Many folks take Zimmer for granted as a big-studio mainstream composer, but the German musician is worth a closer listen. Last year he took me on a tour of his sprawling Santa Monica recording studio, ...

In an epic publicity stunt, legendary composer Hans Zimmer teamed up with guitarist Johnny Marr (of The Smiths) for a live performance of the score from Inception during the big glitzy, glamorous red ...

Inception composer Hans Zimmer said that the moment he landed on a guitar part for one of the movie's pivotal instrumental themes, “I knew who I was writing for” ...

Last week, The Recording Academy hosted an invite-only screening of Inception, followed by a special Q&A session with the film’s composer, Oscar and Grammy winner Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Batman Begins ...

Hans Zimmer is as pleased, if not moreso, with his best original score Oscar nomination for "Inception" as any of his past accolades -- "I'm particularly proud of 'Inception," the composer tells Bil… ...

Hans Zimmer paused a concert at London’s O2 Arena this week to honor a Ukrainian pianist who stood defiant in the face of an impending Russian air raid by playing the main theme of Zimmer’s “Inception ...

When a movie music great strolls on stage and thunders out an spinetingling solo from one of his most iconic scores. When a great composer plays their own music, it’s always something very special.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "Inception," the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio that opened Friday, marks the third collaboration between writer/director Christopher Nolan and composer Hans Zimmer. The ...

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Zimmer also performed music from "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Dark Knight." Zimmer donned a guitar and had no problem rocking out to his cinematic compositions. The German-born composer has ...

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