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Hans Zimmer is the voice of the modern movie. With a list of credits that includes The Dark Knight,Gladiator, The Lion King, and Inception, he possesses one of the most diverse bodies of work in the entertainment industry. Indeed, Zimmer is admired and beloved by major movie studios and concert halls around the world.

More important than his universal acclaim, however, is his role as a collaborator in the musical world. Through his company, Remote Control Productions, Hans Zimmer has mentored a remarkable list of proteges, confirming his indelible influence on the development of the modern movie soundtrack. From Harry Gregson-Williams (The Martian) and Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones), to Steve Jablonsky (Transformers) and Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class), the iconic sounds of Hans Zimmer have pervaded the industry and influence an entire crop of upcoming composers. If you liked a theme song in a new TV show, or you were moved by a piece of music in an independent film, chances are you were listening to a student of Hans Zimmer.

℗ 2017 Sony Music Entertainment A compilation of works from the universally acclaimed soundtrack composer Hanz Zimmer. This and Dark Knight Rises are clearly his best; Inception mas merely an audition. Hans Zimmer is the Batman Trilogy. You could close your eyes and still feel the intensity in these movies. The second half of this soundtrack will go down as one of the greatest of all time +14. Hans Zimmer discography. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Won 2000.

As for the man himself, selecting the best works from his musical oeuvre remains a herculean feat. Ranked in order of our personal favorites, here are Hans Zimmer's Best Soundtracks:

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15 True Romance

The blend of sound and story in Tony Scott's True Romance is an unholy marriage. Given the violent subject matter and the offbeat characters involved, Hans Zimmer's marimba-led melody simply shouldn't work. Yet somehow, against all odds, the composer's 'You're So Cool' theme feels right. It's like discovering the possibilities of mixing beer with grapefruit juice: it doesn't make sense, but that's partially why it tastes so good.

The jubilant theme prances into the scene amid Clarence's (Christian Slater) candid conversation with Alabama (Patricia Arquette). While she tearfully owns up to her sordid line of work, the marimbas reminds us that everything's going to be okay. 'I've been a call girl for four days and you're my third customer... I'm a really good person. And when it comes to relationships, I'm 100% monogamous.'

While credit is due to Zimmer for crafting such a creative score, and to Tony Scott and writer Quentin Tarantino for supporting it, the roots of the True Romance score precede its 1993 release. Indeed, Hans Zimmer heavily adapted his soundtrack from Carl Orff's 'Gassenhauer', of which the comparisons cannot be avoided.

14 The Holiday

He may be defined by his superhero soundtracks, but Hans Zimmer can do rom-coms like the best of them. Indeed, his score for The Holiday is a world away from his other compositions and perhaps the most pleasant of all. Breezy and lighthearted, yet hardly a throwaway soundtrack, Zimmer crafts melodies that make you want to live in the romantic world of The Holiday. As Amanda (Cameron Diaz) chases Graham (Jude Law), and Miles (Jack Black, who plays a composer in the film) woos Iris (Kate Winslet), Zimmer underscores the drama with an atypically complex melody.

'Maestro', which encapsulates the movie's major themes, sets the mood with strings before moving into a beautiful piano number. Zimmer doesn't spend long on the keyboard before cuing the guitar to kicks things up a notch. These little flourishes make the soundtrack enjoyable beyond the experience of the film. In 'Definitely Unexpected', Zimmer crafts a song highly reminiscent of Pixar's Knick Knack short, reminding audiences that he is equally comfortable in the world of Nancy Meyers as he is in Gotham City.

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13 The Da Vinci Code

Composers can't fix movies, but they can help salvage their reputation. Ron Howard's adaptations of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons amounted to standard blockbuster fare, but the music that accompanied them truly elevated the genre. Ron Howard, Dan Brown and Tom Hanks all delivered the goods, but they needed Hans Zimmer to lift the movie beyond its mortal confines. After all, The Da Vinci Code dealt with personal and religious themes that would inevitably leave audiences either moved, offended, or worse, utterly apathetic. The top-of-the-line talent could only communicate Brown's story to a certain extent, and they needed someone like Hans Zimmer to pull it all together.

