HANS ZIMMER MAKALEE MILLS SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HANS ZIMMER MAKALEE MILLS SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUSIC 1010 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC

EARLY LIFE Born September 12 th, 1957 in Germany. Briefly had piano lessons as a child. Moved to London and attended Hurtwood House school. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

JUST STARTING OUT Member or worked with five different bands from 1977 to 1985. Worked with Stanley Myers in the 1980’s. Worked with Sandy Mc. Clelland in 1987. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

WORK AS A COMPOSER Number of Film Scores: 137 Films: 6 Number of Television Scores: 17 Number of Short This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

AWARDS Academy Awards: Won one time Golden Globe Awards: Won two times Annies: Won two times Grammy Awards: Won four times ASCAP Awards: Won Thirty seven times Satellite Awards: Won four times Classical BRIT Awards: Won three times WAFCA Awards: Won one time Saturn Awards: Won three times This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

HISTORY OF “CHEVALIERS DE SANGREAL” From the film The Da Vinci Code Nominated for a Golden Globe This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

“CHEVALIERS DE SANGREAL” LISTENING GUIDE https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=u 5 Fy. RZbqfe. M 0: 00 – 0: 36 – Strings start Theme A 0: 36 – 1: 11 -- Lower string start Theme B 1: 11 – 1: 48 -- More strings increase volume 1: 48 – 2: 25 -- Band instruments play Theme C ever ten seconds 2: 25 – 3: 00 -- Strings play Theme C as well and trumpets 3: 00 – 3: 16 -- Choral singing starts Theme D 3: 16 – 3: 50 -- Crescendo is peaked 3: 50 – 4: 08 – Decrescendo to silence This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

HISTORY OF “ONE DAY” From the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At Word’s End. Motif for the characters Will and Elizabeth. Very well received. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

“ONE DAY” LISTENING GUIDE https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=su. Omi. BXm. JOA 0: 00 – 0: 10 – Theme A starts 0: 10 – 0: 25 – Strings added to Theme A 0: 25 -- 0: 38 -- Theme B starts with brass instruments 0: 38 – 1: 11 -- Trumpets play Theme B 1: 11 – 1: 24 – Theme B decrescendo 1: 24 – 1: 33 – Theme B crescendo 1: 33 – 2: 10 – Decrescendo and Theme C starts 2: 10 – 2: 39 – Strings change Theme C a little 2: 40 – 3: 09 -- Brass continues Theme C, strings start Theme D 3: 10 – 3: 27 -- Strings play a slower Theme B 3: 28 – 3: 36 – Decrescendo 3: 37 – 3: 38 – Crescendo 3: 39 – 4: 03 – Finalizing notes This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

HISTORY OF “TIME” Final track on the Inception soundtrack Soundtrack nominated for 4 awards. Zimmer stated the this soundtrack is a “very electric score”. Influenced from Ennio Morricone. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

“TIME” LISTENING GUIDE https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=jgy. Sh. Fzd. B_Q 0: 00 – 0: 32 – begins with low stringed instruments and piano 0: 32 – 1: 02 – more strings start to play 1: 02 – 2: 02 – the sound deepens 2: 02 – 2: 33 – more band instruments begin 2: 33 – 3: 05 – more instruments added 3: 05 – 3: 35 – trumpets added 3: 35 – 3: 39 – sound drastically decreases 3: 39 – 4: 04 - played by piano and strings 4: 04 – 4: 36 – Only piano playing 4: 34 – 4: 36 – High final note This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

Archie Watt stated that “it’s very obvious…that this score [Inception] is built on his previous scores”. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES • Background Credit: • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer_discography • Song History Credit: • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Inception: _Music_from_the_Motion_Picture • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean: _At_World%27 s_End_(soundtrack) • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_(soundtrack) • Photo Credit: • All photos were found through Power Point's online photo clipart search. Exact places are listed in notes.