Hans Zimmer Interview - Man of Steel

Composer Hans Zimmer interview on Man of Steel, May 2013 - recorded by Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net in person in Los Angeles. For more, visit www.firstshowin....

[@BruceWayne-gx7ox]

I honestly can't imagine a world without the MOS soundtrack. Often these tracks get me through the day.

[@TehVorLoN]

Boy I'm glad they got Hans to do it, I can genuinely say that I wouldn't have enjoyed the movie as much as I did without the score.

[@Hanszimmerpianoguys]

I am glad Hans zimmer said yes to it!

[@maforo85]

What a genius. His MoS soundtrack is amazing. I like it much better than John Williams. Williams Superman theme is iconic but Zimmer score for MoS was just so inspiring and amazing. So motivational. Its something new and amazing.

[@bpo1011]

I like that: It's not revolutionary, it's evolutionary.

[@khanskingdom1168]

Hans Zimmer is truly amazing and his score for the man of steel movie lives up to the original John Williams score. I cant wait to get the soundtrack for the man of steel.

[@oweng395]

Man of Steel has my favourite score of all time. Sidenote but listening to people talk about Zack makes me so happy. You can tell just by the way people talk about him and in his own interviews he genuinely LOVES what he does and he’s just having a great time. Even if I end up not liking one of his movies in the future I hope he keeps on making the movies he wants to make

[@jac23443]

How does he come up with the music that completely increases the beauty of film??!!!

[@dday2176]

The signature melody of Man of Steel will define the summer of 2013. In the future you will look back and associate your best summer of 13 memories with the MOS melody. Love it or hate it, you'll have Hans to thank. I am by no means a movie or music critic however I find the score very audibly appealing. Excellent interview Alex, thanks for drawing Zimmer's thoughts out into the open.

[@iHaveContrl]

Love this guy so much, the world cannot live without him

[@GweeGwee]

"you start hearing colors" as little as that 'should' make sense, I'm glad it does for me

[@blankspace0000]

I love that he considers his lack of classical education to be an advantage. That's so inspiring.

[@DrRickMarshall]

Absolutely, it let you being able to really do the stuff you have in mind, not on a sheet. Most of Music classes are in my opinion "imagination wasters", they stop you playing with your heart and imagination, instead, you have to follow the same rules has everyone, so in the end, after a few years of this, you’re more likely to end up like everyone, you end up FORMATED. Your carefree and innocent talented mindset from your childhood is now replaced by rules imposed by some academies. I'm not saying that Music classes are evil, I'm saying that it obviously increases the risk of "talent wasting" by the conformity of this.

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

@@DrRickMarshall well. this shows clearly you didn’t understand classical education or didn’t get educated properly. No one never told me which rule to follow when composing. Most people want excuses to what they don’t know, they can’t just simple decide not to know and not have some skills without speaking no sense about what they left. Ask him how much assistance he needs; he depends on who has this mentioned education.

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

excuse.

[@oscarlavoz9356]

everytime i hear hans zimmer is going to compose for a movie i know for sure the movie is going to be good or at least sound good.

[@Mio248]

Hans Zimmer is the man for this movie! I'm so glad they chose him because he is the only one who make heroic movies really sound heroic!!! That beginning them with Russel Crowe flying on that creature in Krypton! That was so tight!!!

[@Hase1ify]

Hans Zimmer + John Williams = World Peace

[@-Suhail-]

The best Superman theme!

[@HarrysCupboard]

This is about as close as you're gonna get into the mind of a genius. Fantastic interview & I admire his absolute respect for John Williams as the master of film scoring. However Hans, YOU are a master in your own right.

[@MrDask14]

He is an absolute Genius . The way his music moves the emotions of everyone who hears it . People like what they see on the screen not realizing that it's this man's Genius who is making that scene special and make it memorable. I think he is far above the rest . They are good but he is just unbelievable .

[@santiamezquita]

Waooo what an end! "money isn't inspiring" Greate interview. thanks FS!

[@sentient02970]

This is one of his best works. I truly believe it makes the film

[@Andyvalver]

Han zimmer is an all time great

[@justbob3000]

Most excellent interview, the host asked intelligent questions and let Hans Zimmer answer them in full without interruption. Well done.

[@DannyKlimt]

Look at the lighting: He truly is the godfather of filmmusic... (At least for our generation. Don't worry, I already took note of all the composers)

[@gevu]

Hans is brilliant.

[@MegaRez111]

this guy is a fucking genius

[@ShieldsJustice]

You said it! So glad he on board to do Superman vs Batman!

