Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios and works with other composers through the company that he founded, Remote Control Productions, formerly known as Media Ventures. His studio in Santa Monica, California has an extensive range of computer equipment and keyboards, allowing demo versions of film scores to be created quickly.
Zimmer's works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. He has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph.
Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 12th September 1957, and moved to London as a teenager. While he lived in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesisers. In 1980 he worked with The Buggles, a New Wave band formed in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, and Bruce Woolley, appearing briefly in the video for "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1979).
In the 1980s, Zimmer worked with film composer Stanley Myers, a prolific film composer who composed scores for over sixty films. Zimmer and Myers co-founded the London-based Lillie Yard recording studio. Together, Myers and Zimmer worked on fusing the traditional orchestral sound with state-of-the-art electronics. Some of their first movies with this new sound include "Moonlighting" (1982), "Success is the Best Revenge" (1984), "Insignificance" (1985), and "My Beautiful Launderette" (1985). In 1986, Zimmer joined David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto on their Oscar-winning score for "The Last Emperor" (1988).
Soon afterwards, Zimmer began working on his own solo projects. During his solo career years, Zimmer experimented and combined the use of old and new musical technologies. His first solo score was for Chris Menges’s film "A World Apart" (1988). However, the turning point in his career came later that year when he was asked to compose a score for Barry Levinson’s film "Rain Man" (1988). In the score, Zimmer uses synthesizers mixed with steel drums. The score was nominated for an Academy Award in 1989. A year later Zimmer was asked to compose a score for Bruce Beresford's "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989), which won a Grammy Award 1991.
In 1994, Zimmer won his biggest commercial hit for Disney’s "The Lion King" (1994). He wanted to go to South Africa himself to record the soundtrack, but couldn't because he had a police record there for making subversive films. "The Lion King" soundtrack won numerous awards, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and two Grammys. It was then adapted for the Broadway musical version, which won the Tony for Best Musical in 1998.
Since the success of "The Lion King", Zimmer has written numerous film scores. His hundredth composition was for "The Last Samurai" (2003), for which he won both a Golden Globe and a Broadcast Film Critics nomination in 2004. After composing over a hundred film scores, Zimmer finally performed live for the first time in concert with a hundred-piece orchestra and a hundred-person choir at the twenty-seventh Annual Flanders International Film Festival.
He has received numerous honours and awards, including: Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Film Composition from the National Board of Review, Frederick Loewe Award in 2003 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement, and BMI's prestigious Richard Kirk Award for lifetime achievement in 1996. Today, Zimmer is considered to be the father of integrating the electronic musical world with traditional orchestral arrangements.
Zimmer's first wife was a model, Vicki Carolin, with whom he has a daughter, model Zoe Zimmer. Zimmer lives in Los Angeles with his second wife Suzanne Zimmer with whom he has an additional three children.
Quattro grammy, tre golden globe, due oscar; le sue colonne sonore sono tra le più amate della storia del cinema!
Dune, Spider-Man 2, Il Cavaliere Oscuro, Interstellar, Il Codice Da Vinci, Pearl Harbor, Il Gladiatore, Mission Impossible, Inception, Pirati dei Caraibi, Spirit, Wonder Woman, Madagascar – tutti i più grandi successi di Hans Zimmer – verranno eseguiti dalla famosa orchestra sinfonica di Kiev, Lords Of The Sound, riconosciuta in tutta Europa per la sua professionalità e bravura.
Nella sua carriera Hans Zimmer ha vinto quattro Grammy, due Oscar alla migliore colonna sonora su dodici candidature, tre Golden Globe e un Brit Award: è uno dei compositori contemporanei più influenti che ha trovato la sua fama dopo l’uscita del film cult “Rain Man”.
“Quando ho ideato la musica per Rain Man, ho continuato a pensare: non cercare di soffocare i personaggi. Non venire in primo piano. Raymond, il personaggio principale, non capisce davvero dove si trova. Vede il mondo in modo diverso da noi… Perché non creare “musica del mondo” per un mondo che esiste solo nella sua testa?” ricorda il compositore.
Da quel film e quella prima candidatura all’Oscar i migliori registi di Hollywood si sono messi in fila per lavorare con lui. La sua musica ha impressionato così tanto la Disney che gli ha commissionato la colonna sonora per il cartone animato “Il Re Leone”: il tema musicale del cartone animato ha portato al compositore tre dei premi più prestigiosi: “Oscar”, “Golden Globe” e “Grammy”.
Nella sua carriera Zimmer ha continuato ad essere premiato per i suoi lavori, diventando davvero il numero uno a Hollywood, tanto che ormai una cerimonia degli Oscar è rara senza una sua candidatura: anche nel 2022 ha vinto con il film Dune.
La straordinaria bravura dell’orchestra Lords of the Sound e le migliori composizioni di Hans Zimmer, faranno vivere al pubblico sensazioni indimenticabili, in un’atmosfera fiabesca e piena di bellezza.
