The World of Hans Zimmer - A Symphonic Celebration (Live)
3/15/2019, 22 Tracks, 1:57:12
Featuring
Martin Gellner
Lisa Gerrard
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Hans Zimmer
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Cultural Impact
Hans Zimmer notes that Hollywood commissions more orchestral music than any other institution, helping to keep orchestral music and orchestras alive.
Composer Biography
Hans Zimmer, the composer, attended his first orchestra performance at age three in Frankfurt, where Aurèle Nicolet was playing Bach.
Recording & Production
This album features the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and choirs Neue Wiener Stimmen and Insingizi & Friends, along with numerous soloists.
Composer Biography
Hans Zimmer's father, despite playing the clarinet 'appallingly bad,' instilled in him the idea that music should be inventive and playful.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hans Zimmer's music teacher introduced him to Wendy Carlos's 'Switched-On Bach' at age ten, leading him to discover the synthesizer as a way to imitate orchestral music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hans Zimmer views synthesizers as tools to extend and expand the color palette within the orchestra, rather than replacing traditional instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
As a child, Hans Zimmer wanted to become 'The Orchestra' rather than a pianist, hearing complete orchestral pieces in his head.
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