Has Hans Zimmer aged well?

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

Discuss!

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

Someday he'll be considered too unrealistic and unrelatable!

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

He's already dark and disturbing!

[bruce marshall 1,968]

He was already losing his hair when he appeared in The Bugles video.

So the answer is yes/no/MAYBE

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,361]

I mean, you guys don't actually get a laugh out of this, do you? 

 

I'd appreciate if the mods were so kind as to reprimand troll-like behavior such as this. And who the heck is this bruce marshall fellow, with 400 something posts in the last month and all of them read something like this:

 

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I h9ve this album. Its VERY GOOD ,,, //noo GREAT//. Best tracks 1 3 5 7  10  14 19 20 .

 

*insert webpage-crippling The Good, the Bad and the Ugly screenshot*

 

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

2 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said:

I mean, you guys don't actually get a laugh out of this, do you? 

 

I'd appreciate if the mods were so kind as to reprimand troll-like behavior such as this. And who the heck is this bruce marshall fellow, with 400 something posts in the last month and all of them read something like this:

 

 

 

[gkgyver 1,647]

Odd people, who get offended by thread making on an open message board. 

It's not trolling just because you don't like it. 

God forbid we have fun threads instead of endless barrages of "What obscure score nobody knows have you heard today". 

[Quintus 6,333]

Wait until he's a rotting corpse on the coroner's slab, then you'll see just how badly he's aged.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

59 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said:

.who the heck is this bruce mashall fellow, with 400 something posts in the last month and all of them read something like this:

 

 

......

" Hey man! I've been PUBLISHED!😠

 

At least I use my real name instead of stealing the mantle of my idol.😉

[Brundlefly 2,401]

56 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said:

I mean, you guys don't actually get a laugh out of this, do you?

I voted, because I assumed that this poll was about his music.

 

57 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said:

I'd appreciate if the mods were so kind as to reprimand troll-like behavior such as this. And who the heck is this bruce marshall fellow, with 400 something posts in the last month and all of them read something like this:

Don't forget to mention these awful giant pixelated memes that he seems to just photograph from a screen. Let alone the disturbing instances, when he is randomly quoting himself, in fact the post that he is posting at the very moment.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

I wonder if anyone here will get the Andy Kaufman reference.

The humor- impaired FSMers were clueless.

Btw

I don't mean to post oversized pix...on my phone I can't tell.

Im happy to fix the problem if given the know how

 

[gkgyver 1,647]

The know-how is called "JUST FUCKING STOP" 

[Naïve Old Fart 12,889]

His early scores (RAIN MAN, GREEN CARD, THELMA AND LOUISE) I'll always like, but most stuff after GLADIATOR just seems to be formulaic, juvenile drivel.

[Oomoog the Ecstatic 314]

8 hours ago, bruce marshall said:

I don't mean to post oversized pix...on my phone I can't tell.

 

 

Actually I like the size of these pictures just fine. I print these threads out on my printer, hanging them around my house as an artistic statement. The threads have versus battles, until one gets replaced and I make a cootie catcher out of them, of which I entertain the neighborhood kids with, a member's post in each slit. The big pictures or gif/memes usually print out as a whole page so I use them as the top of the cootie catcher for decoration. I would appreciate more images like this and of this size in the future.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

What.is. " cootiecatcher"?

19 minutes ago, Borodin said:

 

Actually I like the size of these pictures just fine. I print t. The big pictures or gif/memes usually print out as a whole page so I use them as the top of the cootie catcher for decoration.

 

[Naïve Old Fart 12,889]

Yes, @Borodin, what is "cootie catcher"? Don't wait for the translation; answer us, now!

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

15 hours ago, Brundlefly said:

I voted, because I assumed that this poll was about his music.

 

I was of course referring to how HZ's current musical output compares to that of earlier decades, but I don't mind that posters interpret the headline differently.

 

It seems to me that many film composers ultimately reach an age where they're more or less spent, buy they keep on writing music out of habit, such as Silvestri and Horner. It could be argued that HZ has had this "affliction" for most of the last decade, although it started to set in considerably earlier.

[bollemanneke 4,321]

14 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

His early scores (RAIN MAN, GREEN CARD, THELMA AND LOUISE) I'll always like, but most stuff after GLADIATOR just seems to be formulaic, juvenile drivel.

This.

[Quintus 6,333]

Anyone else prefer new posters to be more like bruce marshall and less like the usual bland nice guy newbies who come and go?

[eitam 410]

If the question is whether Zimmer's music is aging well, I answer Yes. I've often read people saying that the use of synth gives his scores a dated sound, but there is no problem to my ears. 