Un concerto sinfonico, che riproporrà quelle che sono tra le colonne sonore più amate della storia del cinema, impreziosito dalla presenza di una rock band e una stupefacente produzione visual con luci e effetti speciali, potenti parti vocali di solisti e coristi e soprattutto un’energia inarrestabile che conquisterà il pubblico in sala.
Deliver Us
Hans Zimmer Lyrics
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De la paille... plus vite
D'la boue... levez... du sable et tirez...
De l'eau et soulevez... de la paille... plus vite
Du coup d'fouet dans le dos, je sens la morsure
De la sueur dans les yeux, je sens la brûlure
Elohim, Dieu du ciel
Entends-tu? Ton peuple appelle
En ces jours lourds
Délivre-nous
Seigneur Dieu, délivre-nous
Roi des cieux en ce désert
Tes enfants agonissent
Délivre-nous
Tu nous a promis une terre
Délivre-nous sur la Terre Promise
Yaldi hatov veh hara
Altira veh altif chad
Mon fils, je n'ai rien à te donner
Sauf cette chance de vivre
J'espère te retrouver, si Dieu nous
Délivre
Délivre-nous
Nous paierons
Délivre-nous
Nous mourons de ces années
A vivre sous leur joug
Délivre-nous
Si tu as une terre pour nous
Délivre-nous
De leur emprise
Et conduis-nous sur la Terre Promise
Tais- toi, mon bébé
Sois sage, ne pleure pas
Dors, bercé par le fleuve sacré
Dors mais n'oublie pas
Mon dernier chant d'amour
Je s'rai dans ton coeur pour toujours
Fleuve, ô Fleuve
Emporte-le pour moi
Ce chargement si précieux
Là où il vivra
Libre et heureux
Fleuve, conduis-le là- bas
P'tit frère, tu es sauvé
Tu dois le rester
Pour exaucer mon voeu en retour
Grandis, mon p'tit frère
Reviens un jour
Pour nous sauver à ton tour
Délivre-nous
Envoie un guide pour nous guider
Et pour nous conduire
Sur la Terre Promise
Délivre-nous sur la Terre Promise
Délivre-nous
The lyrics of Hans Zimmer's song "Deliver Us" depict the struggle and suffering of the Israelites as slaves in ancient Egypt. The opening lines of the verse translate to "Mud...sand...water...straw - faster! Mud...lift...sand and pull...water and lift...straw...faster!" The repetition of these words and phrases serves to emphasize the backbreaking labor that the Israelites were forced to endure. The next lines describe the physical pain felt by the slaves - lash marks on their backs and sweat stinging their eyes. The chorus, which is sung in French, implores God to deliver them from their situation. The phrase "Elohim" is used, which is a Hebrew word for God, reinforcing the Jewish roots of the song. The next verse paints a picture of a mother comforting her crying child and singing him a final lullaby before sending him down the Nile in a basket, mirroring the story of Moses. She expresses her hope that they will be reunited when God delivers them.
The overall message of the song is one of hope and faith in the face of adversity. Despite the Israelites' difficult circumstances, they maintain their belief that God will eventually deliver them and lead them to the promised land. The song captures the struggle and hardship of the Israelites as well as their unbreakable spirit and belief in their eventual liberation.
Line by Line Meaning
D'la boue... du sable... de l'eau...
We are surrounded by mud, sand, and water.
De la paille... plus vite
We need to work faster with straw.
D'la boue... levez... du sable et tirez...
We must rise from the mud and pull sand quicker.
De l'eau et soulevez... de la paille... plus vite
We need to lift water and work more efficiently with straw.
Du coup d'fouet dans le dos, je sens la morsure
The whip hits our backs and we feel the pain.
De la sueur dans les yeux, je sens la brûlure
Sweat burns our eyes.
Elohim, Dieu du ciel
Oh God in heaven.
Entends-tu? Ton peuple appelle
Can you hear us? Your people are calling.
Au secours
Help us.
En ces jours lourds
In these heavy days.
Délivre-nous
Deliver us.
Seigneur Dieu, délivre-nous
Lord God, save us.
Roi des cieux en ce désert
King of the sky in this desert.
Tes enfants agonissent
Your children are suffering.
Tu nous a promis une terre
You promised us a land.
Délivre-nous sur la Terre Promise
Deliver us to the Promised Land.
Yaldi hatov veh hara
Good and bad will come, my son.
Altira veh altif chad
Don't be afraid and don't lose hope.
Mon fils, je n'ai rien à te donner
My son, I have nothing to give you.
Sauf cette chance de vivre
Except this chance to live.
J'espère te retrouver, si Dieu nous
Hoping to reunite with you, if God wills it.
Délivre
Deliver us.
Nous paierons
We will pay the price.
Nous mourons de ces années
We are dying in these years.