When Robert Langdon (Hanks) locates the Holy Grail and bows before Mary Magdalene's subterranean sarcophagus, Hans Zimmer's soundtrack absolutely soars. In addition to the rest of the score, his 'Chevaliers de Sangreal' theme is truly ascendant. Though the principal photography simply shows Hanks standing above the Louvre, reacting to an object he can't even see, Zimmer's regal orchestra turns this moment into the apotheosis of the film. Though the rest of the movie may not have matched the quality of the book, Hans Zimmer made this scene the perfect distillation of Dan Brown's vision.

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12 Sherlock Holmes

With a character like Arthur Conan Doyle's detective, nailing the theme song is nearly as important as casting the lead actor himself. By using a thoroughly destroyed piano to achieve his imagined sound, Hans Zimmer set out to bring Sherlock Holmes to a new generation. While aural vestiges of Victorian England remain present, Zimmer capitalized on Robert Downey Jr.'s eccentric casting and composed a thoroughly rousing score that retains the composer's signature sound while adding new layers of discovery.

While editing the film, director Guy Ritchie allegedly used Zimmer's soundtrack from The Dark Knight as a placeholder. While he liked the roughness of the Batman score, Ritchie commissioned the German composer to take Sherlock Holmes in a completely different direction. Zimmer nailed the challenge, using banjos, an out-of-tune and defaced piano, shrieking strings, and an Experibass to truly unique effect. The final result is a soundtrack that elevates the story and matches Guy Ritchie's modern take on the character with Hans Zimmer's equally transgressive score.

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11 Pirates of the Caribbean

Hard at work on Ed Zwick's The Last Samurai, Hans Zimmer initially declined the opportunity to score Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. After promoting his talented protege, Klaus Badelt, to command the ship, Zimmer found himself seduced by the world of Jack Sparrow. While Badelt received primary credit for the first Pirates score, Zimmer oversaw much of the production and is largely responsible for helping create the epic theme, 'He's a Pirate'. Other tracks, like 'Barbossa is Hungry', are so thrilling that they've been known to inspire recently-licensed teenagers to double the speed limit in residential areas and get taken to Tortuga (otherwise known as the local police precinct). True story.

While he laid the groundwork for the series in Curse of the Black Pearl, Hans Zimmer improved upon his original work with Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. From crafting Davey Jones' organ-heavy theme to the many leitmotifs for the supporting cast, Zimmer's Pirates oeuvre ranks among his most impressive work.

10 The Last Samurai

Hans Zimmer's supreme talent lies in his ability to capture the distinctive textures and qualities of a culture while maintaining true to his own musical intuition. Like all great composers, Zimmer has developed an ineffable tonal quality, a sound that comes from his soul. In The Last Samurai, Zimmer imbues his score with the somber cries of a culture that has been swept away by time. Indeed, Ed Zwick's epic depicts the demise of Japan's feudalistic culture in the late 19th Century, letting audiences watch the erosion of the Samurai way through the despondent eyes of Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise).

While The Last Samurai employs the bombastic cues typically heard across Zimmer's oeuvre, there is hardly a major chord progression to be found. Dominated by minor, foreboding flourishes, the movie's central theme, 'A Way of Life', is an exceedingly epic and emotional piece of music. Other tracks, like 'Red Warrior', are expertly-crafted war cries that put you in the heat of battle alongside the Samurai warriors.

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9 Man of Steel

Amid the rampaging action sequences and destruction of Metropolis, there is great beauty in Man of Steel. Hans Zimmer was saddled with the task of competing with John Williams' original Supermantheme, but in writing something original for Zack Snyder's franchise reboot, the German composer went back to the basics. By starting with a rather simple piano theme, Zimmer captured the goodness of Kansas noy Clark Kent before ramping up the excitement.

Some listeners have criticized the sheer loudness in Zimmer's Man of Steel (and more recently Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, though that was a dual effort with Junkie XL), but that oppressive volume and dissonance is almost always present when Superman is embroiled in battle. Zimmer follows suit from Snyder's visceral style of action sequences. While tracks like 'Terraforming' are absolutely riveting, the softer moments like 'This is Clark Kent' are at the heart of the score.

8 Crimson Tide

In the pantheon of epic soundtracks, Crimson Tide ranks among the very best. Director Tony Scott's nuclear submarine thriller is a thoroughly macho film that boasts Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in the lead and James Gandolfini and Viggo Mortensen as supporting players. Like most of Tony Scott's films (that the legendarily reckless Don Simpson also produced), Crimson Tide is a mainlined adrenaline rush with few moments of respite amid the chaos.

