Composer Threads The Hans Zimmer Thead

filmmusic · January 15

I'm not sure if this has been posted anywhere, but I just saw it at facebook:

Thor · January 15

Pretty much a non-news item. Just a comment that Chalamet threw off in a social media video while browsing some records in a store, and coming upon the DUNE soundtrack. But they make news about everything these days.

Jurassic Shark · January 15

Yeah, he probably didn't mean it.

VenomVeVenom · January 15

51 minutes ago, filmmusic said:

I'm not sure if this has been posted anywhere, but I just saw it at facebook:

Hans Zimmer is definitely one of the D minor composers of all time.

Davis · January 15

43 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Yeah, he probably didn't mean it.

Oh I’m sure the kid meant it. It’s like how Jen Lawrence said in an interview that before her character in the Hunger Games there were no strong female characters in movies. These young Hollywood actors don’t watch movies, they think that the world began with them.

Jurassic Shark · January 15

26 minutes ago, VenomVeVenom said:

Hans Zimmer is definitely one of the D minor composers of all time.

If he doesn't keep up with this he might end up modulating.

Davis · January 15

Btw. how is old Hansie doing? We haven’t heard from him in a while. Too much touring? Or is he just busy composing the score to Dune 3 coming in 2035?

Naïve Old Fart · January 15

1 hour ago, Thor said:

Pretty much a non-news item. Just a comment that Chalamet threw off in a social media video while browsing some records in a store, and coming upon the DUNE soundtrack. But they make news about everything these days.

They'll print anything, these days :lol:

Jay · January 15

18 minutes ago, Davis said:

Btw. how is old Hansie doing? We haven’t heard from him in a while. Too much touring? Or is he just busy composing the score to Dune 3 coming in 2035?

Is this post serious? He's been scoring at least two films every year since 2019

2019 - Dark Phoenix, Lion King

2020 - Rebuilding Paradise, Spongebob Movie, Hillbilly Elegy, Wonder Woman 1984

2021 - Boss Baby 2, Dune, The Survivor, No Time To Die, Army of Thieves, The Unforgivable

2022 - Top Gun Maverick, The Son

2023 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., The Creator

2024 - Dune Part Two, Kung Fu Panda 4, Blitz, Mufasa

2025 - Fateh, F1, Eden

Dune Part 3 should release in 2027, not 2035

Naïve Old Fart · January 15

19 minutes ago, Davis said:

Btw. how is old Hansie doing? We haven’t heard from him in a while. Too much touring? Or is he just busy composing the score to Dune 3 coming in 2035?

He's busy scoring EPISODES X, XI, and XII, which, as we know, have already been shot.

Thor · January 15

5 minutes ago, Jay said:

2025 - Fateh, F1, Eden

Forgot about Eden coming out this year. Really looking forward to that.

Jay · January 15

It got terrible reviews from the festival it played it. I wouldn't be surprised if we end up hearing about a bunch of reshoots

Thor · January 15

Sorry to hear that. But it’s primarily the score I’m excited about.

Davis · January 15

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Is this post serious? He's been scoring at least two films every year since 2019

2019 - Dark Phoenix, Lion King

2020 - Rebuilding Paradise, Spongebob Movie, Hillbilly Elegy, Wonder Woman 1984

2021 - Boss Baby 2, Dune, The Survivor, No Time To Die, Army of Thieves, The Unforgivable

2022 - Top Gun Maverick, The Son

2023 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., The Creator

2024 - Dune Part Two, Kung Fu Panda 4, Blitz, Mufasa

2025 - Fateh, F1, Eden

Dune Part 3 should release in 2027, not 2035

Thanks, Wiki.

VenomVeVenom · January 15

2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

He's busy scoring EPISODES X, XI, and XII, which, as we know, have already been shot.

Is this an inside joke? I feel like I've read this before here

Jay · January 15

17 minutes ago, VenomVeVenom said:

Is this an inside joke? I feel like I've read this before here

On 14/10/2020 at 12:26 PM, Mattris said:

I have good reason to believe that Episode X's already in the bag.

On 12/01/2021 at 5:00 AM, Mattris said:

Since I don't wish to spoil it for you all, specifics of what I've "realized" about Star Wars will be posted shorty before X comes out. (I predict a May or December '21 release.)

On 15/01/2021 at 9:06 PM, Mattris said:

The existence of an (already made) Episode X - to begin another trilogy - isn't what will be the most shocking.

On 04/10/2021 at 1:38 AM, Mattris said:

I said nothing about him "returning to score more films in his 100's". He's not even 90 yet... and I'm confident that he's long been done with his work on Episode X.

