How Hans Zimmer Creates Sound Worlds

[@sirshinra]

As a hip-hop/trap producer that listens to scores more than anything, this is amazing mate. Cheers for this, this has helped me greatly.

[@InsidetheScore]

Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed this

[@TPKProductions]

Kavi Amalakumar that’s awesome, I do the same, and listen to tons of score

[@keno2433]

@@nonfinale685 I am sorry, but no there are not. Since everyone is capable of making music and everyone should, because it is a form to express yourself.

[@freepagan]

I'm glad you said rap "producer" and not "composer."

[@necroyoli08]

@@freepagan Didn't know "rap composer" was even a thing.

[@Exel3nce]

The moment i hear the interstellar ost i get goosebumps and wet eyes.

[@InsidetheScore]

:')

[@emikm5356]

BeThomsen same-mad me tear up in the middle of a coffee shop

[@deepsymphony7403]

Still Interstellar didn't receive an oscar after being so deserving for score......Oscars bias or disgrace?

[@stumbling]

Me too and that is rare for me.

[@ianstephen8106]

This is the comment I was looking for .Thank u.

[@peterpike]

The soundtrack for Dunkirk literally is just anxiety.

[@korppi164]

Ugh, like, literally anxiety sis.

[@MegaClaymore123]

Except for the end when it finally gives way to a major chord and you can feel you butt unclenching

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

I called it the "music of claustrophobia."

[@emanuelhadfield7342]

That's what you want to feel. You want to feel the soldiers anxiety as they're stuck on an island surrounded by the enemy and see if they'll make out alive. Music wants to transport you as if you're actually there.

[@semanticsamuel936]

Interstellar has such an incredible soundtrack. It's not musically all that complicated or melodically rich, but it's loaded with emotion and a sense of scale - comparing it to a religious experience is right. I know the Inside the Score guy loves John Williams and discusses the importance of melody in film music (and frequently compared that to the lack of it in modern film music), and I largely agree with him. Interstellar for me is the key exception to that. It really didn't need a leitmotif-y, Wagnerian score. Interstellar is also a film that doesn't feature fast-paced editing. Each individual shot is typically quite long. It's very different to Nolan's other films (and most other modern sci fi/action films). It could have featured long melodies. He just decided against it.

[@Roescoe]

Yeah that's what gets me about Interstellar's soundtrack It's like it doesn't make much sense without its context. That's why I think it's good. The individual pieces really mean little but it could be more of a large scale single piece. And listening to Zimmer's pieces as a whole most of the stuff is super simple but it's structured into something more. (Probably not actually his doing)

[@bradojacko8247]

While I, too, love the score and film, it is a near direct rip of a philip Glass piece, who came up with it long before interstellar or Zimmer.

[@dominikcobb1355]

brado jacko not really.

[@InsidetheScore]

Absolutely agree. I love both of them - for the record!! There's a time and a place for melody, and often in current film/TV what works better is really well crafted sound worlds

[@SecksyMan]

Gladiator is when I fell in love with Hans Zimmer

[@ginacaballero9521]

I'd re-watch Gladiator in a heartbeat! The main score gets me every time! Hans Zimmerman, you're the greatest!

[@zachary_smith1]

Same

[@keithforrester82]

The man is a genius, none of those films would be anywhere near as epic, (which they all are), without his scores... Great vid!

[@LJMadrigalMusic]

After hearing Zimmer and Williams' compositions, it's clear on where they differ. It's traditional vs. modern. Williams' score is often found as structured while Zimmer can range from intepretative to ambiguous. We hear John Williams as the composer of grandiose and luscious scores while Zimmer as the composer of scores with tension and various emotion.

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

When you get an ad for Hans Zimmer's MasterClass while watching a video on the awesomeness of Hans Zimmer

[@SuperBustyEva]

You sir have just explained everything that makes Hans Zimmer a genius. He is a brilliant man that would even impress classical composers.

[@dinitha11]

The Lion King is Hans Zimmer’s Best work. From the opening shot Zimmer places us right in Africa. Nothing captured me, emotional resonated me more than Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for The Lion King.

[@dr.akhilkoshy4314]

After hearing interstellar music : I would gladly give away one of my ears to someone who is not lucky enough to hear a masterpiece like this.

