Hans Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Gold… Read Full Bio ↴Hans Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany.
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an Academy Award nominated film score composer.
Zimmer and Howard collaborated on the score for the 2005 superhero film Batman Begins and its 2008 sequel The Dark Knight.

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@Wyzzkyd

11y↑295

I'm also disappointed that people are not giving JNH enough credit. The piano themes are obviously all by him. Zimmer is terrific at producing grand, epic sounding themes, but without JNH applying the emotional, tragic touch, it would have been generic and one-dimensional. Maybe the greatest collaboration ever.

@vinloc3854

7y↑15

I completely agree!!! You can definitely feel the difference in the other soundtracks without JNH

@ericzhangorgan

7y↑13

JNH definitely has a more "delecate feel" to the music, while Hans is more about "vastness" and "epicness".

@DreddPirateRoberts

+Zenzi Sage I couldn't agree more.

@dencheq

4y↑5

Totaly agree. I miss Newton Howard's touch in TDKR. Soundtrack is pretty pale comapring previous two.

@christosgraikos

3y↑2

You can understand the influence of James Newton Howard, by listening to the soundtrack "London" from the movie "Blood Diamond". Especially after the 2:00 minutes, the tracks are so similar

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@melediv

9y↑226

"You know how to fight six men. We can teach you how to engage six hundred. You know how to disappear. We can teach you to become truly invisible."

"The training is nothing! The will is everything! The will to act."

@jason01865

4y↑6

That first part about fighting/engaging greater numbers of enemies blew me away when I first heard it!

@freakwifme

10y↑170

Best soundtrack of the whole trilogy... Best movie of the whole trilogy.

@DreddPirateRoberts

7y↑2

+Dave Ball I couldn't agree more!

@martseagray

6y↑1

Absolutely!

@dencheq

4y↑2

I love this OST the most too.

@schaefferlemalu140

agreed! does anyone know where this plays in the film or is it different scenes?

@drawingcorp.2372

@@schaefferlemalu140 hum when he trains with Ras Al ghul in the mountains

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@StewyAdamRules

3y↑35

That part at 3:11 gets me every time. It just feels so inspirational. I revisit this soundtrack whenever I need a boost. This is more than a film, it’s an experience.

@zacw812

2y↑1

"It was your father's...anger doesn't change that your father failed to act!"

@StewyAdamRules

@@zacw812”The man had a gun!”

@theskumar1989

2y↑20

No one is talking about the piece from 00:53 to 01:16 Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard duo has done some magic on this piece.

@user-jf9zl2nm7p

7y↑73

Nolan + Zimmer = Legendary Masterpiece

@DreddPirateRoberts

7y↑22

+Andrew Hong As much as I love Zimmer's work James Newton Howard's influence in the score made this and the score for The Dark Knight truly amazing.

@dencheq

4y↑3

You have forgotten James Newton Howard. Compare first two OSTs with OST from TDKR without Howard and you will see the difference.

@TheGodofSteel

8y↑124

From about 2:05 onwards is why I've revisited this track numerous times over the years. Breath taking.

@arturovelazquez7213

Superb!

@venkataavinash1698

4y↑1

My favourite is the Molossus track. It builds into this slow crescendo bit by bit and explodes in a great way!

@lastsonofkrypton2580

4y↑5

I use it in the morning when I'm struggling to get up early and work out. It really puts you in the mood to get things done

@commonsensedatcom

Its on spotify

@commonsensedatcom

Avinash Venkata molossus is good too

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@vdso1526

3y↑7

4:02 defines batman

@pablogs2928

I love that part, was looking for a song of that part, couldn’t find it 🫡

@daveurjit12

13y↑21

See how theatricality and deception are powerful agents. You must learn to become more than just a man in the eyes of your opponent

@marcoivanmartinezgarcia709

3y↑5

1:30 the best part

@yaloolah42

3y↑7

the soft piano in this is the only time (book, show, or movie) that I can really feel the pain of Bruce missing his parents

It's easy to forget when he's punching clowns in the face, working with aliens and gods on the Justice League, or creating paranoid sentient computer systems.... which is also why i think it was a good thing that these movies were grounded in realism and were separate from the rest of DC. A connected universe isn't always the recipe for a great story.