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Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is largely responsible for this, and his work on the 1995 movie launched his career into the cream of the crop composers circling Hollywood's top projects. Indeed, the 'Roll Tide' theme is so overpowering that Steven Spielberg himself called Zimmer to report, 'I’ve just wasted my entire day. I’ve listened to your Crimson Tide score eight times and I’ve realized it’s actually an hour long, so I’ve been listening to Crimson Tide for eight hours today.' While blending an economical use of an orchestra, Zimmer employed his beloved synthesizers to a truly modern and creative effect.

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7 Batman Begins

Hans Zimmer accepted the absurdity of Batman. He knew that Bruce Wayne and the Dark Knight were schizophrenic figures, and this understanding helped shape his approach to scoring Batman Begins. Rather than rehashing the triumphant tones from Danny Elfman's 1989 Batman soundtrack, Zimmer created a deeper, more melancholic place of longing to define Bruce Wayne. These themes can be heard early in the film when Martha and Thomas Wayne are murdered, with Zimmer using a choir boy's piercing voice to represent young Bruce's mourning.

Collaborating with James Newton Howard (The Village, King Kong), Zimmer continued those elegiac themes through Bruce Wayne development under Ra's al Ghul. The 'Eptesicus' track blends those earlier motifs into Bruce's training, as he learns jiu-jitsu along with the art of 'theatricality and deception.' Zimmer uses incredible music artistry to evolve Bruce Wayne from a helpless orphan into a watchful guardian. Batman Begins is further defined by the riveting battle tracks like 'Molossus', and the apogee of the score, 'Barbastella'. Hans Zimmer changed the game with Batman Begins, but his sequel score would ultimately prove even more influential.

6 Black Hawk Down

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Some soundtracks are more eminently enjoyable than others. Black Hawk Down may not offer the fruits of listening pleasure like some of Zimmer's other works, but it must be praised for its unparalleled usage in the film. Amid the panoply of entries in the eternal war genre, Ridley Scott's Mogadishu-set film remains one of the most memorable. Filmed just eight years after the tragic incidents in Somalia, Black Hawk Down is a transporting experience that leaves the viewer with a sense of powerlessness and fear throughout its two and a half hour run time.

While less suited for the home stereo, Hans Zimmer's soundtrack matches the chaos of the movie. Indeed, Black Hawk Down was a truly collaborative and experimental effort with Zimmer and his team. The music hardly sustains a melody, instead driving home jagged sounds and jolting instruments to capture the frenetic experiences of the U.S. Army Rangers. Though both the movie and Zimmer's score put audiences to the test, listeners are ultimately rewarded with the deeply satisfying track, 'Leave No Man Behind', and the film-closing adaptation of Denez Prigent's 'Gortoz A Ran'. While Josh Hartnett's final moments are wonderfully rendered, Zimmer gives way to longtime collaborator Lisa Gerrard as the credits begin to roll.

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5 Gladiator

Gladiator is a miracle movie. When Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe set out to tell the story of Maximus, they had only the first few scenes written and nothing else. Scribes like John Logan and David Franzoni drafted pieces of the script, sending their drafts to the production as fast as they could muster. It was gut-instinct filmmaking that saw Scott and Crowe making momentary decisions based on what they felt the story and characters needed. The results defied expectations and proved the director and his lead actor be truly consummate professionals and storytellers.

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With time on his side, Hans Zimmer drew on his own immense talent to deliver a score worthy of Ridley Scott's epic. Across the board, Zimmer built melodies that literally hit all the right notes: 'The Battle' is a rousing introduction to Rome's ongoing battles against the Teutons, 'The Might of Rome' lives up to the title and captures the sheer magnitude of the world's most famous empire, and the closing 'Now We Are Free' remains one of Hans Zimmer's most popular tracks. With haunting vocals from Lisa Gerrard, the concluding song is doleful and uplifting in equal measure.

While some critics have pilloried Zimmer for drawing on Richard Wagner and Gustav Holtz for Gladiator (Holtz's estate actually sued the composer for adhering too closely to The Planets suite), acknowledging these influences only enhances Zimmer's work. Such allegations of musical plagiarism are as unfounded as lambasting Russell Crowe for wearing gladiatorial sandals because Charlton Heston wore them in Ben-Hur.