[@MegaRez111]

cannot fucking wait

[@ReeceKaneMusic]

"You obviously have no idea how this man makes music these days", these days? He has always used synthesizers from the very beginning, that was one of his signature marks. And when you say he doesn't score this film with a real orchestra, you are partly wrong. He records every instrument used in the film, he then samples it and takes it home to give him the ability to play it on his MIDI keyboard. What is the difference between scoring on paper or on a computer? They are both the same process.

[@VisualAudioV]

Thank you for uploading!!

[@ReubenSingham]

Thank you so much for this interview upload, I've learnt so much :)

[@lunanila1533]

Thanks!

[@cringeylazy]

1:23 i love it how john Williams is never forgotten

[@djlahey3]

This guy's unbelievable. Him and Williams are demi-gods.

[@CinematicMaj]

thanks for this :)

[@khavinpred]

He sounds exactly like Hans Gruber from Die hard. Hahaha. What a cool and smart guy.

[@haarismo2]

Is it just me or does Hans Zimmer sound like Severus Snape?

[@LordMalice6d9]

I personally think that Han's earlier compositions are better than his most recent ones. His most recent ones feel less complex and less inspired. But there were a few tracks in the Man of Steel soundtrack that stood out compared to his lackluster work on POTC4, TDKR and The Lone Ranger.

[@jac23443]

I say the same thing!!!

[@Mikelovision]

Nostalgia has hindered your ability to critique objectively and recognize brilliance. It may not be your cup of tea but to call his "Man Of Steel" soundtrack "lazy" is far-fetched.

[@benjaminpozo]

Hans You're Awesome man, love your new album, I play your music while I play Battlefield 4. Will you compose for games now that they are becoming more and more cinematic?

[@AtikBayraktar]

try crysis 3 soundtrack.. composer is hans zimmer :) great tracks in it.. edit: CRYSIS 2

[@dylanschillin1710]

+Atik Bayraktar *Crysis 2.

[@TheEmir1000]

but the score is awesome

[@jstriedinger]

This is the kind of personal involvement that make a composer create a masterpiece, because he is not thinking of just "cool music" for a movie, he is thinking about persona motivations, personal journeys and feelings. This is what I'm NOT seeing in Danny Elfman involvement in Justice League. It just seems he has no interest whatsoever, that he is just thinking of creating cool music. Which is way, if you see people reactions to his soundtrack, NOBODY will say is better than Man of Steel or BvS.

[@quechus13]

You could also pay him 10+ Million which is what he gets.

[@MrArashikage]

How does he come up with the music that has been almost the same every time past 10 years?

[@js100serch]

Let me get this straight... If I go to Hans Zimmer with a good story he could make the score for my movie O.O ??

[@martyjava7064]

Re; John Williams is the greatest living film composer?......er, NO! I don't think you can say that anyone past or present was/is THE greatest anything! There are many talented artists / musicians / composers / writers out there and they all bring something great to the creative table. ps, Hans sounds a really nice and humble guy.

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

man John Williams is iconic and recognized as great by quiet everyone, this is an objective statement, no matter how good and famous other composers might turn to be later

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

the influence he has is also an aspect of he being the most important living composer, especially for film.

[@NeffIconicz]

is that zimmer?

[@Basomic]

Halfway through video...pause...listen to Man of Steel soundtrack

[@Mio248]

Theme*

[@djdj165]

They're completely different?

[@quechus13]

Yeah Hans is a rich guy XD

[@sitranine8369]

Of course he wrote Lone Ranger...

[@jova1888]

Must concur with Richard Keliner who summed it up perfectly. Hans Zimmer has done some brilliant stuff but his effort on Man of Steel was underwhelming. They released the trailer with the music from Howard Shore and I thought we were going to get something special. I think Mr Zimmer summed it up early in his interview and should have stuck to his thought. I am not the man for Superman. Zach should have stuck with Howard Shore.

[@stormcalling1]

I know everyone haves their own opinions, but I'd have to disagree strongly with Richard's. Zimmer's music in Man of Steel had lots of dynamic, texture and presence(and I don't think it was overdone either or had little shape or form). If anything, there seemed to not be enough music made for the film, and we ultimately heard the same songs over in many(too many) scenes. To me, it sounded grand, heroic and light, while not overlooking the touching and heartfelt points. I've heard several complaints about him having too much power in this score and in the Dark Knight's, but I can't help but feel it was something appropriate for the many grand spectacle scenes and the atmosphere of those films. It almost demanded a score with alot of power and I think Zimmer delivered. But, to each their own...

