Hello friends, good vibes to all.
I don't know if the name of this man is familiar to some of you, but he is one of the most important and relevant people in the world of cinema and the music that gives life to that art. Zimmer is a composer of soundtracks, in fact the number of films in which he has worked are countless. Films like Gladiator, Interstellar, Mission Impossible, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbor, even Kung Fu Panda and a long etcetera. The thing is that most probably none of this sounds familiar to you, but when you listen to some of his works I'm sure you will click and understand how great this man's work has been and still is. So today I'm going to show you some small examples of what are real soundtracks.
- Now We Are Free - Gladiator
For me, one of the best movies in history with the best soundtrack is Gladiator without any doubt. What imposes to listen to this piece few soundtracks get it. It is also important to know the background and context of the film but I tell you that when I saw it this person who is writing cried with the scenes where this masterpiece is present. If you are wondering in what language this song is interpreted, the answer is that it is in none; the artist uses invented words that were emerging in the form of improvisation as the melody was emerging. The voice is by an Australian girl named Lisa Gerrard, in fact it is not the only song she performs since throughout the film she also participates. I think what makes it so epic and extraordinary is what it generates when listening to it, personally it is a nostalgia with a certain peace. I don't know if it will be Zimmer's best but it's a good one.
- Day One - Interstellar
Interstellar is one of the films with more songs in its overall soundtrack, it has approximately 30 songs to its credit, one better than the other. This film has a couple that are mythical but I think that “Day One” is the most recognized by people along with “No Time for Caution”. The same thing happens with Gladiator and well, actually with all his songs, the emotional charges they transmit. Being purely instrumental songs, with their exceptions, they are perceived in a different way, I think they come easier because it's simply to let yourself go and that's it, it sounds very corny but that's the best way to explain it. But beyond the intangible, you also have to see the complexity behind the creation of each song, the capacity that this man has to sit down and start writing something from scratch that is so transcendental.
- Remember Who You Are - The Lion King
We can agree that The Lion King is perhaps one of the saddest and most emotional films Disney has ever made. Zimmer won Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes for what he did in this film. I think the most mythical is the “Circle of Life” which is recognized worldwide by everyone but I wanted to keep this one because of its importance to the story and the sentimental charge it has. The issue here is not only to compose the songs but to shape the whole soundtrack so that it ends up being what it is, many times it can be confused the fact that Hans Zimmer is a composer, yes, he is also an instrumentalist musician (guitar and piano) but at the same time he is able to have the ability of what I said before, to have the ability to put together a compilation of songs in harmony. The truth is that to make a review of this master in which only a few themes are played is difficult because the amount of material he has is infinite but I believe that I made these choices based on mere personal tastes.
- Drink Up Me Hearties Yo Ho - Pirates of the Caribbean [Bonus]
This film is on par with Interstellar in terms of great themes it has. This is perhaps one of Zimmer's best pieces in his repertoire. I'm sure you know it but I leave them because if we are talking about this master you can't miss something from Pirates of the Caribbean.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos escuchamos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, we'll hear you in the next one!