On 28/10/2020 at 11:09 PM, Mattris said:

that swath of mysterious, 'left over' music thought to have been composed for Episode IX was actually the bulk of the score for Episode X, which was filmed back-to-back with trIXie.

On 16/01/2021 at 1:41 AM, Mattris said:

I think Episode X's principal photography wrapped in 2019. The film was made back-to-back with trIXie (Episode IX's shooting title).

On 17/01/2021 at 8:33 PM, Mattris said:

If Episode X never comes out, I'll eat a hat... and then write it myself, along with Episodes XI and XII to complete the Saga in a worthy fashion.

On 18/01/2021 at 5:14 PM, Mattris said:

it would be logical to predict that the next film in the Saga would be released two years after the previous one, as VII-IX were spaced.

If X doesn't come out by the end of this year (with only a short teaser as the marketing), I'll be surprised but not disheartened. In 2030, I doubt I will be contributing to these boards and will have moved on to better uses of my time. But yes, I will still be expecting Episode X.

On 18/04/2023 at 4:55 AM, Mattris said:

Episode X has already been made.

On 27/01/2024 at 4:57 PM, Mattris said:

Episode X is already finished. They'll probably complete principal photography of XI and XII before X is released.

As for release dates, I'm keeping in mind that a significant 50th anniversary is on the horizon.

VenomVeVenom · January 15

Just now, Jay said:

https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/28579-star-wars-disenchantment/&do=findComment&comment=1750311

Dude

CatastrophicJones · January 19

On 15/01/2025 at 3:30 PM, Jay said:

It got terrible reviews from the festival it played it. I wouldn't be surprised if we end up hearing about a bunch of reshoots

I often wonder about movies like this and how they come to be, especially from prolific directors. I read the synopsis, the premise sounds dumb and pointless. Who is approving these scripts??

Bilbo · June 20

Have there been any details about a release for Hans’ upcoming score for the F1 movie? I can’t see pre-orders anywhere

Mephariel · June 21

Not release. But here is a snippet of the score. I can't wait to hear the whole thing.

thestat · June 23

OK, this could be very good. Hans does this thing every decade of reinventing scoring, and maybe he's done something here that pulls back the AI-nonsense that Balfe's generating into, and does something creative.

Last time, Hans did F1 was Rush - which was brilliant and melodic - and yes, Balfe was a massive part of the crew but the main melodic ideas were Hans. I am sure F1 won't sound like this but I would want Hans to maintain the melodic and intellectual standards and not cheapen them like Balfe:

WampaRat · June 23

On 20/06/2025 at 8:04 PM, Mephariel said:

Not release. But here is a snippet of the score. I can't wait to hear the whole thing.

Fun! Looking forward to this. Reminds me a tiny bit of some of the Cheetah/Barbara material from the WW84 sketchbook. Not bad at all!

Edmilson · June 24

To be honest I'm kinda surprised Zimmer used an orchestra for this. He didn't use one for Rush... and neither for Maverick.

Not that there's anything wrong with using or not an orchestra, but I find it interesting he decided to use one for F1.

IIRC his other car racing score Days of Thunder didn't have an orchestra either.

Mephariel · June 24

28 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

To be honest I'm kinda surprised Zimmer used an orchestra for this. He didn't use one for Rush... and neither for Maverick.

Not that there's anything wrong with using or not an orchestra, but I find it interesting he decided to use one for F1.

IIRC his other car racing score Days of Thunder didn't have an orchestra either.

Wait, he didn't use an orchestra for Maverick? I thought Matt Dunkley conducted sessions at Air Studios? At least that was what I read on Hans-Zimmer.com.

Stark · June 24

There certainly was an orchestra in Maverick but since the score was practically written twice, maybe only Balfe's used the orchestra?

I'll abuse this board and ask @Stéphane Humez because I know he knows the truth!

Stéphane Humez · June 24

56 minutes ago, Stark said:

There certainly was an orchestra in Maverick but since the score was practically written twice, maybe only Balfe's used the orchestra?

I'll abuse this board and ask @Stéphane Humez because I know he knows the truth!

It's not that it was written twice, it was written over the course or 3 years, and Lorne basically conformed it all.

There definitely was an orchestra, most of the string sections are real. Plus some soloists. But yeah a lot of synths in there.

I'm watching F1 in a couple of hours. I'm obviously super curious how it turned out !

Also, I read that Lorne was a "massive" part of Rush, no, he did some wonderful action cues, 5 in total but he came in pretty late to help. The DNA of the score was Hans with Bryce Jacobs and Jasha Klebe.

