Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is a German composer and producer. He is best known for his Academy Award, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning film scores. His work is notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements.
Biography
Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and moved to London as a teenager, where he went to Hurtwood House School. While he lived in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates. Hans Zimmer biography Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesizers. In 1980, Zimmer worked with Buggles, a New Wave band formed in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downs, and Bruce Woolley. Zimmer can be briefly seen in the Buggles music video for Video Killed the Radio Star (1979). After working with Buggles, he started to work for the Italian group Krisma, a New Wave band formed in 1976 with Maurizio Arcieri and Christina Moser. He was a featured synthesizer for Krisma’s third
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