The Hans Zimmer Interview

Hans Zimmer is a Legend, because he is still the kid who just wants to make great music, great sounds, great experiences. He acquired all of his skill and knowledge, because of this genuine love and curiosity. He didn't learn music, he longed for it, eats and breathes it. I admire not the man, but the aura, the attitude, the love and the excitement you can see when Hans talks about music.

The Lion King and LEBO yes!! thank you Rick!!

LOVED this interview, thank you Rick and Hans

Watching the show is an education. I find Jethro Tull conspicuously missing though « skating away on the thin eyes of a new day… »

Brillant! Sending love and light from Argentina ✨🎶

Great interview! Absolute joy to listen to. Hans is an icon.

Great segment. Rick actually lets the guest speak.!

OMG! What an amazingly entertaining, emotional, insightful interview. If you would have told me that I would sit and watch a one hour and forty minute interview - TWICE! - I would have said "no way!" But that's what I just did.

@rickbeato of all your great interviews, this is your best! Thank you. 🙏

I've been saving this interview for days, and it didn't disappoint. Thank you so much for this and all your other interviews, Rick! I remember what he said about Jacob Collier using his studio. I love his openness.

Amazing interview! So glad you two could connect!

This is like a dream come true.

Two outstanding professionals doing something outstanding. Bravo to Rick and Hans! Greetings from Hessen, Germany - home of Hans (he was born in Frankfurt)

Hans Zimmer, WOW....

Rick, it would be great if you could do an interview with members of Han's band/musicians that he always uses such as Tina Guo, etc.

He has 6 Super Jupiters behind him. I used to own one and selling it was by biggest regret

This wasn't an interview, it was a talk between two musicians. Can't get any better than that. Absolutely loved it!

Genius .

Thin Red Line is what got me into Hans' music. Until then, I'd never really gotten into considering how much the movie score matters until watching that on my first cheap home theater setup. That's really cool to hear him say that's the work that he thought aligned the best. Great interview, so glad you guys got the opportunity to chat.

Brilliant interview, by the way!

Get Johnny Marr on!

Not making ends meet with chamber music? Try bebop.

A room with walls made of buttons and knobs hahaha... beautiful

I love listening to Hans Zimmer talking as well as his music.

We saw Hans Zimmer last summer in Toronto and there were over 50 musicians on the stage. The amazing thing was he had this way of making the arena feel like a living room. He would talk between songs and it was so intimate. Fantastic

Orchestral music was going out of fashion in the 80s? What about E.T., jaws and Star wars. The amount of nonsense this phoney composer guy can spew is unlimited. Not to mention most of his film scores are writen by minions who get paid next to nothing.

Hans Zimmer-Overrated

I have to admit when I first read the title/description I was thinking how dry and uninspiring this would be. Boy was I wrong. Being able to hear the genius and creativity and how Hans brings it all together with it all focused on how the music blends with the visual to create a complete moment. Truly inspiring!!! If musicians could take away one thing here, is that no mater what you are playing or where and to whom ever, make sure to have it be genuine and with feeling from the soul. And that goes for cover bands too. Make it yours.

4 MKS-80s!! :-)

Hans is very engaging!

nothing better to see how a legend is humble it makes it greater

So nice that he named Bola Sete, Luiz Bonfá and Baden Powell, all geniuses. I wonder if he knows players from a newer generation, like Raphael Rabello or Yamandu Costa.

OMG. Now at the end - haven't moved. This man is a special human.....inspiring that humans can be this kind of person....

DAYS OF THUNDER!!!!!!!

Didn't know the bad guy in Die Hard made movie background music!

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Thank you Rick for bringing the GOAT in film scores. What a delight. Greetings from Lisboa, Portugal

I love that he went "I started to subtract stuff out of my life, 90% of what I do I only use one software synth" while the entire walls are made out of expensive hardware tech everywhere you look. I like Hans already, just a few minutes in.

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what a immense stock of experience and skill + imagination ( synth <3 🤖 )

Ten minutes in. Inspirational. Totally f****ing inspirational. Thank you both

Well done… amazing how you let the story just roll…. Love the part about just playing 👍🏻

Guthrie Govan is the man

Is it just me or does it completely look like a greenscreen? the background looks like a photograph somehow?

The best part of Rick’s approach is that he is also in awe of these great creators of music.

This Hans Zimmerman just how important Rick Beato is to music. Congrats, Rick!

Amazing

Thank you, Rick and Hans. This is motivated one!

Man, I am just 6 minutes in and am loving this interview. Hans Zimmer has always been an amazing composer. When people ask that question, "if there was ever a person that you would could meet and hang out with, who would it be"? I would choose Hans Zimmer. I'm 50 yo, been playing keyboard off an on since I was 14, when I came to the States from Germany. I don't read music well at all, but I can play a few Mozart and Bach pieces here and there. I recently just got the keyboard of my dreams, a Roland Fantom 8 (upgraded to an EX), and am just getting now getting into tone design and music arranging and it's honestly overwhelming. When I get frustrated, or just don't get something... I reach out for some Hans ZImmer pieces and just listen... I mean... really listen to understand... and relax. Thank you Rick for this amazing interview... going to go back to listening and watching this great interview.