Stéphane Humez · June 24

Back from it, it was really cool actually. I'm not much of a racing guy, but I must say I like films about it. Same with other sports, I don't care one bit about Basketball or Boxing and yet I love things like Glory Road, Southpaw or Creed... :lick:

Yes it does have all the tropes we've already seen a million times before, Rush, Days Of Thunder, Cars, Gran Turismo, you name it. But honestly, what else can you say about racing ? There's some twists though.

But it was still very well done and even clocking at 2h30 it was never boring.

The score is very much the love child of Rush & Top Gun - Maverick. Catchy theme, some heroic/emotional stuff (more Bruckheimer/Top Gun - M than Rush). There isn't THAT much score in the film, probably like Top Gun not more than 70/80 min. After 40 minutes of movie there had been like 3 score cues.

One of the subthemes reminded me so much of... Pearl Harbor !

And it was hilarious that Hans actually reused the last 10 seconds of "1976" from Rush, twice in the film, exactly the same way it was used in Rush. No idea if it was temp or just a wink wink. I need to ask him.

It doesn't top Rush, film or score, in my book.

If Bruckheimer really moves forward with Days Of Thunder 2, he REALLY needs to bring Pitt and make F1 become a DOT spinoff ! lol That score would be the weirdest Hans score for sure !

Edmilson · June 24

6 hours ago, Stéphane Humez said:

It's not that it was written twice, it was written over the course or 3 years, and Lorne basically conformed it all.

There definitely was an orchestra, most of the string sections are real. Plus some soloists. But yeah a lot of synths in there.

I listened to the Maverick OST a few hours ago. And yeah, there's an orchestra for sure, a string section and some brass.

When Zimmer was announced as the composer (alongside Faltermeyer) I thought it would be a fully synth score to keep it similar to the original Top Gun. Then I saw the movie a few months after it came out and realized it had a lot of acoustic elements, which was confirmed when I saw the list of soloists in the end credits. Still, I was under the impression that it was just them plus the synths, kinda like a Black Hawk Down situation lol.

Was using an orchestra, even if a reduced one, a Zimmer or a Balfe idea? Did Zimmer want to write something with synths the entire time but Bruckheimer/Cruise asked for an orchestra to give it a more "cinematic" feel, so LB had to write the orchestral arrangements? If the orchestral parts are mostly his then I'm impressed. I'm usually not a fan of his music, but when he's working with Zimmer material alongside HZ himself I like him a lot more (Inception, Megamind, etc)

Mephariel · June 25

2 hours ago, Edmilson said:

I listened to the Maverick OST a few hours ago. And yeah, there's an orchestra for sure, a string section and some brass.

When Zimmer was announced as the composer (alongside Faltermeyer) I thought it would be a fully synth score to keep it similar to the original Top Gun. Then I saw the movie a few months after it came out and realized it had a lot of acoustic elements, which was confirmed when I saw the list of soloists in the end credits. Still, I was under the impression that it was just them plus the synths, kinda like a Black Hawk Down situation lol.

Was using an orchestra, even if a reduced one, a Zimmer or a Balfe idea? Did Zimmer want to write something with synths the entire time but Bruckheimer/Cruise asked for an orchestra to give it a more "cinematic" feel, so LB had to write the orchestral arrangements? If the orchestral parts are mostly his then I'm impressed. I'm usually not a fan of his music, but when he's working with Zimmer material alongside HZ himself I like him a lot more (Inception, Megamind, etc)

I could be wrong, but I thought years ago, I read that Zimmer recorded the score around the same time as WW1984, so some orchestra stuff was done early on in 2019.

Edmilson · June 25

16 minutes ago, Mephariel said:

I could be wrong, but I thought years ago, I read that Zimmer recorded the score around the same time as WW1984, so some orchestra stuff was done early on in 2019.

I remember reading somewhere that he recorded something else at the same time as WW84, but I think it was No Time to Die. This was right before the pandemic, when NTTD was scheduled to be released in April 2020 and Wonder Woman in June 2020.

Maverick was also supposed to be released that summer, but I think they worked on it right until its actual release date in May 2022.

Jay · June 25

7 minutes of F1's score plays at the beginning of this video

WampaRat · June 25

Hans Zimmer's Iron Man and Tron:Legacy
Fun. I dig it.

Mephariel · June 26

It is nice to know that the trailer theme is indeed one of the main themes in the movie.

Tallguy · June 26

Hey. That's not bad. I mean, it's no Grand Prix.

futuremystery · June 26

Is there going to be a score release for this?

