

Fascinating documentary about a musical genius
Hans Zimmer is the most successful composer of film scores this century. His story was told in a recent BBC2 documentary which can now be seen on BBC iplayer or downloaded from the internet at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001d9jf/hans-zimmer-hollywood-rebel
It tells how he was expelled from eight schools in Germany before his mother brought him to England where his creative talent was tolerated or even encouraged. He has had a fortnight formal music education.
He began his music career playing working men’s clubs in the north of England before working with synthesisers and computers in a backstreet studio in London and being discovered by Hollywood.
The documentary explores Zimmer’s approach to creating a film score. He has been astonishingly successful.
Next year, with a full orchestra he is doing a European tour appearing in Europe’s major arenas including the O2 in London.
The BBC documentary tells his fascinating story. iplayer Link https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001d9jf/hans-zimmer-hollywood-rebel