Film music is always something I look out for. Over the years, we have heard so many memorable soundtracks that they will never leave us. From other terrific composers such as John Williams, mainly known for his scores for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' films and Howard Shore, most associated with James Cameron's work and Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
These days, Hans Zimmer seems to be the top dog in the film soundtrack world. His big break was composing the 1989 Oscar-award winning Driving Miss Daisy. Since then, he has gone from strength to strength by composing some absolute classics such as:
Days Of Thunder
Thelma & Louise
Rain Man
A League Of Their Own
Toys
Cool Runnings
The Lion King
Crimson Tide
Broken Arrow
Muppet Treasure Island
The Rock
The Prince Of Egypt
The Thin Red Line
The Road To El Dorado
Gladiator
Mission: Impossible II
Hannibal
Pearl Harbor
Black Hawk Down
Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
The Ring
Tears Of The Sun
The Last Samurai
King Arthur
Thunderbirds
Shark Tale
Madagascar 1&2
The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Da Vinci Code/Angels & Demons
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest/At World's End and On Stranger Tides
Kung Fu Panda 1&2
Frost/Nixon
Inception
Amazingly, Zimmer has only ever won one Oscar, for his soundtrack of The Lion King. He has also had 7 other Oscar nominations, won 2 Golden Globes for The Lion King and Gladiator and received 4 BAFTA nominations. But I am sure that despite his lack of major success, he has to be one of the most well known composers of our generation.
Here are three clips of what I think is some of his best work. It always makes me happy and has got me through a lot of tough days. I hope he does the same for you:
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