4 Interstellar

Great artists are not afraid to change. Through Interstellar, Zimmer's sixth collaboration with Christopher Nolan (including his soundtrack production of The Prestige), the great German composer reached for a new range of musical inspiration. Rather than using a finished film to guide his instrumentation, Zimmer started composing well before Nolan filmed the epic space odyssey. Indeed, the auteur director sought inspiration for himself, sending Zimmer a letter asking for a musical composition based off of two lines of dialogue between a father and his daughter. After telling her he's leaving for an extended period of time, the father assures his child: 'I'll come back,' to which she asks, 'When?'

Without having any context for the story, Zimmer spent a single day composing the motifs that came to mind. They were distinctly personal in nature and rooted in Zimmer's own fatherly love for his children. These musical concepts would evolve into the magnum opus that Interstellar later became. Through the brilliant usage of an organ, haunting choruses, and lengthy moments of atmospheric silence, Hans Zimmer turned Nolan's space epic into a boldly human journey. 'No Time for Caution' may be the most crowd-pleasing track, but it's the slow-burning songs like 'Where We're Going' that leave the most lingering impressions. Whether enjoyed during the movie or on its own, the Interstellar soundtrack is an emotional journey that awakens our most human fears and insecurities while providing an undeniable sense of hope.

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3 The Lion King

This Disney smash-hit earned Hans Zimmer an Academy Award and cemented his place as a leading blockbuster composer. Landing the job for The Lion King was no easy feat, but Zimmer had displayed his internationally-tuned ear with his work on The Power of One(Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman, Daniel Craig). Zimmer nailed the sounds of 1940s South Africa and impressed Disney Animation Studios so much that they hired him for their animal adaptation of Hamlet.

While many individuals were involved with the success of The Lion King (which has since become a mainstay of Broadway and the international music scene), Hans Zimmer is largely responsible for such hits as 'The Circle of Life' and 'Be Prepared'. The composer admitted to identifying with Simba's plight, as he himself lost his father at a young age. Despite the vivid animation and the rip-roaring pace of the movie, Zimmer excelled in making The Lion King score a realistic and human venture.

2 The Dark Knight

To borrow a title from its soundtrack, The Dark Knight is a truly 'aggressive expansion' of Batman Begins. Each of the elements introduced in the origin story is amplified to a factor of ten: Gotham feels bigger, the criminal world seems more dangerous, Batman appears more world weary, and Bruce Wayne is more broken. On whom can the blame be placed for such unfortunate developments? The Joker.

Knowing the legacy of the infamous villain, Hans Zimmer centered The Dark Knight soundtrack on the Clown Prince of Crime. Using razor blades on violin and cello strings, Zimmer imbued the two-note Joker theme with one intent: to make the audiences loathe him. He succeeds almost instantaneously. Indeed, the movie opens with a searing tension that welcomes the Joker into Christopher Nolan's grimy Gotham.

While strengthening the sounds of the enemy, Zimmer cultivates the motifs first created for Batman. 'Like A Dog Chasing Cars' gives the the Caped Crusader center stage, and the closing track, 'A Dark Knight', employs synthesizers and electronic instruments to create an impressively empowering effect. Ultimately, this soundtrack was so impressive that it will take years for a new Batman score to supplant the value of The Dark Knight.

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1 Inception

Inception is the stuff of dreams, and only Christopher Nolan could ensure its labyrinthine plot made sense to the uninitiated audience. This is the hallmark collaboration of Nolan and his trusted composer, Hans Zimmer. With Batman Begins and The Dark Knight already under their belts, they had clearly developed a working relationship to rival that of Steven Spielberg and John Williams. In telling the story of Dom Cobb's redemption (Leonardo DiCaprio), Nolan and Zimmer built on their foundation while eschewing previous musical tropes to find something truly resonant and original.

Today, Inception contains the most oft-parodied and plagiarized pieces of music in the entertainment industry. Though 'Mombasa' has a rhythm that could wake the dead, and 'Old Souls' creates an utterly ethereal vibe, the 'Dream is Collapsing' track remains the most transcendent of all. Like the plot, it welds layers of complexity to a foundation of pure tension. After all, it's the founding father of the signature 'bwomp! bwomp!' sounds that have dominated film trailers ever since. Finally, Hans Zimmer's 'Time' is the perfect amalgamation of beauty and suspense. The song never fully resolves, leaving audiences in a state of purgatory over the fate of Dom Cobb and his wobbling totem.

