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.
Wild Is The Wind
Hans Zimmer Lyrics
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Let me fly away with you
For my love is like the wind
And wild is the wind
Give me more than one caress
Satisfy this hungriness
Let the wind blow through your heart
You touch me
I hear the sound of mandolins
You kiss me
With your kiss my life begins
You're spring to me
All things to me
Don't you know you're life itself
Like a leaf clings to a tree
Oh my darling, cling to me
For we're creatures of the wind
And wild is the wind
So wild is the wind
You touch me
I hear the sound of mandolins
You kiss me
With your kiss my life begins
Daddy, you're spring to me
All things to me
Don't you know you're life itself
Like a leaf clings to a tree
Oh my darling, cling to me
For we're creatures of the wind
And wild is the wind
So wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
Wild is the wind
The lyrics of Hans Zimmer's "Wild Is The Wind" are an emotional and passionate plea for love and intimacy. The song is sung from the perspective of someone who is deeply in love and only wants to be loved in return, to be taken away by their lover as they possess the same restless and wild spirit as the wind. The singer, though satisfied by their lover's caress, still feels empty and yearns for them to satisfy their hunger and embrace them more fully. The intensity of their love is conveyed by sounds of mandolins - an allusion to the beauty of passionate desire. The singer looks to their lover as life itself, likening their relationship to a leaf clinging to a tree - the elements of the earth that endure against all odds. The song ends with a repetition of the title and a final affirmation that "wild is the wind."
Zimmer's song explores the themes of desire, loneliness, and the intense longing that comes with deep love. The lyrics convey the message that love can be exhilarating and terrifying at the same time - a tumultuous force, like the wind. The song is a reminder that love should be fierce and all-consuming. It should be a force that can move mountains and conquer all obstacles. The singer's vulnerability and pleading tone make the lyrics even more relatable and powerful.
Line by Line Meaning
Love me, love me, love me, say you do
Express your love for me and let me know that you truly do.
Let me fly away with you
Allow me to go on an adventure and explore the world with you.
For my love is like the wind
My love is free and constantly changing, like the wind.
And wild is the wind
My love is unpredictable and full of passion.
Give me more than one caress
Show me affection and fulfill my desires.
Satisfy this hungriness
Satiate my cravings for intimacy and love.
Let the wind blow through your heart
Allow your heart to be open and unguarded, like the wind.
You touch me
Your touch makes a deep impression on me and moves me.
I hear the sound of mandolins
Your touch evokes a beautiful and enchanting sound, like mandolins.
You kiss me
Your kiss brings life and energy to me.
With your kiss my life begins
Your kiss is like a rebirth, starting a new chapter in my life.
You're spring to me
You renew and refresh me, like the season of spring.
All things to me
You are everything to me, the center of my world.
Don't you know you're life itself
You are essential to my existence and my reason for living.
Like a leaf clings to a tree
Just as a leaf needs a tree for support, I need you in my life.
Oh my darling, cling to me
Stay close to me and never let me go.
For we're creatures of the wind
We are both free-spirited and unpredictable individuals, like the wind.
And wild is the wind
Our love is passionate, thrilling and unpredictable, like the wind.
Wild is the wind
Our love is untamed and free, like the wind.
Wild is the wind
Our love is full of energy and excitement, like the wind.
Wild is the wind
Our love is always changing, always moving, always wild, like the wind.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC.
Written by: Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sebastian Hawkins
When they played this bit in the credits, my mate and I were the last two in the theater. So naturally we started dancing. It was only when we stopped that we noticed the guys in the projector booth laughing and clapping.
aztecgoldmontizuma
Well I know who I'm inviting to my next party.
Sam Ben
Hahaa nice
Michael Hunter
Jude Law made that dancing scene come alive
TheRealEthBoot GD
Imagine tho just waiting for people to leave and they put on a free show for you lol
Mstick
Hahahahah amazing
Markoboii
As a romanian i can confirm this is what a lot of our songs sound like
eyan
It’s actually more a gypsy song, not a romanian one. Let’s not confuse
MoonFlower
@eyan What are you on about? This song is called "Romanian Wind". Do you disagree with the composer who named the song?
steve rogers
@eyan it's Romanian. cope