by Harvs » February 29th, 2012, 2:04 am
Hans Zimmer has opened my eyes to what music can do. Everyone here talks about his compositions in the Lion King. But in all honesty, I do not think that is his most outstanding work. Needless to say, it is incredible and makes the movie even more spectacular. But I'm not here to beat a dead horse. Remember his work in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron? Remember how well he tied you to the characters that had little to no dialogue with only his music? What about Kung Fu Panda? He and John Powell worked wonders for that movie and even more so in the sequel. The piece; Zen Ball Master, is the most amazing composition I've ever heard. In that one piece, they captured comedy, heroism, villainy, sorrow, pain, defeat, victory, forgiveness, and pure, overall, incomprehensible epicness in only 7 minutes. If you haven't heard this track, I implore you to go to Youtube and listen to it. You will not regret it. And then you've got other movies that Zimmer's work has shined in: Megamind, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Prince of Egypt.
I rest my case here. My friends, we cannot let Zimmer's music be forgotten and we should never limit our likes to only what he has done to the Lion King. Yes, it is amazing, but the man has done so much more than emotionally connect you to lions. He emotionally ties you to everyone in every movie that he composes for. The Lion King is still my favorite movie, but if I had to say where Hans Zimmer's best work resides, I would pick my second favorite movie, Kung Fu Panda 2, any day.
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