[@mrbrisket1261]

This video is absolutely brilliant. I really wanna get into film scoring because of composers like Hans Zimmer.

[@zaharakmep5]

Watched him LIVE last saturday in Sydney. Best concert ever. I got chills.

[@dev-lw4tp]

In 8:49 Inception score, organ was just random choice. In an interview Zimmer himself said that after having discussion with Christopher Nolan they listed what instruments were left to work on for Nolan's movies and Organ was one of them.

[@sandersonstunes]

The inception bit blew my mind. It's such a subtle idea, I think most would never notice that detail unless it was pointed out to them like you did in this video.

[@marcinkruk2585]

You've helped me understand why I love Hans Zimmer's scores so much, and for that, I am really grateful.

[@dmitrysofronov8624]

Awesome. I fell in love with Zimmer after the third Pirates where he interwove all the themes and motifs anticipated in the first two parts into an integrate whole (the Pirates that came after the third ones were blasphemy).

[@jackdonohue7893]

Dmitry Sofronov every Pirates movie is great. Except the third.... That one is.... AMAZING.

[@Ludwig1625]

@@jackdonohue7893 Nah the first, second, and third were great

[@zachary_smith1]

Hans is the best of the best. I have a few others I love. But Hans is just wow. Man gladiator and dark knight and inception are some of my top 10 fav movies and the soundtracks are just absolutely wonderful. Man that woman’s voice in gladiator is amazing. And interstellar. Ha. Forget it. Perfection.

[@somebody9762]

Just as the best speakers for your system are the ones that vanish before you, the best film score is the one that isn’t noticed, because it becomes one with the image. Awesome video, as usual: thanks for sharing it.

[@jaella1692]

Take a look at the score of Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron. It's one of the most underrated work, but it's absolutely fantastic. It's one of my favorite scores. Also, take a look at The Prince of Egypt

[@spenser9908]

Prince of Egypt's one of those scores where I'm like, oh yeah, Hans Zimmer used to be amazing,.

[@andrewmcclure2905]

Spirits score is quite underrated.

[@resathe6760]

@@spenser9908 used to be?

[@spenser9908]

@@resathe6760 Name me one score he's done recently that's as good as Gladiator or Prince of Egypt?

[@resathe6760]

@@spenser9908 There isn't much sense in it, is there? You clearly didn't like anything after so why would me listing the ones I like change your mind or bring anything to this discussion. Music is clearly a very subjective topic, if you didn't like any of what he did after Gladiator then that's unfortunate. For the record I will tell you anyway. I loved his scores to the Batman Trilogy, Spirit (never get tired of listening to it), Last Samurai, Pirates, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk.

[@thevfxwizard7758]

I can never quite decide which I like more: John William's expressive themes or Hans Zimmer's intense sound worlds. A composer that uses a combination of these techniques would be unstoppable.

[@joegamer6914]

yea they both are great

[@mydogskips2]

Look, I don't want to make any excuses, but I think those of us who don't do it ourselves do not realize how incredibly difficult it is and take it somewhat for granted, we don't really appreciate how writing great music is a work of inspired genius, something which is uncommon in both person and deed.

[@Roescoe]

Meh, it doesn't take much these days. Download Musecore and a decent soundfont and you're halfway there. The creativity comes in making something new that's not reliant on other material.

[@Roescoe]

​@@cliffpinchon2832 yep and i can tell that, because there's no video or other record of his process. With the tech available and the money he has it should be possible and it would be a popular piece of media. Since no such video has be produced I can conclude he doesn't do much of the process. HZ is a businessman first.

[@ncn0505]

@@Roescoe r u dumb or what? Why would he show the process of making his film scores to you

[@tkmj45]

clock ticking is most famous notes of zimmer. favourite piece for nolen and for me too.

[@johntaylor3711]

I am a big fan of the great space epics of the 70s and 80s, mostly Star Wars and Star Trek. So I don't really love most of the film scores that have come out in the past decade, but I do love Interstellar, that soundtrack is truly amazing.

[@JustinBellcomposer]

I feel compelled to point out that Elfman came from Oingo Boingo and started out not even being able to read music. He learned, but he was never a ‘pen and paper’ type, he’s always been in the realm of Midi - much like Zimmer.