@aitornavarro6597

10y↑53

It's so obvious the first part is Howard's because of the emotion and dramatic tones. The second part is more in the Zimmer style; although not as harsh as his usual compositions (which are very strong bass and ostinato rhythmic oriented). Although I can steel hear and feel those emotions from Howard's piece transition and pass on in to the second part. I really like it. This the best soundtrack out of the whole trilogy I think. Some pieces from The Dark Knight are nice too and maybe even epic but as far as soundtracks go this is overall the best one.

@hero0fqower

10y↑11

i use to listen to this everyday as a teenager.

@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK

7y↑1

It mades going back from the pass when I was 5 years old and 15 years old in 2005 and 2015. :)

@Stygilation

11y↑8

"You have learned to bury your guilt with anger; I will teach you to confront it, and to face the truth. You know how to fight six men; we can teach you how to engage six hundred. You know how to disappear; we can teach you to become truly invisible." "Your parents' death was not your fault... it was your father's. Anger does not change the fact that your father failed to act."

@christosgraikos

3y↑7

Every time I listen to this masterpiece, I get goose pimples! Epic composition from James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer!

@Paranoidhuman

9y↑57

You traveled the world to understand the criminal mind and conquer your fears. But a criminal is not complicated. What you really fear is inside yourself. You fear your own power. You fear your anger, the drive to do great or terrible things. Now you must journey inwards.

@HpArtcraft

11y↑30

You should thank James Newton Howard as well, seeing as he composed this theme.

@Sandalo27

10y↑20

the howard touch is amazing.....

@luca_magna7753

2y↑8

1:37 to 1:50 I love this part. Makes me all nostalgic

@yebra1031

11y↑4

I believe that if my soul were to play music, it would be playing Hans Zimmer all throughout. The tone of his music perfectly conforms to the darkness and murkiness of my mind. This is also why I love the Batman series so much. So thank you

@doc_1116

2y↑4

0:52 Why am I hearing the Bond soundtrack in this? Love it

@CaptScottMitchell

14y↑4

Training is nothing, the will is everything! I love that quote line!

@Lunnis

12y↑4

shit this song makes even teeth brushing EPIC!!!

@degs24

14y↑3

Two master composers together... and the result is brilliant.

@rochey1010

11y↑5

no i know but for me Rises strips Bruce completely, and the emotion/depth/complexity in how Nolan brings this Man and his Trilogy full circle with the 3rd movie coming around to meet the 1st, where it all began is just so satisfying...They're all great, like i said..One 'huge' movie for me, but Rises really puts you through the wringer and has you feel a multitude of things..It's like the Destination that finally arrives after the long journey.

@NighteHearts

16y↑5

This and The Dark Knight soundtracks are seriously made of just pure beauty, and brilliance! I love Zimmer and Howard, great composers up there with John Williams. I like the "reoccuring melody" that a bunch of the songs have. Gives a feeling of unity and harmony for the entire movie.

@sumeetkumaryadav9229

8y↑11

The starting part of this track is insane!!! Beyond emotions.

@northernstar1959

6y↑4

Christian Bayle, Nolan and Hans Zimmer are a perfect combo ;)

@XSonicbladeX2189

4y↑1

Nolan+Hans Zimmer=best thing to ever witness

@K-One582

7y↑16

It's funny how 2:40 - 3:05 was used a lot in the sequels especially the ending scenes but not much in this movie.

@dencheq

It's disaster I would say.

@StewyAdamRules

4y↑11

I absolutely love 3:14 to 3:55. Best part of the best soundtrack of the film.

@designersarc1084

5y↑6

its the 100th time..still gives me the goosebumps <3

@whistlingpig1

4y↑5

A lovely, favorite track that traces the line from boy Bruce to the nascent Batman: His contemplative intimacy with his father; to the sorrow over his parents' deaths; to the gloom of his simmering, maturing anger. Even as the music builds inexorably, as if to herald the rise of the Dark Knight, hear still in the soaring notes the plaintive anguish of an orphan wanting for an unreachable justice.

@TheUnrealStudios

13y↑4

from 2:00 minutes on i gradually have a chill in my spine at 3:13 minutes it gets heavier tingling my spine at 3:30 i'm inspired to believe anything is possible for an individual with strong dedication god i love effect of music

@zacw812

2y↑3

This whole movie and soundtrack touches my soul

@batfan038

11y↑22

Batman begins is my favorite of the Nolan batman trilogy because it shows how bruce becomes batman not just physically and even the comics don't show batmans physical training and scarecrow was just awesome.

@Symmetryful

12y↑3

James Newton Howard's work on the beautiful string motifs in that first section is nothing short of amazing.

