[Interview of German film score composer Hans Zimmer].

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Hans Zimmer, German film score composer, explains how he composes for a movie. Zimmer discusses his love for gospel music, why he likes to use digital synthesizers, how he works with directors, how he tried to make the music of "The Lion King" more globally themed instead of Afrocentric, and how he...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: CBS Television Network (Broadcaster)
Other Authors: Zimmer, Hans (Interviewee)
Marshall, Penny (Commentator)
Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Speaker)
Zukerman, Eugenia (Interviewer)
Language:English
Subjects:
Zimmer, Hans > Interviews.
Film composers > Interviews.
Motion picture music.
Composition (Music)
Lion King (Motion picture : 1994)
Genre:
Interviews.
Physical Description:1 audio file (9 min., 25 sec.)
Format: Audio Software
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Hans Zimmer, German film score composer, explains how he composes for a movie. Zimmer discusses his love for gospel music, why he likes to use digital synthesizers, how he works with directors, how he tried to make the music of "The Lion King" more globally themed instead of Afrocentric, and how he taught himself to compose. Director Penny Marshall explains why she likes working with Zimmer and talks about their collaborations on the films "The preacher's wife", "Renaissance man" and "A league of their own". Features excerpts of several of Zimmer's scores, including "The preacher's wife", "The Lion King", "Rain man", "Backdraft" and "Driving Miss Daisy". On "Sunday morning".
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Electronic resource.
Originally broadcast on CBS-TV.
Call Number:M5494 bd.4
Voice 38719
Playing Time:00:09:25
Event Details:
Broadcast 1996 December 15