Hans Zimmer Interview Special

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Who doesn't love a bit of Hans Zimmer blasting through their speakers/earbuds/headphones [delete as applicable]? The legendary Oscar-winning composer has been soundtracking our cinematic lives for decades now, and recently has started taking the show on the road with an incredible live tour and, as of March next year, a live album called Hans Zimmer Live. (See hanszimmerlive.com for more details) So, when the great man popped into London last week and let it be known he was up for speaking to the Empire Podcast, there was only one person in the Zimmer frame: super-fan Amon Warmann, who popped along to talk to the composer about his live shows, creating the best setlist imaginable, and synths. Lots of synths. As Hans himself might say, 'bloody 'ell!' (That'll make sense in about half an hour, trust us.) Enjoy!

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0:00.0	Hello pod, I'm Chris Uet and welcome to another Empire Podcast special.
0:19.4	Hans Zimmer is quite simply one of the finest composers working in cinema today.
0:26.0	Humble beginnings as the composer of the theme tune for hit BBC daytime quiz going for
0:31.6	gold. Hans really has gone for gold. Oh, Jesus Christ.
0:37.5	Working in delably with the likes of Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Terence Malik, Denny
0:42.7	Philnove, Saxe Snyder, Steve McQueen, James Elbruggs, Michael Bay and more over the decades.
0:50.9	Along the way, of course, he's won two Oscars and been nominated for many more.
0:55.2	Hans Zimmer knows what he's doing.
0:58.4	And he also knows his way around the live arena, carving out a reputation over the last
1:02.6	few years as one of the best live acts around, taking his musical mates around the world,
1:08.2	putting together a set list of pure movie magic that frankly is hard to top.
1:12.6	In fact, he has just announced a new album, Hans Zimmer Live.
1:18.4	Sorry, Mr. Ed, that Hans Zimmer Live, which will come out on March 3rd, 2023.
1:24.9	And his latest tour, Hans Zimmer Live, sorry to the again, Hans Zimmer Live, is head into
1:30.4	the UK next June with dates at the O2 in London on June 14th and 15th and Manchester Arena
1:37.4	on June 16th.
1:38.9	And he's going to Dublin next June as well, which is going to be lovely.
1:43.8	Maybe he'll play going for gold.
1:45.3	Heck, I'd finish with that quite frankly.
1:47.8	Anyway, he's very much in live music mode at the moment.
1:51.4	And so when we heard that he was in town last week and up for a chat, we jumped at the
1:56.1	chance to talk to the great man about his live life, about translating his music to a
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