@Thresia195

11y↑2

Oh Hans Zimmer! You play the symphony of my life. Genius stuff. A genius modern day composer.

@dylantierney5276

4y↑1

I mean it james Newton howard for this track

@rochey1010

11y↑3

Love it dude, thanks for the reminder, and i love how in that scene after Al Ghul tells Bruce it was his fathers fault...That momentary look from Bruce where you see right into him and you see the 'rage' that really drives him..In that moment his anger is destroying him..And you see that Al Ghul is not just telling some home truths but he's actually testing him..I love the little moments like that, and Bale and Neeson were awesome in that scene.

@colleenross8752

Ra's and Bruce, Angels of the Shadows

@Ryan15beast

2y↑3

1:29
Alfred: “Why do we fall sir?…….
So that we can learn…to pick ourselves up.”
Bruce: “You still haven’t given up on me?”
Alfred: “Nevah”

@Dementolo

15y↑6

It's funny, I've watched BB so many times that just listening to this song, I can tell you the scenes that go along with it. 3:00 - 3:50 is when Duncard and Bruce are training on the ice, I love that part!

@Shelxx75

2y↑1

that scene is up there with the best of all time ....... for me anyways

@dadf99

11y↑19

01:29 most beautiful part. Unfortunately it's very short :(

@nickv3740

4y↑4

I think of Alfred asking Bruce “why do we fall?” whenever that part comes up. Absolutely beautiful

@ljh878787

12y↑2

"...But I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief until the memory of your loved ones is just poison in your veins. and one day you catch yourself wishing that your loved ones had never existed so that you'd be spared your pain." An unbelievable set of lines!

@TV_BANDITS

16y↑1

This piece of music is so brilliant. Zimmer and Howard are brilliant composers and made the music feel like the perfect batman theme

@TheWolverineiscool

12y↑1

batman is out of this world! the idea of batman is more important than superpowers and thank god he doesnt have any

@JoJAce26

11y↑2

Listening to this at the gym or anywhere I go throughout the day just reminds me of what i'm pushing for. Greatness.

@dcpinner

13y↑2

From 2:08 and up I really like because it sounds like a struggle that's someone's going through, but at the same time they are getting stronger and in the end they are victorious.

@setibos

10y↑8

This song touching my soul everytimes when i listening it

@user-bh7hg1td1w

5y↑2

This trilogy and music just...😢💔

@luxxe_bysara

8y↑8

Very emotional

@revanthk805

5y↑4

He is a hero which Gotham deserves, A silent guardian, A watchful protector.
Thanks to Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, for giving this Epic Trilogy.

@TheMrExemplar

8y↑4

Best Hans Zimmer's soundtrack and probably the best soundtrack I've ever heard

@Kor88Di

13y↑2

training scene epic!

@scaleopdriver

12y↑1

I cant believe this movie is 7 years old already, time flies by so fast it's hard to hang on..

@elmoradordelrefugio8910

4y↑1

Now it's 15 years old

@pablogs2928

@1AdityaSingh

1y↑1

Finally its 18

@HouseAddictionz

7y↑23

Here is what you listen to to regain your power! 2:04

@manz92

11y↑1

I will miss these batmans :( it was my entire life, I grow up with begins, loved tdk as a teen and watched the epic tdkr as a adult.

@user-jf9zl2nm7p

9y↑101

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 10/10
Batman Begins (2005) 10/10
The Dark Knight (2008) 10/10

@joshualoynes7408

6y↑6

Andrew Hong Batman and Robin 20/10

@anthony007

6y↑4

1. Batman Begins (2005) 10/10
2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 10/10
3. The Dark Knight (2008) 10/10
The difference between 2 & 3 came down to Bane's theme vs. Joker's theme... Bane won.
Side note: Best individual piece of the three is "Lasiurus"

@trevorthornley8835

6y↑1

world of retro yeah if your looking at it as a comedy 😆

@LexingtonDeville984

5y↑1

world of retro If you want a lame 60’s tribute movie, that is. Begins kerb stomps that turkey into dust.

@dencheq

@@anthony007 Lasiurus is epic.

@elhaitianosensasiona

13y↑1

from 2:07 to 4:01 is just so uplifting right there! This was truly made of pure genius touch! And not ain't gonna lie, I love it!

@Icelendingar

12y↑4

Starting at 2:07 I always have a goosebumps... this music just resonates with something in your very soul

@riccardosud

13y↑1

this song, is incredible, takes away my soul.....