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Tracklist

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1Inception - Time
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Time(Inception)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
part of:
Inception(Live in Prague)
London Music Works4:35
2Inception - Dream Collapsing
orchestra:
London Music Works
recording of:
Dream Is Collapsing(Inception)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
part of:
Inception(Live in Prague)
London Music Works2:25
3The Pacific - Honor
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Honor(The Pacific)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:59
4Sherlock Holmes - Discombobulate
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Discombobulate(Sherlock Holmes)
composer:
Lorne Balfe and Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
London Music Works2:22
5Angels & Demons - 160 BPM
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
160 BPM(Angels & Demons)
London Music Works6:45
6The Dark Knight - Aggressive Expansion
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Aggressive Expansion(The Dark Knight)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:35
7Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Up Is Down
choir vocals:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir(associated with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, does not appear to be Pražský filharmonický sbor)
chorus master:
Miriam Nemcova
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
mixer:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestrator:
Matt “On the High Seas” Hohensee
producer:
James “Avast There Me Hearties” Fitzpatrick
recording engineer:
Jan “I Don’t Think” Holzner
mixed at:
Pickles Studio, Cambridge in Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Barrandov Studios(largest film studio in the Czech Republic, and one of the largest in Europe) in Praha, Czech Republic and Smecky Soundstage, Prague in Praha, Czech Republic
recording of:
Up Is Down(Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End)
composer:
Henry Jackman and Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Artemis Music
part of:
Pirates of the Caribbean(Live in Prague)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:40
8Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Drink Up, Me Hearties
choir vocals:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir(associated with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, does not appear to be Pražský filharmonický sbor)
chorus master:
Miriam Nemcova
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
mixer:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestrator:
Matt “On the High Seas” Hohensee
producer:
James “Avast There Me Hearties” Fitzpatrick
recording engineer:
Jan “I Don’t Think” Holzner
mixed at:
Pickles Studio, Cambridge in Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Barrandov Studios(largest film studio in the Czech Republic, and one of the largest in Europe) in Praha, Czech Republic and Smecky Soundstage, Prague in Praha, Czech Republic
recording of:
Drink Up Me Hearties(Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Artemis Music
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:35
9The da Vinci Code - Chevaliers de Sangreal
additional keyboard and percussion:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
arranger:
Christopher Tin
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Chevaliers De Sangreal(The Da Vinci Code)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:07
10Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - The Kraken
additional keyboard and percussion:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
arranger:
Dominic Nunns
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
chorus master:
David Temple
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
mixer:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestrator:
Matt “On the High Seas” Hohensee
producer:
James “Avast There Me Hearties” Fitzpatrick
recording engineer:
Jan “I Don’t Think” Holzner
mixed at:
Pickles Studio, Cambridge in Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Barrandov Studios(largest film studio in the Czech Republic, and one of the largest in Europe) in Praha, Czech Republic and Smecky Soundstage, Prague in Praha, Czech Republic
recording of:
The Kraken(Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Artemis Music
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra5:01
11Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Jack Sparrow
choir vocals:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir(associated with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, does not appear to be Pražský filharmonický sbor)
chorus master:
Miriam Nemcova
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
mixer:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestrator:
Matt “On the High Seas” Hohensee
producer:
James “Avast There Me Hearties” Fitzpatrick
recording engineer:
Jan “I Don’t Think” Holzner
mixed at:
Pickles Studio, Cambridge in Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Barrandov Studios(largest film studio in the Czech Republic, and one of the largest in Europe) in Praha, Czech Republic and Smecky Soundstage, Prague in Praha, Czech Republic
recording of:
Jack Sparrow(Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest)
composer:
Trevor Morris and Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Artemis Music
part of:
Pirates of the Caribbean(Live in Prague)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra5:59
12Batman Begins - Eptesicus
arranger:
Adam Saunders(production music)
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Eptesicus(Batman Begins)
composer:
James Newton Howard(composer) and Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:56
13King Arthur - Woad to Ruin
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Woad To Ruin(King Arthur)
London Music Works6:59
14The Last Samurai - Opening Theme / Safe Passage / Way of the Sword
concert flute:
Dave Heath(British composer and flautist)