[@BajaShouta]

Justin Bell he’s also self obsessed and arrogant haha

[@oneijoe3363]

Zimmer's score for the lead battle of Gladiator may be the most perfect musical description of battle, from calm-before-the-storm to pitched violence to pick-up-the-pieces-afterward, which has ever been written. It's a complete story unto itself.

[@slantedglasses7242]

The man is a genius. I weirdly teared up at Sherlock Holmes

[@skirne_]

when watching the movies, you really don't pay attention to the music.. when it feels so natural and flows with the scene.. so much respect to these amazing composers

[@SecksyMan]

Interstellar is my all time favorite film score.

[@zaveeramini9712]

Art comes in all shapes and forms. Music producers create sounds that alter our feelings and emotions. Painters produce visual artefacts which show us something new. You on the other hand are an artist which has the ability to break down music down to its smallest elements, and show us why we feel the way feel when we hear music. You sir are an artist. I will for sure use your skills and creativity to produce music myself for myself to enjoy and hopefully for others too. Many thanks for sharing your ideas :)

[@PbPomper]

Interstellar is my favourite soundtrack ever!

[@prashanthadepu3013]

Bro that soundtrack make me cry everytime I listen. That soundtrack is masterpiece , I rate it highest of all time .

[@craigpruess5565]

James Horner is one of my favourite composers, so musically aware. His minimal score for “Troy”, with the Bulgarian voices was just WOW. Also, “Avatar” and “Titanic”…

[@bobamarmstrong]

Also Apollo 13, Deep Impact

[@And-Or101]

Zimmer is amazing. Saw him live in Sweden, and the music from Interstellar was mindblowing. But hearing Time, from Inception, live was beyond incredible.

[@alexwastakenwastaken]

I still can't get his chilling "Theme From Going For Gold" out of my mind.

[@dylanaguilar6545]

Interstellars soundtrack is the most powerful music I’ve ever heard

[@henryesj6242]

Pirates of The Caribbean 2-3 is probably one of the best soundtracks of all time and one of the most underrated

[@Great_Olaf5]

This video, Hans Zimmer's music style reminded me of another thing. I know you're planning on looking at video game music, and given the console you got, one game I just realized you really have to look at for the music is Beyond: 2 Souls. I'll admit the rest of the game might not be for everyone, but the music is to me indisputably excellent.

[@brucepwalker]

You missed Blade Runner 2049. That was an incredible score.

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

Amen to that!

[@MiloDC]

Not entirely Zimmer, of course, but yeah, that music by him and Ben Wallfisch is better than anything in this video, including Interstellar (which is a great score).

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

Hans only did a tiny bit on that, blade runner was scored by Ben Wallfisch

[@pauulkubasek1815]

Milø he did the best parts though: the main 4 note theme, and sea wall

[@willcliftonmusic3914]

A Quiet Place's sound world is amazing. Check it out. The out-of-tune notes purposefully played gives it an off feel the whole time, as well as making it "feel safe" while something is actually just "off" the whole time. Great score.

[@mg9854]

80% of the emotions i had while watching the intersteller were only because of the bgm it was offering in its scenes!

[@Warriorcats64]

And this explains what my problem is...it's not Zimmer himself or his scores. It's the wrong lessons taken from the scores which then get cut-pasted into other films to the point that you can't tell 'em apart.

[@snoot6629]

Yeah It basically became the template for hollywood crap movies *bwaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAARRR* *BWAAAA BWAAAAAR*

[@jackdonohue7893]

MIGUEL PINEDA-DRAWS no

[@djushuaia281]

well put

[@ncn0505]

Don't think so, its just style of writing music, every composer has that even john Williams

[@ncn0505]

Also people don't watch movies to listen to soundtrack, the main focus is always on the story/plot

[@PolymurExcel]

The Thin Red Line is so otherworldly and beautiful, it is such a different style compared to his other movies. Blue Planet 2 and even The Pacific hits those feels for me too.

[@GabsARV]

Are we going to ignore that Hans Zimmer composed a requiem for his father on The Lion King?

[@earthlightsmusic2743]

Months ago I met a young woman string player who didn't seem to compose melody or harmony to speak of, but could create a super-awesome over-the-top sound world. As time goes on, she is adding back harmony, anyway -- for its ability to broaden the soundworld.