Edmilson · June 27

:lol:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIJy349O08K/?igsh=MXRiZHcxdmVzNnNjdw==

bruce marshall · June 27

I just hope it comes out on vinyl😸

Edmilson · July 1

Listening to Rush's score today, I was reminded that Zimmer is often good at writing music that conveys a quiet nobility and subtle determination.

Some of my favorite moments when he does that:

0:00 to 0:23

It's one of my favorite Zimmer tropes actually.

Mephariel · July 1

I agree. And that is why a lot of people are missing out if they are only listening to "F1" for the main theme and not this version starting at 2:43. The determination aura is fantastic.

Edmilson · July 1

Another one of those moments. The combination between orchestra and choir here is magical:

King Arthur is such an underrated score by the way.

Richard P · July 1

It's a unique score in Zimmer's ouvre in how he blends orchestra and choir, and I really like the tone of it. I was particularly drawn to an early battle seqence which is Rain Of Arrows in the boot.

Virtually no recognition of the period at all (certainly less than Gladiator) but for a concept album, I don't mind that. It's also simplistic as hell, but when did that ever matter if you like Zimmer's sound.

Jurassic Shark · July 1

2 hours ago, Edmilson said:

Another one of those moments. The combination between orchestra and choir here is magical:

King Arthur is such an underrated score by the way.

At what timestamp is the magical part? I couldn't find it.

Ravi Krishna · July 3

HZ and A.R Rahman are collaborating for the upcoming two-part Bollywood film Ramayana (2026-27). The announcement teaser with a sneak peek of the score was released today:

The track has been released separately too:

Sounds pretty epic so far!

fenrik · July 3

1 hour ago, Ravi Krishna said:

HZ and A.R Rahman are collaborating for the upcoming two-part Bollywood film Ramayana (2026-27). The announcement teaser with a sneak peek of the score was released today:

Sounds pretty epic so far!

Sounds awesome!

And I think I can hear "A Dark Knight" in the beginning of the track? :lovethis:

Mephariel · July 4

Sounds terrific!

badbu · July 11

any infos about the score of Eden? the main theme is just amazing! The thin red line meets dark phoenix vibes

Stéphane Humez · July 11

5 minutes ago, badbu said:

any infos about the score of Eden? the main theme is just amazing! The thin red line meets dark phoenix vibes

I have no idea at this point... If there's no release, I guess it's another one I'll have to add to my list of... "to be released". lol

badbu · July 11

14 minutes ago, Stéphane Humez said:

I have no idea at this point... If there's no release, I guess it's another one I'll have to add to my list of... "to be released". lol

haha

The score was once again a perfect match for the film! Also the vocals by Loire too

Stéphane Humez · July 13

On 11/07/2025 at 2:55 PM, badbu said:

haha

The score was once again a perfect match for the film! Also the vocals by Loire too

Apparently, there's no album planned at all. I'll check with Hans if there's anything I can do.

Mephariel · July 17

A bit more information on Ramayana from the producer Namit Malhotra:

Namit recalled that when he began explaining Ramayana to Zimmer, the latter stopped him midway. “He asked me not to explain anything,” said Namit. Curious, he asked the composer why. “Hans replied, ‘It's clearly something beyond us. You and I don't need to explain it.’”

Expanding on Zimmer’s words, Namit quoted him saying: “You don't have to explain it (Ramayana) to me. Something that has lived through thousands of years, generations of people, and continues to be relevant after all of that time — you and I don't need to explain it. Something is there, why it is relevant even today. Let's acknowledge it and let's do the best we can because it's clearly something that's beyond us.”

For Namit, Zimmer’s respectful response was humbling. “I was like that is so beautifully put by someone who doesn't know anything about Ramayana. But he is giving reverence and saying just the fact that it exists and continues to be relevant... people feel emotionally about it and passionately about it. That’s it. I did not need more.”

The mega-budget film brings together two titans of music, Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman, in a rare collaboration that is already being touted as historic. Namit shared what it’s like to witness the duo working together: “I have sometimes sat there and witnessed the two of them together. I'm like... there is so much mutual respect, so much admiration for each other's work that, as artists, it’s actually something to learn from.”

He also recalled a touching moment of cultural exchange between the two maestros. While finalising the name placement in the promotional material, Zimmer said Rahman’s name should be listed first (on the left). But Rahman gently responded, “Sir, you are part of our culture. You are our guest. We have invited you into this. So our culture says you come first, I come second.”

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/hans-zimmer-asked-not-to-explain-ramayana-to-him-says-namit-malhotra-he-insisted-ar-rahman-s-name-should-go-first/ar-AA1IJsTI

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