cimbalom:
Erich Becherovka
bass flute:
Dave Heath(British composer and flautist)
alto flute:
Dave Heath(British composer and flautist)
arranger:
Christopher Tin
conductor:
Nic Raine
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
The Last Samurai: Suite
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra6:25
15The Ring - This Is Going to Hurt
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
This Is Going to Hurt(The Ring)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:51
16Pearl Harbor
arranger:
Glenn Aitken
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
chorus master:
David Temple
conductor:
Nic Raine
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
soprano vocals:
Charlotte Kinder
recording of:
Heart of a Volunteer(Pearl Harbor)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
part of:
Pearl Harbor(2001 film soundtrack)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra3:47
17Mission Impossible II - Injection
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Injection(Mission: Impossible II)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
has revision:
Injection(Mission: Impossible 2)
London Music Works4:53
18Gladiator - Suite (The Might of Rome / The Battle / Honour Him)
arranger:
Nic Raine
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
conductor:
Nic Raine
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Gladiator: Symphonic Suite
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
arrangement of:
Honor Him(Gladiator)
arrangement of:
The Battle(Gladiator)
arrangement of:
The Might of Rome(Gladiator)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra7:17
19Gladiator - Now We Are Free Vocal
recording of:
Now We Are Free(Gladiator)
composer:
Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
lyricist:
Lisa Gerrard
publisher:
SKG Songs and Universal MCA Music Publishing(US film music publisher)
part of:
Gladiator(Live in Prague)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:21
20The Thin Red Line
arranger:
Matt Hohensee
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
The Village(The Thin Red Line)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
publisher:
TCS Music Publishing Inc.
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra6:11
21The Rock
arranger:
Mark Ayres and Nic Raine
conductor:
Nic Raine
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Main Theme(The Rock)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra5:06
22Crimson Tide - Roll Tide
recording of:
Roll Tide(Crimson Tide)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra3:37
23Crimson Tide - Eternal Father, Strong to Save
trumpet:
Miroslav Kejmar(Trumpet player)
euphonium:
Ales Vopelka
additional keyboard and percussion:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
arranger:
Dominic Nunns
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
lyricist:
William Whiting (1860)
arrangements:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save(catch-all for arrangements)
arrangements:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save(for wind band, Smith)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:21
24The Lion King - This Land
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
This Land(The Lion King, 1994 film soundtrack)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
part of:
De Leeuwenkoning(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Dutch version)
part of:
Der König der Löwen(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, German version)
part of:
El Rey León(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version)
part of:
Król lew(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Polish version)
part of:
Le Roi Lion(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, French version)
part of:
Leijonakuningas(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Finnish version)
part of:
O Rei Leão(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
part of:
O Rei Leão(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version)
part of:
The Lion King(1994 film soundtrack)
arrangements:
We Are All Connected(The Lion King, 1994)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:57
25True Romance - You're So Cool
arranger:
Dan Head
performer:
Dan Head and London Music Works
recording of:
You’re So Cool(True Romance)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
London Music Works3:45
26Thelma & Louise - Main Theme
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Main Title(Thelma & Louise)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:53
27Regarding Henry - Walking, Talking Man
arranger:
Mark Ayres
performer:
Mark Ayres
recording of:
Walking Talking Man(Regarding Henry)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
part of:
Regarding Henry
Mark Ayres3:34
28Days of Thunder - Main Title
arranger:
Mark Ayres
performer:
Mark Ayres
recording of:
Main Title(Days of Thunder)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
part of:
Days of Thunder(1990 film score)
Mark Ayres4:43
29Green Card - Restless Elephants
clarinet:
Petr Krobalek
cello:
Pavel Bilousek
bassoon:
Svatopluk Čech(bassoonist and rock musician)
additional keyboard and percussion:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
arranger:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Restless Elephants(Green Card)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra6:13
30Driving Miss Daisy
clarinet:
Petr Krobalek
additional keyboard and percussion:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
arranger:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor)
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
End Title(Driving Miss Daisy)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:55
31Rain Man - Main Theme
arranger:
Mark Ayres
performer:
Mark Ayres
recording of:
Main Theme(Rain Man)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
publisher:
United Lion Music Inc.
Mark Ayres3:10
32Rain Man - Las Vegas
arranger:
Mark Ayres
performer:
Mark Ayres
recording of:
Las Vegas(Rain Man, end credits)
composer:
Hans Zimmer(film score composer)
Mark Ayres4:23