@daviddecoutere

12y↑1

music from the master hans zimmer.incredible composer.lovely music

@wuanlo23

10y↑11

wonderfull and sad :(

@omgmitzidis2

15y↑1

best movie and soundtrack! trully magnificent

@364ll

13y↑4

i personally love 0:53 to 1:28 it reminds me of when Bruce kisses Rachel in The Dark Knight. So romantic <3

@HpArtcraft

11y↑16

This particular piece was composed by James Newton Howard, not Hans Zimmer

@Unam-et-Solum

12y↑1

"You are as precious to me as you were to your own mother and father. I swore to them that I would protect you. And I haven't"

@Thresia195

11y↑1

Jeez. How do either of us know?! Just enjoy. I just enjoy Hans Zimmer, and since he was part of this endeavor, I commented.

@EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful

12y↑1

mate, how epic is the why do we fall track in the movie. Ties EVERYTHING together.

@CBeck10

9y↑2

best track on the album

@diso99

14y↑1

Awsome. It makes me feel like Batman!

@raze956

One of Zimmer`s best tracks.

@fungboy3

10y↑6

brilliant

@AlexMasonF22

13y↑1

What you really fear, is inside yourself. You fear your own power .. your own anger... the drive to do great - or terrible - things.

@rboyer94

14y↑2

absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this music and movie...they are PERFECT...too bad the storyline isn't applied to real life...we could use some dramatic crime control, sometimes...especially a giant bat=)

@sergiomattoso5799

2y↑1

Wonderful wonderful wonderful

@tharyder

11y↑2

it's extremely EPIC.

@SuperKing604

12y↑1

I love that part and lines after

@Wyzzkyd

12y↑3

That's what I loved about BB, and feel that it kicks TDK's ass so hard. BB was about Batman himself, TDK was about what happens around him, which although exciting and action packed, is half as fascinating as the man himself. I don't anticipate TDKR too much; BB will always be number one.

@paulzenco6182

6y↑3

I feel the first half (awesome) is more likely written by James, the other half feels like James + Zimmer's epicness

@sinana.6146

1y↑1

The sountrack of my life....

@jodhu_u2882

6y↑2

0:31 I guess it is this part from which Hans got inspired for the last few moments of his soundtrack 'Black and Blue' in BvS which kinda sounds like remake of Beautiful lie, when Batman says "MarthA! why did you say that name?!".
Anyways I love em both! <3

@philyburkhill1

11y↑4

Hans Zimmer & JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

@sayenshin

12y↑1

I'm so thrilled about the new Batman, especially because there's a track on the upcoming OST called ''Why do We Fall?'' !!! and it will last 2h45!!!

@boostington

11y↑2

A ninja understands invisibility is a matter of patience and agility.

@jimd385

5y↑1

Best Batman movie, best Score

@velocipod7746

6y↑1

Pure art

@Gianni2310B

12y↑1

hans zimmer you legend

@abhishekkarmarkar4109

3y↑2

2:16 goosebumps 🔥🔥

@szerzawiak

11y↑1

Fantastic music greetings from poland

@zauberjacke

13y

traumhaft

@checkmateforever

11y↑1

Such a great song to work out to. I do everyday on my IPod.

@pudsianowski

13y↑1

amazing

@Stigmatainmypants

12y↑1

Your parents' death was not your fault.....It was your FATHER'S.... That line always blows me away. The acting from Bale.. the Facial expressions.. it's like Ra's kicked him in the nuts...This whole sequence that the music is set to is probably the best sequence in the entire trilogy. You really see what makes Bruce tick.

@fungboy3

12y↑1

samples of this score was used to produce the Optimus score for the first Transformers film

@olaokolaok

12y

Couldn't agree more

@TheChannelThatTimeForgot

11y↑1

2:00 onwards - such a powerful piece of music.

@elisangelarodrigues448

6y↑3

Batman forever my love 💗😍😘❤️

@dencheq

I like Batman Forever too ^.^

@cookumms

13y↑1

"you have learned to bury your guilt with anger. i will teach you to confront it. you know how to fight 6 men. I will teach you how to engage 600. you know how to disappear . I will teach you how to become truly invisible." i tried to use that as my senior quote this year, but my school wouldnt let me.

@jorgeiramain

12y↑2

I think the 3 episodes are great and together made an epic saga...is dificult to choose one in particular, but in this case I think The Dark Knight is the best.