But then again, it's always been that way.I still can't belive he's never been nominated for a Burton film...the 2 films he has been for are Good Will Hunting and Men in Black. I've never heard Good Will Hunting, but I belive Men in Black to one of his worst. With all those great scores (Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Cholate Factory, Beetlejuice, Batman, Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas), and he's nominated for one of his worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 He was nominated for Big Fish, most certainly a Burton film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Whoops, I forgot that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,548 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 You are absolutely correct. For those of you who hate Zimmer and his friends, you better get used to it because once John Williams passes, that's all there is going to be for the next decade.Well, that will be the day I'll very likely stop caring about contemporary film music at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,759 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 the only thing I like about Zimmer is he knows he sucks compared to JW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 Just bought the track "Gumption" on iTunes, from Zimmer's "The Holiday". What an amazing piece! Anybody know more about this score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Just bought the track "Gumption" on iTunes, from Zimmer's "The Holiday". What an amazing piece! Anybody know more about this score?The score is very nice, it's along the lines of his comedic-drama scores, such as As Good As It Gets and Spanglish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Agreed, The Holiday is a really entertaining, uplifting score. Lots of feel-good fun, and not nearly as heavy as his more dramatic/blockbuster work.Ray Barnsbuyry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Please, don't turn this into a When-is-John-Williams-going-to-die thread!Hey, now that's an idea! We definitely should have one, as we never had such a thread! Oh yay, another Zimmer thread.I have no problem wishing him a happy birthday. I have nothing against the man personally, he seems like a nice guy.Yeah I agree. He seems a funny dude, who just should change work.Better then Marian, in any case.Easier, certainly.Isn't Marian a girl name? Are you a girl? the only thing I like about Zimmer is he knows he sucks compared to JW.A rare funny post by Joe. A very funny sentence, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Many of Joe's posts are funny. I'd venture that most are even intentionaly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 "Funny" and "ridiculous" are not synonyms, Morlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I was aiming for a complement with a dose of gentle ribbing, not an insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is availible at Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-3...o.y=0&Go=Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,638 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Aren't you a couple of months late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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