Credits

Digital Media 1

clarinet:
cello:
Pavel Bilousek (track 29)
trumpet:
concert flute:
Dave Heath(British composer and flautist) (track 14)
bassoon:
Svatopluk Čech(bassoonist and rock musician) (track 29)
cimbalom:
euphonium:
Ales Vopelka (track 23)
bass flute:
Dave Heath(British composer and flautist) (track 14)
alto flute:
Dave Heath(British composer and flautist) (track 14)
additional keyboard and percussion:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor) (tracks 9–10, 23, 29–30)
arranger:
Mark Ayres (tracks 21, 27–28, 31–32)
Matt Hohensee (track 20)
Nic Raine (tracks 18, 21)
Christopher Tin (tracks 9, 14)
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor) (tracks 29–30)
choir vocals:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Choir(associated with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, does not appear to be Pražský filharmonický sbor) (tracks 7–8, 11)
Crouch End Festival Chorus (tracks 9–10, 16, 18, 23)
chorus master:
David Temple (tracks 10, 16)
composer:
Lorne Balfe (track 4)
Henry Jackman (track 7)
Hans Zimmer(film score composer) (tracks 1–2, 4, 7–12, 14, 16–22, 24–32)
conductor:
Nic Raine (tracks 14, 16, 18, 21)
James Fitzpatrick (tracks 7–12, 20, 23, 26, 29–30)
lyricist:
William Whiting (1860) (track 23)
mixer:
Gareth Williams(arranger & editor) (tracks 7–8, 10–11)
orchestra:
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 7–12, 15–16, 18, 20–21, 23–24, 26, 29–30)
orchestrator:
performer:
London Music Works (tracks 1, 4–5, 13, 17, 25)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 3, 6, 12, 14–15, 18, 20–21, 26)
producer:
James Fitzpatrick (tracks 7–8, 10–11)
recording engineer:
soprano vocals:
Charlotte Kinder (track 16)
publisher:
TCS Music Publishing Inc. (track 20)
Universal MCA Music Publishing(US film music publisher) (track 19)
Warner Chappell Artemis Music (tracks 7–8, 10–11)
mixed at:
Pickles Studio, Cambridge in Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (tracks 7–8, 10–11)
recorded at:
Barrandov Studios(largest film studio in the Czech Republic, and one of the largest in Europe) in Praha, Czech Republic (tracks 7–8, 10–11)
Smecky Soundstage, Prague in Praha, Czech Republic (tracks 7–8, 10–11)
arrangement of:
The Battle(Gladiator) (track 18)
arrangements:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save(catch-all for arrangements) (track 23)
Eternal Father, Strong to Save(for wind band, Smith) (track 23)
We Are All Connected(The Lion King, 1994) (track 24)
has revision:
part of:
Days of Thunder(1990 film score) (track 28)
De Leeuwenkoning(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Dutch version) (track 24)
Der König der Löwen(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, German version) (track 24)
El Rey León(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version) (track 24)
Król lew(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Polish version) (track 24)
Le Roi Lion(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, French version) (track 24)
Leijonakuningas(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Finnish version) (track 24)
O Rei Leão(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version) (track 24)
O Rei Leão(The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version) (track 24)
Regarding Henry (track 27)
Pirates of the Caribbean(Live in Prague) (tracks 7, 11)
Gladiator(Live in Prague) (track 19)
recording of:
Aggressive Expansion(The Dark Knight) (track 6)
Chevaliers De Sangreal(The Da Vinci Code) (track 9)
Dream Is Collapsing(Inception) (track 2)
Drink Up Me Hearties(Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) (track 8)
Eptesicus(Batman Begins) (track 12)
Gladiator: Symphonic Suite (track 18)
Honor(The Pacific) (track 3)
Jack Sparrow(Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (track 11)
Main Theme(Rain Man) (track 31)
Main Title(Days of Thunder) (track 28)
Now We Are Free(Gladiator) (track 19)
Roll Tide(Crimson Tide) (track 22)
The Kraken(Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (track 10)
The Village(The Thin Red Line) (track 20)
This Land(The Lion King, 1994 film soundtrack) (track 24)
Up Is Down(Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) (track 7)
Woad To Ruin(King Arthur) (track 13)

Release

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