[@v1nigra3]

ive always understood this about hans zimmers scores ..its why i love him and his creations so much

[@redoberon]

the ost of gladiatior gives me the chills every time. There are many imitators but only one Hans Zimmer. Thanks for the video

[@juantelle1]

You are totally right comparing electronic dance music producers with film composers

[@johannesbusch8161]

Listen to the mermaid's theme in "Pirates of the Caribbean" or to the launch theme in "Interstellar": Hans Zimmer is the grand master of the minor second! That's where his music, beside his overwhelming sounds, gets its tensions from. Fantastic video! Thx a lot!

[@pdzombie1906]

Great video!!! I like very much your analysis of Zimmer scores, but I've also heard he has other people working for him and that's how he can pull several compositions a year. I wish he was more transparent about that... Thanx!!!

[@InsidetheScore]

That's true - but it's extremely normal in the Film Composing business! It goes against our idea of authenticity as the most important quality in a composer. But it's just a part of a business that to meet these mad deadlines at such a high production quality, there are tonnes of assistants working on these things at the same time

[@isaks7042]

The soundtrack in The Last Samurai is perfect and amazing :)

[@juan.orduz.musico]

I didn't noticed the Edith Piaf's theme slowed down in the horns before!

[@jakepasea5598]

Incredible how the simplest sounds he uses can create so much tension. Great video 👍

[@Psychoclaw]

Love it. The primal force of the brass in the Inception score always gives me chills.

[@Blazer8496]

Might be off topic, but his score for the game Crysis 2 was spell-binding!

[@subashsivakumar911]

One of the many reasons why I love TDK Trilogy is Hans music

[@pervisual]

Interstellar docking scene!! no words to describe my feelings. One of the best music accompanied scenes from the last 2 decades. Together with Pan's Labyrinth end scene.

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

I like Hans Zimmer a BIT more than John Williams. Don't hate me.

[@kimf.wendel9113]

Don't worry, so do I. it's just the worlds it creates inside your head and the feelings you experience when his scores are playing.

[@ncn0505]

Lol why would someone hate you, hans is modern composer

[@jubernavarrete3807]

I actually agree with you. When Williams makes a score, you can tell it’s him and you love him for it. However, when I hear a Zimmer score, it sounds so unique to that movie. To someone who doesn’t know Zimmer, they wouldn’t know that “He’s a Pirate” is composed by the same guy who made “Oogway Ascends” or “Why so Serious.” He is a talented composer who can make different sounding scores just to fit the tone of the movie.

[@stratokopteros2302]

Fantastic analysis! Thank you. I was sorry to see Black Hawk Down excluded - As a South African, I found his infusion of the West African musical motif into the score, but with a rough Western rocklike edge, sublime. Thanks for a serie3s of great vids!

[@communityEsc]

Hans Zimmer is incredible. Just incredible.

[@DiggerWhoops]

Excellent! I love Zimmer's music....and also love John Williams'. The best of both worlds to me.

[@LordMangudai]

The problem I have with Zimmer's more recent scores (thinking mostly of his Nolan collaborations and DC universe music) is that while he does come up with unique "sound worlds", as you put it, he then seems to apply them almost indiscriminately to the film (it's confirmed that rather than being scored directly to picture, his Nolan scores have their core ideas composed in isolation based on the film's "concept" and then those ideas are rearranged or even simply edited to fit the film by himself or one of his many assistant composers). This makes his scores often seem stagnant to me - there's not much of a sense of development, of storytelling. He has more or less compelling ideas for Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in his DC scores, but you never hear those ideas mingle, overlap or even really develop all that much to reflect the story of the film. To me, Zimmer has become like a painter who spends 90% of his time mixing pigments to come up with the most unique and exotic tones, hues and colors imaginable - only to apply them to his canvas in huge, simplistic blocks rather than crafting an image that actually conveys meaning or emotion. He still has moments of innovation and brilliance but seems to be so focused on figuring out "the next mindblowing sound" that his (considerable) talent as a dramatist and musical storyteller has been sadly neglected, and there is little left now of the composer whom I fell in love with for scores like The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Gladiator, King Arthur, The Last Samurai or Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@malahamavet]

