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Composer - Hans Zimmer

Composer - Hans Zimmer

Is there still life in the superhero movie?

The Interview · BBC World Service

April 8, 201623m 13s

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Show Notes

From his Oscar winning score for The Lion King, through 12 Years A Slave to a series of superhero blockbusters, including the latest - Batman v Superman - Hans Zimmer is, as one director put it, "quite simply the contemporary composer to work with". German born, British educated, he never received formal musical training and he's a champion of technology. Hardtalk’s Shaun Ley asks Hans Zimmer whether the technology he so loves is killing the music makers?