A vivre sous leur joug
Living under their yoke.
Si tu as une terre pour nous
If you have a land for us.
De leur emprise
Free us from their grasp.
Et conduis-nous sur la Terre Promise
And lead us to the Promised Land.
Tais- toi, mon bébé
Be quiet, my baby.
Sois sage, ne pleure pas
Be still, don't cry.
Dors, bercé par le fleuve sacré
Sleep, lulled by the sacred river.
Dors mais n'oublie pas
Sleep, but don't forget.
Mon dernier chant d'amour
My last love song.
Je s'rai dans ton coeur pour toujours
I'll be in your heart forever.
Fleuve, ô Fleuve
River, oh River.
Emporte-le pour moi
Take him away for me.
Ce chargement si précieux
This precious cargo.
Là où il vivra
Where he will live.
Libre et heureux
Free and happy.
Fleuve, conduis-le là- bas
River, lead him there.
P'tit frère, tu es sauvé
Little brother, you are saved.
Tu dois le rester
You must remain so.
Pour exaucer mon voeu en retour
To fulfill my wish in return.
Grandis, mon p'tit frère
Grow up, my little brother.
Reviens un jour
Come back one day.
Pour nous sauver à ton tour
To save us in your turn.
Envoie un guide pour nous guider
Send a guide to lead us.
Et pour nous conduire
And to guide us.
Sur la Terre Promise
To the Promised Land.
Délivre-nous sur la Terre Promise
Deliver us to the Promised Land.
Contributed by Sydney R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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LYRICS:
Mud!
Sand!
Water!
Straw!
Faster!
Mud and lift!
Sand and pull!
Water and raise up!
Straw!
Faster!
With the sting of the whip on my shoulder
With the salt of my sweat on my brow
Elohim, God on high, can you hear your people cry?
Help us now
This dark hour
Deliver us
Hear our call, deliver us
Lord of all, remember us
Here in this burning sand
Deliver us
There's a land You promised us
Deliver us to the Promised Land
ילדי הטוב והרך
אל תירא ואל תפחד
My son, I have nothing I can give
But this chance that you may live
I pray we'll meet again if He will
Deliver us (deliver us)
Hear our prayer, deliver us
From despair, these years of slavery
Grown too cruel to stand
Deliver us
There's a land You promised us
Deliver us from the bondage
And deliver us to the Promised Land
Hush now my baby, be still, love, don't cry
Sleep as you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember my last lullaby
So I'll be with you when you dream
River, oh, river, flow gently for me
Such precious cargo you bear
Do you know somewhere he can live free?
River, deliver him there
@caetanotech
Mud
Sand
Water
Straw
Faster
Mud and lift
Sand and pull
Water and raise up
Straw
Faster
Feel the sting of the whip on my shoulder
With the salt of my sweat on my brow
Elohim, Adonai, can you hear your people cry?
Help us now
This dark hour, deliver us
Hear our call, deliver us
Lord of all remember us, here in this burning sand
Deliver us, there's a land you promised us
Deliver us to the promised land
Eldihato vera
Ahatira vertiva
My son, I have nothing I can give
But this chance that you may live
I pray we'll meet again if he wil deliver us
Deliver us
Hear our prayer, deliver us
From despair, These years of slavery grow too cruel to stand
Deliver us, there's a land you promised us
Deliver us out of bondage and
Deliver us to the promised land
Hush now, my baby, be still now, don't cry
Sleep as you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember my last lullaby
So I'll be with you when you dream
River, oh river, flow gently for me
Such precious cargo you bear
Do you know somewhere he can be free?
River, deliver him there
Brother, you're safe now, and safe may you stay
For I have a prayer just for you
Grow, baby brother, come back someday
Come and deliver us too
Deliver us, send a shepherd to shepherd us
And deliver us to the promised land
Deliver us to the promised land
Deliver us
@wut-dah_7212
From the studio that somehow brought you Boss Baby.
@masteroogway6339
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@UnknownUser-gd3ls
That's when you know the people who are currently in charge weren't the ones from back then.... times have change.
@wut-dah_7212
Unknown User Yes but you’d think those people would be able to look back upon what was done before and make an effort to keep up that same standard.
@ocean_booi
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
@The_Worst_Warlock
Just because it’s produced by the same company doesn’t mean it’s from the same animation “studio”
@cf_1204
When Dreamworks truly rivaled Disney
@trinaerose4647
Colden Fell not even rivaled! This movie is better then any Disney can hope to be
@TrueLadyEvilChan
@@trinaerose4647 Yup
And they've never reallllly had an original idea. Not to say Prince of Egypt is wholly original, but DreamWorks still has originality.
This movie has some of the best imagery in an animated film imo. It still beats Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame though.
@simonnilsson8375
Dreamwork Rivals a company who sells movies for millions of money? This movies was freely given to poor schools. A movie who care for their children.