I hope he returns to those old kind of soundtracks. I love the ones you mentioned and I don't really care about the most recent ones. Don't forget kung fu panda soundtrack, it's so good and it is very authentic 😁

[@devils.advocate2444]

I get it, but in his defence, DCEU's writing is shit, take WW from BvS for instance, does she have anything to her......no. How do you score a moment like that. U go with whats more obvious, first female superhero. Score the spetacle part of it. Without context nothing works in the score. Just my opinion

[@charmandyorton006]

@@devils.advocate2444 Yes, exactly. I don't blame Zimmer whatsoever for the DCEU's scores being so... "ehhh". Zack Snyder is just such a poor director and abysmal storyteller that he leaves Hans no choice but to go full bombast with all the empty and meaningless action. However, I still think that there are some great leitmotifs to be found in between the cracks of goodness of the DCEU. For example, "Beautiful Lie" from Batman v Superman sounds just like Batman to me with all its melancholic layers of symphony reflecting the tragedy and darkness of Bruce Wayne's life. It might not have been as good as "Macrotus" or "Barbastella" from Batman Begins, but it does demonstrate that Zimmer had learned a healthy amount from his time working with James Newton Howard on the scores for the Dark Knight trilogy. He knows just what makes Wayne tick emotionally with audiences. I also loved "What Are You Going To Do When You Are Not Saving The World?" from Man of Steel for sounding so heroic and massive to suit the power and heart of the classic Superman, even more so than John Williams's Superman theme for as iconic as that one was. Even though the characters of this new universe, fundamentally, are beyond sloppily written and directed, Zimmer is masterful at taking the dark and gritty storylines with too much action and manipulating audiences to cry over their beauty.

[@theflam3248]

Honestly though....I'm gonna be real. His scores (Main scores and side scores) for the DCEU were probably more "ear-catching" than most of the MCU scores IMO. Even in the simplest scene, HZ still managed to capture a memorable piece. Perhaps a moving piece as well. Like the opening scene of BvS where the thug kills Bruce's parents. Such a simple scene but the score "Beautiful Lie" really complements the scene even more. You can just feel something in that piece considering the scene. At least that's what I got.

[@DarthLordRaven]

I think you have a problem with yourself writing with so many Words, .................I’ll try: cleeearly There is a progression in HANS HIS music not only sound World related. He is coming with something NEW DEVELOPING all the time, nobody can keep up Because its not related entirely to the film, Thats the “God particle” M8te . Hans has that try to catch it! Hans has more than 30 years scores on his name why would all be the same ? Or have the same feeling? This is just crazy non logical thinking, friend....

[@8ballpaul]

You deserve more subscribers! Well put together.

[@Brad772006]

I do like Zimmer and his score. I would just like to say one thing about modern film composers. BWHAAAAAH!!!!

[@HollywoodVirtualAudio]

Believe it or not, the sound made famous by Inception actually has a name: BRAAAM!

[@pauulkubasek1815]

If I may counterpoint: BRRAAAAAAAMMMM!!!!!

[@hpultz9106]

What a fantastic video! Loved your explanation of Zimmers "sound worlds"..

[@Faygris]

Wow, that Dunkirk part is truly impressive

[@baskarboss1265]

my all time favourite INTERSTELLAR

[@diannebdee]

You forgot the tribal warfare of "Black Hawk Down". I love that one in particular because it gives one a sense of the modern and ancient world. If it's not Bakara Market, it's Synchrotone, or his use of sound draining out as it does when the Black Hawks and Little Birds take off from the base to head into Mogadishu to begin the raid. But the driving rhythms of the parts of the film where the convoy is lost on the streets, to the soliders' various moments within the battle makes this score so monumental. At least to me it does.

[@TPKProductions]

The score he made for The amazing Spider Man 2 is really amazing, it’s very overlooked. I was sad you didn’t mention it

[@RemedyUnderTheSun]

Sherlock Holmes is such a fun and amazing soundtrack.

[@lesleymoore1699]

I thought your video was incredible. Precise and helpful, it was an adventure. I love Zimmer. Please make more videos.

[@Youalreadyhaveitall]

Great explanation of technique for the greatest composer in our life time uses.

