he life and work of Hans Zimmer shall be celebrated in a brand new 60-minute BBC documentary, wanting again on the composer’s four-decade profession.
The programme will give an in-depth profile of the multi-award profitable German composer, who has scored a number of Hollywood blockbusters together with James Bond, The Lion King and Dune.
The documentary, titled Hans Zimmer – Hollywood Insurgent, guarantees to supply “unprecedented entry” to Zimmer and showcase the person who launched new generations to the drama of orchestral music.
It should chart Zimmer’s 40-year journey from post-war Germany to Hollywood, revealing the musical secrets and techniques behind his innumerable world-famous scores.
“I’m honoured to be sharing this perception into my profession and life with the BBC viewers,” Zimmer stated.
“My hope is that this documentary evokes and emboldens you to unapologetically pursue your passions and discover a deeper understanding for my scores and above all, music.”
The documentary may also function interviews from different trade heavyweights together with Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan and Steve McQueen, all of whom have labored intently with Zimmer all through the years.
In addition to the music to well-known movies, the programme will look again on the music he has created for ground-breaking BBC Studios Pure Historical past movies, together with Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II and Frozen Planet II.
The movie’s director, Francis Hanly, stated: “The sheer variety of standout films Hans Zimmer has scored over the previous 40 years is unbelievable.
“It was a dream job to sit down and movie him on the keyboard in his studio as he gave us an intimate and unique demonstration of the methods and sounds he’s created and the concepts that lie behind a few of his most well-known scores.”
Zimmer has received two greatest unique rating Oscars and 4 Grammys, and has been nominated for 2 Emmys and a Tony.
His first Academy Award got here in 1994 for the Lion King, and once more nearly 20 years later for Villeneuve’s 2021 sci-fi epic Dune.
He’s additionally the recipient of a Bafta and a number of other Traditional Brit awards.
Hans Zimmer – Hollywood Insurgent will air on BBC Two on Sunday 16 October at 9pm.