 

If the question is whether Zimmer is aging well as a composer... Well he hasn't impressed me since Interstellar, though I don't dislike Chappie and Dark Phoenix (and I haven't heard everything he has done). We'll see how his next batch of movies goes... if they ever get released 

[Richard P 5,246]

Of his most recent scores, I came to like Dark Phoenix and tolerate Blader Runner 2049. Dunkirk and Inferno are both a load of rubbish (not helped by my disliking both films).

 

I don't think his style is dated at all, for the majority of cases.

[Edmilson 12,224]

Not a fan of Zimmer's most recent output. Maybe Lion King 2019 is decent, but only because it's a carbon copy of 94 TLK. 

[publicist 4,650]

There wasn't anything of note since 'Interstellar', sadly. 

[mstrox 7,339]

Yes, he's aged well - but he's had some help.

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

Are you referring to the man or his music?

[bruce marshall 1,968]

Check out HIDDEN FIGURES.

Really good and soothing!

[publicist 4,650]

Jeez.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

That's " geez".

 

[Bespin Copilot 10,735]

That's "jawas".

[bruce marshall 1,968]

I prefer the sequel JAWAS III : THE REVENGE

[A24 5,122]

14 hours ago, mstrox said:

Yes, he's aged well - but he's had some help.

 

Botox?

[bruce marshall 1,968]

4 minutes ago, AC1 said:

 

Botox?

That's HANNA Zimmer!

[Alex 3,060]

[Sunshine Reger 3,712]

@Jurassic Shark I found an answer to your question

[Matt S. 718]

On 7/26/2020 at 2:26 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said:

And who the heck is this bruce marshall fellow, with 400 something posts in the last month and all of them read something like this:

 

 

 

He was banned from FSM a few months ago for his incessant, barely coherent rants.  Before banning him, Lukas Kendall pointed out that he was by far FSM's most-ignored user.  Apparently he's taken up refuge here.  Lucky JWFan.

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

People need to be more tolerant.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

34 minutes ago, Matt S. said:

 

He was banned from FSM a few months ago for his incessant, barely coherent rants.  Before banning him, Lukas Kendall pointed out that he was by far FSM's most-ignored user.  Apparently he's taken up refuge here.  Lucky JWFan.

Tattle tale!😡

[gkgyver 1,647]

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

People need to be more tolerant.

 

Stop eating innocent sharks. 

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

Exactly!

[bruce marshall 1,968]

5 hours ago, Matt S. said:

 

Before banning him, Lukas Kendall pointed out that he was by far FSM's most-ignored user. 

Well, to be fair, Yavar and Thor were tied for second place. And they are nice guys!

[gkgyver 1,647]

bruce marshall acts like BloodBoals psychotic brother. 

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I wonder who JWFan’s most ignored user is? *cough*

[Quintus 6,333]

 

17 minutes ago, gkgyver said:

bruce marshall acts like BloodBoals psychotic brother. 

 

Great observation actually. 

 

I prefer Hyde.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

1 hour ago, Koray Savas said:

I wonder who JWFan’s most ignored user is? *cough*

I'm an honest farmer ....i have an excellent reputation!

[bruce marshall 1,968]

 

Mark Isham respects me.

That is good enough!

[Xander Harris 9,559]

He recently disobeyed the stay-at-home orders in California to file for divorce. He must really want to be rid of the bitch.

[Drew 597]

He looks almost the same as 15 years ago.

[CinderTech 1,773]

I'd have normally made a jab about finally seeing a "Hans Zimmer Dumping Ground Thread" after all my time here, but honestly the bruce marshall conundrum is making it very entertaining.

Having consumed quite a bit of electronic music that's still appreciated to this day, I get the feeling Zimmer likely is gonna age fine. I imagine the reason his later works feel more uninspired in comparison to his early days is because he's been adopting more modern EDM sensibilities, which I can imagine is seen as pretty vapid here. Dark Phoenix is particularly emblematic of that, since it's basically an HZ techno album that he decided to make in the current age. He's been distancing himself more from traditional film music ideas, which means little for the casual crowd, but likely reaffirms how much he's seen as trash in parts of the score community. He's likely doing it because he no longer has to prove himself to Hollywood, since he's pretty much the film score guy currently (though you could also argue that because he's tired of the current climate that he is trying to switch things up however he can).

I used to be a lot angrier about him, seeing just how dull a lot of other modern film scores feel as a result of how in demand the RCP method is for popular movies. But once I actually got to listening to more of his work and understanding his thought process (even he despises how stagnant everything feels now), I certainly don't fully blame him for having caused the film music trends to be like they are. Though I'll also concede he used to be much more interesting in his earlier days, I still am curious to see where he goes from here.

[bruce marshall 1,968]

"..the Bruce Marshall conundrum"?

😳

Is that a a new R0bert Ludlum thriller?

[Jurassic Shark 16,363]

I can't wait for HanZ' score to that one!