[@TDeclinator]

I strongly disagree with you. Howard Shore is good but Hans Zimmer is much better. What he did in man of steel was incredible.

[@RichardKleiner]

Hans is obviously a great guy, very fun to talk to and really smart. I don't have a problem with that. But his work for both Batman and Superman is, quite frankly, a letdown. He does not communicate anything at all with that music. It's just a big, boring wall of sound. There's a difference between ignoring Williams' original score in order of going on a dark direction and just write noise without form and an excess of texture. These are memorable characters, and they deserve above average music.

[@lastofmykind8]

First of all. Hans is my favorite composer and no one can deny his work history, his genius and his commitment. I think that the Man of Steel OST is exactly what it needed to be. It's powerful when it has to be but it's fragile, and repressed other times. I think it's amazing. It's not just noise, a wall of sound. It's controlled chaos. And most people feel it when the movie is on. Most people aren't watching thinking "this score is ugly" most people think "woooow he's flying. " he is brilliant.

[@Str1000ac]

LOOOOOOOOOL

[@KarloPunzal]

I give Hans credit for putting the effort in stepping out of John William's shadow. If you were expecting John William's style then you would definitely be letdown. I think Hans has created a beautiful score for Man of Steel.

[@MM4F]

shocking videography, but interesting all the same..

[@js100serch]

jajaja yea I know... well not that much O.O that's a lot of money...

[@Almblanco]

You may call it nostalgia, yes... I long for those days in which music scores had an admirable complexity, played extensively with different motifs, were recorded with REAL orchestras... Williams, Goldsmith, Morricone. Those guys are real geniuses, not Hans Zimmer, who just copies himself over and over again in his soundtrack factory (where he has plenty of "ghost" musicians doing the work for him, mind you...) My hopes lie with M. Giacchino!

[@Satfgk]

Lone Ranger sucked though

[@Str1000ac]

John Williams is just ok, nothing special. I wouldn't even call him talented but only hard working person. Uninspiring and emotionless theatrical brass band music. Hans Zimmer, Vangelis, Ennio Morricone, Basil Poledouris, Thomas Newman and many others are simply far more talented.

[@dignerds]

Wow

[@Nova_Music288]

Wtf

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

this shows your lack of knowledge in orchestration and history of musical aesthetics. All these composers you mentioned were must possible because of John Williams, first of all. Basil Poledouris is also very good, but John Williams is a historic event, he defined a whole style! At his time there were awesome people, but he is the one on the spot, he made his luck. But his music is never emontionless; he scored the theme of ET. His music has the best of Strauss, Walton, and Korsakow, but also some peculiar moments if his own style. His orchestration is full and crystalline at same time. Hans Zimmer is a pop uneducated musician , John Williams is an historical event so much as John Cage, you should at least recognize this. If he is greater than Ravel or a genius, i disagree, but he is a respectable living piece of history and is deep in the soul of everyone. Just few composers achieve this, regardless of his flaws. A great composer may still be also overrated, but people think they can invert any shit nowadays.

[@Almblanco]

You obviously have no idea how this man makes music these days. Do some research before you insult me like that. It's all sampled sounds, synthesizers, MIDI scores... Not saying there's anything wrong with that (if done well, like Vangelis, one can create a great score). I urge you to find some footage of Zimmer scoring this film with a live orchestra and show me... But you won't find it, cos it never happened. PS: Also, learn the difference between "where" and "were".

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

i would say Hans Zimmer is a great pop/folk musician: he is not educated in musical tradition, so he hardly can bring it forward. There is a difference between the revolution of musical technology and the revolution of his influence. The existence and intensity of the last one is questionable. However, i personally have also things to learn from his interviews, and like or not, his style defined a scoring genre now. The thing is: whoever is educated in music, can easily absorb his genre and bring it to a whole next level (if the director allows…)

[@Almblanco]

HA!! He doesn't get inspiration from other music??? I invite you to listen to Gustav Holst's Mars and compare it to Zimmer's blatant plagiarism in Gladiator... Uncanny, to say the least! This guy is a cheap lazy copycat.

[@hootbutler]

"I'm completly fragile and vulnerable." I feel the same way everytime I play someone a track.

[@AwesomeSean321]

Yep

[@Almblanco]

This score was so lazy, loud and overproduced. Absolutely soulless. This new Hans sucks, long gone are the days of Gladiator and the Lion King...