8 Quotes & Sayings By Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer is a German record producer, composer, and musician. He is the founder and managing director of Remote Control Productions and was formerly a member of the group RZO. In collaboration with other musicians, Zimmer has produced soundtracks for more than 50 films, including the Dark Knight Trilogy, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. His scores to films such as The Lion King and Inception have been nominated for Academy Awards Read more

Zimmer also composes music for video games and has worked with many contemporary artists such as David Bowie (Heroes, Blackstar), Queen (We Will Rock You), and Paul McCartney (Paul Is Live).

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If somebody tells you there's a rule, break it. Hans Zimmer
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If somebody tells you a rule, break it. That's the only way to move things forward. Hans Zimmer
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I want to go and write music that announces to you that you can feel something. I don’t want to tell you what to feel, but I just want you to have the possibility of feeling something. Hans Zimmer
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If somebody tells you a rule, break it. That's the only thing to move things forward. Hans Zimmer
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If something happened where I couldn't write music anymore, it would kill me. It's not just a job. It's not just a hobby. It's why I get up in the morning. Hans Zimmer
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You have to realize I like doing big movies that appear on a big screen. So the visuals and the audio have to be of a certain quality before I start to get excited about the thing. Hans Zimmer
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When movies first came out, maybe they were in black and white and there wasn't any sound and people were saying the theater is still the place to be. But now movies and theater have found their own place in the world. They are each legitimate art forms. Hans Zimmer