[@gphmusic7033]

Just found your channel, and wanted to say thank you for creating this kind of content. So informative and inspirational. Cheers!

[@colindunnigan8621]

Very enjoyable. If you haven't, I recommend giving Ziimmer's scoreto "The Thin Red Line" a listen.

[@Barney25252525]

hans zimmer is a fucking genius and i hope he and nolan will continue to make awesome movies for a long time

[@caladestine4540]

Blade runner 2049 soundtrack w/ Ben Wallfisch was fucking brilliant. Wish it was on here but love the vid.

[@marcsidhom538]

Absolutely amazing video, thank you !!

[@josephkitchens1644]

Great video..my favorite composer...go Hans Zimmer....some great scores

[@Willbo-ft6oy]

Also, on the water planet in Interstellar, the tempo is 60 bpm which is a subtle reminder that every second counts because they are literally running out of time.

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

Never been a fan, but always like these type videos to see if I can understand why I don’t get something.

[@spiralsystem4103]

As an electronic music producer, I always try to get inspiration from the masters, both modern and ancient. The principles are the same.

[@abdelazizZ]

you missed Rush, beautiful soundtrack Batman begins and the sound of the wings Nice video

[@kenzikapture3729]

Hans Zimmer will always be my number 1 best composer in history in my opinion.

[@GoliathFlores]

When you refer to the duduk what I heard was a zurna. I love your presentation nonetheless.

[@InsidetheScore]

Watch the Making of Video - it's definitely a Duduk! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@DanielosVK]

No, it's not a duduk. You can hear a duduk in "To Zucchabar" track. It's a completely different sounding instrument. This in the video is probably a surma, as Goliath stated. You're wrong probably because this sequence is discussed in the Making of vid just after the story about the duduk.

[@Masilya111]

Yep, it's a zurna. I love the sounds of these 2 instruments and they sound differently.

[@NutanPrabhashTaria]

The video and the way you explained it... Awesome...

[@Wazulon]

The Dunkirk soundtrack is amazeballs. Nice vid dude.

[@jesperburns]

That's also the only thing that keeps it going, that and maybe the excellent cinematography.

[@citlalicervantes6498]

Great job! Keep it up. I love those analyses. 😊

[@InsidetheScore]

Thanks - Glad you enjoyed!

[@nicksimpson9601]

"Zimmer uses period specific instruments to create a motif and score for Gladiator that is set in the Roman times". "Zimmer uses different cultural instruments expected of the audience for Sherlock Holmes". "Zimmer uses Shepard Tone to create an ever rising tension in the Batman series/Dunkirk". "Zimmer slows down the tempo of a movies main motif throughout different scenes of a movie about time". Zimmer is an incredible composer with some memorable motifs, but as far as designing "sound worlds", I think a lot of that credit needs to go to foley n sound effects. The sound design (worlds) on most of the movies Zimmer is involved in is fucking unreal, but Zimmer has nothing to do with that outside musical motifs and score. Nevermore exemplified by Dunkirk with the effort that went into capturing the weapons and vehicles and how immersive they are.

[@Drewe223]

Awesome video man.

[@InsidetheScore]

Thank you

[@rouke101]

Just discovered youre channel! Thanks for the awesome content

[@InsidetheScore]

You're welcome! And enjoy the channel

[@TravWD21]

Brilliant. Thankyou

[@5kdesertfox]

I was surprised that he used gypsies from not far where I live to create music for Sherlock, and well... what a great call that was

[@Xehanort10]

Another composer I like is Graeme Revell who did the music for films like Child's Play 2,Bride of Chucky, The Crow, Freddy vs Jason, The Fog and so on.

[@DarthLordRaven]

Its a really good explanation what Hans is doing.! Keep it up friend! Thanks for the video, Hoping other ppl Will understand too.

[@squareleg5757]

Nicely done - thank you.

[@LucasLucasMusic]

Top quality channel my dude!

[@iwcreativespace]

This was really well made, thank you!

[@lunarmaroon6609]

Excellent content!! This is very thought provoking and content is superb! Thanks 🙏

[@freepagan]

Spectacular video, very insightful!

[@misterchristmas]

Thanks. Enjoyed that.

[@wisdm-solomon2964]

Yo, this is spot on. GREAT JOB